Patent ID: 6863394

Claim:
A ornamental attachment, for use by a user having a head and having an existing pair of eyeglasses, for selective attachment to the pair of eyeglasses in order to augment their visual appeal, said pair of eyeglasses having two lenses, an eyeglass frame for supporting the lenses, and two temple legs for selectively attaching the eyeglasses to the head of the user, said eyeglass frame having two lateral sides, each having an attachment endpiece extending therefrom, said temple legs each having a first end that is hingeably attached to the attachment endpiece at a hinged junction by a hinge screw which is selectively removable from the hinged junction, said ornamental attachment comprising: a hinge screw portion for selective extension into the hinged junction after the hinge screw has been selectively removed therefrom, in order to secure the ornamental attachment to the pair of eyeglasses, said hinge screw portion having a free end; a clip which is selectively clipped-onto the free end of the hinge screw portion after the hinge screw portion has been extended into the hinged junction, for selectively preventing the ornamental attachment from inadvertently falling off of the pair of eyeglasses; a curved portion extending from the hinge screw portion; an attachment portion extending from the curved portion, said attachment portion having an end; an ornament extending laterally from the end of the attachment portion; and wherein the user may selectively secure an ornamental attachment to each of the two hinged junctions of the eyeglasses, depending on the aesthetic preferences of the user.