Patent ID: 7874669

Claim:
An eyeglass component mounting system, the system comprising: an eyeglass comprising at least one ear stem and a frame, the ear stem being hingedly connected to the frame and moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the ear stem comprising a moveable portion and a stationary portion, the stationary portion being connected to the frame with the moveable portion being moveably connected to the stationary portion, the moveable portion being moveable between a locking position and a releasing position, the ear stem comprising a retention zone formed by the moveable portion and the stationary portion; and a releasable component being receivable in the retention zone of the ear stem, the releasable component being retained in the retention zone of the ear stem when the moveable portion is in the locking position, the releasable component being moveable into or out of the retention zone of the ear stem when the moveable portion is in the releasing position.