Patent ID: 8523350

Claim:
An eyeglass retainer comprising: A semi-rigid strap having two ends, means for attaching each end of said strap to the temples of the eyeglasses to be retained on the head of the wearer of the eyeglasses; means for maintaining said strap in more than one fixed position away from the head and neck of the wearer when the eyeglasses are worn over the ears of said wearer; wherein the semi-rigid strap is a cable or monofilament; wherein said means for maintaining said cable or monofilament in more than one fixed position away from the head and neck of the comprises an articulated joint; wherein said articulated joint comprises a ball male fitting including a ball or truncated ball having a particular diameter, said ball male fitting being attached to said means for attaching each end of said cable to the temples of the eyeglasses; and wherein the ends of the cable or monofilament are attached to a female socket connected to said ball male fitting and having an inner surface defining an arc whose diameter is substantially the same as or very slightly less than the diameter of said ball male fitting so that it fits snuggly on said ball male fitting when connected to it.