Patent ID: 8177078

Claim:
A system providing easy storage and removal of eyeglasses with temple pieces and a nose piece on handle bars and a stem of a bicycle, comprising: a first temple piece retention element, comprising; a pivoting arm pivoting about a pivot end, spring-loaded at the pivot end, and a handle bar clamp, clamped on the handle bars on one side of the stem with the pivot end near the stem and the pivot arm parallel to the handlebars on the lower half of the handlebars and the pivot arm spring force biases the pivot arm toward the handlebars to retain the temple pieces of the eyeglasses between the handlebar and pivot arm; and, a second temple piece retention element, comprising; a pivoting arm pivoting about a pivot end, spring-loaded at the pivot end, and a handle bar clamp, clamped on the handle bars on the other side of the stem with the pivot end near the stem and the pivot arm parallel to the handlebars on the lower half of the handlebars and substantially in line with the pivot arm of the first temple piece retention element and the pivot arm spring force biases the pivot arm toward the handlebars to retain the temple pieces of the eyeglasses between the handlebar and pivot arm; wherein, the two temple piece retention elements are placed relative to the stem for the pivot arms to be spaced apart to accommodate the width of eyeglasses and when installed the eyeglass temple pieces are held below the handle bars and the nosepiece rests above the handlebars.