Patent ID: 8210675

Claim:
An eyeglasses tether clip comprising: a spring clip having a proximal end, a distal end, a first edge, a second edge, and an outer face continuously disposed between the proximal end, the distal end, the first edge, and the second edge; an outer wall of the spring clip, the outer wall continuously extending from the outer face along each of the first edge and the second edge, wherein the outer wall is slightly arced along the longitudinal axis from the proximal end to the distal end, the outer wall comprising: a serrated segment disposed along a lower edge of the outer wall proximal to the distal end; a forward portion disposed between the serrated segment and the spring clip proximal end, the forward portion having a forward end having a convex horizontal cross-section, a midportion having a parabolic horizontal cross-section, and a rearward end having a substantially rectangular horizontal cross-section; wherein the forward end has a gradually increasing width toward the midportion; a hole disposed through the midportion, operationally engaging the cross member there perpendicularly disposed through the pair of support members; a base plate having a front end, a rear end, an upper side, a lower side, a right wall and a left wall; a spring centrally disposed on the base plate proximal to the front end, the spring comprising: a pair of support members disposed in a position parallel to each other, where in each of the support members has a lower end attached to the base plate, a cylindrical cross member disposed through the support members in a position perpendicular to the support members, wherein each cross member has an outer end, wherein the outer end pivotally engages the hole disposed in the midportion of the spring clip outer wall; a spring coil operationally engaging the cross member, the spring coil configured to maintain the spring clip in a closed position until the spring clip proximal end is depressed toward the base plate; a plurality of continuous first perforations longitudinally releasably disposed on the base plate from the front end to the rear end; and a plurality of continuous second perforations latitudinally releasably disposed on the base plate from the right wall to the left wall proximal to the rear end.