Patent ID: 6905206

Claim:
A retractable eyewear retaining strap assembly for an eyewear frame comprising in combination: A. a hollow temple having a strap receiving end and an eyewear frame attachable end hingeably attachable to said frame; B. a strap securing block member slideably disposed within said temple; C. an eyewear retaining strap disposed within said temple and connected to said block member, said strap withdrawable from said hollow temple at said strap receiving end; D. an elastic member disposed within said temple connected between said block member and said temple eyewear frame attachable end; E. fastening means attached to said eyewear retaining strap, said fastening means attachable to said eyewear; and F. lock means for securing said block member at a selected position within said temple whereby said strap may be withdrawn from said temple and secured behind the head of an eyewear user to said eyewear.