Patent ID: 8272076

Claim:
A cover for an eyewear strap, the cover comprising: a first member; a second member associated with the first member and movable toward and away from the first member; and a fastener connected to the first member and the second member for removably connecting the first member to the second member; wherein the cover is adapted to receive an eyewear strap between the first and second members when the first and second members are disconnected, and wherein the cover is securable to the eyewear strap when the first and second members are connected together; wherein the fastener includes a first portion connected to the first member and a second portion connected to the second member, the first and second portions of the fastener are removably engageable with each other to removably connect the first and second members together; wherein the first portion of the fastener includes a bottom edge and the second portion of the fastener includes a bottom edge, wherein bottom edges of the first portion and the first member are oriented near one another and the first portion is connected to the first member at their bottom edges, and wherein bottom edges of the second portion and the second member are oriented near one another and the second portion is connected to the second member at their bottom edges; wherein top edges of the first and second portions of the fastener are not connected to the first and second members and are adapted to move relative to the first and second members; and wherein top edges of the first and second portions are movable away from the first and second members to provide a first gap between the first portion and the first member and a second gap between the second portion and the second member, and wherein bottom edges of the first and second portions and the first and second members remain connected while the top edges are moved away.