Patent ID: 7556232

Claim:
An apparatus for securely displaying a pair of eyeglasses, the apparatus comprising: a mounting member adapted to be securely attached to a display fixture; a base member coupled to the mounting member, the base member having a first end and a second end; a cap member having a first end and a second end, the cap member and the base member being pivotally coupled together near the first ends thereof such that the apparatus is moveable between an open configuration wherein the second ends of the cap member and the base member are spaced apart from each other and a closed configuration wherein the second ends of the cap member and the base member are in close proximity to each other, the second ends of the cap member and the base member having corresponding releasably locking features thereon configured to releasably lock the apparatus in the closed configuration, the corresponding releasably locking features comprising one or more opening spaces such that the apparatus is only releasable from the closed configuration by inserting an opening device into the one or more opening spaces, whereby the cap member and the base member are configured to securely retain one of a bridge portion and a pair of temple pieces of a pair of eyeglasses therebetween in the closed configuration; wherein the base member is rotatably coupled to the mounting member; and, wherein the mounting member comprises a ratchet mechanism configured to hold the base member in one of a plurality of predetermined angular relationships.