Patent ID: 7828429

Claim:
An eyeglass retainer device for mounting an eyeglass frame having side support arms in position on the head of a user, said eyeglass retainer device including a flexible tube having tube ends, said tube being doubled back upon itself to form two end portions, each end portion having an inner tube layer and an outer tube layer, said outer tube layer surrounding said inner layer and a tube end, said end portions defining openings for receiving said side support arms, with said inner tube layers of said end portions in frictional engagement with said support arms to maintain the eyeglass retainer device on said eyeglass frame, said eyeglass retainer device additionally including a pair of clamps, said clamps being spaced from one another, spaced from the support arms and selectively movable relative to one another, one of said clamps surrounding and in frictional engagement with one of said end portions to clamp and apply compressive forces to the inner tube layer and outer tube layer thereof to substantially prevent slidable movement therebetween and the other of said clamps surrounding and in frictional engagement with the other of said end portions to clamp and apply compressive forces to the inner tube layer and outer tube layer thereof to substantially prevent slidable movement therebetween, said clamps covering the locations of the tube ends.