Devices for eyewear and eyeglasses providing in situ adjustability to stabilize and maintain positioning of the eyewear and/or eyeglasses on a user are disclosed. The devices are further suitable for use in conjunction with a retainer strap and/or integrated with a retainer strap. The devices are further suitable for integration into the manufacture of eyewear and/or eyeglasses. Embodiments of the device and methods of employing the same are set forth.

Claims

20 · 2 independent · depth 5

20 granted claims

›1.independentAn adjustable device that stabilizes and maintains the position of eyewear on a user, said eyewear including a rigid or semi-rigid housing with a brid…+14

›2.↳ 1The device of claim 1 wherein said mound is located on the distal section of said temple.d2+7

›3.↳ 2The device in claim 2 wherein said posterior end of said mound can be closed.d3

›4.↳ 2The device of claim 2 wherein said mound is comprised of a compressible material capable of expanding when slipped over said accessible posterior end …d3

›5.↳ 2The device of claim 2 wherein said distal section of temple has an expanded posterior end to retain said mound when said mound is positioned onto a re…d3

›6.↳ 2The device of claim 2 wherein said adjustment means is comprised of a mound with more than one radius transitioned from its anterior to posterior ends…d3

›7.↳ 2The device in claim 2 having a retainer strap with clamping means for attachment to said distal section of said temples of eyewear, wherein said mound…d3+2

›10.↳ 1The device of claim 1 wherein said adjustment means is comprised of an in-situ rotatable mound with more than one radius on said temple to achieve opt…d2+1

›12.↳ 1The device in claim 1 wherein said mound has a longitudinal slit to permit said mound to attach onto said temples.d2

›13.↳ 1The device of claim 1 wherein said mound(s) is integrated into the manufacture of said temple(s) of said eyewear.d2

›14.↳ 1The device in claim 1 wherein said interference fitment of said mound provides a pivoting mean for user to move said eyewear from a first position on …d2

›15.↳ 1A method for eyewear retention that stabilize and maintain positioning of eyewear on a user utilizing an adjustable device in claim 1, comprising:natt…d2

›16.independentAn adjustable device that stabilizes and maintains the position of eyewear on a user comprising:nsaid eyewear comprising a rigid or semi-rigid housing…+4

›17.↳ 16The device of claim 16 wherein said temple is comprised of two or more temple sections, wherein said mound is manufactured as part of one or more dist…d2+3

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3 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G02C5/14
G02C11/00
G02C3/00

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Hung Dang

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11 Apr 2014

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61978430	11 Apr 2014

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