Headwear with features for holding a pair of eyeglasses thereon

a technology for headwear and glasses, applied in the field of headwear, can solve the problems of glasses not being able to be mounted to the headwear, not being able to impediment the movement of the lens portion of the glasses, and the prior design of stem holders being ineffective at preventing glasses

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-04-21
J BREM
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Benefits of technology

The solution effectively impedes movement of eyeglasses relative to the headwear, ensuring they remain securely mounted during activities, enhancing both functionality and aesthetics by providing a snug and stylish fit.

Problems solved by technology

In general, however, absent some mechanism to hold the glasses in place, glasses will typically not stay mounted to headwear if the wearer engages in any activity that involves significant head movement.
However, none of these prior stem holder designs are capable of impeding movement of the lens portion of the glasses relative to the brim of the headwear (or the front of brimless headwear).
As a result, such stem holders alone tend to be ineffective at preventing the glasses from too often falling from the hat.
Such solutions tend to be cumbersome in use and appearance and not aesthetically pleasing.

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[0016]The present invention provides headwear with features for holding a pair of eyeglasses thereon. The headwear contemplated by the present invention may be any style of hat, cap, visor, helmet, do-rag (also spelled “doo-rag” or “durag”) or other headwear item having at least a crown. The term “crown” is used herein to mean a. portion of the headwear that encircles or at least partially encircles the wearer's head. The crown may fully or partially cover the wearer's head (e.g., baseball hats, cowboy hats, hardhats, helmets, etc.) or may leave the head uncovered (e.g., golf visors and the like). The headwear contemplated by the present invention may or may not have a brim. As used herein, the term “brim” is intended to refer to any brim, visor, bill, shade or other protrusion from the crown of the headwear.

[0017]The headwear features contemplated by the present invention are designed to hold and keep any type of glasses (e.g., reading glasses, sunglasses, etc.) in place on the cro...

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Abstract

Stem holders are attached to opposing sides of the headwear crown, each forming an opening extending from its front edge to its back edge. The front and back edges of each stem holder may be partially attached to the crown such that the opening is larger along the front than along the back. At least a portion of the opening may be angled downward from front to back. For brimmed headwear, a raised flair may be positioned on the brim to create a pocket between it and the crown. For brimless headwear, the raised flair may be attached to the front of the crown to form a pocket between it and at least a portion of the crown. In either the brimmed or brimless configuration, the lens portion of the glasses will rest in the pocket when the stems of the glasses are inserted into the stem holders.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to headwear having features for holding a pair of eyeglasses thereon.BACKGROUND[0002]It has become common practice, for convenience and / or style, for hat wearers to rest their eyeglasses (i.e., sunglasses, reading glasses, etc.) on their hats and other headwear when the glasses are not otherwise in use. As is well know, one method of doing this involves making stems of the glasses to abut opposite sides of the crown of the headwear. For brimmed headwear, the lenses (or frames holding the lenses) of the glasses can be made to rest on the brim. The size and configuration of the glasses in relation to the headwear determine how snugly the glasses will mate with the crown and thus how well the glasses will stay mounted to the headwear as the wearer moves about. In general, however, absent some mechanism to hold the glasses in place, glasses will typically not stay mounted to headwear if the wearer engages in any activit...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A42B1/24A42B1/02
CPCA42B1/247
InventorTHOMAS, JUSTIN B.
OwnerJ BREM