Glasses holder for cap-type hats

Abstract

This invention provides a cap-type glasses holder that securely holds glasses without obstructing vision while wearing a cap, and also minimizes the risk of the cap slipping or falling off. [Solution] The eyeglass holder for a cap-type hat of the present invention comprises a main body (16) which is positioned on the surface side of the crown (12b) when attached to a cap-type hat (12) and has a holding portion (16b) on its inside covered with a projection (16a) made of an elastic material, and a clip portion (18) which is positioned on the inner side of the crown (12b) when attached to the cap-type hat (12) and cooperates with the main body (16) to clamp the crown (12b). When the lens portion (14a) of eyeglasses (14) is placed on the brim (12a), the temples (14b) of the eyeglasses (14) are detachably held between the holding portion (16b) and the crown (12b) supported by the clip portion (18).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention mainly relates to a glasses holder used when temporarily placing removed glasses such as sunglasses on a cap-type hat (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a "cap").

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, there is a glasses holder for this type of cap-type hat described in the following Patent Document 1 (Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3183052). The prior art is configured as follows. That is, it is characterized by having a clip fixed by being sandwiched between the brims of the hat or a mounting and fixing portion fixed to the brim with a metal screw or the like, and a concave portion provided at the tip thereof as a mounting opening into which the bridge portion and nose pads of the glasses are inserted.

[0003] According to the above prior art, if it is a hat with a brim like a baseball cap, the mounting and fixing portion can be fixed with a clip or the like, and it can be mounted and used on any hat. Also, instead of lowering the removed glasses from the user's neck, since it is mounted on the brim of the hat worn by the user, the field of vision is not blocked, and since it is only necessary to mount the removed glasses on the upper brim, the moving distance can be made as short as possible, and even in a usage situation where the glasses are frequently put on and taken off, the glasses can be easily put on and taken off with a minimum of operations.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, the above conventional glasses holder for a cap-type hat has the following problems. In other words, conventional eyeglass holders for cap-type hats are attached to the brim of the cap, and especially when they are secured with a clip, the eyeglass holder is always in the wearer's line of sight, causing discomfort to their vision. Furthermore, when eyeglasses are attached to such an eyeglass holder, the weight of the holder and the attached eyeglasses is distributed across the entire brim of the cap, which can cause the cap to shift or, in the worst case, fall off the wearer's head if they suddenly look down.

[0006] Therefore, the main objective of the present invention is to provide a glasses holder for a cap-type hat that can securely hold glasses without causing any discomfort to the wearer's vision when attached to the cap, and that can prevent the cap from shifting or falling off the wearer's head as much as possible. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides, for example, a cap-type hat glasses holder 10 as shown in Figures 1-2. In other words, the cap-type hat eyeglass holder 10 is attached to the edge of the crown 12b near the base of the brim 12a of the cap-type hat 12, for hanging and holding removed eyeglasses 14. The holder comprises a main body 16 which is positioned on the surface side of the crown 12b when attached to the cap-type hat 12 and has a holding portion 16b on its inside covered with a projection 16a made of an elastic material, and a clip portion 18 which is positioned on the inner side of the crown 12b when attached to the cap-type hat 12 and cooperates with the main body 16 to clamp the crown 12b. When the lens portion 14a of the eyeglasses 14 is placed on the brim 12a, the temples 14b of the eyeglasses 14 are detachably held between the holding portion 16b and the crown 12b supported by the clip portion 18.

[0008] In this invention, the glasses holder 10 for a cap-type hat is attached to the edge of the crown 12b near the base of the brim 12a of the cap-type hat 12, so that the glasses holder 10 does not obstruct the wearer's field of vision when in use. Furthermore, when the removed glasses 14 are attached to the cap-type hat glasses holder 10, the load of the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 and the glasses 14 attached to the glasses holder 10 is distributed and applied to the brim 12a and crown 12b of the cap 12. Furthermore, the cap-type eyeglass holder 10 of this invention also provides the following effect. That is, people often forget that they are wearing sunglasses or other eyeglasses 14 on a cap 12 and take off the cap 12 as usual (in which case the cap 12 turns upside down), causing the eyeglasses 14 to fall out. However, with the present invention, the holding part 16b prevents the eyeglasses 14 from falling off the cap 12 even in such cases. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a glasses holder for a cap-type hat that can securely hold glasses without causing any discomfort to the field of vision when attached to the cap-type hat, and that can prevent the cap-type hat from shifting or falling off the head as much as possible. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0010] [Figure 1] This figure shows a glasses holder for a cap-type hat according to one embodiment of the present invention, where (a) is a front view, (b) is a rear view, (c) is a top view, (d) is a bottom view, (e) is a left side view, and (f) is a right side view. [Figure 2] This is an explanatory diagram showing the usage of a cap-type hat eyeglass holder according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2A shows how to attach the present invention to a cap-type hat, and Figure 2B shows how to attach eyeglasses to the present invention. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0011] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a cap-type hat glasses holder according to one embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram showing its usage. As these figures show, the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 of this embodiment is attached to the edge of the crown 12b near the base of the brim 12a of the cap-type hat 12, and is for hanging and holding removed glasses 14, and is generally composed of a main body 16 and a clip part 18.

[0012] The main body 16 is a part that is positioned on the surface side of the crown 12b when attached to the cap 12. It is a roughly oval-shaped plate member formed by coating the surface of a metal base with an elastic material such as silicone rubber. In the illustrated embodiment, the upper part of the main body 16 is hollowed out and curved outwards. The lower end of the main body 16 is provided with a connecting part (not shown) for the clip part 18, which will be described later.

[0013] The inside of the main body 16 is provided with a holding portion 16b covered with countless protrusions 16a made of an elastic material such as silicone rubber. The protrusions 16a forming this holding portion 16b are arranged in a brush-like manner and come in multiple shapes (see Figures 1(b) and (e)) depending on the purpose, such as rod-shaped, thin plate-shaped, and block-shaped, to fill the gap between the main body 16 and the clip portion 18, which will be described later.

[0014] The clip portion 18 is positioned on the inner surface of the crown 12b when attached to the cap 12, and works in cooperation with the main body 16 to clamp the crown 12b. In the illustrated embodiment, it is made of a thin metal plate. The clip portion 18 has a clamping piece 18a facing the main body 16, a stepped portion 18b formed by bending the lower end of the clamping piece 18a by 180 degrees, and a connecting piece 18c provided at the end of the stepped portion 18b. In the illustrated embodiment, the upper end of the clamping piece 18a is bent into a roughly S shape, and the connecting piece 18c and the connecting portion at the lower end of the main body 16 are fixed and connected by fixing means such as screws (not shown). Reference numeral 20 in the figure is a cover member for decoration so that the aforementioned fixing means are not visible from the surface.

[0015] Next, the method of using the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 configured as described above will be explained with reference to Figure 2. First, as shown in Figure 2A, insert the edge of the crown 12b near the base of the brim 12a of the cap 12 between the main body 16 and the clip part 18 of the cap-type hat glasses holder 10. The attachment of the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 to the cap 12 is completed when the edge of the crown 12b is firmly inserted all the way into the clip part 18.

[0016] Then, when the user puts on the cap 12 to which the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 is attached, and removes the sunglasses or other glasses 14 that they were wearing and temporarily places them on the cap 12, as shown in Figure 2B, the user places the lens portion 14a of the glasses 14 near the base of the brim 12a, and holds the left and right temples 14b with both hands and moves them downward so that the temple 14b on the side to which the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 is attached is inserted between the main body 16 and the crown 12b supported by the clip portion 18 of the cap-type hat glasses holder 10. When doing so, as shown in Figure 2B, it is recommended to press down on the bottom of the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 from below with the thumb. When this is done, the projections 16a that make up the holding portion 16b elastically deform around the inserted temple 14b and surround the temple 14b, thereby holding the temple 14b in place so that it does not fall off.

[0017] Conversely, when removing the glasses 12 held in the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 and putting them on, although not shown in the diagram, the temples 14b on each side are held with both hands and moved upwards, thereby removing the temples 14b from inside the cap-type hat glasses holder 10. It is recommended to press down on the top of the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 from above with your index or middle finger while doing so.

[0018] According to the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 of this embodiment, since the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 is attached to the edge of the crown 12b near the base of the brim 12a of the cap 12, the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 does not enter the wearer's field of vision when in use. Furthermore, when glasses 14 are attached to the cap-type hat glasses holder 10, the load of the cap-type hat glasses holder 10 and the glasses 14 attached to the glasses holder 10 is distributed and applied to the brim 12a and crown 12b of the cap 12. This makes it possible to prevent the cap 12 from shifting or falling off the wearer's head as much as possible.

[0019] In the above-described embodiment, the holding portion 16b of the main body 16 is formed by integrating projections 16a made of an elastic material such as silicone rubber into a brush shape, which are formed in a plurality of shapes such as rod shape, thin plate shape, and block shape. However, the holding portion 16b may be in any form as long as it can hold the temple 12b inserted into the cap-type hat eyeglass holder 10 so that it does not fall off, and is not limited to the above-described form. However, by forming the holding portion 16b by integrating projections 16a of a plurality of shapes into a brush shape as described above, it becomes possible to efficiently obtain a holding portion 16b that can firmly hold the temple 12b despite the easy attachment and detachment of the temple 14b.

[0020] Also, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the step portion 18b is provided in the clip portion 18 is shown. However, the shape of the clip portion 18 may be any shape as long as it cooperates with the main body 16 to sandwich the crown 12b of the cap 12 so that it does not fall off when the cap-type hat eyeglass holder 10 is attached to the cap 12, and the step portion 18b may be omitted if not necessary. Needless to say, various modifications can be made within the range assumed by those skilled in the art.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0021] 10: Cap-type hat eyeglass holder, 12: Cap-type hat (cap), 12a: Flange, 12b: Crown, 14: Eyeglasses, 14a: Lens portion, 14b: Temple, 16: Main body, 16a: Projection, 16b: Holding portion, 18: Clip portion.

Claims

[Claim 1] A cap-type hat eyeglass holder that is attached to the edge of the crown (12b) near the base of the brim (12a) of a cap-type hat (12) for hanging and holding removed eyeglasses (14), The main body (16) is positioned on the surface side of the crown (12b) when attached to the cap-type hat (12), and has a holding portion (16b) on its inside that is covered with a projection (16a) made of an elastic material, The cap-type hat (12) is equipped with a clip portion (18) which is positioned on the inner surface of the crown (12b) when attached to the cap, and which works in cooperation with the main body (16) to clamp the crown (12b). A cap-type eyeglass holder characterized in that, when the lens portion (14a) of the eyeglasses (14) is placed on the brim (12a), the temples (14b) of the eyeglasses (14) are detachably held between the holding portion (16b) and the crown (12b) supported by the clip portion (18).

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