Patents Represented by Attorney JoAnne M. Michael Best & Friedrich Denison
  • Patent number: 5475449
    Abstract: The present invention consists of a device which removeably secures a standard set of earplugs to a pair of eyeglasses, preferably safety glasses, by double looping a standard cord with a pair of cord adjusters. A pair of double looped elastomeric temple securing means hold both a loop of the cord through one of each of their loops and an eyeglass temple piece through the other of their loops. The tips of the cord are provided with an annular binding surface which may be inserted into the end of a standard earplug cavity which is cylindrical in configuration and which secures the earplug to the cord tip by frictional engagement therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Inventor: Nigel Pyle