Patents by Inventor Richard A. Chimel

Richard A. Chimel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5653414
    Abstract: A clip for holding eyeglasses and the like in place on a surface in a vehicle. The eyeglasses having an eyeglass frame with a pair of nose pieces and a pair of temple members thereon. The clip is designed for easy entry and exit by the eyeglasses and to prevent both longitudinal and lateral movement of the eyeglasses when held thereon. The eyeglass clip includes an upper support arm with a back end portion, a middle portion and a front end portion and a lower support arm with a back end portion and a front end portion. A loop portion integrally joins the back end portion of the upper support arm to the back end portion of the lower support arm. The upper support arm is characterized by the middle portion curving downwardly toward the lower support arm and the front end portion curving upwardly as in a "ski jump". The curving of the upper support member provides for ease in inserting the temple members of the frame between the upper and lower support arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Inventor: Richard A. Chimel