SPECTACLE CASE
The invention relates to an attachable spectacle case for spectacles or sun glasses capable of protecting the glasses and their lenses against pressure and abrasion. The spectacle case is made of a body (1) from a material which may be a flexible or rigid material and having a rectangular front side (a) and a rectangular rear side (b) separated by means of a central rectangular surface (c) and having folding lines (d) and (e) and the front side (a) is provided with a trapezoidal prism (2) symmetrically disposed at the bottom which is intended to secure the nasal saddle of the glasses, the spectacle case having the components of the closing device arranged on the trapezoidal prism (2) and on the rear side (b) of the spectacle case, and the glasses' temples are folded outwards of the spectacle case.
The invention relates to an attachable spectacle case for spectacles or sun glasses.
Spectacle cases are often designed to receive the entire frame of the glasses. Although, on the one hand, enclosing the entire frame by the spectacle case provides good protection for them, on the other hand, it limits their portability.
Ordinary spectacle cases, which enclose the entire frame, are generally massive, made of non-deformable materials, making it difficult to carry in clothing. For this reason, most people do not keep their glasses in such spectacle cases, but carry them in their pockets, such as the breast pocket, or just leave them in handy places when they are not needed.
In the most common cases, glasses are lost, their lenses may be scratched or covered with dust when left uncovered, or glasses can easily break when they are falling, so there is a need to achieve a simple, light, flexible spectacle case with a reduced volume.
Several types of spectacle cases are known which have various advantages as well as disadvantages and which are disclosed in patents and patent applications EP2976961A1, JP4011034B2, U.S. Pat. No. 4,290,522, WO2011095864A2.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lightweight, flexible and low volume spectacle case, capable of protecting the glasses and their lenses against pressure and abrasion.
The advantages of the spectacle case according to the invention are as follows: the same design of spectacle case can be used for different types of glasses; it can be made of both deformable materials and rigid materials and it is small enough to be inserted, attached to the glasses, into the classical spectacle cases.
According to the invention, the spectacle case is made of a body of sufficiently rigid material such as natural or synthetic leather or plastic combined or not with textile materials, the body of material having a front rectangular side and a rectangular rear side, separated by means of a rectangular central surface and folding to one another after folding lines, the front face being provided with a trapezoidal prism having a base with an isosceles trapezoid shape and being symmetrically disposed to the edge of the front side, on this prism being also placed one of the components of the closure of the spectacle case, the other closing part of the spectacle case being mounted directly on the rear side, and the two sides are folded one over the other having the trapezoidal prism between them.
According to the invention, the spectacle case has the advantage of a reduced volume and increased flexibility, and it can be stored in any pocket, at neck or hip or in any bag without any inconvenience, protecting the glasses against pressure and abrasion. Also, the spectacle case according to the invention is attached very simply to the glasses, can be used for glasses of different sizes and is very cheap to produce.
The following are some examples of embodiments of the invention in connection with
The spectacle case according to the invention as shown in
The material body 1 has a rectangular front side a and a rectangular rear side b, which may have rounded corners separated by a rectangular central surface c and which folds one to the other by d and e fold lines. If less rigid material is used, fold lines d and e, as well as the edges of the faces a and b can be stiffened by hems and stitches.
The front side a is provided with a trapezoidal prism 2. This is a straight prism symmetrically disposed at the bottom of the anterior side a and has two identical parallel sides having the shape of an isosceles trapezoid, one of which is attached by gluing or other process of the front side or may be an integral part of it. The symmetry axis of the trapezoidal side of the prism coincides with the symmetry axis a and b of the sides of the spectacle case—
The trapezoidal prism is the most rigid component of the spectacle case and can be made of plastic material or any other rigid material comparable to it. Its side faces that come in contact with the nasal saddle of the glasses can be lined with various soft materials for protection. Its interior may be full or empty.
One of the closure components of the spectacle case is placed on the trapezoidal prism 2, and the second component is placed on the rear face b. In the variant of the spectacle case illustrated in the
The spectacle case is used in the following way: open the spectacle case, place the unfolded glasses with the nasal saddle on the trapezoidal prism 2—
It is noteworthy that the spectacle case can also be attached in reverse, the front side of it thus becoming the rear side, and the rear side becoming the front side—
Depending on your preferences, you can choose a spectacle case with curved sides according to the curvature of your glasses, and in this case the spectacle case could be closed either in the rear side—
The closing device can be a metallic or plastic staple, but can also be a magnetic staple—
For an even easier use of the spectacle case, the anterior part of the trapezoidal prism, as well as its corresponding portion from the front, may be missing, thus obtaining an empty space inside the prism—
For additional lens protection, the spectacle case can be provided on the front side also with some pockets h where the bottom of the lens enters—
For a small thickness of the spectacle case, the trapezoidal prism can have a smaller thickness, in this case the nasal saddle of the glasses being partially supported on the parallelepiped—
A particular variant of the spectacle case is obtained by totally removing the prism, so the openings, the slots or the holes i and j are remaining on the rear face thus helping to fix the glasses in the spectacle case—
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9. Spectacle case made of a body (1), which may be a flexible or rigid material and which has a front side (a) and a rear side (b) separated by means of a rectangular central surface (c), a closing device and glasses' arms folded outwards of the spectacle case, the front side (a) being optionally provided with a trapezoidal prism (2) symmetrically disposed at the bottom of the front side (a) and which is intended to fix the nasal saddle of the glasses sides (a) and (b) which are folded to one another by folding lines (d) and (e), characterized in that the spectacle case having the components of the closing device disposed on the trapezoidal prism (2) and on the rear side (b) of the spectacle case, and the rear side (b) is provided with two openings, slots or orifices (i) and (j) which allow the nose pads to protrude from the spectacle case.
10. Spectacle case according to claim 1, wherein the rear side (b) is provided with two openings, slots or orifices (i) and (j) to fix the glasses and which allow the nose pads to protrude out of the spectacle case and the spectacle case having the components of the closing device disposed on the front side (a) and on the rear side (b) of the spectacle case (b).
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 23, 2017
Publication Date: Aug 8, 2019
Inventor: Razvan Sabie (Bucharest)
Application Number: 16/329,793