Garment eyeglass holder

Abstract

An eyeglass holder for the chest portion of a garment which uses a threaded button hole in the chest portion of the garment to support a pair of eyeglasses by inserting one of the temple legs of the eyeglasses into the threaded button hole.

Claims

1. An eyeglass holder for a garment with a chest portion having a front side with a threaded button hole therein for supporting a pair of eyeglasses wherein said threaded button hole is pear-shaped and oriented vertically on said front side of said chest portion with a bulbous portion of said pear-shaped button hole being at a lowermost position of said pear-shaped button hole and wherein said pair of eyeglasses has a frame with a temple leg at each opposite end of said frame and wherein one of said temple legs is insertable into said bulbous portion of said threaded pear-shaped button hole for retention of said pair of eyeglasses onto to said front side of said chest portion of said garment.

2. The eyeglass holder of claim 1 wherein said garment is made from a preselected material and wherein said pear-shaped threaded button hole is formed of a thread having a size that depends on a fabric weight of said preselected garment material.

3. The eyeglass holder of claim 1 wherein said chest portion of said garment has a predetermined color and wherein the thread used for said pear-shaped button hole is of a contrasting color visibly different from said predetermined color of said chest portion.

4. The eyeglass holder of claim 1 wherein said garment is selected from the group consisting of a T-shirt and a polo-shirt.

5. The eyeglass holder of claim 1 wherein said garment is selected from the group consisting of a sweatshirt, a sport shirt and a sweater.

6. The eyeglass holder of claim 1 wherein the diameter of said bulbous portion of said pear-shaped button hole is approximately inch.

7. An eyeglass holder for a garment with a chest portion having a front side with a threaded button hole therein for supporting a pair of eyeglasses wherein said threaded button hole is key-shaped and oriented vertically on said front side of said chest portion with a larger portion of said key-shaped button hole being at a lowermost position of said key-shaped button hole and wherein said pair of eyeglasses has a frame with a temple leg at each opposite end of said frame and wherein one of said temple legs is insertable into said larger portion of said threaded key-shaped button hole for retention of said pair of eyeglasses onto to said front side of said chest portion of said garment.

8. The eyeglass holder of claim 7 wherein said garment is made from a preselected material and wherein said key-shaped threaded button hole is formed of a thread having a size that depends on a fabric weight of said preselected garment material.

9. The eyeglass holder of claim 7 wherein said chest portion of said garment has a predetermined color and wherein the thread used for said key-shaped button hole is of a contrasting color visibly different from said predetermined color of said chest portion.

10. The eyeglass holder of claim 7 wherein said garment is selected from the group consisting of a T-shirt and a polo-shirt.

11. The eyeglass holder of claim 7 wherein said garment is selected from the group consisting of a sweatshirt, a sport shirt and a sweater.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a T-shirt showing a first embodiment of the invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a polo-shirt showing a second embodiment of the invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is an encircled area which shows an exploded view of the threaded, eye-shaped button hole in FIG. 1.

(4) FIG. 4 is an encircled area which shows an exploded view of the threaded, pear-shaped button hole in FIG. 2

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(5) In FIG. 1 there is shown a conventional male T-shirt 1 with a treaded button-hole 3 on the left side of the T-shirt 1 at approximately chest high. When the person is about to do strenuous work that requires some bending over his upper body and he wants to retain ready possession of his eyeglasses 5, he simply manually inserts one of the temple legs of his eyeglasses into the threaded button hole 3 all the way down to rest between the connecting portion of the inserted temple leg and the frame of the eyeglasses 5. This embodiment is more suitable for a right-handed person. However, the button hole 3 can also be positioned chest high on the right side of the T-shirt 1 for a left-handed person.

(6) As shown in FIG. 2 the garment eyeglass holder of this invention is also adaptable for a male polo-shirt 2 which method is explained herein below.

(7) As mentioned in the prior Summary of the Invention the garment eyeglass holder is also adaptable for a women T-shirt and polo-shirt.

(8) The button-hole of the eyeglass holder of this invention can be either eye-shaped as shown in FIG. 3 or pear-shaped as shown in FIG. 4. In the former shape, the threaded, eye-shaped button hole 3 is horizontally positioned on the chest portion of the garment whereas, in the latter shape, the threaded, pear-shaped button hole 4 is vertically positioned with the bulbous end of the threaded, button hole 4 positioned at the lower end of the button hole 4 such that the connection between the inserted temple leg and the eyeglass frame rests in the bulbous end of the button hole 4. The color of the thread used for the button hole is selected to be of a contrasting color visibly different from the color of the garment. For example, if the color of the T-shirt 1 is completely white, which is a conventional color for a T-shirt, then a black thread is used for the threaded button hole 3. If the color of the polo-shirt 2 is completely yellow then a contrasting thread color for the threaded button hole 4 such as brown or black is selected. It is not necessary that the color of the T-shirt or polo-shirt be completely of one color as long as the thread color of the button hole be of a contrasting color visibly different from the color of the chest portion of the garment where the eyeglass holder is to be positioned. The horizontal length of the eye-shaped button hole 3 of this invention is approximately three quarters of an inch and should be loose enough for the easy insertion of a temple leg of a pair of eyeglasses 5. The diameter of the bulbous portion of the threaded, pear-shaped button hole 4 is approximately one half of an inch such that a temple leg of a pair of eyeglasses 6 is readily insertable into the pear-shaped button hole 4. The vertical length of the pear-shaped button hole 4 is approximately three quarters of an inch. The Tex size of the thread selected for the button hole will depend on the fabric weight of the garment which selection will be within the ordinary skill of the workman in the art. For example, for a T-shirt having a fabric weight between 2-4 ounces per square yard, the selection of a thread Tex size of 18 or 24 would be suitable for the button hole thread used for this invention. Although a threaded, pear-shaped button hole 4 is preferred for the polo shirt embodiment a threaded key-shaped button hole would also work in place of the threaded, pear-shaped button hole 4.

(9) Although the eyeglass holder of this invention was described mainly for a pocketless garment such as a T-shirt and a polo-shirt, this invention is also adaptable to other pocketless garments such as sweatshirt, a sport shirt or a sweater.

(10) Modifications of this invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the clothing art and it is intended that the invention be not limited by the embodiments disclosed herein but that the scope of the invention be defined by the appended claims.