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End fastener for eyeglass holders

US5655264A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 1996
Grant dateAug 12, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/1397
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved end fastener for attaching the end of an eyeglass-holder cord to a temple leg of eyeglasses includes an elongated elastomeric body having a double-tapered slot for resiliently mounting the body about a temple leg. The slot has a slotted narrow web at the narrowest location. A hole in the body holds a connector ring to connect the body to an end of the holder cord via an eyelet of a cord-end cap. Molding of the double-tapered slot includes use of two opposed, tapered cores, each disposed in a half-cavity of the mold.

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