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Eyewear retention devices and methods

US9709817B2 · kind B2 · utility

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348References

20Claims

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Assignee

Oakley, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ryan Anthony Calilung · Irvine, US
Nathan Eino Heronen · Mission Viejo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2015
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02C11/00
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Eyewear can be provided that include at least a support and a retention system that allows the eyewear to be retained on an object separate from the eyewear. The support can include at least an earstem and a face. The retention system can include a retention member coupled to a portion of the support which can retain the object between the retention member and the support. The retention system can also include an actuation member which can transition the retention system, such as the retention member, from a retention configuration to an open configuration.

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