US2007119722A1PendingUtilityA1

Display apparatus for eyewear

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Oct 6, 2005Filed: Jul 13, 2006Published: May 31, 2007
Est. expiryOct 6, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Henry Welling LaneCraig Sam Wong
A47F 7/021A45C 11/04
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Abstract

The present invention is directed toward a display apparatus for displaying eyewear. A first embodiment of the present invention comprises a first panel and a pair of apertures in the first panel for receiving temples of eyewear. Each aperture of the pair of apertures has an inner side that is substantially sloped toward the other aperture. A second embodiment of the present invention comprises a first panel, a pair of apertures in the first panel, and a second panel behind at least a portion of the first panel. A portion of the first panel extends in front of the apertures a distance such that when temples of the eyewear are placed in the apertures a hinge portion of the eyewear extends in front of the apertures. A distance between the apertures and the second panel is less then the length of the eyewear displayed in the apparatus. A third embodiment of the present invention comprises a first panel, a pair of two apertures in the first panel, and a second panel. A front portion of the first panel is in contact with a rear facing portion at the front of the eyewear displayed in the display apparatus. The temples of the eyewear are inserted into apertures. A back portion of the second panel is in contact with a rear portion of the temples, and the distance between the front portion and the back portion is less than the length of the eyewear.

Claims

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1 . A display apparatus for displaying eyewear comprising: 
 a first panel; and    a pair of apertures in the first panel for receiving temples of eyewear, each aperture of the pair having an inner side that is substantially sloped toward the other aperture.    
   
   
       2 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second panel behind at least a portion of the first panel, a distance between the apertures and the second panel being less than the length of temples of the eyewear.  
   
   
       3 . The display apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein a portion of the first panel is in contact with the rear facing front portion of the eyewear, and a portion of the second panel is in contact with the rear portion of the temples.  
   
   
       4 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the first panel extends in front of the apertures a distance such that when temples of the eyewear are placed in the apertures and a hinge portion of the eyewear is in front of the apertures.  
   
   
       5 . The display apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the distance between the hinge and aperture is less than 1 inch.  
   
   
       6 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the slope of the inner side of each aperture is between 40 and 80 degrees.  
   
   
       7 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein a portion of a cross-section of the first panel perpendicular to a central axis is in the shape of an arc.  
   
   
       8 . The display apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the arc has a radius of 4 to 8 inches.  
   
   
       9 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the first panel comprises clear transparent plastic.  
   
   
       10 . The display apparatus according to  claim 9 , further comprising a second panel behind at least a portion of the first panel, the second panel having printed matter that is viewable through the clear transparent plastic of the first panel.  
   
   
       11 . The display apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the second panel comprises clear transparent plastic wherein the printed matter is further viewable through the clear transparent plastic of the second panel.  
   
   
       12 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second panel coupled to the first panel, wherein the second panel is reconfigurable to accept a third panel having apertures for receiving temples of eyewear or a plurality of hangers.  
   
   
       13 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the first panel comprises a plurality of pairs of apertures in the first panel for receiving temples of eyewear, each aperture of each pair having an inner side that is substantially sloped toward the other aperture of the pair.  
   
   
       14 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein inner sides of the apertures are curved.  
   
   
       15 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the display apparatus does not include nose-bridge support for the eyewear.  
   
   
       16 . A display apparatus for displaying eyewear comprising: 
 a first panel;    a pair of apertures in the first panel, wherein a portion of the first panel extends in front of the apertures a distance such that when temples of the eyewear are placed in the apertures a hinge portion of the eyewear extends in front of the apertures, and    a second panel behind at least a portion of the first panel, a distance between the apertures and the second panel is less than a length of the eyewear displayed in the apparatus.    
   
   
       17 . The display apparatus according to  claim 16 , each aperture of the pair of apertures having an inner side that is substantially sloped toward the other aperture.  
   
   
       18 . The display apparatus according to  claim 17 , wherein the slope of the inner side edge of each aperture is between 40 and 80 degrees.  
   
   
       19 . The display apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein a portion of a cross-section of the first panel perpendicular to a central axis is in the shape of an arc.  
   
   
       20 . The display apparatus according to  claim 19 , wherein the arc has a radius of 4 to 8 inches.  
   
   
       21 . The display apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the first panel is made from a clear transparent plastic.  
   
   
       22 . The display apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein a portion of the first panel is in contact with the rear facing front portion of the eyewear, a portion of the second panel is in contact with the rear portion of the temples, and the distance between the contact area on the first with the plane of the second panel is less than the length of the eyewear.  
   
   
       23 . The display apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the distance between the hinge and aperture is less than 1 inch.  
   
   
       24 . A display apparatus for displaying eyewear comprising a first panel having a plurality of pairs of apertures arranged in a vertical row for receiving temples of eyewear to be displayed, the apertures of the pairs having inner sides that are substantially sloped and the display apparatus comprising a second panel behind the first panel, such that when eyewear is inserted into any pair of the apertures, temples of the eyewear contact the second panel and such that the inner sides of the apertures of the first panel inhibit the temples of the eyewear from folding closed.  
   
   
       25 . The display apparatus according to  claim 24 , wherein a portion of a cross-section of the first panel perpendicular to a central axis is in the shape of an arc.  
   
   
       26 . The display apparatus according to  claim 24 , wherein the first panel comprises clear transparent plastic.  
   
   
       27 . The display apparatus according to  claim 26 , the second panel having printed matter that is viewable through the clear transparent plastic of the first panel.  
   
   
       28 . The display apparatus according to  claim 27 , wherein the second panel comprises clear transparent plastic wherein the printed matter is further viewable through the clear transparent plastic of the second panel.  
   
   
       29 . The display apparatus according to  claim 24 , wherein the second panel is reconfigurable to accept a third panel having apertures for receiving temples of eyewear or a plurality of hangers.  
   
   
       30 . The display apparatus according to  claim 24 , wherein the display apparatus does not include nose-bridge support for the eyewear.

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