Eyewear retainer

Abstract

Embodiments are disclosed for headwear including an eyewear retaining pocket. For example, the headwear may include a headwear body, a first top opening disposed on a first side of the headwear body and providing access to a first pocket formed at the first side of the headwear body, the first pocket including a first inner surface and a second inner surface, and a first bottom opening disposed on the first side of the headwear, below the first top opening, and providing access to the first pocket or to another pocket formed at the first side of the headwear body, where the first top opening and the first bottom opening are of unequal size.

1 . Headwear comprising:
 a headwear body;   a first top opening disposed on a first side of the headwear body and providing access to a first pocket formed at the first side of the headwear body, the first pocket including a first inner surface and a second inner surface; and   a first bottom opening disposed on the first side of the headwear, below the first top opening, and providing access to the first pocket or to another pocket formed at the first side of the headwear body, where the first top opening and the first bottom opening are of unequal size.   
     
     
         2 . The headwear of  claim 1 , further comprising a second top opening disposed on a second side of the headwear body and providing access to a second pocket formed at the second side of the headwear body; and
 a second bottom opening disposed on the second side of the headwear, below the second top opening, and providing access to the second pocket or to another pocket formed at the second side of the headwear body, where the second top opening and the second bottom opening are of unequal size.   
     
     
         3 . The headwear of  claim 1 , wherein the first top opening and the first bottom opening are formed via a first slit disposed on the first side of the headwear and a first tack provided at the first slit, wherein the first slit has a top point and a bottom point. 
     
     
         4 . The headwear of  claim 3 , wherein the first top opening and the first bottom opening being of unequal size includes the first tack being positioned closer to the top point than the bottom point or positioned closer to the bottom point than the top point. 
     
     
         5 . The headwear of  claim 3 , wherein the first top opening and the first bottom opening being of unequal size includes the first tack being positioned closer to the bottom point than the top point. 
     
     
         6 . The headwear of  claim 3 , wherein the first slit is angled such that the top point is positioned closer to a front of the headwear body than the bottom point. 
     
     
         7 . The headwear of  claim 3 , wherein the first tack is the only tack that is positioned at the first slit. 
     
     
         8 . The headwear of  claim 3 , wherein the first tack is formed by stitching, glue, RF welding, or a snap. 
     
     
         9 . The headwear of  claim 1 , wherein the headwear body further comprises a front region and a positioning panel coupled between the front region and the first top opening and first bottom opening, the positioning panel comprised of a reflective material. 
     
     
         10 . The headwear of  claim 9 , wherein the positioning panel is triangular shaped. 
     
     
         11 . The headwear of  claim 9 , wherein the positioning panel terminates at the first top opening and the first bottom opening. 
     
     
         12 . The headwear of  claim 9 , wherein the positioning panel extends into the first top opening and first bottom opening and at least partially forms the first inner surface. 
     
     
         13 . Headwear comprising:
 a headwear body;   a first opening formed by a first slit disposed on a first side panel of the headwear body and providing access to a first pocket formed at the first side panel of the headwear body, the first pocket including a first inner surface and a second inner surface;   a first tack provided at the first opening; and   a positioning panel coupled to a front panel of the headwear body and terminating at the first slit.   
     
     
         14 . The headwear of  claim 13 , wherein the positioning panel is comprised of reflective material. 
     
     
         15 . The headwear of  claim 13 , wherein the first tack is positioned half-way between a top point and a bottom point of the first slit. 
     
     
         16 . The headwear of  claim 13 , wherein the first tack is positioned between a top point and a bottom point of the first slit and is positioned closer to the top point than the bottom point. 
     
     
         17 . Headwear configured to be worn by a wearer, comprising:
 a headwear body; and   a pair of optics holders comprising a first opening formed on a first side of the headwear body and providing access to a first pocket, the first opening segmented by a first tack at the first opening, and a second opening formed on a second side of the headwear body and providing access to a second pocket, the second opening segmented by a second tack at the second opening,   wherein the pair of optics holders is configured to hold optics in a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, earpieces of the optics are configured to be positioned above the first tack and the second tack and the optics are configured to extend across the headwear body, and in the second position, the earpieces of the optics are configured to be positioned below the first tack and the second tack and the optics are configured to extend across eyes of the wearer.   
     
     
         18 . The headwear of  claim 17 , wherein the first opening has a first top point and a first bottom point and the first tack is positioned half-way between the first top point and the first bottom point, and wherein the second opening has a second top point and a second bottom point and the second tack is positioned half-way between the second top point and the second bottom point. 
     
     
         19 . The headwear of  claim 17 , wherein the first opening has a first top point and a first bottom point and the first tack is positioned closer the first top point than the first bottom point, and wherein the second opening has a second top point and a second bottom point and the second tack is positioned closer to the second top point than the second bottom point. 
     
     
         20 . The headwear of  claim 17 , further comprising a pair of positioning panels, a first positioning panel of the pair of positioning panels located adjacent the first opening and a second positioning panel of the pair of positioning panels located adjacent the second opening.