Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached cycle
Reexamination Certificate
1998-09-09
2001-03-27
Vidovich, Gregory M. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached cycle
C224S428000, C224S463000, C224S572000, C224S251000, C248S902000, C024S003300
Reexamination Certificate
active
06206258
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a carrier for sunglasses which can be conveniently attached to the handle-bar of a bicycle for quick and easy access by the rider.
Eyeglass carriers are made especially for sunglasses are in common use. There is no such carrier which is not only capable of being securely attached to a part of a bicycle, but is also ready at all times for quick and easy access by the rider to his sunglasses, while riding, without the necessity of stopping the bicycle.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,251,795 teaches a carrying case for a pair of sunglasses which has a pocket panel with broad panel walls. The pocket panel extends transversely across one of its broad panel walls and is secured thereto transversely in order to provide a side opening for the pocket so-formed externally of the carrying case. One leg of a clip-on device having a gripping loop member and a pair of legs extending from such gripping loop member is placed into the pocket. The pocket panel is interposed between the leg members, which are pressed together about the interposed pocket panel by screws to clamp the clip-on device to an operating cable of a bicycle and to hold the carrying case and any thereby carried item in place for ready access by the rider while riding. The inner surface of the loop member is preferably serrated to permit easy enlargement of such loop member by filing if and when desired. The carrying case which is capable of being securely attached to a part of a bicycle, but which is not for quick and easy access by the rider to his sunglasses, while riding, without the necessity of stopping the bicycle.
The inventor incorporates the teachings of the above-cited patent into this specification.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
The present invention is generally directed to a carrier for sunglasses for use with a bicycle having a handle-bar includes a holder and a connector.
In a first, separate aspect of the present invention, the connector includes a tubular member with a longitudinal slot forming a first portion thereof, a band and a tab. The band forms a second portion thereof, has a plurality of teeth and is attached to a first peripheral edge of the slot at one end. The tab has a slot and is attached to a second peripheral edge of the slot. Once the tubular member is placed on the handle-bar the other end of the band is inserted into the slot of the tab and pulled tightly and securely thereon so that the slot of the tab engages one of the teeth of the band the in order to lock the band in place wherein the connector conveniently and securely attaches the holder to the handle-bar for quick and easy access by the rider.
In a second, separate aspect of the present invention the holder includes a basket which has an open top and an open bottom and a tongue which has a soft rubber, semi-rod shape shim. The tongue is resiliently and pivotally coupled to the basket. A pair of sunglasses which has a frame and a pair of wands with one of the wands is inserted into the open top of the basket and passing through the open bottom thereof. The tongue resiliently presses the soft rubber, semi-rod shape shim. The tongue is protrusion against the wand thereby holding it in place.
Other aspects and many of the attendant advantages will be more readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description and considered in connection with the accompanying drawing in which like reference symbols designate like parts throughout the figures.
The features of the present invention which are believed to be novel are set forth with particularity in the appended claims.
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Johnson W. Edward
Vidovich Gregory M.
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