U.S. patent number 3,895,718 [Application Number 05/396,428] was granted by the patent office on 1975-07-22 for display stand for eyeglasses.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Le Presentroir Seiller. Invention is credited to Pierre Francois Xavier Seiller.
United States Patent |
3,895,718 |
Seiller |
July 22, 1975 |
Display stand for eyeglasses
Abstract
A plurality of eyeglass holders are generally V-shaped and each
have a pair of like V-legs each formed adjacent its free end with a
hole adapted to receive an earpiece of a pair of glasses to be
displayed. The holder is formed at the apex where the legs meet
with an upwardly open notch in which the nosepiece of the eyeglass
frame rests. These holders are secured to a frame having a
plurality of horizontal wires secured at their tops and bottoms to
stabilizing wires. The two legs of the holders are pulled apart and
hooks on their insides are snapped over two vertical wires to
secure the holders to the support frame.
Inventors: |
Seiller; Pierre Francois Xavier
(Lagnieu-Ain, FR) |
Assignee: |
Le Presentroir Seiller
(Langnieu, Ain, FR)
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Family
ID: |
9104747 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/396,428 |
Filed: |
September 12, 1973 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Sep 20, 1972 [FR] |
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72.33914 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
211/85.1;
248/902 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47F
7/021 (20130101); Y10S 248/902 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47F
7/02 (20060101); A47f 007/02 () |
Field of
Search: |
;248/DIG.2,300,305,309,226 ;211/13 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Schultz; William H.
Assistant Examiner: Marquette; Darrell
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Ross; Karl F. Dubno; Herbert
Claims
I claim:
1. A display stand for eyeglasses or the like comprising a support
and at least one generally V-shaped holder secured to said support
in a generally horizontal position, said holder having a pair of
outwardly curved elastically bendable V-legs each formed adjacent
its free end with a throughgoing hole adapted to receive an
earpiece of a pair of eyeglasses, said holder further having an
apex formed with an upwardly open notch adapted to receive the
nosepiece of the pair of eyeglasses whose earpieces are received in
said holes, said support having a plurality of parallel vertical
elements, each of said legs being provided with a hook next to the
respective hole and snugly engageable with one of said
elements.
2. The stand defined in claim 1 wherein said holders are made of a
synthetic resin.
3. The stand defined in claim 1 wherein said support is made of
wire and has a horizontal top wire and a horizontal bottom wire,
said elements being vertical wires extending between said top and
bottom wires.
4. The stand defined in claim 1 wherein said legs are generally
tangent to a common plane at their free ends.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a display stand for exhibiting
eyeglasses or the like.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Eyeglasses and sunglasses are usually displayed in an arrangement
having a plurality of pockets each receiving one pair of such
spectacles with the side pieces or earpieces folded back behind the
lenses. In such an arrangement it is difficult for the prospective
customer to imagine how the glasses would look in use with the
earpieces extending back at right angles to the lenses.
Another known arrangement is a complicated wire device which is
confusing in the extreme to set up and is relatively expensive to
manufacture. Additionally it is often fairly difficult for a
prospective customer to reposition the glasses properly after
trying them on.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an
improved display stand for exhibiting eyeglass frames, eyeglasses,
sunglasses, goggles, and the like.
Another object is the provision of such a stand which is of
extremely simple design and construction so that it is inexpensive
to produce and easy to use.
Yet another object is to provide an eyeglass display stand which
holds the glasses in the position they would normally be worn, with
the earpieces extending back away from the front lens part.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
These objects are attained according to the present invention in a
display stand wherein each pair of glasses, glasses frames, goggles
or the like is held in a respective V-shaped holder having a pair
of like V-legs each formed adjacent its free end with a
throughgoing hole. The holder is formed at its apex, the other end
of the legs, with an upwardly open notch so that a pair of glasses
or the like may be positioned with the bridge or nosepiece in the
notch and the earpieces received in the holes in the legs. Thus the
glasses are held in the position they would assume on a wearer's
head, so that a prospective customer is given a very good idea of
how they appear.
In accordance with an other feature of this invention the support
for the individual holders is a wire frame having vertical wire
portions and each holder is provided with means for engaging these
wire portions. The holders are made of resiliently and elastically
deformably flat synthetic-resin strips and each leg has a hook
which engages the wire.
In accordance with a further feature of this invention the support
frame has an annular shape seen from above, so that the holders can
be clipped to it all around its periphery, and a rotatable base
will allow the prospective customer to turn the entire stand.
Such an arrangement is extremely inexpensive to manufacture. The
frame can be delivered to the seller in knocked down condition,
with all of the holders flat. The seller merely sets up the support
frame and then fits the holders to it by pulling their legs apart
and snapping them over the wires. The whole operation is very
simple and provides an attractive and efficient manner for
displaying eyeglasses and the like.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
The above and other objects, features, and advantages will become
more readily apparent from the following with reference to the
accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a holder according to the present
invention;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the holder secured to a support frame shown
in section;
FIG. 3 is a back view of a display according to this invention.
SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION
As shown in FIG. 1 a holder 2 for a pair of eyeglasses 9 has a pair
of curved V-legs 2a and 2b which diverge from each other so that
their free ends are almost tangent to a common plane P (FIG. 2).
Each leg 2a, 2b is formed adjacent its free end with a vertically
elongated oval hole 5. The holder 2 is formed at its apex 2', which
is the region where the other ends of the legs 2a and 2b are joined
together, with an upwardly open notch 3. The legs 2a and 2b are cut
away in front of the notch for best mounting of a pair of
eyeglasses 9 so that the nosepiece 9b of these glasses is firmly
supported in the notch 3 and each earpiece 9a passes through a
respective hole 5. In this manner the glasses 9 are firmly
supported in a horizontal position with the earpieces 9a back, as
they would appear when worn.
FIGS. 2 and 3 show how the holders 2 are mounted on a stand 1
comprising horizontal straight top and bottom wires 8 between which
extend parallel and equispaced vertical wires 7. Each leg 2a, 2b is
formed with a forwardly directed hook just forward of its hole 5.
When the legs 2a and 2b are spread from their normally relaxed
position shown in FIG. 2 in dot-dash lines wherein the two hooks
touch each other these hooks can be clipped over wires 7. In this
position the natural resiliency of the holder 2, which is made of a
transparent polyamide, snugly secures the holder 2 onto the support
frame 1. The holders 2 may be fitted to the frame 1 one above the
other, or as shown alternate horizontal rows are staggered so as to
create a pleasing unmonotonous effect.
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