US 12,458,087 B2
Headband with drop-down sunglasses
Sean Simpson, Lexington, KY (US)
Filed by Sean Simpson, Lexington, KY (US)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/638,288.
Prior Publication US 2025/0325055 A1, Oct. 23, 2025
Int. Cl. G02C 3/02 (2006.01); A41D 20/00 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 20/00 (2013.01) [G02C 3/02 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An eyeglasses and headband combination apparatus comprising:
a headband having an annular shape and being configured and dimensioned to be worn on the head of a user, wherein the headband includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a circumferential pocket spanning the forehead area and being defined between a first wall and a second wall, the walls having one or more grommets therein that pass through the pocket and guide the eyeglasses as it glides into and out of the storage pocket;
eyeglasses attachable to the headband, the eyeglasses including a bridge position, a first lens position and a second lens position; and
one or more connectors, each of the one or more connectors having an elongated body defining a first end and a second end, the first end opposing the second end, the first end of each of the one or more connectors being attached to at least one of the bridge position, the first lens position and the second lens position, the elongated body of each of the one or more connectors extending through the grommet, wherein the elongated body is movable through the grommet to a first condition whereby in the first condition the eyeglasses are stored in the pocket, and movable to a second condition whereby in the second condition the eyeglasses are extended from the pocket, wherein the second end of each of the one or more connectors is secured to the grommet whereby each of the one or more connectors is non-removable from headband, wherein the first portion of the headband has a first axial width and the second portion of the headgear has a second axial width, the first axial width being greater than the second axial width, and wherein the headband further comprises a first upper tapered portion adjacent to a first circumferential side of the first portion, a second upper tapered portion adjacent to a second circumferential side of the first portion, a first lower tapered portion adjacent to the first circumferential side of the first portion and a second lower tapered portion adjacent to the second circumferential side of the first portion, the first circumferential side of the first portion and the second circumferential side of the first portion being positioned on opposing circumferential sides of the first portion.