RELATED APPLICATION/S

This application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/590,300 filed 23 November 2017, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention, in some embodiments thereof, relates to eyeglasses and, more particularly, but not exclusively, to a protector for eyeglass lenses.

There are different types of eyeglass protectors commercially available. These protectors typically include a container into which folded eyeglasses may be inserted and are completely enclosed within. Some of these containers are made of a relatively rigid, hard material, usually plastic. Other containers are made of a soft material which may include leather, fabric, or a polymer, and generally resemble a sleeve with an opening into which the folded eyeglasses may be inserted. Both the hard containers and the soft containers may be cushioned

SUMMARY OF THU INVENTION

There is provided, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an eyeglasses lens protector which includes a front cover suitable to be placed over at least a portion of a front section of at least one lens in the eyeglasses, and an attachment mechanism which may removably attach the cover to the front section of the lens.

In some embodiments, the attachment mechanism may include a clamping mechanism. Additionally or alternatively, the attachment mechanism includes a spring clip. Additionally or alternatively, the attachment mechanism includes a snap-fit connector. Additionally or alternatively, the attachment mechanism includes a magnetic material. Additionally or alternatively, the attachment mechanism includes a spring fulcrum. Additionally or alternatively, the attachment mechanism includes a flexible band including a slot and a hook. Additionally or alternatively, the attachment mechanism includes a flexible band including a slot and a male connector insertable in the slot. Additionally or alternatively, the attachment mechanism includes a fulcrum mechanism. Additionally or alternatively, the attachment mechanism attaches to a bridge on the eyeglasses.

In some embodiments, the eyeglasses lens protector may additionally include a back cover suitable to be placed over at least a portion of a back section of the at least one lens in the eyeglasses. The eyeglasses lens protector may additionally include a support attaching the front cover to the back cover.

In some embodiments, a flap may be attached to the back cover. The flap may include a fastener. Optionally, the fastener includes a snap fastener. Additionally or alternatively, the fastener includes a loop and hook fastener. In some embodiments, the back cover includes a magnetic material.

In some embodiments, the front cover includes a damping material.

In some embodiments, the front cover includes a relatively hard material. Additionally or alternatively, the front cover includes a relatively soft material. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Some embodiments of the invention are herein described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings. Details shown are for exemplary purposes and serve to provide a discussion of embodiments of the invention. The description and the drawings may be apparent to those skilled in the art how embodiments of the invention may be practiced.

Figures 1A and 1B schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector, according to some embodiments of the present invention;

Figures 2A and 2B schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector, according to some embodiments of the present invention;

Figures 3A and 3B schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector, according to some embodiments of the present invention;

Figures 4A and 4B schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector, according to some embodiments of the present invention; Figures 5A and 5B schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector, according to some embodiments of the present invention;

Figures 6A and 6B schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector, according some embodiments of the present invention;

Figures 7A and 7B schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector, according to some embodiments of the present invention;

Figures 8A and 8B schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector, according to some embodiments of the present invention;

Figures 9A - 9D schematically illustrate exemplary attachment mechanisms for the eyeglasses lens protector, according to some embodiments of the present invention; and

Figures 10A and 10B schematically illustrate exemplary damping mechanisms for the eyeglasses lens protector, according to some embodiments of the present invention. PET ATT, ED DESCRIPTION

Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not necessarily limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of the components and/or methods set forth in the following description and/or illustrated in the drawings and/or the Examples. The invention is capable of other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in various ways.

Eyeglass protectors such as those described in the Background section are cumbersome and impractical to handle as they are generally too large for storing in a pocket of a shirt or a pair of pants. Additionally, it is a tedious process to fold the eyeglasses and store them in the container, and to remove them from the container and unfold them, especially if a user continuously has to wear and remove the eyeglasses as is typically the case with users who wear more than one set of eyeglasses (e.g. eyeglasses for reading and for near sightedness or far sightedness). Consequently, many eyeglass users, when they remove their glasses, do not place them in a protective container and frequently place them inside a shirt pocket, or hang them from the shirt right above the last buttoned section or from one of the buttonholes in the shirt, or hang them from a chain, or otherwise place them unprotected on a surface for example, a desk or table surface. A problem with not using the protective container and leaving the eyeglasses exposed inside a shirt pocket, or hanging from a shirt or a chain, or otherwise unprotected on a surface is that any bending movement or accidental movement by the user may result in the eyeglasses falling to the ground and the lenses suffering damage from the impact. The damage, in less serious cases may be the lenses being scratched as a result of the impact and in more serious cases may include the lenses breaking as a result.

The applicant has realized that damage to the eyeglasses lenses as a result of a fall, for example, may be prevented by using an eyeglasses lens protector which may be fitted over both lenses when the user removes the eyeglasses. The eyeglasses lens protector may partially or wholly cover both sides of the lenses, may be easily placed over the lenses when the user has removed the eyeglasses, and may be easily removed prior to wearing the eyeglasses. Alternatively, the eyeglasses lens protector may only partially or wholly cover a single side (the exterior side of the lenses distal from the temple) of both eyeglass lenses. Optionally, the eyeglasses lens protector may additionally partially or wholly cover the rims and/or the bridge of the eyeglasses' frame. Optionally, the eyeglasses lens protector may also partially or wholly cover the temples.

In some embodiments, the eyeglasses lens protector may include a right side protector for the right lens and a left side protector for the left lens. Both protectors may be joined together to form a single integral component. Alternatively, the right side lens protector and the left side lens protector are separated from one another and may be joined together by a bridging component which may be attached to each protector and may optionally extend across the bridge of the eyeglasses.

In some embodiments, the right side protector and the left side protector are separated from one another and may be fitted individually over the right lens and the left side protector over the left lens as two separate components. As two separate components, the individual protectors may be attached to one another by a string, a thin cable, , or other flexible connection means which may allow the protectors to be placed one on top of the other or next to one another for storage in a clothes’ pocket, inside a bag pocket, other relatively small space.

In some embodiments, the individual protectors may include any geometrical shape. Optionally, the individual protectors may each be shaped to conform to the shape of the right lens and the shape of the left lens, respectively. Alternatively, the right side protector and the left side protector may have the same shape. Having the same shape may be potentially advantageous as the eyeglass lens protector may be suitable for use with all styles of eyeglasses and may also be interchangeable. Additionally, production costs may be substantially reduced as only one style of lens protector needs to be manufactured (left side protector and right side protector are the same shape).

In some embodiments, the eyeglasses lens protector, whether integral, bridged, or individual may be manufactured out of a material suitable to resist a drop from a shirt pocket or from a location on the upper section of a person's torso or neck area. The eyeglasses lens protector material may include one or more relatively soft materials such as leather, fabric, sponge-like material, soft rubber, soft elastomer (e.g. silicon), among other suitable relatively soft materials. Additionally or alternatively, the eyeglasses lens protector material may include a relatively hard material such as plastic, metal, hard rubber, hard polymer, cardboard, among other relatively hard materials. Optionally, portions of the relatively hard material may include a coating to provide a smooth surface finish, for example, in areas which may come in contact with the lenses. Optionally, the eyeglasses lenses protector may be partially or wholly filled with a shock damping material such as a fluid damping material (e.g. a viscous fluid such as a gel) or a solid damping material (e.g. sponge-like material) , among other suitable damping materials. In an example of a use of both relatively hard and relatively soft material in a same eyeglasses lens protector, the relatively hard material may be used as an external layer of the eyeglasses lens protector as an outside cover and may serve to resist impacts from drops and other types of impacts. The relatively soft material may be attached to an inner surface of the outside cover and may abut the lenses, forming an inner cushioning layer to provide additional impact protection and possible protection against scratching of the lenses. In another example, the external of the eyeglasses lens protector may include a relatively soft material such as a fabric or leather, and may include in its interior a relatively hard material such as cardboard or metal to provide rigidity. In still another example, as previously mentioned, the eyeglasses lenses protector may be partially or wholly filled with the shock damping material which may include the fluid damping material or the solid damping material, among other suitable damping materials.

In some embodiments, the bridging component may be made of a relatively soft material and/or a relatively hard material, and may include plastic, a polymer, a gel-filled material, a metal, among other suitable materials. Use of a relatively soft material in the bridge may be potentially advantageous as this may allow bending the bridge to reduce the overall size of the eyeglasses lens protector, as previously mentioned, for storage in a clothes’ pocket, bag pocket, or other relatively small space. In some embodiments, the eyeglasses lens protector, whether integral, bridged, or including individual protectors, may include a folded shape and may be placed over the top rim of the eyeglasses frame, optionally from the bottom rim, to wholly or partially cover the lenses. It may include an attachment mechanism to secure the lens protector to the lens and optionally the frame of the eyeglasses.

In some embodiments, the attachment mechanism may include a clamping mechanism to press the right side protector and the left side protector against both sides of each lens. The clamping mechanism may include a spring type mechanism and/or a fulcrum mechanism which, in an initial state forces the lens protectors for each side of a lens together, and which distances the protectors to allow placing the lens protector over the lens before returning the protectors to their initial state, thereby securely attaching the eyeglasses lens protector onto the glasses. The attachment mechanism may include a spring fulcrum or a spring clip and/or may include a fulcrum mechanism built into the eyeglasses lens protector. Additionally or alternatively, the eyeglass protector may be secured to the bridge of the eyeglasses frame by the clamping mechanism. Additionally or alternatively, the eyeglasses lens protector may include a snap-fit mechanism which may be fitted onto the rim of the eyeglasses frame.

In some embodiments, the attachment mechanism may include in the right side and left side protector a magnetic material which maintains the lens protectors adhered to both sides of the lenses. Additionally or alternatively, the attachment mechanism may include in the right side and left side protector a suction-type mechanism which maintains the lens protectors adhered to the lenses when pressed against both sides of the lenses.

In some embodiments, the eyeglass lens protector may be book-shaped and may include a hinge mechanism so that it may be opened and closed like a book to allow placing the protectors over the lenses without requiring any sort of sliding motion. Alternatively, the eyeglass lens protector may be wrapped around the front of the eyeglasses covering both sides of the lenses.

In some embodiments, the eyeglasses lens protector may be adjustable to fit the contour of the lenses in the eyeglasses. For example, the example, the eyeglasses lens protector may include a curved shape suitable to be fitted onto glasses having lenses which are curved shape, and may be made of a material which may allow flexing of the lens protector to allow it to be fitted onto glasses which have lenses with a lesser curvature, or no curvature at all. When removed from the latter, the eyeglasses lens protector may flex back to its original curved shape.

In some embodiments, the eyeglasses lens protector may include means to hang the protector when not in use. It may include a clip mechanism which may enable clipping the eyeglasses lens protector to a clothing pocket, a belt, a bag, or other item from which it may be hung.

Reference is now made to Figures 1 A and 1B which schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector 100 according to some embodiments of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 100 may be configured to cover at least a portion of the front of the frame of eyeglasses 10, including both sides of lenses 12 and 14.

Eyeglasses lens protector 100 may include a folded shape and may include a first cover 102 suitable for covering a first side of right lens 12 and left lens 14, an opposing second cover 104 suitable for covering a second side of the right lens and the left lens, and an open cavity area 108 which may partially or wholly accommodate the frame rims and the lenses. Eyeglasses lens protector 100 may additionally include a support section 106 attached to first cover 102 and second cover 104.

Eyeglasses lens protector 100 may be slipped downwards over an upper section of the rims and the bridge on the frame of eyeglasses 10 and over right lens 12 and left lens 14 to cover both sides of the lenses. Optionally, eyeglass lens protector 100 may be slipped upwards over a bottom section of the rims and over right lens 12 and left lens 14 to cover both sides of the lenses. Alternatively, eyeglasses lens protector 100 may be opened and closed like a book and be placed over the frame rims and the lenses. Support section 106 may include an attachment mechanism in the form of a clamping mechanism to press the covers against the lenses. Additionally or alternatively, the support mechanism 106 may include a snap-fit connector as an attachment mechanism to attach eyeglasses lens protector 100 to the rim of eyeglasses 10. The clamping mechanism may allow first cover 102 and second cover 104 to be slightly displaced away from each other as the protector is slipped over the frame rims and the lenses, and may allow the covers to clamp onto the lenses once in place. Optionally, the clamping mechanism may include a spring mechanism and/or a fulcrum mechanism. Alternatively, support section 106 may include a hinge mechanism which may allow first cover 102 and second cover 104 to be opened similar to a book and which may lock the covers in place when closed. Eyeglasses lens protector 100 may include a relatively hard material and/or a relatively soft material. Optionally, eyeglasses lens protector 100 may be integrally formed if a same relatively hard material is used. Alternatively, the covers and the support section may be separately formed, for example if a fabric is used, and then joined together. A soft material may be attached to an inner side of first cover 102 and second cover 104 for protecting the lenses from possible scratching and from coming into contact with any relatively hard material which may be possibly used.

Reference is now made to Figures 2A and 2B which schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector 200, according to some embodiments of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 200 may be configured to envelop the front of the frame of eyeglasses 10, including both sides of lenses 12 and 14.

Eyeglasses lens protector 200 may include a first section 202 suitable for covering a first side of right lens 12 and left lens 14, a second section 204 suitable for covering a second side of the right lens and the left lens, and a third section 206 which may serve as a flap for joining the first section with the second section to envelop the front of the eyeglasses frame inside. Eyeglasses lens protector 200 may additionally include a first fold 208 suitable for allowing first section 202 to be folded against the first side of right lens 12 and second lens 14 and second section 204 to be folded against the second side of the lenses, and a second fold 210 suitable for allowing third section 206 to be folded against first section 202. Eyeglasses lens protector 200 may include a relatively hard material and/or a soft material. Optionally, sections 202, 204, 206 and folds 208 and 210 may be integrally formed. Alternatively, the sections and the folds may be separately formed, for example if a fabric is used, and joined together. A soft material may be attached and added to an inner side of any one of sections 202, 204, 206 and 208 for protecting the lenses from possible scratching and from coming into contact with any relatively hard material which may be possibly used. Eyeglasses lens protector 200 may additionally include a fastener mechanism 212 to removably secure third section 206 against first section 202. The fastener mechanism may include a hook and loop fastener, an adhesive, a snap fastener, a magnetic fastener, among other fastener mechanisms suitable for removably securing the two sections together.

Reference is now made to Figures 3 A and 3B which schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector 300 according to some embodiments of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 300 may be configured to cover at least a portion of the front of the frame of eyeglasses 10, including both sides of lenses 12 and 14. Alternatively, eyeglasses lens protector 300 may cover only one side of lenses 12 and 14.

Eyeglasses lens protector 300 may include a first wing-shaped section 302 suitable for covering a first side of right lens 12 and left lens 14, a second wing shaped section 302 suitable for covering a second side of the right lens and the left lens, and an attachment band 306 which may serve to secure the lens protector onto the bridge of eyeglasses 10 to cover the lenses. Alternatively, eyeglass lens protector may include only first section 302 to cover a front side (distal from the temples) of right lens 12 and left lens 14, and attachment band 306 to secure the lens protector to the lenses. Eyeglasses lens protector 300 may include a fastener mechanism to removably secure the attachment band 306 to the bridge of the eyeglasses. The fastener mechanism may include a slot 310 on first section 302 and a hook-shaped distal end 308 on attachment band 306 which may be inserted into the slot. Alternatively, the fastener mechanism may include a hook and loop fastener, an adhesive, a magnetic fastener, a snap fastener, among other fastener mechanisms suitable for removably securing attachment band 306 to the bridge. Additionally or alternatively, eyeglasses lens protector 300 may be fastened to eyeglasses 10 by securing first section 302 and second section 304 against each other by means of a push and close mechanism which may include clips. Eyeglasses lens protector 300 may include a relatively hard material and/or a soft material. Optionally, sections 302 and 304, and attachment band 306, may be integrally formed if a same relatively hard material is used. Alternatively, the sections and the attachment band 306 may be separately formed and adhered together. A soft material may be attached to an inner side of first section 302 and second section 304 for protecting the lenses from possible scratching and from coming into contact with any relatively hard material which may be possibly used. Reference is now made to Figures 4A and 4B which schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector 400 according to some embodiments of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 400 may be configured to cover at least a portion of the front of the frame of eyeglasses 10, including both sides of lenses 12 and 14. Alternatively, eyeglasses lens protector 400 may cover only one side of lenses 12 and 14.

Eyeglasses lens protector 400 may include a first wing-shaped section 402 suitable for covering a first side of right lens 12 and left lens 14, a second wing shaped section 402 suitable for covering a second side of the right lens and the left lens, and an attachment band 406 which may serve to secure the lens protector onto the bridge of eyeglasses 10 to cover the lenses. Alternatively, eyeglass lens protector may include only first section 402 to cover a front side (distal from the temples) of right lens 12 and left lens 14, and attachment band 406 to secure the lens protector to the lenses.

Eyeglasses lens protector 400 may include a fastener mechanism to removably secure the attachment band 406 to the bridge of the eyeglasses. The fastener mechanism may include a slot 410 on first section 402 and a clasp 408 at a distal end of attachment band 406 which may be inserted into the slot. Alternatively, the fastener mechanism may include a hook and loop fastener, an adhesive, a snap fastener, a magnetic fastener, among other fastener mechanisms suitable for removably securing attachment band 406 to the bridge. Additionally or alternatively, eyeglasses lens protector 400 may be fastened to eyeglasses 10 by securing first section 302 and second section 304 against each other by means of a push and close mechanism which may include clips.

Eyeglasses lens protector 400 may include a relatively hard material and/or a soft material. .Optionally, sections 402 and 404, and attachment band 406, may be integrally formed if a same relatively hard material is used. Alternatively, the sections and the attachment band 406 may be separately formed and adhered together. A soft material may be attached to an inner side of first section 402 and second section 404 for protecting the lenses from possible scratching and from coming into contact with any relatively hard material which may be possibly used.

Reference is now made to Figures 5A and 5B which schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 500 may include two separate individual lens protectors 501A and 501B, each of which may be configured to wholly or partially cover both sides of a lens (i.e. lens 12 and 14, respectively) in eyeglasses 10. Alternatively, eyeglasses lens protector 500 may cover only one side of lenses 12 and 14.

Lens protectors 501A and lens protector 501B may each include a first cover 502 suitable for covering a first side of right lens 12 and left lens 14, respectively, an opposing second cover 504 suitable for covering a second side of the right lens and the left lens, respectively, and an open cavity area 508 which may partially or wholly accommodate the frame rims and the lenses. Lens protectors 501A and 501B may additionally include a support section 506 attached to first cover 502 and second cover 504.

Lens protector 501A and 501B may each be slipped downwards over an upper section of the rims and the bridge on the frame of eyeglasses 10 and over right lens 12 and left lens 14, respectively, to cover both sides of the lenses. Optionally, lens protectors 501A and 501B may each be slipped upwards over a bottom section of the rims and over right lens 12 and left lens 14, respectively to cover both sides of the lenses. Alternatively, lens protectors 501 A and 501B may each be opened like a book and be placed over the respective frame rims and lenses. Support section 506 may include an attachment mechanism in the form of a clamping mechanism to press the covers against the lenses. The clamping mechanism may allow first cover 502 and second cover 504 to be slightly displaced away from each other as the protector is slipped over the frame rims and the lenses, and may allow the covers to clamp onto the lenses once in place. Alternatively, support section 506 may include a relative soft material and may include a spring clip to allow slipping lens protectors 501A and 501B over the frame rims and the lenses and to allow covers 502 and 504 to apply pressure onto the lenses. Optionally, the clamping mechanism may include a spring mechanism and/or a fulcrum mechanism. Alternatively, support section 506 may include a hinge mechanism which may allow first cover 502 and second cover 504 to opened similar to a book and which may lock the covers in place when closed over the lenses.

Lens protectors 501A and 501B may include a relatively hard material and/or a relatively soft material. Lens protectors 501A and 501B may be integrally formed if a same relatively hard material is used, optionally together as a single unit which may then be cut to make the two lens protectors or individually as single units. Alternatively, the covers and the support section may be separately formed, for example if a fabric is used, and then joined together. A soft material may be attached to an inner side of first cover 502 and second cover 504 for protecting the lenses from possible scratching and from coming into contact with any relatively hard material which may be possibly used.

Lens protectors 501A and 501B may be mirror-view shaped for use with eyeglasses 10 which include mirror-view shaped lenses. Alternatively, lens protectors 501 A and 501B may have the same shape allowing them to be interchangeable.

Lens protectors 501 A and 501B may include a flexible connector 510 which may serve to tie the two protectors together to prevent remote separation between them and their possible loss. Flexible connector 510 may include a string, a chain, and a strap, among other suitable flexible connection means.

Reference is now made to Figures 6A and 6B which schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector 600 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 600 may include two separate individual lens protectors 601A and 602B, each of which may be configured to wholly or partially cover both sides of a lens (i.e. lens 12 and 14, respectively) in eyeglasses 10.

Lens protectors 601A and lens protector 601B may each include a first cover 602 suitable for covering a first side of right lens 12 and left lens 14, respectively, an opposing second cover 604 suitable for covering a second side of the right lens and the left lens, respectively, and a magnetic material 606 inside each cover. Lens protectors 601A and 601B may be held in place against the lenses by the magnetic attraction of the magnetic material inside first cover 602 and second cover 604. Lens protectors 601A and 601B may include a relatively hard material and/or a relatively soft material. . The magnetic material may be separately inserted into the lens protectors after the lens protectors have been formed, or may be introduced into the lens protectors while the protectors are being formed. A soft material may be attached to an inner side of first cover 602 and second cover 604 for protecting the lenses from possible scratching and from coming into contact with any relatively hard material which may be possibly used.

Lens protectors 601A and 601B may be mirror-view shaped for use with eyeglasses 10 which include mirror-view shaped lenses. Alternatively, lens protectors 601 A and 601B may have the same shape allowing them to be interchangeable.

Reference is now made to Figures 7A and 7B which schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector 700 according to some embodiments of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 700 may be configured to wholly or partially cover only one side of lenses 12 and 14. . Eyeglasses lens protector 700 may include a wing-shaped section 702 suitable for covering a front side of right lens 12 and left lens 14, a clamping section 704, and slots 706A and 706B. Clamping section 704 may be inserted under pressure into the nose area under the bridge of eyeglasses 10 to removably secure eyeglasses lens protector to the eyeglasses. Slots 706A and 706B each may accommodate a portion of the nose pads on eyeglasses 10 and may serve to align eyeglasses lens protector 700 inside the nose area.

Eyeglasses lens protector 700 may include a relatively hard material and/or a soft material. Optionally, sections 702 and clamp section 704 may be integrally formed if a same relatively hard material is used. Alternatively, the sections may be separately formed and adhered together. A soft material may be attached to an inner side of section 702 for protecting the lenses from possible scratching and from coming into contact with any relatively hard material which may be possibly used.

Reference is now made to Figures 8A and 8B which schematically illustrate an exemplary eyeglasses lens protector 800 according to some embodiments of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 800 may be configured to cover at least a portion of the front of the frame of eyeglasses 10, including both sides of lenses 12 and 14, while leaving exposed the nose area under the bridge of the eyeglasses.

Eyeglasses lens protector 800 may be include a first cover 802 suitable for covering a first side of right lens 12 and left lens 14, an opposing second cover 804 suitable for covering a second side of the right lens and the left lens, and an open cavity area 804 which may partially or wholly accommodate the frame rims and the lenses. Eyeglasses lens protector 800 may additionally include a support section 806 attached to first cover 802 and second cover 804.

Eyeglasses lens protector 800 may be slipped downwards over an upper section of the rims and the bridge on the frame of eyeglasses 10 and over right lens 12 and left lens 14 to cover both sides of the lenses. Alternatively, eyeglasses lens protector 800 may be opened like a book and be placed over the frame rims and the lenses.

Support section 806 may include an attachment mechanism in the form of a clamping mechanism to press the covers against the lenses. Additionally or alternatively, the support mechanism 806 may include a snap-fit connector as an attachment mechanism to attach eyeglasses lens protector 800 to the rim of eyeglasses 10. The clamping mechanism may allow first cover 802 and second cover 804 to be slightly displaced away from each other as the protector is slipped over the frame rims and the lenses, and may allow the covers to clamp onto the lenses once in place.

Optionally, the clamping mechanism may include a spring mechanism and/or a fulcrum mechanism. Alternatively, support section 806 may include a hinge mechanism which may allow first cover 802 and second cover 804 to be opened similar to a book and which may lock the covers in place when closed. Eyeglasses lens protector 800 may include a relatively hard material and/or a relatively soft material. Optionally, eyeglasses lens protector 800 may be integrally formed if a same relatively hard material is used. Alternatively, the covers and the support section may be separately formed, for example if a fabric is used, and then joined together. A soft material may be attached to an inner side of first cover 802 and second cover 804 for protecting the lenses from possible scratching and from coming into contact with any relatively hard material which may be possibly used. Reference is now made to Figures 9A - 9D which schematically illustrate exemplary cross-sectional views of eyeglasses lens protectors 900A, 900B, 900C, and 900D including attachment mechanisms, according to some embodiments of the present invention. The skilled person may appreciate that Figures 9A - 9D represent only a few examples of eyeglasses lens protectors and attachment mechanisms and that the examples are not intended to be limiting in any way. The skilled person may further appreciate that, by practicing the teachings of the present invention, a vast number of different types of eyeglasses lens protectors and/or attachment mechanisms may be implemented either alone or in combination. Shown in figure 9A is a cross-sectional view of two-sided eyeglasses lens protector 900A, according to some embodiments of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 900 A may cover both a front surface 908 and a rear surface 910 in a lens 904. Eyeglasses lens protector 900A may include a plastic spring clamp 903A which may be mounted onto a rim 906 of the eyeglass frame. Shown in figure 9B is a cross-sectional view of two-sided eyeglasses lens protector 900B, according to some embodiments of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 900B may cover both a front surface 908 and a rear surface 910 in a lens 904. Eyeglasses lens protector 900A may include a spring clip 903B which may clamp the eyeglasses lens protector onto a rim 906 of the eyeglass frame. Shown in figure 9C is a cross-sectional view of one-sided eyeglasses lens protector 900C, according to some embodiments of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 900C may cover only a front surface 908 in a lens 904. Eyeglasses lens protector 900C may include a snap-fit connector 903c which may be fit onto a rim 906 of the eyeglasses frame. Shown in figure 9D is a cross-sectional view of two-sided eyeglasses lens protector 900D, according to some embodiments of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 900D may cover both a front surface 908 and a rear surface 910 in a lens 904. Eyeglasses lens protector 900D may include a magnetic material 903D in each cover which may be used to secure the eyeglasses lens protector onto the lenses. Reference is now made to Figures 10A and 10B which schematically illustrate exemplary cross-sectional views of eyeglasses lens protectors 1000A and 1000B including shock damping mechanisms, according to some embodiments of the present invention. The skilled person may appreciate that Figures 10A and 10B represent only a few examples of eyeglasses lens protectors and damping mechanisms and that the examples are not intended to be limiting in any way. The skilled person may further appreciate that, by practicing the teachings of the present invention, a vast number of different types of eyeglasses lens protectors and/or damping mechanisms may be implemented either alone or in combination.

Shown in figure 10A is a cross-sectional view of two-sided eyeglasses lens protector 1000 A, according to some embodiments of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 1000A may cover both a front surface 908 and a rear surface 910 in a lens 904. Eyeglasses lens protector 1000A may include a damping material 1003 A inside each cover 1002A Damping material 1003 A may include a fluid damping material (e.g. gel) and/or a relatively soft material (e.g. foam material).

Shown in figure 10B is a cross-sectional view of two-sided eyeglasses lens protector 1000B, according to some embodiments of the present invention. Eyeglasses lens protector 1000B may cover both a front surface 908 and a rear surface 910 in a lens 904. Eyeglasses lens protector 1000B may include an external hard layer 1002B which may be shock resistant and an internal damping layer 1003B which abuts the lens 904. Damping layer 1003B may include a relatively soft material (e.g. foam material) or a package containing a damping fluid (e.g. gel).

The foregoing description and illustrations of the embodiments of the invention has been presented for the purposes of illustration. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the above description in any form. The skilled person in the art will readily appreciate that the eyeglasses lens protector of the present invention may be implemented using diverse shapes and diverse methods of attachment, and therefore those presented herein above are solely for illustrative purposes.

Any term that has been defined above and used in the claims, should to be interpreted according to this definition.