CA1340119B - Hanger for displaying eyeglasses - Google Patents

Abstract

An eyeglass frame hanger member for hanging a pair of eyeglasses for display, said pair of eyeglasses including a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within the frame and being selectively movable between a folded, closed position and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses, the eyeglass hanger member comprising a generally flat sheet of material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension being greater than the width of the bridge of the eyeglass frameto which it is to be secured, opening means below the upper edge and means for securing a portion of said frame to said eyeglass frame hanger member with at least a portion of said eyeglass frame at a position below said hanger member whereby the temples when secured to the hanger member can be folded and displayed in a horizontal attitude or position, the temples of the frame can be unfolded to permit the try on of the frames with the hanger member attached thereto, without interfering with a potential user's view through the lenses when the eyeglasses are tried on and a plurality of frames can be supported witha horizontal attitude on one support, one behind the other, so that they appear in the horizontal position in which they will be worn.

Description

13401~1g This invention relates to product displayed in general and more particularly relates to hangers for displaying eyeglasses.
In many localities, non-prescription eye-glasses, otherwise known as magnifiers, are becoming increasingly available at pharmacies and other retail 5 outlets. As contrasted with prescription eyeglasses, non-prescription eyeglasses are more easily replaced when lost or damaged, are relatively inexpensive and the inconvenience (loss of time) of being examined is avoided, as is the expenseof transportation to a doctor's office instead of to a local store.
Typically, without the help of a sales person, a customer selects a 10 pair of non-prescription eyeglasses from a display by trying on a number of pairs until he locates a pair that is comfortable both physically and optically.
Generally, prior art displays for this type of eyeglasses provided an individualcubby hole for each pair of eyeglasses, whether boxed or unboxed, or there were individual positioning and holding means provided for each pair of eyeglasses.
15 Whenever a customer removed a pair of eyeglasses, the display did not exhibit a pair of eyeglasses having the same physical size and optical properties as the pair that was removed until a store employee obtained another pair and mounted same on the display. Often this meant that certain eyeglasses of particular sizes and/or optical powers were not on display for substantial portions of the 20 business day.
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided hanger means for displaying a try-on article at a retail establishment, and permitting such try-on article to be fitted while said hanger means is attached thereto, said hanger means including: a body having aperture means adapted to 25 receive a horizontally extending cantilevered support, and an extension protecting from an edge portion of said body and having a free end; said extension being adapted to operatively hold a try-on article for example by reversely bending said extension and having said free and fixedly held by fastening means disposed in the vicinity of said edge portion to form a closed -2- 134~l lq .,_ loop that wraps around a selected portion of a try-on article and cooperates therewith for example to prevent separation of said hanger means from such try-on article without opening said closed loop; said extension being formed integrally with the body; said body and said extension being sheet-like and being 5 constructed of relatively stiff plastic material, with said extension being bendable;
including for example fastening means formed integrally with said body and said extension; said fastening means including cooperating first and second sections which when operatively engaged maintain said loop closed: said first section comprising a hole and said second section comprising a button that is adapted to10 be forced through said hole to bring the first and second sections into operative engagement; a safety barrier formed integrally with said body and said extension, said safety barrier surrounding said button when said first and second sections are operatively engaged; said body being relatively wide and said extension being relatively narrow: said aperture means being elongated and being positioned in 15 the vicinity of and extending parallel to another edge portion of said body that is opposite the edge portion having the extension projecting therefrom; said extension being substantially narrower than the length of said aperture means and being centered lengthwise with respect to said aperture means. Suitably the body and strip are generally sheet-like and are constructed of resiliently stiff20 plastic material.
Thus in accordance with one aspect of the instant invention an individual hanger is secured to each pair of eyeglasses in such a way that the customer may try on the eyeglasses without the necessity of removing the hanger therefrom. That is, in one aspect the hanger is constructed of relatively25 stiff resilient plastic sheet material that is provided with a loop portion that wraps loosely around the bridge of the eyeglass frames. The hanger is constructed with an aperture for example that receives a cantilevered bar projecting horizontally from a wall of the display, which bar may be of the single or double arm type illustrated in U.S. Patent No. 4,502,602, issued March 5, 1985 ~ -- 3 --l~ iOll~
to R. K. Swanson for Display Fixture with Removable Arm For Use With Perforated Board. Each bar is intended to support a plurality of glasses of the same type (frame style, frame size and optical characteristics). A portion of the hanger may carry indicia identifying the source of the product, style number, description, size and/or optical characteristics as contrasted with stick-on labels that were used in the prior art for product identifying information.
A rivet or other fastener that is not readily removeable may be used to maintain the loop portion closed. The rivet or other fastener, and the hangerare strong enough that the hanger cannot be removed casually from the eyeglasses. The rugged construction and securement of the hanger serves to reduce pilferage that was occurring when a customer readily removed a stick-on label from a selected pair of eyeglasses and wore the selected pair as he left the store without paying for the eyeglasses.
Accordingly, the present invention provides an improved construction for a product display hanger.
The invention also provides an improved hanger for displaying eyeglasses.
According to an aspect of the invention the invention again provides a hanger of this type that is useful in reducing pilferage.
The invention further provide a hanger of this type that is relatively inexpensive.
The invention also provides a hanger of this type that remains affixed to the eyeglasses when a potential customer wears the product to determine whether it should be selected.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a pair of eyeglasses and hanger means for removably mounting said eyeglasses on a horizontally extending cantilevered support;
said eyeglasses including first and second lenses positioned side by side with a nose gap open at one end disposed therebetween, bridge means 4 13-'1!)1~3 extending across said gap at its other end, and temples operatively connected with said lenses at pivot points disposed remote from said nose gap;
said hanger means including a body having aperture means adapted to receive a horizontally extending cantilevered support, a relatively narrow 5 strip that is bent to form a loop that extends below a bottom edge portion of said body and fastening means in engagement with said strip to normally maintain said loop closed;
said loop encircling at least a portion of said bridge means, and said temples being disposed entirely outside of said loop;
said loop being proportioned to cooperate with said eyeglasses for preventing separation of said hanger means from said eyeglasses without opening said loop, and for permitting a customer to try on said eyeglasses whilesaid hanger means is mounted thereto;
with said eyeglasses mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means and said temples folded, said pair of eyeglasses constituting an elongated unit having its longitudinal axis positioned horizontally and below said body.
In one embodiment the body and the strip are generally sheet-like and are constructed of resilient relatively stiff plastic material.
In another embodiment the strip is formed integrally with the body.
In another embodiment the body is substantially wider than the gap and the strip is slightly narrower than the gap.
In another embodiment the aperture means is positioned in the vicinity of another edge portion of said body that is opposite the edge portion having the loop extending therefrom;
the aperture means comprises a horizontally elongated slot that is substantially longer than the width of that portion of the strip which surroundssaid bridge; and the slot is centered with respect to the strip and is positioned with 5 1~01L3 its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said strip.
In another embodiment the strip extends through said gap at its said other end when said pair of eyeglasses is mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.
In another embodiment the bridge has a lower surface in engagement with said strip at its portion that extends through said nose gap when said pair of eyeglasses is mounted on a horizontally extending cantileveredsupport by said hanger means.
In another embodiment the portion of the strip that is disposed within the nose gap is essentially as wide as the nose gap at its bridge means end.
In another embodiment the loop is elongated vertically.
In another embodiment the fastening means is formed integrally with the strip and the body;
said fastening means being openable and closable more than once.
In another embodiment the fastening means is openable and reusable.
In another embodiment the holding power of said fastening means after closing the latter a second time is less than holding power of said fastening means after initial closing thereof.
In another embodiment the fastening means is formed integrally with said body and said strip;
said fastening means including cooperating first and second sections which when operatively engaged maintain said loop closed;
said first section comprising a hole and said second section comprising a button that is adapted to be forced through said hole to bring the first and second sections into operative engagement.
In another embodiment there is a safety barrier formed integrally with said body and said strip, said safety barrier surrounding said button when said first and second sections are operatively engaged.

- 6 - ~ 134'0-1-1 g -In another embodiment the safety barrier also constitute reinforcing means surrounding said hole in close proximately thereto to impede operative disengagement between said first and second sections.
In another embodiment there is a transverse projection formed integrally with said strip at its free end;
said projection being disposed outward of said fastening means and being provided as a gripping means to which a force is applied to disengage saidfirst and second sections.
In another embodiment a first end of said strip is joined permanently to the body and at the second end of the strip there is a transverseprojection formed integrally with said strip and constituting a gripping means to which a force is applied to disengage said first and second sections.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided hanger means for displaying a try-on article at a retail establishment, and permitting such try-on article to be fitted in normal wearing position while said hanger means is attached thereto, said hanger means including:
a body having aperture means adapted to receive a horizontally extending cantilevered support, and an extension projecting from an edge portion of said body and having a free end;
said extension being adapted to operatively hold a try-on article by reversely bending said extension and having said free end fixedly held by fastening means disposed in the vicinity of said edge portion to form a closed loop that wraps around a selected portion of a try-on article and cooperates therewith to prevent separation of said hanger means from such try-on article without opening said closed loop;
said extension being formed integrally with the body;
said body and said extension being sheet-like and being constructed of relatively stiff plastic material, with said extension being bendable;
fastening means formed integrally with said body and said 7 13~01 L3 extension;
said fastening means including cooperating first and second sections which when operatively engaged maintain said loop closed;
said first section comprising a hole and said second section 5 comprising a button that is adapted to be forced through said hole to bring the first and second sections into operative engagement;
a safety barrier formed integrally with said body and said extension, said safety barrier surrounding said button when said first and second sections are operatively engaged;
said body being relatively wide and said extension being relatively narrow;
said aperture means being elongated and being positioned in the vicinity of and extending parallel to another edge portion of said body that is opposite the edge portion having the extension projecting therefrom;
said extension being substantially narrower than the length of said aperture means and being centered lengthwise with respect to said aperture means.
In another embodiment the hole is in said extension;
said button being disposed at the rear of the body and being connected thereto by a shank that is disposed within said hole when the first and second sections are operatively engaged.
In another embodiment the safety barrier also constitutes reinforcing means surrounding said hole in close proximity thereto to impede operative disengagement between said first and second sections.
In another embodiment the plastic material is a polythene.
In another embodiment there is a transverse projection formed integrally with said extension at its free end;
said projection being disposed outward of said fastening means and being provided as a gripping means to which a force is applied to disengage said -8- 13~101t~
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first and second sections.
In another embodiment the combination with eyeglass frame means;
said frame means including first and second sections for 5 maintaining respective first and second lenses positioned side by side with a nose gap open at one end disposed therebetween, and a bridge connected between said first and second sections and extending across said gap at its other end;
said extension passing through said gap and said loop encircling said bridge;
said first and second sections of said fastening means being operatively engaged to maintain said loop closed;
said loop being proportioned to cooperate with said frame means preventing separation of said hanger means from said frame means without opening said loop, and permitting a customer to try on said frame means while 15 said hanger means is mounted thereto.
According to another aspect of the invention the hole is in said extension;
said button being disposed at the rear of the body and connected thereto by a shank that is disposed within said hole when the first and second 20 sections are operatively engaged.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a pair of eyeglasses and hanger means for removably mounting said eyeglasses on a horizontally extending cantilevered support;
said eyeglasses including first and second lenses positioned side by 25 side with a nose gap open at one end disposed therebetween, a bridge extending across said gap at its other end, and temples operatively connected to said lenses at pivot points disposed remote from said nose gap;
said hanger means including a body having aperture means adapted to receive a horizontally extending cantilevered support, an extension projecting -9- 13~011~

from a bottom edge portion of said body and bent to pass through said gap and form a loop that encircles said bridge, and fastening means in engagement with said extension to maintain said loop closed;
said loop being proportioned to cooperate with said eyeglasses for 5 preventing separation of said hanger means from said eyeglasses without opening said loop, and for permitting a customer to try on said eyeglasses whilesaid hanger means is mounted thereto;
with said temples folded, said eyeglasses constituting an elongated unit having its longitudinal axis positioned horizontally and below said body 10 when said eyeglasses are mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.
In a one embodiment the extension is formed integrally with the body.
In another embodiment the body and the extension are sheet-like 15 and constructed of plastic material that is resilient and is relatively stiff.
In another embodiment the fastening means is formed integrally said fastening means including cooperating first and second sections which when operatively engaged maintain said loop closed;
said first section comprising a hole and said second section 20 comprising a button that is adapted to be forced through said hole to bring the first and second sections into operative engagement;
reinforcing means formed integrally with said body and said extension;
said reinforcing means surrounding said hole in close proximity 25 thereto to impede operative disengagement between said first and second sections.
In another embodiment the reinforcing means is constituted by a safety barrier formed integrally with said extension, said barrier surrounding said button when said first and second sections are operatively engaged.

13lQ119 -In another embodiment the plastic sheet material is a polythene.
In another embodiment the body is substantially wider than the gap and the extension is slightly narrower than the gap.
In another embodiment the extension is elongated;
the aperture means is positioned in the vicinity of another edge portion of said body that is opposite the edge portion having the extension projecting therefrom;
the aperture means comprises an elongated slot that is substantially longer than the width of that portion of the extension which surrounds said bridge; and the slot is centered with respect to the extension and is positionedwith its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said extension.
In another embodiment the metal rivet constitutes the securing means and the extension must be severed to release the eyeglasses from the hanger means.
In another embodiment the extension is formed integrally with the body.
In another embodiment the body and the extension are constructed of resilient relatively stiff bendable plastic sheet material.
In another embodiment the plastic sheet material is a polythene.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided the combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger member comprising:
an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;
cantilever support means for supporting an eyeglass hanger member, said cantilever support means extending outwardly in a first direction from said eyeglass display member exterior surface;
an eyeglass hanger member for mounting a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame 13'1011'.1 including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a 5 folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass displaymember and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;
said eyeglass hanger member made from flat sheet material and 10 having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being greater than the width of the bridge;
means for securing a portion of said frame of said pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member to enable the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for 15 securing locating at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof, said opening means for receiving the cantilever support means and securing a horizontal orientation for the eyeglasses when said hanger member is 20 mounted on said cantilever support means, said opening means configured so that while receiving said cantilever support means, said hanger member can be slidably movable thereon; and said cantilever support means extending through a hanger member opening means in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith with 25 the temples in a substantially horizontal position so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pair of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said cantilever support means allowing a plurality of said eyeglasses hanger 1341)113 members to be supported thereon.
In one embodiment the hanger member and said means for securing are integrally formed from said flat sheet material.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided the 5 combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger comprising:
an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;
a cantilever support including two rods that are parallel in a horizontal plane for a substantial portion of their least extending outwardly from said eyeglass display member and said exterior surface thereof;
an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable 15 with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;
said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and 20 having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair of eyeglasses;
means for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be 25 selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for securing being arranged in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
elongated opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof and configured to allow said cantilever support to extend -13- 1~'10113 therethrough and be supported thereby while permitting said hanger member to be slidably movable along said cantilever support, said opening means securing ahorizontal orientation for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said cantilever support; and said cantilever support extending through a hanger member opening means in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said cantilever support allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the cantilever support.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided the combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger comprising:
an eyeglass display member having a exterior surface;
a cantilever support, said cantilever support including two rods that extend outwardly from said eyeglass display member and said exterior surface thereof, said two rods being parallel to each other for at least a portion of their length;
an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display member and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;

-14- 1~0113 said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair of eyeglasses;
means for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for securing being arranged in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof and including a first rod receiving area and a second rod receivingarea and configured to allow a first of said rods to extend through said first rod receiving area and the second of said rods to extend through said second rod receiving areas so that said hanger member is supported by said two rods, said first and second rod receiving areas spaced apart from each other by the distance between said two rods, said hanger member slidable along said two rods when said first rod extends through said first rod receiving area and said second rodextends through said second rod receiving area to secure a horizontal orientation for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said two rods; and said first and second rods extending through respectively a hanger member first and second rod receiving areas in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said two rods allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the two rods.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided the combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger comprising:
an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;

-15- 13~10113 a cantilever support, said cantilever support including two rods that extend outwardly from said eyeglass display member and said exterior surface thereof, said two rods being parallel to each other in a horizontal plane for atleast a portion of their length;
an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the display member and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on a by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;
said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair or eyeglasses;
a retaining member for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said openposition, said retaining member configured in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
a first rod receiving area and a second rod receiving area formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof, said first and second rod receiving areas spaced apart from each other by the distance between said two rods, said first rod receiving area and said second rod receiving area configured to allow a first of said rods to extend through said first rod receiving area and the second of said rods to extend through said second rod receiving area so that said 134011~

-hanger member is supported by said two rods, said hanger member slidable along said two rods when said first rod extends through said first rod receiving area and said second rod extends through said second rod receiving area to secure a horizontal for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said two rods;
and said first and second rods extending through respectively a hanger member first and second rod receiving areas in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said two rods allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the two rods.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided the combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger member comprising:
an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;
a cantilever support extending outwardly in a first direction from said eyeglass display member exterior surface;
an eyeglass hanger member for mounting a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and said first and second lenses mounted in said frame in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display member and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;

-17~ 0 113 -said eyeglass hanger member having an attaching portion attachable to a portion of said frame of said pair of eyeglasses to enable the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said attaching portion locating at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a 5 position below said eyeglass hanger member when said attaching portion is attached to said portion of said frame and in a manner such that the eyeglass hanger member does not interfere with a potential user's view through the lenses when the eyeglasses are tried on;
said cantilever support engaging said eyeglass hanger member to 10 maintain a selected orientation for the eyeglasses while said eyeglass hanger member is slidably movable thereon; and said cantilever support engaging said eyeglass hanger member in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate 15 the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pair of eyeglasses whose eyeglass hanger member is supported by said cantilever support thereby allowing a plurality of said eyeglass hanger members to be supported thereon.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a 20 method of displaying eyeglass/hanger combinations, the eyeglasses including (1) first and second lenses, (ii) a frame for mounting the first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, (iii) a bridge portion extending across the gap, and (iv) temples pivotable with respect to the lenses in the frame, the eyeglass hangers having an attaching portion attached to a portion of the 25 frame of an associated pair of eyeglasses, such that the eyeglass hanger does not interfere with a potential user's view through the lenses when the eyeglasses are tried on; including the steps of:
locating a display member in a selected location for display of the eyeglasses, the display member having an exterior surface and at least a first _ 1~'10113 cantilever support attached to the exterior surface of the display member so that the cantilever support extends outwardly in first direction from the eyeglass display member exterior surface, mounting the eyeglass hanger on the cantilever support so that the temples of the frame can be selectively displaced between a 5 folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass displaymember and an unfolded, open position, in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to the lenses, to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;
the mounting step including the step of positioning the eyeglass 10 hanger with the cantilever support engaging the eyeglass hanger in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith in a selected orientation and with the temples in a closed position substantially perpendicular to the cantilever support, so that the temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pair of eyeglasses 15 whose eyeglass hanger is supported by the cantilever support, allowing a plurality of the eyeglass hangers to be supported thereon.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided an eyeglass frame hanger member for hanging a pair of eyeglasses for display, said pair of eyeglasses including a frame, said frame including temples and means for20 mounting first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within the frame and being selectively movable between a folded, closed position and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said 25 lenses, the eyeglass hanger member comprising a generally flat sheet of material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension being greater than the width of the bridge of the eyeglass frameto which it is to be secured, opening means below the upper edge and means for 13~011'3 securing a portion of said frame to said eyeglass frame hanger member with at least a portion of said eyeglass frame at a position below said hanger member whereby the temples when secured to the hanger member can be folded and displayed in a horizontal attitude or position, the temples of the frame can be 5 unfolded to permit the try on of the frames with the hanger member attached thereto, without interfering with a potential user's view through the lenses when the eyeglasses are tried on and a plurality of frames can be supported witha horizontal attitude on one support, one behind the other, so that they appear in the horizontal position in which they will be worn.
In one embodiment the opening means is a centrally disposed elongated slot opening, extending generally in a width dimension.
In another embodiment the length of the elongated slot opening is of a length longer than the width of the bridge and is positioned above the bridge portion of the frame when the frame is secured to the eyeglass frame hanger 15 member.
In another embodiment the hanger member is symmetrical about an axis extending between the opening and means for securing the portion of said eyeglass frame.
In another embodiment the means for securing the portion of said 20 frame to said eyeglass frame hanger member comprises means for securing the portion of said frame in an anti-theft manner such that the temples of the frames can be selectively moved between a folded position and an open position when the frames are secured to the hanger member to permit a potential user to try onthe eyeglasses without the eyeglass frame hanger member interfering with the 25 potential user's view.
In another embodiment the opening means is positioned in the vicinity of and extends parallel to the upper edge portion.
In another embodiment the opening means permits the eyeglasses to be displayed in a horizontal orientation.

l~llO113 In another embodiment the opening means comprises a first rod receiving area and a second rod receiving area for receiving first and second rods of a cantilevered support and so configured to allow a first of said rods to extend through said first rod receiving area and the second of said rods to extend through said second rod receiving area so that said hanger member is supported by said two rods, said first and second rod receiving areas spaced apart from each other by the distance between said two rods, said hanger member slidable along said two rods when said first rod extends through said first rod receiving area and said second rod extends through said second rod receiving area to secure a horizontal orientation for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said two rods.
In another embodiment the opening means is for receiving a support for maintaining a selected orientation for the eyeglasses while said eyeglass hanger member is slidably movable thereon and which support permits a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the support.
In another embodiment the opening means is of a length longer than the width of the bridge and is positioned above the bridge portion of the frame when the frame is secured to the eyeglass frame hanger member.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a method of assembly of a pair of eyeglasses to an eyeglass hanger member, the pair of eyeglasses including;
(i) first and second lenses;
(ii) a frame comprising frame elements for mounting the first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween;
(iii) a bridge portion extending across the gap; and (iv) temples pivotable with respect to the lenses in the frame, the eyeglass hanger member comprising a generally flat sheet of material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the 13~0113 width dimension being greater than the width of the bridge of the eyeglass to which it is to be secured, opening means below the upper edge, the length of theopening means extending in the width direction of the sheet material and means for securing a portion of said frame to the eyeglass hanger member, the steps of5 securing a portion of the frame of the pair of eyeglasses to the eyeglass hanger member with at least a portion of the eyeglasses at a position below the eyeglass hanger and the opening means above the bridge of the eyeglasses when the temples of the frame are closed whereby the temples of the frame can be unfolded to permit the try on of the frames with the hanger member attached 10 thereto, without the hanger member interfering with a potential user's view trying on the eyeglasses, and a plurality of frames can be supported with a horizontal attitude on one support, one behind the other, so that they appear inthe horizontal position in which will be worn.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a 15 pair of eyeglasses and hanger means for removably mounting said eyeglasses on a horizontally extending cantilevered support;
said eyeglasses including first and second lenses positioned side by side with a nose gap open at one end disposed therebetween, bridge means extending across said gap at its other end, and temples operatively connected 20 with said lenses at pivot points disposed remote from said nose gap;
said hanger means including a body having aperture means adapted to receive a horizontally extending cantilevered support, means for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger memberfor enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between a closed 25 position and an open position, said means for securing being arranged in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
said means for securing cooperating with said eyeglasses for preventing separation of said hanger means from said eyeglasses without releasing from said frame for permitting a customer to try on sai~ Qyegllasses while said hanger means is mounted thereto;
with said eyeglasses mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means and said temples folded, said pair of eyeglasses constituting an elongated unit having its longitudinal axis positioned horizontally and below said body.
In one embodiment the body and the securing means are generally sheet-like and are constructed of resilient relatively stiff plastic material.
In another embodiment the securing means is formed integrally with the body.
In another embodiment the body is substantially wider than the gap and the securing means is slightly narrower than the gap.
In another embodiment the aperture means is positioned in the vicinity of another edge portion of said body that is opposite the edge portion having the securing means extending therefrom;
the aperture means comprises a horizontally elongated slot that is substantially longer than the width of that portion of the securing means which surrounds said bridge; and the slot is centered with respect to the securing means and is positioned with its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said securing means.
In another embodiment the securing means extends through said gap at its said other end when said pair of eyeglasses is mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.
In another embodiment the bridge has a lower surface in engagement with said securing means at its portion that extends through said nose gap when said pair of eyeglasses is mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.
In another embodiment the portion of the securing means that is -23- 13~119 _ disposed within the nose gap is essentially as wide as the nose gap at its bridge means end.
In another embodiment the securing means is elongated vertically.
In another embodiment the securing means is formed integrally 5 with the body;
said securing means being openable and closable more than once.
In another embodiment the securing means is reusable.
In another embodiment the holding power of said securing means after closing a second time is less than holding power of said securing means 10 after initial closing thereof.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a pair of eyeglasses and hanger means for removably mounting said eyeglasses on a horizontally extending cantilevered support;
said eyeglasses including first and second lenses positioned side by 15 side with a nose gap open at one end disposed therebetween, a bridge extending across said gap at its other end, and temples operatively connected to said lenses at pivot points disposed remote from said nose gap;
said hanger means including a body having aperture means adapted to receive a horizontally extending cantilevered support, and securing means, 20 said securing means cooperating with said eyeglasses for preventing separation of said hanger means from said eyeglasses without altering said securing means, and for permitting a customer to try on said eyeglasses while said hanger means is mounted thereto;
with said temples folded, said eyeglasses and hanger means 25 constituting an elongated unit with the eyeglasses having its longitudinal axis positioned horizontally when said eyeglasses are mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.
In one embodiment the body and the securing means are sheet-like and constructed of plastic material that is resilient and is relatively stiff.

134011g In another embodiment the said temples are folded the eyeglasses have its horizontal axis below said body when said eyeglasses are mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.
In another embodiment the said temples are folded the eyeglasses 5 have its horizontal axis below said body when said eyeglasses are mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.
In another embodiment the plastic sheet material is a polythene.
In another embodiment the body is substantially wider than the gap.
In another embodiment the plastic sheet material is a polythene.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided the combination of a pair of eyeglasses and an eyeglass hanger member comprising:
an eyeglass hanger member for mounting a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame 15 including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display 20 member and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;
said eyeglass hanger member made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width 25 dimension of said hanger member being greater than the width of the bridge;
means for securing a portion of said frame of said pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member to enable the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for securing locating at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said -25- 13-1~113 hanger member;
opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof, said opening means for receiving a cantilever support means and for securing a horizontal orientation for the eyeglasses when said hanger 5 member is mounted on said cantilever support means, said opening means configured so that while receiving said cantilever support means, said hanger member can be slidably movable thereon; and said hanger member opening means for securing said cantilever support means in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated with the hanger 10 member, with the temples in a substantially horizontal position so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples aresubstantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pair of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by the same cantilever support means allowing a plurality of said eyeglasses hanger members to be supported thereon.
In one embodiment the said hanger member and said means for securing are integrally formed from said flat sheet material.
According the another aspect of the invention there is provided the combination of a pair of eyeglasses and an eyeglass hanger comprising:
an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of 20 eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a 25 folded, closed position and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;
said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width -26- 1~ 10119 dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair of eyeglasses;
means for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be 5 selectively displaced between a closed position and an open position, said means for securing being arranged in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
elongated opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof and configured to allow a cantilever support to extend 10 therethrough to support the hanger member while permitting said hanger member to be slidably movable along said cantilever support, said opening means securing a horizontal orientation for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said cantilever support; and said hanger member opening means for receiving said cantilever 15 support means in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated with the hanger member so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said cantilever support allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the 20 cantilever support.
According to another aspect of the invention the combination of a pair of eyeglasses and an eyeglass hanger comprising:
an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, 25 said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display member and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;
said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and 5 having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair of eyeglasses;
means for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be 10 selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for securing being arranged in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof and including a first rod receiving area and a second rod receiving15 area to receive first and second rods of a cantilevered support and to configured to allow a first of said rods to extend through said first rod receiving area and the second of said rods to extend through said second rod receiving area so that said hanger member is supported by said two rods, said first and second rod receivingareas spaced apart from each other by the distance between said two rods, said 20 hanger member slidable along said two rods when said first rod extends through said first rod receiving area and said second rod extends through said second rod receiving area to secure a horizontal orientation for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said two rods; and the hanger member first and second rod receiving areas for 25 receiving said first and second rods in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said two rods allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the two rods. 1340 l l9 According to another aspect of the invention there is provided the combination of a pair of eyeglasses and an eyeglass hanger comprising:
an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of 5 eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a 10 folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the display member and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on a by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;
said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and 15 having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair or eyeglasses;
a retaining member for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of 20 the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said retaining member configured in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
a first rod receiving area and a second rod receiving area formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof, said first and second rod 25 receiving areas spaced apart from each other by the distance between said tworods, said first rod receiving area and said second rod receiving area configured to allow a first of said rods to extend through said first rod receiving area and the second of said rods to extend through said second rod receiving area so that said hanger member is supported by said two rods, said hanger member being slidable along said two rods when said first rod extends through said first rod receivingarea and said second rod extends through said second rod receiving area for securing said eyeglasses horizontally when said hanger member is supported on said two rods allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be 5 supported on the two rods.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided the combination of a pair of eyeglasses and an eyeglass hanger member comprising:
an eyeglass hanger member for mounting a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame 10 including temples and said first and second lenses mounted in said frame in aside-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display 15 member and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;
said eyeglass hanger member having an attaching portion attachable to a portion of said frame of said pair of eyeglasses to enable the temples of the 20 frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said attaching portion locating at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said eyeglass hanger member when said attaching portion is attached to said portion of said frame and in a manner such that the eyeglass hanger member does not interfere with a potential user's view through the 25 lenses when the eyeglasses are tried on;
said eyeglass hanger member further comprising opening means below the upper edge thereof for receiving a support for maintaining a selected orientation for the eyeglasses while said eyeglass hanger member is slidably movable thereon and which support permits a plurality of such eyeglass hanger _ - 30 -'' l3,~nllC~
members to be supported on the support so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pair of eyeglasses whose eyeglass hanger member is supported by said support.
Figure 1 is a perspective of a hanger constructed in accordance with teachings of the instant invention, mounting a pair of eyeglasses on a cantilevered bar that protrudes from a wall of a display device.
Figure 2 is a cross-section taken through line 2-2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of arrows 2-2.
Figure 3 is a plan view of the main element for a hanger constructed in accordance with teachings of the instant invention.
Figure 4 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 illustrating a second embodiment of this invention in which the fastening means is formed integrally with the other portions of the hanger.
Figure 5 is a rear view of the hanger of Figure 4.
Figure 6 is a side elevation looking in the direction of arrows 6-6 in Figure 5.
Figure 7 is a cross-section taken through line 7-7 of Figure 5 looking in the direction of arrows 7-7.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Now referring particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3. Hanger 10, constructed in accordance with a first embodiment of the instant invention, includes main elements 11 (Fig. 3) which is a s of relatively stiff resilient plastic material, typically a polythene. Element 11 consists of rectangular relatively wide main section or body 12 and relatively narrow extension 14. It is intended that frontsurface 29 of body 12 bear identifying indicia 28. Body 12 is provided with elongated aperture section 16 that is substantially longer than the width of extension 14, and is disposed in the vicinity of and extends parallel to edge 17.
Centered between the ends of aperture section 16 and extending therefrom _ -31- 13 toward edge 17 is notch-like aperture section 18. Elongated section 16 is adapted to receive a cantilevered support comprising spaced parallel arms 19, 19, which project horizontally from wall 20, while notch section 18 is adapted to receive a cantilevered support consisting of single horizontal arm 21. Extension 14 is 5 centered along edge 22 of main section 12 and is centered with respect to the length of aperture 16. Edge 17 is parallel to edge 22 and prior to formation of loop 41 (Fig. 2), the entire extension 14 projects from edge 22 away from edge 17.
Non-prescription eyeglasses 30 is a try-on article that includes lenses 31, 32 which are positioned by frame 33 with nose gap 34 therebetween. Bridge 35of frame 33 extends across gap 34 at the upper end thereof. Extension 14 runs through gap 34 and is reversely bent to form loop 41 that encircles bridge 35.
Loop 41 is maintained closed by fastening means in the form of metal rivet 43 which extends through aperture 46 in main section 12 and aperture 47 in extension 14 near the free end thereof.
Hanger 10 and eyeglasses 30 are proportioned so that they cannot be separated without opening loop 41. That is, the portions of frame 33 that surround lenses 31, 32 are too large to pass through loop 41. However, there is sufficient play between hanger 10 and eyeglasses 30 to permit a customer to try on the latter without removing hanger 10. When eyeglasses 30 are being fitted, main section 12 is intended to be in front of the customer's forehead in a position that does not interfere with the customer's view or effect positioning of eyeglasses 30.
While the Figure 1 illustrates only a single pair of eyeglasses 30 and its hanger 10 mounted on support arms 19, 19, it should now be apparent to those skilled in the display art that support arms 19, 19 and/or 21 are intended to support a plurality of pairs of eyeglasses 30 each secured to an individual hanger 10. It should also now be apparent to those skilled in the art that loop 41 neednot be formed integrally with body 12, but can be formed by a separate member (not shown) that is attached to body 12 by fastening means which may be the - 32 - ~ ) 1 1 9 -same rivet 43 that is used to maintain loop 41 closed.
Now referring to Figures 4 through 7 which illustrate a second embodiment of the instant invention. Where elements of the first and second embodiments are the same or substantially the same like rererence numerals are 5 used to indicate these elements in the drawings for both of the embodiments. In particular, hanger 50 of Figures 4-7 is constructed of a moderately stiff yet flexible plastic material and consists of relatively wide rectangular main section or body 12, relatively narrow body extension 14 and fastening means 54. Typically, components 12, 14 and 54 are integrally formed by molding and/or stamping.
Extension 14 projects from the center of one of the long sides 22 of body 12. Narrow slot 16, to receive cantilever support elements 19, 19, is disposed adjacent the other long side 17 of body 12. Extension 14 is centered with respect to the length of slot 16 and extends away from edge 17. Fastening means 54 includes conical button 55 which is disposed slightly to the rear of body 12 near 15 edge 22 and is connected thereto by shank 57 which extends to the base of button 55. The length of shank 57 is approximately equal to the thickness of body 12.
To form loop 41 around bridge 35 of eyeglasses 30, the free end of extension 14 is rearwardly bent and button 55 is forced through aperture 57 in extension 14 near transverse tab 51 which is at the free end of extension 14.
20 Molded integrally with extension 14 is barrier 58 which surrounds button 55 when loop 41 is closed and is provided with an inside diameter which is equal approximately to the outer (base) diameter of button 55. The height of barrier 58 is equal approximately to the height of button 55 which is measured from its enlarged base to its rearward facing relatively pointed apex or tip 48. Barrier 58 25 prevents pointed tip 48 from pressing into the forehead of a person who is trying on eyeglasses 30. The first time loop 41 is formed, considerable force is required to insert button 55 through aperture 57. Reinforcement provided by barrier 58 and the nature of the material from which hanger 50 is constructed are such thatafter the first time button 55 travels through aperture 57, loop 41 cannot be 13~1~11'3 opened casually. However, after button 55 moves through aperture 57 in both directions, aperture 57 becomes enlarged to the extent that fastening means 54 no longer provides a secure connection between the free end of extension 14 and body 12.
Transverse tab 51, located at the free end of extension 14 and outboard of aperture 57, constitutes a grip to facilitate opening of the connection made by fastening means 54. While extension 14 is substantially narrower than slot 16, tab 51 is almost the length of slot 16. Even by gripping tab 51 considerable effort must be exerted for initial opening of loop 41.
As many changes can be made to the preferred embodiments of the invention without departing from the scope of the invention; it is intended thatall material contained herein be interpreted as illustrative of the invention and not in a limiting sense.

Claims (63)

1. A pair of eyeglasses and hanger means for removably mounting said eyeglasses on a horizontally extending cantilevered support;
said eyeglasses including first and second lenses positioned side by side with a nose gap open at one end disposed therebetween, bridge means extending across said gap at its other end, and temples operatively connected with said lenses at pivot points disposed remote from said nose gap;
said hanger means including a body having aperture means adapted to receive a horizontally extending cantilevered support, a relatively narrow strip that is bent to form a loop that extends below a bottom edge portion of said body and fastening means in engagement with said strip to normally maintain said loop closed;
said loop encircling at least a portion of said bridge means, and said temples being disposed entirely outside of said loop;
said loop being proportioned to cooperate with said eyeglasses for preventing separation of said hanger means from said eyeglasses without opening said loop, and for permitting a customer to try on said eyeglasses whilesaid hanger means is mounted thereto;
with said eyeglasses mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means and said temples folded, said pair of eyeglasses constituting an elongated unit having its longitudinal axis positioned horizontally and below said body.

2. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 1 in which the body and the strip are generally sheet-like and are constructed of resilient relatively stiff plastic material.

3. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 1 in which the strip is formed integrally with the body.

4. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 2 in which the body is substantially wider than the gap and the strip is slightly narrower thanthe gap.

5. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 2 in which:
the aperture means is positioned in the vicinity of another edge portion of said body that is opposite the edge portion having the loop extendingtherefrom;
the aperture means comprises a horizontally elongated slot that is substantially longer than the width of that portion of the strip which surroundssaid bridge; and the slot is centered with respect to the strip and is positioned with its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said strip.

6. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 1 in which said strip extends through said gap at its said other end when said pair of eyeglasses is mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.

7. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 6 in which said bridge has a lower surface in engagement with said strip at its portion that extends through said nose gap when said pair of eyeglasses is mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.

8. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 6 in which the portion of the strip that is disposed within the nose gap is essentially as wide as the nose gap at its bridge means end.

9. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 1 in which the loop is elongated vertically.

10. Eyeglass and hanger means as set forth in claim 3 in which the fastening means is formed integrally with the strip and the body;
said fastening means being openable and closable more than once.

11. Eyeglass and hanger means as set forth in claim 3 in which the fastening means is openable and reusable.

12. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 11 in which holding power of said fastening means after closing the latter a second time is less than holding power of said fastening means after initial closing thereof.

13. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 3 in which fastening means is formed integrally with said body and said strip;
said fastening means including cooperating first and second sections which when operatively engaged maintain said loop closed;
said first section comprising a hole and said second section comprising a button that is adapted to be forced through said hole to bring the first and second sections into operative engagement.

14. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 13 in which there is a safety barrier formed integrally with said body and said strip, said safetybarrier surrounding said button when said first and second sections are operatively engaged.

15. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 14 in which the safety barrier also constitute reinforcing means surrounding said hole in close proximately thereto to impede operative disengagement between said first and second sections.

16. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 15 in which there is a transverse projection formed integrally with said strip at its free end;
said projection being disposed outward of said fastening means and being provided as a gripping means to which a force is applied to disengage saidfirst and second sections.

17. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 13 in which a firstend of said strip is joined permanently to the body and at the second end of thestrip there is a transverse projection formed integrally with said strip and constituting a gripping means to which a force is applied to disengage said first and second sections.

18. The combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger member comprising:
an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;
cantilever support means for supporting an eyeglass hanger member, said cantilever support means extending outwardly in a first direction from said eyeglass display member exterior surface;
an eyeglass hanger member for mounting a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display member and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;
said eyeglass hanger member made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being greater than the width of the bridge;
means for securing a portion of said frame of said pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member to enable the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for securing locating at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below saidhanger member;
opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof, said opening means for receiving the cantilever support means and securing a horizontal orientation for the eyeglasses when said hanger member is mounted on said cantilever support means, said opening means configured so that while receiving said cantilever support means, said hanger member can be slidably movable thereon; and said cantilever support means extending through a hanger member opening means in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith with the temples in a substantially horizontal position so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pair of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said cantilever support means allowing a plurality of said eyeglasses hanger members to be supported thereon.

19. The combination according to claim 18, wherein said hanger member and said means for securing are integrally formed from said flat sheet material.

20. The combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger comprising:
an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;
a cantilever support including two rods that are parallel in a horizontal plane for a substantial portion of their least extending outwardly from said eyeglass display member and said exterior surface thereof;
an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;
said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair of eyeglasses;
means for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for securing being arranged in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
elongated opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof and configured to allow said cantilever support to extend therethrough and be supported thereby while permitting said hanger member to be slidably movable along said cantilever support, said opening means securing ahorizontal orientation for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said cantilever support; and said cantilever support extending through a hanger member opening means in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said cantilever support allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the cantilever support.

21. The combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger comprising:
an eyeglass display member having a exterior surface;
a cantilever support, said cantilever support including two rods that extend outwardly from said eyeglass display member and said exterior surface thereof, said two rods being parallel to each other for at least a portion of their length;
an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display member and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;
said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair of eyeglasses;
means for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for securing being arranged in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof and including a first rod receiving area and a second rod receivingarea and configured to allow a first of said rods to extend through said first rod receiving area and the second of said rods to extend through said second rod receiving areas so that said hanger member is supported by said two rods, said first and second rod receiving areas spaced apart from each other by the distance between said two rods, said hanger member slidable along said two rods when said first rod extends through said first rod receiving area and said second rodextends through said second rod receiving area to secure a horizontal orientation for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said two rods; and said first and second rods extending through respectively a hanger member first and second rod receiving areas in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said two rods allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the two rods.

22. The combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger comprising:
an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;
a cantilever support, said cantilever support including two rods that extend outwardly from said eyeglass display member and said exterior surface thereof, said two rods being parallel to each other in a horizontal plane for atleast a portion of their length;
an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the display member and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on a by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;
said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair or eyeglasses;
a retaining member for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said openposition, said retaining member configured in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
a first rod receiving area and a second rod receiving area formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof, said first and second rod receiving areas spaced apart from each other by the distance between said two rods, said first rod receiving area and said second rod receiving area configured to allow a first of said rods to extend through said first rod receiving area and the second of said rods to extend through said second rod receiving area so that said hanger member is supported by said two rods, said hanger member slidable along said two rods when said first rod extends through said first rod receiving area and said second rod extends through said second rod receiving area to secure a horizontal for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said two rods;
and said first and second rods extending through respectively a hanger member first and second rod receiving areas in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said two rods allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the two rods.

23. The combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass hanger member comprising:
an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;
a cantilever support extending outwardly in a first direction from said eyeglass display member exterior surface;
an eyeglass hanger member for mounting a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and said first and second lenses mounted in said frame in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display member and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;
said eyeglass hanger member having an attaching portion attachable to a portion of said frame of said pair of eyeglasses to enable the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said attaching portion locating at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said eyeglass hanger member when said attaching portion is attached to said portion of said frame and in a manner such that the eyeglass hanger member does not interfere with a potential user's view through the lenses when the eyeglasses are tried on;
said cantilever support engaging said eyeglass hanger member to maintain a selected orientation for the eyeglasses while said eyeglass hanger member is slidably movable thereon; and said cantilever support engaging said eyeglass hanger member in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the foldedtemples of any other pair of eyeglasses whose eyeglass hanger member is supported by said cantilever support thereby allowing a plurality of said eyeglass hanger members to be supported thereon.

24. A method of displaying eyeglass/hanger combinations, the eyeglasses including (1) first and second lenses, (ii) a frame for mounting the first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, (iii) a bridge portion extending across the gap, and (iv) temples pivotable with respectto the lenses in the frame, the eyeglass hangers having an attaching portion attached to a portion of the frame of an associated pair of eyeglasses, such that the eyeglass hanger does not interfere with a potential user's view through the lenses when the eyeglasses are tried on; including the steps of:
locating a display member in a selected location for display of the eyeglasses, the display member having an exterior surface and at least a first cantilever support attached to the exterior surface of the display member so that the cantilever support extends outwardly in first direction from the eyeglass display member exterior surface, mounting the eyeglass hanger on the cantilever support so that the temples of the frame can be selectively displaced between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display member and an unfolded, open position, in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to the lenses, to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;
the mounting step including the step of positioning the eyeglass hanger with the cantilever support engaging the eyeglass hanger in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith in a selected orientation and with the temples in a closed position substantially perpendicular to the cantilever support, so that the temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and aresubstantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pair of eyeglasses whose eyeglass hanger is supported by the cantilever support, allowing a plurality of the eyeglass hangers to be supported thereon.

25. An eyeglass frame hanger member for hanging a pair of eyeglasses for display, said pair of eyeglasses including a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within the frame and being selectively movable between a folded, closed position and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses, the eyeglass hanger member comprising a generally flat sheet of material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension being greater than the width of the bridge of the eyeglass frameto which it is to be secured, opening means below the upper edge and means for securing a portion of said frame to said eyeglass frame hanger member with at least a portion of said eyeglass frame at a position below said hanger member whereby the temples when secured to the hanger member can be folded and displayed in a horizontal attitude or position, the temples of the frame can be unfolded to permit the try on of the frames with the hanger member attached thereto, without interfering with a potential user's view through the lenses when the eyeglasses are tried on and a plurality of frames can be supported with a horizontal attitude on one support, one behind the other, so that they appear inthe horizontal position in which they will be worn.

26. The eyeglass frame hanger member of claim 25, wherein the opening means is a centrally disposed elongated slot opening, extending generally in a width dimension.

27. The eyeglass frame hanger member of claim 26, wherein the length of the elongated slot opening is of a length longer than the width of the bridgeand is positioned above the bridge portion of the frame when the frame is secured to the eyeglass frame hanger member.

28. The eyeglass frame hanger member of claim 25, 26, or 27, wherein the hanger member is symmetrical about an axis extending between the opening and means for securing the portion of said eyeglass frame.

29. The eyeglass frame hanger member of claim 25, 26, or 27, wherein the means for securing the portion of said frame to said eyeglass frame hanger member comprises means for securing the portion of said frame in an anti-theft manner such that the temples of the frames can be selectively moved between a folded position and an open position when the frames are secured to the hanger member to permit a potential user to try on the eyeglasses without the eyeglass frame hanger member interfering with the potential user's view.

30. The eyeglass frame hanger member of claim 25 wherein the opening means is positioned in the vicinity of and extends parallel to the upperedge portion.

31. The eyeglass frame hanger member of claim 25 wherein the opening means permits the eyeglasses to be displayed in a horizontal orientation.

32. The eyeglass frame hanger member of claim 25 wherein said opening means comprises a first rod receiving area and a second rod receiving area for receiving first and second rods of a cantilevered support and so configured to allow a first of said rods to extend through said first rod receiving area and the second of said rods to extend through said second rod receiving area so that said hanger member is supported by said two rods, said first and second rod receiving areas spaced apart from each other by the distance between said two rods, said hanger member slidable along said two rods when said first rod extends through said first rod receiving area and said second rod extends through said second rod receiving area to secure a horizontal orientation for said eyeglasseswhen said hanger member is supported on said two rods.

33. The eyeglass frame hanger member of claim 25 wherein said opening means is for receiving a support for maintaining a selected orientation for the eyeglasses while said eyeglass hanger member is slidably movable thereon and which support permits a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the support.

34. The eyeglass frame hanger member of claim 33 wherein the opening means is of a length longer than the width of the bridge and is positioned above the bridge portion of the frame when the frame is secured to the eyeglass frame hanger member.

35. A method of assembly of a pair of eyeglasses to an eyeglass hanger member, the pair of eyeglasses including;
(i) first and second lenses;
(ii) a frame comprising frame elements for mounting the first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween;
(iii) a bridge portion extending across the gap; and (iv) temples pivotable with respect to the lenses in the frame, the eyeglass hanger member comprising a generally flat sheet of material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension being greater than the width of the bridge of the eyeglass to which it is to be secured, opening means below the upper edge, the length of theopening means extending in the width direction of the sheet material and means for securing a portion of said frame to the eyeglass hanger member, the steps ofsecuring a portion of the frame of the pair of eyeglasses to the eyeglass hangermember with at least a portion of the eyeglasses at a position below the eyeglass hanger and the opening means above the bridge of the eyeglasses when the temples of the frame are closed whereby the temples of the frame can be unfolded to permit the try on of the frames with the hanger member attached thereto, without the hanger member interfering with a potential user's view trying on the eyeglasses, and a plurality of frames can be supported with a horizontal attitude on one support, one behind the other, so that they appear inthe horizontal position in which will be worn.

36. A pair of eyeglasses and hanger means for removably mounting said eyeglasses on a horizontally extending cantilevered support;
said eyeglasses including first and second lenses positioned side by side with a nose gap open at one end disposed therebetween, bridge means extending across said gap at its other end, and temples operatively connected with said lenses at pivot points disposed remote from said nose gap;
said hanger means including a body having aperture means adapted to receive a horizontally extending cantilevered support, means for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger memberfor enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between a closed position and an open position, said means for securing being arranged in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
said means for securing cooperating with said eyeglasses for preventing separation of said hanger means from said eyeglasses without releasing from said frame for permitting a customer to try on said eyeglasses while said hanger means is mounted thereto;
with said eyeglasses mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means and said temples folded, said pair of eyeglasses constituting an elongated unit having its longitudinal axis positioned horizontally and below said body.

37. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 36 in which the body and the securing means are generally sheet-like and are constructed of resilient relatively stiff plastic material.

38. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 37 in which the securing means is formed integrally with the body.

39. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 37 in which the body is substantially wider than the gap and the securing means is slightly narrower than the gap.

40. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 37 in which:
the aperture means is positioned in the vicinity of another edge portion of said body that is opposite the edge portion having the securing meansextending therefrom;
the aperture means comprises a horizontally elongated slot that is substantially longer than the width of that portion of the securing means which surrounds said bridge; and the slot is centered with respect to the securing means and is positioned with its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said securing means.

41. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 36 in which said securing means extends through said gap at its said other end when said pair of eyeglasses is mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.

42. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 41 in which said bridge has a lower surface in engagement with said securing means at its portionthat extends through said nose gap when said pair of eyeglasses is mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.

43. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 41 in which the portion of the securing means that is disposed within the nose gap is essentially as wide as the nose gap at its bridge means end.

44. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 36 in which the securing means is elongated vertically.

45. Eyeglass and hanger means as set forth in claim 38 in which the securing means is formed integrally with the body;
said securing means being openable and closable more than once.

46. Eyeglass and hanger means as set forth in claim 38 in which the securing means is reusable.

47. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 45 in which holding power of said securing means after closing a second time is less than holding power of said securing means after initial closing thereof.

48. A pair of eyeglasses and hanger means for removably mounting said eyeglasses on a horizontally extending cantilevered support;
said eyeglasses including first and second lenses positioned side by side with a nose gap open at one end disposed therebetween, a bridge extending across said gap at its other end, and temples operatively connected to said lenses at pivot points disposed remote from said nose gap;
said hanger means including a body having aperture means adapted to receive a horizontally extending cantilevered support, and securing means, said securing means cooperating with said eyeglasses for preventing separation of said hanger means from said eyeglasses without altering said securing means, and for permitting a customer to try on said eyeglasses while said hanger means is mounted thereto;

with said temples folded, said eyeglasses and hanger means constituting an elongated unit with the eyeglasses having its longitudinal axis positioned horizontally when said eyeglasses are mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.

49. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 48 in which the body and the securing means are sheet-like and constructed of plastic material that is resilient and is relatively stiff.

50. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 48 wherein when said temples are folded the eyeglasses have its horizontal axis below said body when said eyeglasses are mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.

51. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 49 wherein when said temples are folded the eyeglasses have its horizontal axis below said body when said eyeglasses are mounted on a horizontally extending cantilevered support by said hanger means.

52. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 49, 50, or 51 in which the plastic sheet material is a polythene.

53. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 48, 49, or 50 in which the body is substantially wider than the gap.

54. Eyeglasses and hanger means as set forth in claim 51 wherein which the plastic sheet material is a polythene.

55. The combination of a pair of eyeglasses and an eyeglass hanger member comprising:
an eyeglass hanger member for mounting a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display member and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;
said eyeglass hanger member made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being greater than the width of the bridge;
means for securing a portion of said frame of said pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member to enable the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for securing locating at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below saidhanger member;
opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof, said opening means for receiving a cantilever support means and for securing a horizontal orientation for the eyeglasses when said hanger member is mounted on said cantilever support means, said opening means configured so that while receiving said cantilever support means, said hanger member can be slidably movable thereon; and said hanger member opening means for securing said cantilever support means in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated with the hanger member, with the temples in a substantially horizontal position so that when thetemples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pair of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by the same cantilever support means allowing a plurality of said eyeglasses hanger members to be supported thereon.

56. The combination according to claim 55, wherein said hanger member and said means for securing are integrally formed from said flat sheet material.

57. The combination of a pair of eyeglasses and an eyeglass hanger comprising:
an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position and unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;
said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair of eyeglasses;
means for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between a closed position and an open position, said meansfor securing being arranged in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
elongated opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof and configured to allow a cantilever support to extend therethrough to support the hanger member while permitting said hanger member to be slidably movable along said cantilever support, said opening means securing a horizontal orientation for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said cantilever support; and said hanger member opening means for receiving said cantilever support means in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated with the hanger member so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said cantilever support allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the cantilever support.

58. The combination of a pair of eyeglasses and an eyeglass hanger comprising:
an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display member and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;
said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair of eyeglasses;

means for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said means for securing being arranged in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
opening means formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof and including a first rod receiving area and a second rod receivingarea to receive first and second rods of a cantilevered support and to configured to allow a first of said rods to extend through said first rod receiving area and the second of said rods to extend through said second rod receiving area so that said hanger member is supported by said two rods, said first and second rod receivingareas spaced apart from each other by the distance between said two rods, said hanger member slidable along said two rods when said first rod extends through said first rod receiving area and said second rod extends through said second rod receiving area to secure a horizontal orientation for said eyeglasses when said hanger member is supported on said two rods; and the hanger member first and second rod receiving areas for receiving said first and second rods in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pairs of eyeglasses whose hanger member is supported by said two rods allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the two rods.

59. The combination of a pair of eyeglasses and an eyeglass hanger comprising:
an eyeglass hanger member having associated therewith a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and means for mounting said first and second lenses in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the display member and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on a by a potential user when the temples are in the unfolded, open position;
said hanger member being made from flat sheet material and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a width dimension, the width dimension of said hanger member being substantially greater than the width of the bridge of the associated pair or eyeglasses;
a retaining member for securing a portion of said frame of the associated pair of eyeglasses to said hanger member for enabling the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said openposition, said retaining member configured in a manner to locate at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said hanger member;
a first rod receiving area and a second rod receiving area formed in said hanger member below the upper edge thereof, said first and second rod receiving areas spaced apart form each other by the instance between said two rods, said first rod receiving area and said second rod receiving area configured to allow a first of said rods to extend through said first rod receiving area and the second of said rods to extend through said second rod receiving area so that said hanger member is supported by said tow rods, said hanger member being slidable along said two rods when said first rod extends through said first rod receivingarea and said second rod extends through said second rod receiving area for securing said eyeglasses horizontally when said hanger member is supported on said two rods allowing a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the two rods.

60. The combination of a pair of eyeglasses and an eyeglass hanger member comprising:
an eyeglass hanger member for mounting a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and said first and second lenses mounted in said frame in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are hung from the eyeglass display member and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;
said eyeglass hanger member having an attaching portion attachable to a portion of said frame of said pair of eyeglasses to enable the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said attaching portion locating at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below said eyeglass hanger member when said attaching portion is attached to said portion of said frame and in a manner such that the eyeglass hanger member does not interfere with a potential user's view through the lenses when the eyeglasses are tried on;
said eyeglass hanger member further comprising opening means below the upper edge thereof for receiving a support for maintaining a selected orientation for the eyeglasses while said eyeglass hanger member is slidably movable thereon and which support permits a plurality of such eyeglass hanger members to be supported on the support so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pair of eyeglasses whose eyeglass hanger member is supported by said support.

61. The combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass contacting member comprising:
an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;
a cantilever support extending outwardly in a first direction from said eyeglass display member exterior surface;
said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and said first and second lenses mounted in said frame in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame furtherincluding a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are supported by the eyeglass display member and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;
an eyeglass contacting member having an encircling portion adapted to encircle a part of said frame of said pair of eyeglasses to enable the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, such that the eyeglass contacting member does not interfere with a potential user's view through the lenses when the eyeglasses are tried on;
said cantilever support adapted to support a plurality of said eyeglass contacting members to maintain a selected orientation for the eyeglasses associated with each such eyeglass contacting member while said eyeglass contacting member is supported thereon; and said cantilever support engaging said eyeglass contacting members in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pair of eyeglasses whose eyeglass contacting member is supported by said cantilever support thereby allowing a plurality of said eyeglass contacting members to be supported thereon.

62. The combination according to Claim 61, wherein said encircling portion locates at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below at least a portion of said eyeglass contacting member when said encircling portion encircles said part of said frame.

63. The combination of an eyeglass display member and an eyeglass contacting member comprising:
an eyeglass display member having an exterior surface;
a cantilever support extending outwardly in a first direction from said eyeglass display member exterior surface;
an eyeglass contacting member for mounting a pair of eyeglasses, said pair of eyeglasses including first and second lenses and a frame, said frame including temples and said first and second lenses mounted in said frame in a side-by-side relationship with a gap therebetween, said frame further including a bridge portion extending across said gap, said temples being pivotable with respect to said lenses within said frame and selectively movable between a folded, closed position when the eyeglasses are supported by the eyeglass display member and an unfolded, open position in which the temples are substantially perpendicular to said lenses to enable the eyeglasses to be tried on by a potential user;
said eyeglass contacting member having an attaching portion attachable to a portion of said frame of said pair of eyeglasses to enable the temples of the frame to be selectively displaced between said closed position and said open position, said attaching portion locating at least a portion of said eyeglasses at a position below at least a portion of said eyeglass contacting member when said attaching portion is attached to said portion of said frame andin a manner such that the eyeglass contacting member does not interfere with a potential user's view through the lenses when the eyeglasses are tried on;
said cantilever support engaging said eyeglass contacting member to maintain a selected orientation for the eyeglasses while said eyeglass contacting member is slidably movable thereon; and said cantilever support engaging said eyeglass contacting member in a manner to position the eyeglasses associated therewith so that when the temples of said eyeglasses are in a folded, closed position said temples do not penetrate the display member exterior surface and are substantially parallel to the folded temples of any other pair of eyeglasses whose eyeglass contacting member is supported by said cantilever support thereby allowing a plurality of said eyeglass contacting members to be supported thereon.