The bluetooth eye-glasses connector
Description
This invention relates to a simple device that will allow a driver who wears eye-glasses to also use a blue-tooth headset at the same time while driving.
New stricter laws makes it a punishable offence to use a hand-held mobile phone while driving; therefore most drivers now wear a Bluetooth headset so they can communicate using their mobile phone while driving. However, the exception to this scenario is a driver that wears eye-glasses; this is simply because most bluetooth headset will fit to the back of the ears just like the frame of the glasses will be hooked round the back of the ears. Drivers have tried wearing both bluetooth headset and eye-glasses at the same time but risk loss in concentration because of the discomfort to the ears (wearing both) and the fact that the frame of the glasses and the bluetooth headset cannot both hang around the ears at the same time without the risk of one of them falling off constantly; this in itself is a hazard because of lack of concentration.
My research indicates that most eye-glasses wearing drivers will either choose to wear their eye-glasses because they need it for clear vision at the expense of equally wearing a bluetooth headset to make and answer phone calls. This results in the temptation to make and receive phone calls without a bluetooth headset and therefore risk penalty points on their license and a 60 fine. This is an unfair position for eye-glasses wearing drivers who need to make and receive phone calls while driving.
To overcome these problems, this invention proposes the use of a device that will fit round the ear with different fining positions for the frame of the eye-glasses and the bluetooth headset to fit into.
There will be a position for the frame of the glasses to fit into and also a position for the bluetooth headset to fit into; the device is then fitted round the back of the ear securely.
This device shall be made of skin friendly materials such as rubber, soft plastic etc in order to maximise comfort for the user. It shall have extendable and adjustable ear fitting positions so that one size can fit all.
The drawings attached will give a pictorial description of the invention: Figure I shows the assembled device comprising two components (a and b) fitted onto each other Figure 2 shows the holder which is made from a thin strip of plastic and rubber material with a covering of soft cushioning materials (such as velvet) at the back-end of the plastic for skin comfort.
Two adjustable positions for the eye-glasses and the Bluetooth headset are attached to the front-end of the plastic.
Figure 3 shows the ear-piece made from a combination of thin soft plastic and rubber material which is fitted round the back of the ear.
In figure 1, the thin strip of plastic is already attached to the ear-piece by inserting g and h (made from thin pieces of metal) as seen on b, into i andj (small holes) respectively, as seen on a; a cross cut in g and h with a corresponding cross cut in i and j will ensure that they fit.
C is a thin piece of rubber material which is movable and adjustable to fit any eye-glass frame while d which is also movable and adjustable will ensure that the eye-glass frame is fitted securely into the device.
E is a thin piece of rubber material which is movable and adjustable to fit most Bluetooth headset ear clip while f which is also movable and adjustable will ensure that the bluetooth headset clip is fitted securely into the device Claim