ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,087, issued on Nov. 4.

"Headband with drop-down sunglasses" was invented by Sean Simpson (Lexington, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An eyeglasses and headband combination apparatus including a headband having a pocket defined therein, and eyeglasses attached to the headband by a connection that enables the eyeglasses to be alternately movable from being stored in the pocket and to being extended from the pocket without detaching the eyeglasses from the headband."

The patent was filed on April 17, 2024, under Application No. 18/638,288.

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