ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,619,099, issued on May 5.

"Quick release mechanism for eyeglasses" was invented by York Tsai (New Taipei City, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick release mechanism for eyeglasses includes a connecting member for detachably disposing on one side of an eyeglass component of the eyeglasses, and a fastener member for positioning the connecting member on the eyeglass component and including an operating portion and a latching portion having two short sides. The eyeglass component is formed with an engaging groove having an engaging section and an opening section. The operating portion is operable to move between a locking position, i...