Saturday, July 18, 2020

Oh, patents! DiorClub1 peak

Copyright Françoise Herrmann

Peak

Peak is a British term, defined in Hornby's Oxford Dictionary as “pointed front part of a cap; projecting brim (to shade the eyes)". The corresponding American English term is "visor", which should explain any difficulties you might experience searching for visor patents, drafted by a speaker of British English.

The DiorClub1 visor is included in the sunglasses category with a 100% UVA/UVB-protected plastic peak. The DiorClub1 visor also has an inside cushioning foam strip, running the full length of the forehead, designed to increase comfort. The Dior logo “J’ADIOR” appears on the front of the visor, and the name “Christian Dior” is woven into the wide adjustable elastic band, on the back. 

The US design patent USD862045S, titled Peak, was awarded on October 8th, 2019, to Mathieu Jamin, inventor of the DiorClub1 design, and Creative Director for eyewear and watches at the House of Dior. The patent Figure 1.5 drawing is shown below, together with various corresponding models of the marketed DiorClub1 visor.


Reference
Dior (Company website)

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