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"Everything that can be invented has been invented." Charles H. Duell, commissioner of the U.S. patent office, 1899.

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CHILDREN’S SUNGLASSES

Inventors: Renee Resler, Gary W. Hall
Patent number: 7314278
Filing date: Nov 2, 2006
Issue date: Jan 1, 2008

Yeah, that’s a snug fit… …and you’ve got velcro ‘round the back for easy grip. No more worries about the sun damaging your children’s eyes. You can send the children out to bask in the sun and not worry about their little peepers… …the only drawback is they’ll look like Jim Carrey’s Riddler in Batman Begins.