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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166610 | Spring hinge An electrically weldable spring hinge for eyeglasses includes a housing open on a bottom side having a cavity into which a spring element may be inserted and in which at least one support element is provided. The spring hinge additionally includes a hinge element di... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7874042 | Spring hinge for spectacles A spring hinge for spectacles is described having a central hinge lobe (4) guided so it is displaceable in a bow-side housing (1) in the bow longitudinal direction and having a U-shaped sliding part (3) projecting from the hinge lobe (4) ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7765642 | Operating mechanism of movable member, and automobile storage apparatus An operation mechanism attaches a movable member to a main body to be rotatable between a first position and a second position. The movable member is held in the first position by a locking device. The operation mechanism includes a base attached to the main body, a... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7735193 | Spring hinge for spectacles A spring hinge for spectacles is described having a hinge part (1) guided displaceably in a bow-side housing (2) in the bow longitudinal direction and having a U-shaped sliding part (4), which projects from the hinge part (1) in the displ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7581289 | Spring hinge for glasses A spring hinge for eyeglasses: the glasses including a central part and side pieces, a hinge element comprising at least one hinge eyelet, a spring device interacting with the hinge element, a housing containing a cavity which at least partially accommodates the spr... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7441890 | Frame assembly for eyeglasses A frame assembly for eyeglasses includes a frame including two rims and two extensions that extend from two ends of the frame. Each extension has two slots. Two connection members each have a board and two lugs that extend from one side of the board. Each lug has a ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434295 | Spring hinge using clutch structure for eyeglasses A spring hinge using clutch structure for eyeglasses of the invention includes a hinge bracket, a end-meshing element, a central-meshing element; a hinge cannula, a resilient element received in the hole of the central-meshing element; a fixing element; and a slide ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422322 | Eyeglass frame An easily connected and assembled eyeglass frame comprises a frame, a pair of temples and two connecting assemblies, both sides of the frame are provided with a recess, the recess is provided with an upper and a lower column-shaped hole respectively. The connecting ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422323 | Hinge system for eyewear A hinge system for eyewear includes a pivotable hinge element for connecting a temple to a lug on each end of a lens frame. The pivotable hinge element has one end pivotably connected to the lug and the other end arranged to allow the temple to be pivotably moved be... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410253 | Spectacles The invention relates to a spectacle frame with a rim (1) and with one temple (2) each left and right of it hinged to a connecting element (6) of the rim (1). The temple (2), at its mount proximal end, is provided with three leaf s... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7380935 | Mechanical universal hinge A hinge assembly is provided for connecting the temple of an eyeglass to a lens support assembly. The hinge assembly comprises a cam member with a pair of oppositely directed cam surfaces disposed in orthogonal planes. The assembly also comprises a pair of pivots ex... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7363683 | Spring hinge An electrically weldable spring hinge comprising a housing, a recess in the housing, an outside of the housing, at least one welding projection on the outside of the housing and arranged in a region of the housing to which forces are applied during a welding operati... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357502 | Revolving structure for glasses part A revolving structure for a glasses part for revolving a second member relative to a first member is provided with a rotational shaft provided on the first member and a cylindrical member with elasticity which is fitted on the rotational shaft externally, where the ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350271 | Compact elastic hinge element for a spectacle frame The invention relates to an elastic hinge element (60) for a spectacle frame, comprising a body (10) consisting of a housing (11) comprising a guiding area (12) and at least one cavity comprising a retaining partition, a slide (20)... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344242 | Eyeglasses The present invention relates to an eyeglasses with one arm on the left and on the right side and with on each side one connector element of a mount, where on the connector element joint elements are positioned which work together with joint elements positioned on t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338157 | Spectacle A spectacle has a body and two hinges. The body includes a frame, at least one glass and two temples. The temples are pivotally and respectively connected to the frame, and each temple has a hinge hole define through the temple. The hinges are held respectively in t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318252 | Spring hinge for glasses A spring hinge for eyeglasses: the glasses including a central part and side pieces, a hinge element comprising at least one hinge eyelet, a spring device interacting with the hinge element, a housing containing a cavity which at least partially accommodates the spr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7281299 | Particularly reduced elastic hinge for the elastication of a side arm for glasses, structured for the reduction of clearance and with a highly slideable carriage Side arm for glasses structured for the reduction of clearance and with a highly slideable carriage, essentially including a small box, associated to the side arm by welding and preassembly. Two springs are housed on the inside the springs on one side having the end... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264219 | Breakaway banner support assembly A breakaway banner support assembly for mounting to a vertical support structure having at least one mounting member connected to a support structure, a support rod extending along a generally horizontal plane for supporting a flexible banner, and a breakaway and re... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264349 | Quick-release eyeglasses hinge A hinge for eyeglasses includes a hinge block for attachment to a lens frame of the eyeglasses. The hinge block has an aperture and a slot extending from the aperture. A hinge pin is attached to an arm of the eyeglasses. The hinge pin is pivotally received by the ap... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261411 | Eyeglasses structure A pair of eyeglasses include two rims, and two temples; each rim has a cavity, a spring held in the cavity, and a holding element positioned partially in the cavity to cover the spring and having a pressing portion; each temple has a protruding portion, which has a ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249845 | Spring hinge A spring hinge for spectacles having a center piece and side pieces fitted pivotably thereto is proposed, having a spring element cooperating with said side pieces, a housing having a recess receiving the hinge element and the spring element, within which housing th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246901 | Adjustable length upper frame member for eyeglasses A frame assembly for eyeglasses is provided wherein the overall width of the eyeglass frame is adjustable by utilizing a telescoping brow bar. The upper frame member or brow bar is formed to include either a pair of telescoping or indexed joints allowing the length ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237892 | Temple bar with ball and socket hinge and method of making same A novel hinge assembly for eyeglasses is provided wherein a first structural member for the hinge structure is formed in a first molding step and a second structural member of the hinge structure is formed directly over a portion of the first structural member in a ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232216 | Recessed hinge to make the temples of spectacles elastic Disclosed is a recessed hinge to make a temple elastic with respect to a respective end piece of a frame of a pair of spectacles. The hinge includes at least a male hinging element pivoted to at least a corresponding female element. The male hinging element includes... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229168 | Multi-faceted magnetic hinge system for coupling objects, including eyewear A magnetic hinge system includes a first hinge member associated with a first object, such as the frame of a primary eyewear, and having outwardly-facing facets. A second hinge member is attached to second object, such as a secondary eyewear, and defines a slot havi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222960 | Spectacle frame A spectacle frame comprises at least one lens engaging frame member and a pair of temple members. An end piece of a temple member is pivotally connected with an end piece of the frame member by a hinge assembly (5) comprising relatively short, elongate first ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210777 | Floating lens brow bar attachment for eyeglasses A brow bar and lens assembly for eyeglasses is provided wherein a flexible brow bar member is attached to a lens assembly only along a central region. By attaching the lens and brow bar in this manner, the brow bar is allowed to flex relative to the lens thereby pro... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175270 | Flexible frame assembly for eyeglasses A novel frame construction for eyeglasses is provided wherein the upper frame member is formed to have greatly enhanced flexibility to increase the overall adjustability, comfort and fit of the eyeglasses. The upper frame member includes areas wherein the material i... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7114806 | Eyeglass assembly with removable auxiliary eyeglasses attachment An eyeglasses assembly comprising at least one magnetic hinge that holds a removable, auxiliary eyeglasses attachment onto eyeglasses. The magnetic hinge allows the user to pivot the auxiliary eyeglass attachment into an “up” position when not in use. The magnet... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108372 | Eyeglasses assembly with elastic temples An eyeglasses assembly includes an eyeglasses frame, two elastic members and a pair of temples. The eyeglasses frame is provided with a vertical through hole, an inserting hole and a pair of opposite screw holes at each hinge. Each elastic member is made of highly e... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101039 | Durable eyeglasses frame assembly A novel eyeglasses frame allowing sizing, assembly and disassembly without the need for special training, screws, bolts, or pins, or special tools. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090347 | Screw-less hinge structure for spectacles An improved screw-less hinge structure for assembling spectacles, particularly for, but not by way of limitation to, children's sunglasses, each comprising a spectacle frame (20) containing a finger-shaped fitting member (22) with a disc-shaped fitting... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080904 | One piece spectacle with temple pre-load The disposable safety eyewear has a lens portion having a bridge portion and a nose support thereon. Left and right temple bars are connected to the lens portion by living hinges. The living hinges are operable between an open position and a folded position. Mating ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077518 | Eyeglass temple assembly An eyeglass temple assembly includes a connector rod having a hooked end, a temple shaft having a rod-disposing compartment with an open end for extension of the connector rod therethrough and into the rod-disposing compartment, a positioning component received fitt... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070273 | Eyeglasses frame with rotatable temples Eyeglasses comprises a face and temple. The face has an outer surface including an outer edge. The face also has a first end portion and a first lens opening. The outer edge being proximate to the first end portion. The temple has a portion defining an inner surface... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066595 | Temple assembly for a pair of glasses A temple assembly for a pair of glasses includes a temple, a pivotal member, a positioning member, a bolt mounted in a receptacle of the temple for retaining the positioning member, and an elastic element mounted in the receptacle and between the positioning member ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055953 | Hinge for spectacles The hinge is for use on spectacles of the type comprising a front frame for carrying lenses and a pair of temples. The hinge comprises a first attachment device for attaching the hinge to a corresponding one of the temples, a second attachment device for attaching t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7043796 | Hinge connector assembly A hinge connector assembly for securely attaching an earpiece to a frame of a pair of eyeglasses includes a hinge connector and connector clamp which secure an earpiece therebetween. The means for securing the earpiece comprise threaded bores attached to the connect... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044596 | Hingeless eyeglasses frame A frame for a pair of eyeglasses includes an all-metal body having a central bridge portion, lens attachment segments disposed opposite the bridge portion, and first and second temple sections extending rearwardly from ends of the lens attachment segments. The templ... | 05/16/2006 |