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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4826309 | Eyeglass construction A pair of eyeglasses or sunglasses in which there are eyeglass frames having a pair of support arms hinged therefrom. Each of the support arms has disposed between the ends thereof hollow resilient fluted coupling members having a plurality of linearly di... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4806008 | Identifiable eyeglasses An eyeglass temple bar having an oblong shaped recess in its inner side and retained in said recess an identification strip of flexible sheet material and preferably a removable window strip of transparent flexible sheet material covering said identificat... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4801199 | Temple adapter A temple adapter for use with eye glass frames to facilitate the replacement of a damaged or broken temple on the eye glass frames. The adapter is a U-shaped member which is cemented in place on the frame and the replacement temple is soldered to that mem... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4795247 | Process for fitting a spectacle frame and device and adaptive end piece for performing the process A process for fitting temple end pieces onto the ends of the temples of a spectacle frame with a simplified manner of trimming the ends of the temples to the proper length and affixation of the temple end pieces thereto in the proper angle of rotation abo... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4786158 | Protective cover for eyeglass temple pieces and method A disposable temple cover for use within environments in which the wearer of eyeglasses subjects them to potentially damaging substances includes a thin walled tube of plastic material having an end bearing a soft resilient ring. The resilient ring is att... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4723844 | Eyeglasses The eyeglasses include a first and second transparent member affixed to an intermediate nose portion wherein the desired plane of the transparent member-nose portion combination can be readily altered by moving the transparent members. First and second su... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4666266 | Eyeglasses having lens storage means The disclosure is of eyeglass frames having the temples structured to provide storage for the eyeglass lenses or for auxiliary lenses, and the frame also includes various structural arrangements for placing and holding the lenses in operative relation wit... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4655564 | Spectacle frame and parts thereof The present invention relates to plastic eyewear, i.e. spectacle frames and parts thereof in which the plastic is selected from the group consisting of polyetherimide and polyethersulfone.... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4618226 | Spring mount hinge for eyeglasses bows This eyeglasses temple comprises a leg portion and spring-loaded devices for enabling the leg opening to occur elastically beyond an overcenter position, and enabling the leg to be closed with a snap action. The spring-loaded devices comprises a leaf spri... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4488792 | Eyeglasses with quick connect and disconnect temple pieces An eyeglass assembly having removable temple pieces. A spring arm has on one end a hinge pin and on the other end means for mounting the arm on the temple piece. The arm is shiftable between an advanced position wherein the pin unites the knuckles to form... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4426138 | Head positioning device A head positioning device for establishing a selected spacial attitude of the head for portraits, cephalometric x-rays and conventional x-rays in orthodontic procedures, which device includes eyeglasses having a lens frame and a pair of temple arms extend... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4408844 | Eyeglass frame with structural spare key An eyeglass frame with structural spare key is provided comprising an eyeglass frame having a lens supporting member with opposed, spaced temple bars extending rearwardly from sides thereof with at least one of the temple bars having integrally incorporat... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4391498 | Spectacle frame A spectacle frame and method for providing eye protection during extreme physical activity through use of a spectacle frame comprising in combination rim means defining a pair of side-by-side viewing windows and having a recessed contoured bridge therebet... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4331394 | Antitheft device for spectacles exhibited for selling purposes An antitheft device for spectacles which are being freely exhibited for selling purposes, comprises a sleeve member fitted on at least one arm of the spectacles, at the hinge portion thereof. In use, the sleeve abuts against the spectacle frame and keeps ... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4309086 | Nose plate holder spectacle frames The invention relates to an improvement to spectacle frames, and is more particularly directed to a novel nose plate holder which comprises a fixing tab adapted to be attached to the spectacles, an upright member adapted to support the side members of the... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4299456 | Eyeglass frame with support for temple connection An eyeglass frame comprising two lens rings and two temples, the frame being supported and reinforced at the point of engagement of the temples and the lens rings by a loop or series of loops extending from the side of the eyeglass frame. The loop or loop... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4272166 | Temples for eyeglasses A temple unit has a rod of metal damask with a spiral-shaped structure butt-soldered to a rigid metal profile. The rod is inserted axially into a clear plastic shell having a softness of shore-D-hardness less than 20 according to DIN No. 53 505, the West ... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4240718 | Sports spectacle structure A spectacle structure for wear during active sports where eye protection is desired includes a protective panoramic or wrap-around frame and portions snugly engaging spaced parts of the head to support the frame on the head of a person. Lenses, such as pr... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4202609 | Eyeglasses Suspension Eyewear consists of a pair of ophthalmic lenses attached to a metal centerpiece in the manner of conventional rimless eyeglasses. Instead of hinges and temples there are two suspension lines attached to each lens near the outer edges, and at po... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4178116 | Spectacle frame with angularly adjustable temples and means for manufacturing and assembling same The spectacle frame includes a frontal lens support incorporating a nose bridge, a pair of temples, and hinges connecting each temple to an outer end of the lens support. A blind bore is formed in either the lens support or the temple at at least one oute... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4169665 | Eyeglass bow construction An eyeglass temple has an ear engaging end portion arranged to fit within the cymba concha and includes load bearing points for engaging the underside of the crus antihelicus and the upper surface of the crus helicus for preventing downward rotation of th... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4141628 | Eyeglasses temple construction An eyeglass temple construction is provided that substantially reduces and eliminates slippage of the frame on the nose of the wearer by providing a weight of one-eighth to three-quarters ounce attached to the rear part of the temple which extends behind ... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4139281 | Weight for spectacle frame and method of attachment A weight for use on a spectacle frame and a method of attaching in which a high density weight is provided which is relatively short in length and which has a slot-like recess in one side for receiving a portion of the rearward part of a spectacle bar is ... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4131340 | Adjustable eyeglass temple A temple rotatably mounted on an eyepiece of an eyeglass frame by a hinge is adjustable in length relative to the eyepiece for the purpose of adjusting the maximum degree of rotation of the temple to permit the adjustment of the temple to conform to the d... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4106119 | Eye-shades This invention relates to eye-shades, particularly those for use in practicing certain sports where it is necessary to concentrate the wearer's vision upon an object e.g. a target. According to the invention, an eye-shade comprises a substantially flat br... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4105305 | Spectacle frame with angularly adjustable temples and means for manufacturing and assembling same The spectacle frame includes a frontal lens support incorporating a nose bridge, a pair of temples, and hinges connecting each temple to an outer end of the lens support. A blind bore or socket is formed in either the lens support or the temple at at leas... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4086004 | Eye glasses An improved eye glass or spectacle is provided which includes means for transmitting light in the form of a fiber-optic bundle disposed in or forming an arm of the spectacle frame. In one embodiment, the spectacle frame includes a pair of lens-holding mem... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4074932 | Eyeglasses having shapeable weighted temples Eyeglasses which have temples made of a material which is substantially rigid at atmospheric temperatures but ductile at a temperature above atmospheric temperature, and a weighting material encapsulated in the material of which the temples are made which... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4018515 | Sunglasses Sunglasses which comprise a unitary frame of flexible material having a front portion adapted to be supported on the nose and open portions adapted to be in front of the eyes and a pair of temples integral with the said front portion and each having an ou... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3940206 | Biasing pads for eyeglass frames Improved biasing pads for eyeglass frames are provided for positioning between the lens portion of the frames and the temple bars in abutting engagement therewith so as to bias the temple bars inwardly against the head of the wearer. The biasing pads are ... | 02/24/1976 |
