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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142014 | Safety eyewear The present invention relates generally to safety eyewear and more particularly to a safety eyewear having a horizontal ledge defined within a lens of the safety eyewear for attaching the nose piece structure. The safety eyewear includes a frame and a lens. The nose... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7651218 | Nose support for a pair of spectacles A nose support for a pair of spectacles having a nose rest (2) and having a retainer (1), comprising a wire part (3), for the nose rest (2) is described, which has an undercut pocket (8) for the plug reception of an eye bent out of... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7631967 | Eyeglass nose-pad, eyeglass assembly and fabricating method of the same This invention is related to an eyeglass nose-pad, an eyeglass assembly and fabricating methods of the same, the eyeglass assembly comprises a glass frame, a lens and a pair of nose-pads. The glass frame has a frame member including a groove for receiving the lens. ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7585072 | Nose pad for eyeglasses An improved structure of a nose pad for eyeglasses is provided. The nose pad, installed at a middle section of an eyeglass frame, has an upper section extended with an engaging portion inwardly formed with a recess for snap-fitting on a protuberance formed on a brid... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7543933 | Eyeglasses This invention relates to a nose pad of eyeglasses, an eyeglass assembly, and a method of fabricating the same. An eyeglass assembly comprises a frame, lenses inlaid in the frame, a nose bridge near a center of the frame and corresponding to a user's nose ridge, win... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7431451 | Nose-rest mechanism for safety glasses A nose-rest mechanism for safety glasses includes a lens unit, a fixing device, and a nose piece. The nose piece includes two nose rests and a first extended section upward extended from between the two nose rests. The fixing device defines an inner receiving space ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425065 | Eyewear with releasable, adjustable nosepiece Eyewear includes a lens with front and rear surfaces, a peripheral edge surface, and a recess. A nosebridge is secured to the lens and a nosepad is secured to the nosebridge. The nosebridge has first and second ends and a substantially inverted-U-shaped body. The no... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416299 | Tool-free adjustable nose pad assembly of eyeglasses A nose pad assembly applicable to all types of eyeglasses is provided, which includes an eyeglasses mainframe, and a nose pad structure. The eyeglasses mainframe includes in its center a nose rack with a trough sleeve on either end for accommodating the nose pad str... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7380934 | Spectacles with adjustable nose pads Spectacles have a frame, a pair of lenses and two nose pads. The frame has two lens mounts and a bridge connecting the lens mounts. The pair of lenses is mounted on the lens mount. Each nose pad has a top and a gear wheel pivoted on the bridge and having a circumfer... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7347545 | Sports-specific shield An eyeglass is provided for component weight without reducing the overall structural integrity of the eyeglass, and for allowing adjustability of the eyeglass to optimize optical and protective qualities during activities having differing head angles and primary lin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7314277 | Bridge structure for glasses and nose pad thereof A bridge structure for glasses and nose pad thereof is disclosed. The bridge structure for glasses includes a connecting portion and two nose pads. The connecting portion has a joint hole and a clipping portion. Each of the two nose pads has an anti-sliding structur... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7147322 | Form-fitting connection between a piece of wire and an injection-molded plastic body, particularly for eyeglasses An interlocking connection is described between a piece of wire (4) and a molded body (1) injected from plastic, especially for spectacles, with one end of the wire piece (4) being anchored in the molded body (1) by way of two sections of... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147321 | Eyewear with nosepiece Eyewear includes a lens with front and rear surfaces, a peripheral edge surface, and a recess. First and second notches are formed in the recess. A nosepiece is secured to the lens and includes a core member having first and second ends and a substantially V-shaped ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7111936 | Nose pad for eyeglasses A nose pad for eyeglasses is provided. The nose pad includes a pad part, which is connected to an eyeglass frame, and a pad body filled with a buffering material. The pad body is disposed on the pad part for contacting with a user's nose. The nose pad of the present... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086734 | Position-adjustable lens and nose-pad assembly A position-adjustable lens and nose-pad assembly includes a nose-pad and a lens. The nose-pad is provided with an upper mounting rod and a lower mounting rod, and a hollow is formed between the upper mounting rod and the lower mounting rod. The lens is provided with... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7055951 | Safety eyewear assembly with prescription insert A safety eyewear assembly includes safety eyewear and a prescription lens insert. The safety eyewear includes a frame having a brow bar configured to extend across the brow of the wearer and further includes a plurality of raised shoulders spaced along the brow bar,... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036929 | Method and device for the application and removal of disposable corrective optical film to an eyeglass lens An apparatus and method for applying and removing a disposable optical film 12 to and from an eyeglass lens 16. The disposable optical film 12 of the present invention 10 has an adhesive element 30 on one side for the removable att... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014312 | Mount for two frameless spectacle lenses A fastener device for two frameless spectacle lenses (2) comprises a nose support provided between the spectacle lenses (2) and supporting parts (4) provided in the region of the nose support onto which the spectacle lenses (2) are glued.... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004580 | Adjustable and reconfigurable eyeglasses An eyewear device includes a frame having two elongate extensions rotatably attached to the frame and movable between a deployed position and a stored position. The frame has two lens receiving portions with multiple lens units insertable in the lens receiving porti... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6976756 | Nose pad for goggles or eyeglasses A nose pad is mounted to an inner side of an intermediate section of a frame of a pair of goggles or eyeglasses. The nose pad includes a perimeter wall extending along a perimeter thereof. The perimeter wall extends forward to define a recessed portion for receiving... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6948810 | Eyeglass set with sunglass clip A multi-purpose eyeglass set comprises base lenses, a base bridge connecting inner portions of the base lenses, a substantially curved support having a mid portion and wing portions extending from each end of the mid portion so that the mid portion is attached to th... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6834953 | Emergency eyeglass nose pad arm repair device A portable replacement for eyeglass nose pads and arm posts. The invention is a pair of tubes, made of flexible plastic tubing. The tubing can be padded for additional comfort. The padding can also be contoured to better fit against a user's nose. The tubing is desi... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6817709 | Ventilated glasses with a removable pad The ventilated glasses system with a removable pad and detent includes an eyeglass frame and an inner frame with the pad. The first aperture and the second aperture are located on the nostril bridge support, where condensation tends to be the most prevalent. Air can... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6793337 | Nose pad of eyeglasses A nose pad of eyeglasses includes a nose rack, a fastener and a pad; an axis is on the nose rack, a sleeve corresponding to the axis is on the fastener, an insertion hole is on the sleeve for the axis to insert. The open of the insertion hole is smaller than the dia... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6666554 | Protective eyewear kit An assembled or user assembleable and configurable eyewear kit to assemble protective eyewear adapted to the facial structure of the user and the environment in which the device will be used. The device features a frame member and two temple members for s... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6568806 | Spectacle apparatus having replaceable nose pad The nose pad for a spectacle frame comprises a spectacle frame, being a industrial spectacle frame, locating a rabbet on the pivotal portion and a plurality of rack members to two opposed side of bridge wherein said rabbet locating said rack member above;... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6554423 | Pair of spectacles and a method of the manufacturing of a pair of spectacles A pair of spectacles comprises two support elements (7) for engaging the nose of the wearer. Each support element comprises a pad (8) of an elastic material, a reinforcement member (22) and a peg (13) adapted for being received in the eyelet. The reinforc... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6536897 | Pair of spectacles and a method for the manufacturing of a pair of spectacles A pair of spectacles comprises two support elements (7) for engaging the nose of the wearer. Each support element comprises a pad (8) of an elastic material secured to a shank (10) with an enlarged head (11) adapted for retaining the support element relat... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6520636 | Nosepiece assembly for an adjustable eyeglass frame An adjustable eyeglass frame includes a lens frame assembly adapted to hold a pair of lenses, and a nosepiece assembly including a pad mount attached to the lens frame assembly. The nose piece assembly has a pair of legs connected to the pad mount, a pair... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6386705 | One-piece lens nose-pad assembly A one-piece lens nose-pad assembly includes a nose-pad and a one-piece lens. The nose-pad has a pair of inserting portions. Each inserting portion has a mounting rod on the front, a hollow in the center and a dented curve on the rear surface. The one-piec... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6364480 | Nosepads A pair of nosepads each comprises a pad member having a cavity, and a peg extended downward from a bridge portion of a frame of the eyeglasses, the peg having a flexible bifurcate member inserted into the cavity for securing the pad member and the peg tog... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6345892 | Sunglasses with readily detachable lens Sunglasses whose lens is stably engaged to a frontal bar while can be easily replaced with another lens when necessary is provided, said sunglasses being light in weight with minimum production parts and sophisticated in design as well. The sunglasses of ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6315406 | Wire-frame spectacles with elastically and temporarily deformable loop portions The invention relates to spectacles with a wire frame where the frame has a mounting structure for the lenses and two sidepieces connected to the mounting structure by a hinge portion. According to the invention, the mounting structure of the two lenses h... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6296356 | Pair of spectacles and a method for the manufacturing of a pair of spectacles A pair of spectacles comprises two support elements (7) for engaging the nose of the wearer. Each support element comprises a pad (8) of an elastic material secured to a shank (10) with an enlarged head (11) adapted for retaining the support element relat... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6290354 | Corrective eyewear attachment and method Non-corrective eyewear such as sunglasses, skiing goggles and diving masks can be easily and economically made to correct eyesight with a corrective eyewear attachment that is aesthetically pleasing. The attachment may include a corrective nose piece conn... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6132042 | Plastic optical frame having adjustable nose pad The invention provides a nose pad assembly for a plastic optical frame comprising a nose pad body, a handle fixedly attached to the nose pad body, the handle having a handle bore extending substantially vertically through the handle, one or more columns e... | 10/17/2000 |
