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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6048062 | Structure of foldable glasses An improved structure of a foldable glasses comprises two lenses and two supporting legs. The front ends of the two supporting legs are pivotally connected with outer sides of the two lenses, the supporting legs are formed with respective front sections a... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6017119 | Foldable compact glasses having non-interfering temples in folding A pair of foldable compact glasses comprising two frames for retraining two lenses therein and each provided with a hinge device at the outer side thereof, two temples each pivoting to the hinge devices, and a bridge device connecting the two frames. A he... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5984471 | Spectacles having retractable side arms within the upper frame body Spectacles frame comprising a frame body (10) and two side arms (12, 14) insertable into the upper portion (24) of the body and withdrawable therefrom into the use position. The side arm housings in the upper portion (24) consist of a single tube (26) int... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5969786 | Collapsible eye protector An eye protector assembly 10 is provided which includes a film-like, resilient collapsible lens 20 that wraps about the eyes of the wearer W from temple T to temple T. The lens 20 is partially held in place by its left and right wings 30 which include res... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5929966 | Folding eye glass frames with length adjustable temples Foldable glasses having telescoping temples and central pivoting bridge. The temples are shown with three or four telescoping elements. The four element temple has a distal element that is preformed from material that has a memory which when extended curv... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5896185 | Foldable compact glasses A pair of foldable compact glasses comprises two frames for retraining two lenses therein and each provided with a hinge device at the outer sides thereof, two temples respectively pivoting to the hinge devices, and a bridge device connecting the two fram... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5768716 | Goggles, in particular for sports and/or leisure wear The invention concerns goggles, in particular for sports and/or leisure wear, having a side piece, a curved front bar, a visor and a bridge for the nose. The side piece and the visor can be pivoted relative to each other. In the operating position they li... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5764336 | Eyewear temple crank mechanism A crank mechanism for eyewear comprises a rigid, elongated member which extends across the front frame of the eyewear. Opposite ends of the crank mechanism pivotally connect to the front ends of the right and left temple members, respectively, and operate... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5751393 | Spectacles frame having biased auxiliary temples A spectacle frame which is low in height when folded, which is made up of a smaller number of parts and can be assembled efficiently at a low cost. Each auxiliary temple is connected to a mounting piece fixed to a lens frame so that it can be folded downw... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5642177 | Detachable sunglasses with magnets Detachable sunglasses with magnets which are inexpensive, handled easily, not an obstacle when not in use stably attached, and not incongruous when used. Detachable templeless sunglasses comprises templeless sunglasses composed of sunglasses and a frame c... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5640218 | Foldable spectacles with temple members having deformable earpieces for fitting into compact case Spectacles accommodated in a flat case comprise an auxiliary temple member pivoted to the outer end of upper side of a lens frame and a main temple member pivoted to a free end of the temple member, the temple members being folded generally in the same pl... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638146 | Collapsible spectacles The invention relates to collapsible spectacles provided with two arms (4) connected to a flat lens frame (2) and which can be folded into a collapsed configuration in which they are coplanar and situated side-by-side with the lens frame (2), one at an up... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5633692 | Facial protective wear, particularly for protection from the sun Facial protective wear comprising a lens portion for disposition over each eye of a wearer, a support frame for attaching each lens portion thereto, temple bars coupled hingedly to respective outwardly extending portions of the frame, the temple bars bein... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5576776 | Folding eyeglasses The reading glasses are foldable, the hinge (4) having only a single joint axis (5). The optical part (1) of the eyeglasses is in one piece with the nosepiece (2) and consists of a synthetic material. I.e., frameless eyeglasses whose foldable earpieces (9... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5532766 | Foldable eyeglasses having locking means Foldable eyeglasses having a first frame holding a lens and a second frame for holding a lens. The first frame has a first leaf and a second leaf with a predetermined space therebetween. At least one of the first or second leaves has a protrusion for lock... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5473395 | Foldable elastic temple for spectacles A foldable elastic temple for spectacles having a front half temple elastically combined with a lens frame by means of an elastic assembly consisting of a connector, a socket, a spring and a bolt, the elastic assembly fitted in a front chamber provided in... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5448317 | Combination of foldable glasses and rigid compact container Foldable glasses and a container combination in which the lense frames of the glasses are hinged at the bridge where they are joined for folding back parallel to each other; retractable temples are provided which are hinged to the opposite sides of the le... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5384604 | Collapsible glasses A pair of collapsible glasses comprising two lens frames, a bridge pivotally connected between the two lens frames, two butterfly-shaped connecters respectively pivotally connecting a round front half temple with one of the two lens frame, two front half ... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5355185 | Nose pad-free eye glass frame The eye glass frame is comprised of a pair of rims for receiving the lenses; side temples connected at one end to the outside edge of each rim, each side temple formed to rest behind the wearer's ears; and at least one supporting member attached to the si... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5231429 | Foldable spectacle frame A foldable spectacle frame having temples which are foldable to a thin form in the same plane as its lens frames without lapping over the lens frames. Each of the temples comprises an auxiliary temple member having a length corresponding to the vertical w... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5225857 | Collapsible glasses frames Disclosed is a collapsible glasses frame having fronts which are spread when used and collapsible when not used, comprising a mechanism for setting a pad member into a predetermined position when the fronts are spread for use, and a mechanism for shifting... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5218384 | Spectacles having pivotable lens covers The present invention provides a pair of spectacles comprising a pair of lenses held by the respective lens frames, a side extending backwardly from each of said lens frames and balancing means for eliminating or reducing the load on the nose of a user. T... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5208616 | Folding spectacles Super-slim folding spectacles comprising two symmetrically arranged spectacle frames and perpendicularly assembled temples, in which the two frames are assembled with a hinged joint in two parts, one of which has a spring pin protruding out of a blind hol... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5187504 | Eyeglass frame having hollow adjustable connector An eyeglass frame includes a lens frame having a pair of opposed endpieces, two hollow connectors each having one end pivoted to one of the endpieces, and two elongated bows each having one end pivoted to the other end of one hollow connector. The elongat... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5028126 | Foldable spectacle frame A spectacle frame comprising a pair of lens frames, a pair of temples hingedly connected to the outer portions of the respective lens frames, bridges each projecting from the inner portion of one of the lens frames toward the other lens frame, and a hinge... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4887895 | Folding glasses This invention relates to a folding glasses which is provided with a pair of lens covers adapted to be swung between a horizontal position for shading glare light and a dependent position for protecting lenses thereof, and is adapted to be folded into a d... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4887896 | Handy Spectacles This invention relates to handy spectacles comprising of the front frame material having a pair of lens thereupon, a pair of the temple material connected with the said front frame material, the said temple material having the sheath which is equipped wit... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4840476 | Compact eyeglass construction Reading glasses are specially constructed to permit them to assume a compact storage condition when not in use. Lightweight half lenses are pivoted to the lower ends of an arched nose bridge which functions as a spring to provide the sole force necessary ... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4834523 | Eyeglasses with separable rims Eyeglasses of a type which permit interchanging of lenses are disclosed which employ a collapsible frame having a pair of hingedly interconnected lens-mounting portions. The lens-mounting portions are configured to engage the peripheral edge of the lens a... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4720186 | Folding eyeglasses A pair of folding eyeglasses and watch carrying case comprises a pair of frame members hinged together at an intermediate bridge point and slidable within a pair of upper and lower sleeves which contain a lens mounted therebetween. A temple bar having an ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4711539 | Support structure for protective mask optical insert An optical lens carrying support structure for use with a protective face mask, comprising a pair of lens frames, each frame comprising an eyewire and a hinge portion, the lens frames being connected by a hinged nosepiece. The support structure attaches t... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4681410 | Foldable eyeglasses Foldable eyeglasses are disclosed that can be closed and stored in the form of a money clip. A pair of lenses are connected by a hinged bridge that allow the lenses to be folded together. Both temples of the eyeglasses are formed from a series of segments... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4610519 | Eyeglass assembly An eyeglass assembly includes first and second lens holding frames, each of which has a temple piece pivotally attached to and extending rearwardly from an edge portion of the frame. The first and second frames are releasably and pivotally connected to ea... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4549792 | Adjustable nose piece and incorporating sunglasses An adjustable nose piece that is incorporable by sunglasses includes a bridge, nose pads and wires connecting the nose pads to respective rims of the sunglasses. The bridge may be hinged to provided a collapsible sunglasses. The wires include an intermedi... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4400067 | One-piece spectacle with hinge A spectacle frame of one-piece molded plastic construction for film-like lens, e.g., lens used in viewing 3-D movies, includes a pair of temple pieces connected by a crossbar and a lens frame and bridge piece joined to the crossbar by a hinge web. A latch... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4367929 | Frame for eyeglasses with inclinable lenses At the ends of the front part (1) for the lenses, two principal articulations (3) with parallel axes engage two arms (7, 9) adapted to be swung back against the front part (1) and lifted from it for use on the ears. Each arm (7, 9) has a transverse articu... | 01/11/1983 |
