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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142013 | Glasses structure A glasses structure includes a frame, two temple arms and a bridge. The frame has two end portions arranged at lateral sides thereof and a middle portion connecting the two end portions. Each temple has a elastic engagement member at a front end thereof for clamping... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8042938 | Temple and pair of eyeglasses with the same The present invention provides a temple that has a sufficient elasticity and that can respond to twisting so as not to apply excessive force to a hinge portion or a bracket on the side of a lens portion, when a pair of eyeglasses is worn, and a pair of eyeglasses pr... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042937 | Temple of eyeglass frame A temple for an eyeglass frame exerts an urging force onto a facial surface, and has a simple structure to make the manufacture and assembly thereof easy. The temple can be provided at an inexpensive cost. The temple comprises four surfaces of an inner surface 20... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7562976 | Eyeglasses structure A pair of eyeglasses includes a frame, lenses embedded in the frame, two coupling pieces pivoted to two ends of the frame respectively, and two temples joined to the coupling pieces respectively; the coupling pieces are flexible and resilient; each of the coupling p... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7533986 | Temples of eyeglass frame Each of temples of an eyeglass frame includes a first and second temple portions rotatably coupled together via a second joint, an axis of the second joint coupling the first and second temple portions together is disposed on either an inner side or an outer side of... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7410252 | Spectacle frames There is provided a spectacle frame comprising: a front for holding therein two lenses; the front having front end pieces extending rearward at each end thereof, each front end piece having an upper portion and a lower portion; and one of the upper portion and the l... | 08/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341343 | 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. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341342 | Eyeglasses The eyeglasses have a lens frame in which lenses are mounted. Proximal ends of flexible temple members are removably attachable to opposite sides of the lens frame. The temple members are sized to extend over and behind the ears to the vicinity of the ear lobe. A co... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7287851 | Eyewear frame and storage mechanism The present invention improves existing eyewear frames to provide a secure and convenient means for storage and transport of eyewear when it is not being worn on the face. The eyewear frames contain rimless or semi-rimless lenses, which may be, for example, prescrip... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7246900 | Shock-absorbing mechanism for spectacles An endpiece (E) is composed by disposing a pair of elastic inner and outer wiring or plating parts in juxtaposition. An outer part external member (1) is adopted to keep a shape and structure of the endpiece (E) intact and reinforced. The inner part is a buff... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7188946 | Eyewear Novel eyewear are disclosed which comprise a lens and a sealing frame. The lens is adapted to cover at least one of a user's eyes. The frame has an adhesive side and is disposed adjacent the perimeter of the lens. A first portion of the adhesive side is disposed at ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7058992 | Ski goggles with opening for ears A strap for ski goggles is disclosed wherein the strap includes a ring at the location of the wearer's ears so that the ring surrounds or substantially surrounds the ear. In this way the strap does not press down on the ears. The ring may include a Velcro perimeter ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6996876 | Elastic hinge for eyeglasses An elastic hinge for eyeglasses, comprising an elongated box-like body provided with an open receptacle inside which a traction elastic element and a first hinge articulation element associated with the elastic element are inserted with the first hinge articulation ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6952841 | Sports goggles Goggles having a frame with two lateral edges, a shield borne by the frame, and a tie for retaining the frame on the user's head which is attached to each of the lateral edges of the frame. The tie for retaining the frame has a flexible cord located at each of the e... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6952859 | Spring hinge An electrically weldable spring hinge comprising a housing having a cavity, in particular a cylindrical recess, into which cavity a hinge element can be inserted. A supporting body can be inserted into the cavity to block deformation of the housing at a location alo... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6910247 | Spectacle frame with arms which can be opened out resiliently A spectacle frame with arms which can be opened out resiliently comprises a shoulder (3), an arm (2) articulated to the shoulder by means of a tie rod (5) hinged thereon and guided for sliding on the arm (2), resilient means (13) a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6886934 | Eyeglass frame having flexible temples Eyeglasses having temples pivotally attached to an eyewear front and which include an elongate body having a front end connected to the eyewear front and an inner surface adapted to be positioned against a head of a wearer. The elongate body has a notch formed at le... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6758562 | Eyewear with frames having flexible earstems The invention is frames for an article of eyewear. The frames include a pair of earstems structured to extend along a side of the head and over ears of the individual. The earstems have a curved structure that extends around to a rear surface of the head such that d... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6736503 | Elastic joint for eyeglasses The elastic joint for eyeglasses comprises of a one-piece flexible component that is attached to the joint between the temple and the lens frame. The one-piece flexible component has an oblong-circle profile defining a through-hole near one extremity of the oblong p... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6719425 | Ultra-light, hingeless plastic eyeglass frame Herein disclosed is a multiple part eyeglass frame for rimless eyeglasses manufactured from plastic having properties which withstand the constant flexing associated with eyeglasses. The present invention is especially useful in situations where a conventional templ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6619798 | Piston temple for eye glass frames An eye glass frame temple is provided having a pole head portion, a leg portion rotatably coupled to the pole head portion, and a spring loaded pin for exerting a force against the leg portion when the leg is rotated a predetermined amount and in a predet... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6585372 | Link structure between a temple arm and a bracket for eyeglasses The object of this invention is to provide a link structure between a temple arm and a bracket capable of giving an appropriate resistance to the deploying and folding motion of the temple arm and of producing a characteristic variation of deploying and f... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6547389 | Resilient articulation component for an optical frame The invention concerns an elastic articulating component for an optical frame, comprising a case (1), a slide (3) arranged inside the case, a locking socket (11) which itself mounted around the slide. The socket has an elastic tab (1) to block the socket ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6513927 | Preadjusted eyeglass frames An eyeglass frame having temple extensions each of which form an angle of at least 91 degrees with the front frame when in the fully opened position. The temple extensions have a curved shape and include a shaped spatula at their distal ends to provide th... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6481846 | Ear and eye protection apparatus A headset and eyewear combination comprises a headset adapted to cover the ears of a user and having a portion of a fastener on the exterior surface of the headset. Eyewear is selectively secured to the exterior portion of the headset with a complimentary... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6419358 | Pseudoelastic ଲ titanium eyeglass components A new eyeglass frame, eyeglass frame component and method for making eyeglass frames or parts thereof of a nickel-free titanium based SMA. A pseudoelastic ଲ titanium alloy is used which has superior fabricating characteristics combined with weldabil... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6390620 | Hinge wing with flexing device for temples of eyeglasses A hinge wing (10) with flexing device for temples of eyeglasses, comprising a box-like element (11) which has, on the face (14) to be welded to the temple (12), an opening (24) for accessing its interior through which it is possible to insert, in a pre-as... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6296355 | Wire-frame eyewear assembly with transversely-lithe sidepiece element This invention is a completely mechanical method of constructing eyewear, without brazing. An eyewear frame is formed by a continuous, bent, spring wire. Sidepiece 47 is fixedly attached to frame endpiece parts 30 and 31 by mating a bent portion of each w... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6238048 | Temple structure for eyeglasses A temple structure for eyeglasses is formed of a spring hinge box, a piece of elastic metal wire folded in two, a flange connecting the spring fringe box and the piece of elastic metal wire, and an ear chip. The spring hinge box has a one-piece knuckle an... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6193368 | Manually adjustable spectacle temple A spectacle temple has an arm coupled at one end to the lens portion of said spectacles and terminating in a hook at the opposite end, where the arm has a plurality of adjustable sections, each section having at least one ball in socket connection that is... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6168272 | Spectacle frame with elements of superelastic alloy The invention concerns a frame for spectacles comprising at least one element made of polycrystalline copper--aluminum--beryllium (Cu--Al--BE) of elasticity between 3 and 6%, preferably of the order of 4%. The polycrystalline alloy composition is 0.5% to ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6116733 | Hinge connection for a temple piece of an eyeglass frame A hinge connection for a temple piece of an eyeglass frame having a hinge pin extending from a portion thereof. The temple piece includes a resilient portion biased against the hinge pin so as to attach the temple piece to the eyeglass frame. The temple p... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6113235 | Eyeglasses frame having elastically deformable rim-to-temple joints Disclosed is an eyeglasses frame comprising a front having two rims connected each other with a bridge and two temples foldably fixed to opposite sides of the front. Each of the temples is connected to one or the other side of the front with at least one ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6033069 | Coupling device for eyeglasses A temple hinge device for an eyeglasses includes a coupling slip member attached to each lens frames of the eyeglasses and having an eccentric slot, a joint member attached to each temple of the eyeglasses and having a hollow portion, a pair of slits, a p... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6027215 | Elastic temple for eyeglasses An elastic temple for eyeglasses includes a temple body, a sleeve, a compression spring and a fixing member. The temple body has a front combine member to be pivotally combined with a lens frame, fitting through the sleeve and the compression spring and t... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5959715 | Resilient hinge for spectacles The present invention relates to a resilient hinge for spectacle frames. The hinge includes an inner male or female knuckle fixed to the end of a frame lug extending in a direction and an arm substantially in the extension of the lug and abutting against ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5828436 | Eyeglass frame formed from a non-cylindrical material having resilient, deformable bellows An eyeglass frame made as one integral piece from a molded flexible, resilient synthetic material such as a polypropylene plastic which is able to return to its original shape when deformed, wherein said eyeglass frame includes a housing for lenses, and f... | 10/27/1998 |
