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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7553014 | Method and apparatus for attaching spectacle frame components and lenses A spectacle frame comprising a spectacle frame front, the spectacle frame front comprising a pair of spaced apart and opposed arms, each of the pair at least one of the arms having an outer end thereof remote from an upper portion of the spectacle frame front, the o... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7537337 | Eyewear with eyewire tensioning assembly Eyewear has at least one lens. A groove extends around an outer peripheral surface of the lens. The groove receives a wire. The wire has a first end and a second end joined by a tensioning assembly. The tensioning assembly has a first member and a second member that... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7357501 | Adjustable tensioning system for rimless eyewear Eyewear has a wire that encircles each of a pair of lenses respectively. A tensioning assembly can adjust and tension the wire. Two variations of tensioning assemblies are shown. One tensioning assembly has a spool on which a portion of the wire is wound. Another te... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354149 | 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. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344239 | Eyeglass frame assembly An eyewear frame assembly comprises at least one lens that is substantially encircled by a flexible wire or cable. The wire can be constructed as a monofilament wire or a multi-filament wire. Various closing members are shown, some of which feature magnetic members.... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7234808 | Glasses, in particular industrial safety glasses In a pair of glasses, in particular industrial safety glasses, comprising a frame with side pieces which are articulated thereto by a side-piece projection; and two eyeholes with encircling grooves and sight pieces inserted in the grooves; the frame being divided in... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7200875 | Goggle for protecting eyes with movable lenses and methods for making and using the goggle A goggle comprising a lens, a frame, a lens-retention mechanism and an adjustment mechanism wherein the lenses can be selectively moved relative to the frame to at least two different positions defining substantially different levels of air flow between the lenses a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7163289 | Eyeglass frame adapted for the removal and insertion of lenses This invention provides for making a cam arm with a wave-shaped or curved portion adapted to fit within a recess on the top of the upper closure block of the frame so that the frame eyewire is securely closed in place. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140727 | Eyeglass frame assembly An eyewear frame assembly comprises at least one lens that is substantially encircled by a flexible wire or cable. The wire can be constructed as a monofilament wire or a multi-filament wire. Various closing members are shown, some of which feature magnetic members.... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7104645 | Eyeglass frame assembly A specially designed eyewear system is provided. The frame or clip element utilizes multi-filament cable in order to define the lens openings. Such cable is both flexible and strong so that it can easily wrap around the lens elements during assembly. Various types o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066593 | Eyeglasses frame assembly An eyeglasses frame assembly is assembled by an upper half portion and a lower half portion. The upper half portion is provided with a central hollow in the bridge, two opposite catching blocks are provided in the central hollow, and each catching block is provided ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063420 | Adjustable tensioning system for rimless eyewear Eyewear has a wire that encircles each of a pair of lenses respectively. A tensioning assembly can adjust and tension the wire. Two variations of tensioning assemblies are shown. One tensioning assembly has a spool on which a portion of the wire is wound. Another te... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7011404 | Safety glasses with pivoting interchangeable single-lens Eyewear having an interchangeable single lens, that can be replaced quickly and easily, is provided. The eyewear is particularly suitable for use as safety eyeglasses. The eyewear includes a unitary frame structure having an inner and outer surface. The frame includ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6986576 | Deformable lens for adjustable eye glasses Eye glasses including a frame containing deformable lenses within the frame, the frame including means for deforming the lenses or changing the focal length of the lenses to enhance the wearer's ability to see clearly. ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6969172 | Safety glasses with flexible frame and interchangeable dual-lenses Safety eyewear (10) having interchangeable lens(es) (28,30) is provided. To provide for interchange of the lenses (28,30) in the frame (12), upper and lower frame members (32,34) are molded from a harder, more rigid plastic while l... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6786592 | Interchangeable lens eyeglass system with interchangeable nosepiece A method for assembling eyeglasses is disclosed. The method consists of selecting a pair of lenses from an inventory of circular lenses according to a patient's prescription. The circular lenses have the same geometric and optical center, so they do not require grou... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6709099 | Method of assembling an interchangeable lens eyeglass system with bifocal segment A method for assembling eyeglasses is disclosed. The method consists of selecting a pair of lenses from an inventory of circular lenses according to a patient's prescription. The circular lenses have the same geometric and optical center so they do not require groun... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6595634 | Eyeglass frame assembly A specially designed eyewear frame is provided. The frame utilizes multi-filament cable in order to define the lens openings of the frame. Such cable is both flexible and strong so that it can easily wrap around the lens elements when assembling the glass... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6523952 | Eyeglass frame assembly An eyeglass assembly which comprises a lens and a frame member, in which the lens has a lug at one edge. The assembly includes a connector by which the frame member is fastened to the lug. The connector comprises a hoop formed from a shape memory alloy wh... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6428165 | Interchangeable lens eyeglass system with interchangeable nosepiece An apparatus comprising a nosepiece coupled to a pair of annular eyewires, and a pair of clasps hinged to the nosepiece that cooperate with each of two annular eyewires to secure the lenses. Each clasp and eyewire contains a locking hole into which a pin ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6338556 | Rim lock of glasses frame and glasses frame To provide a closing block of the frame wherein the lens can be tightly fixed to the rim without rattling and the installing/removing of the lens can be easily operated even if the process precision of the outer shape of the lens is worse. The locking par... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6328444 | Eyeglass frame formed without broaches or brazing A front part includes an upper frame and a lower frame, which are formed by bending a wire material, in which the upper frame and the lower frame each have rim pieces formed at both ends of a connecting part, which are retained to each other at the center... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6315407 | High-tension thread fastening structure for eyeglasses frame Disclosed is a high-tension thread fastening structure for an eyeglasses frame having a lens held by stretching a length of high-tension thread around the lower sector of the lens to push the lens against the upper sector of rim. The length of high-tensio... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6276796 | Eyeglass frame, an eyeglass, and a method of manufacturing an eyeglass An eyeglass frame comprising a frame front (15) with front end pieces (11) for the attachment of temple bars and with a pair of straps (7), each strap being formed in the shape of a loop adapted for peripheral engagement with a respective glass with respe... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273564 | eyeglass frame for removal and insertion of lenses The invention relates to an eyeglass frame having a portion of the frame removably coupled to the body of the frame to permit the removal and replacement of the lenses in the frame.... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264326 | Wire-and-thread rimmed frame for eyeglasses Disclosed is an improved wire-and-thread rimmed frame structure for eyeglasses. It has a single wire so bent as to configure two opposite upper half-rims integrally connected by an intervening bridge and two lengths of high-tension thread each stretched r... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6227665 | Sport eyeglasses having removable lenses Sport eyeglasses having removable lenses formed of a one piece plastic molded frame that includes a pair of lens receiving sections, a pair of opposite strap receiving temple sections and a central bridge section integral with the lens receiving sections ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6164775 | System for removably attaching lenses to eyeglass frame A system for attaching optical frames and lenses is described which provides positive, reversible attachment without rims, cords, or screws. The mating is performed with a mechanical closure onto a receiving portion of the lens which has been formed as th... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6015212 | Eyeglass frame made of wire with an elastic element An eyeglass frame made of wire is described, which has two end pieces (13), which are connected to a mount part (1) for the lenses (L) in an articulated manner. The mount part has an upper wire (3) and, for each lens, a lower wire (5), and wherein each of... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5992995 | Device for fixing lenses to a spectacles frame The invention relates to apparatus for fixing lenses to a spectacles frame, the apparatus comprising, for each lens, a flexible rim element passing along an associated bezel and being secured to the frame on either side of the lens. According to the inven... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5914767 | Eyeglass frame adapted to removal and insertion of lenses The invention relates to an eyeglass frame having a portion of the frame removably coupled to the body of the frame to permit the removal and replacement of the lenses in the frame.... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5862530 | Protective eyewear with frame and detachable lens Protective eyewear is described which includes a frame and a detachable lens. The frame has right and left temple flaps, each with at least one hole for locking the flaps onto corresponding detents molded into the temples of the frame. The lens may be mol... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5815235 | Ski goggles with pivotal frame members for interchanging lenses A pair of ski goggles is disclosed which has unitary upper and lower frame members that are each configured to extend substantially between a user's temples, and each include a pair of end regions. The upper and the lower frame members collectively define... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5760866 | Eyeglass frame adapted to removal and insertion of lenses The invention relates to an eyeglass frame having a portion of the frame removably coupled to the body of the frame to permit the removal and replacement of the lenses in the frame. The frame includes a shoulder member that serves as a retainer plate and ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5592242 | Eyeglass connection device Sunglasses include a lens which is replaceable with an alternative one at any time, and provides such sunglasses in which frames thereof can be easily attached to and detached from the lens, and the frames can be held stably on the lens while attached the... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5579062 | Interchangeable lens eyeglasses with temple release mechanism A temple to eye wire release eyeglass frame allows removal and replacement of lenses without the need for specialized tools or manual dexterity. The eyeglass frame includes temples, a wire frame having split sides with upper and lower eye wires. A double ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5528320 | Protective eyewear The present application describes protective eyewear having a unitary brow bar with temples and flexible molded hinges. The temples may be adjusted in length. The frame includes integrally molded flexible hinges which allow the temples to collapse. A unit... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5469231 | Simple frame for encasing the glass pieces of eye glasses The present invention concerns a simple frame for encasing the glass pieces of eye glasses. More particularly, said simple eye glasses frame is formed by employing a one-piece metal strip produced by drawing and joining the two ends thereof, and said meta... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5423092 | Goggles and sunglasses A pair of sunglasses and goggles incorporating two functions are provided. A pair of sunglasses comprising a frame member (1) and a lens member (20) can be turned to goggles by detachably attaching an upper goggle frame member to an upper side of the lens... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5418580 | Interchangeable lens eyeglasses with pivoting temple release mechanism An attachment for eyeglass frames which permits the wearer to quickly replace lenses without the use of optical hand tools or equipment, and which does not require the dexterity usually associated in working with miniature optical parts. The invention is ... | 05/23/1995 |
