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AssigneeSmith Optics, Inc.
InventorsEric Thorsell, Matt Capozzi, Nicolas Ramirez, Michael Qualls, Scott Layton, Sean Nemoto, James Andrew Chilson
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Interchangeably lenses and attachment assemblies for eyewear with removable temples are described. An example attachment assembly for removably magnetically attaching an eyewear temple to a lens may include a magnetic latch having a first latch portion and a second latch portions movably (e.g., pivotably) coupled to the temple. The first and second latch portions may be configured to be positioned on opposite sides of the lens by a carrier. The first and second latch portions may be configured to magnetically attract one another in a magnetic attraction direction. The carrier may be configured to restrict movement of at least one of the first and second latch portions in a second direction opposite the magnetic attraction direction.
An eyewear comprising:
An interchangeable lens assembly for eyewear having a pair of temples pivotally attached to a rim of the eyewear and a magnetic latch associated with each of the temples, the magnetic latch comprising a pivotally coupled lever that includes a first magnetic material cooperating with a second magnetic material on the rim, the lens assembly comprising at least one lens and a carrier extending along at least a portion of a perimeter of the lens towards the magnetic latch, wherein the carrier is configured to be at least partially received in a cavity defined between the lever and the rim for removably coupling the lens to the rim, and wherein the carrier is configured to resist movement of at least a portion of the magnetic latch in a direction different from a direction of magnetic attraction between the first and second magnetic materials when the carrier is at least partially received in the cavity and the latch is closed by the magnetic attraction between the first and second magnetic materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.