Flat fold eyeglasses and case
AssigneeMicro Vision Optical, LLC
InventorsDavid Johnson, Steven C. K. Ng
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Abstract
Eyeglasses are provided capable of folding into a substantially flat configuration that may be fitted inside a compact case or other narrow space. The eyeglasses may include a frame configured to hold one or more lenses and defining an imaginary plane, at least one temple piece, and at least one hinge connecting the at least one temple piece to the frame, wherein the hinge is configured to rotate the at least one temple piece between a first position extending substantially perpendicular to the imaginary plane defined by the frame, and second position extending substantially parallel to the imaginary plane.
Claims9
A pair of folding eyeglasses including:
- a frame configured to hold one or more lenses and defining an imaginary plane;
- a first temple piece;
- a first hinge connecting the first temple piece to the frame, wherein the first hinge comprises a first ball and socket joint and is configured to rotate the first temple piece between a first position in which the first temple piece extends substantially perpendicular to the imaginary plane defined by the frame, and a second position in which the first temple piece extends substantially parallel to the imaginary plane defined by the frame;
- a second temple piece;
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- a second hinge connecting the second temple piece to the frame, wherein the second hinge is configured to rotate the second temple piece between a first position in which the second temple piece extends substantially perpendicular to the imaginary plane defined by the frame, and a second position in which the second temple piece extends substantially parallel to the imaginary plane defined by the frame,
- wherein, when in the respective second positions, the first temple piece is positioned on a side of the frame opposite a side of the frame on which the second temple piece is a positioned,
- wherein the first ball and socket joint comprises a single groove that limits a range of motion of the first temple piece between the first position and the second position to a single plane, and
- wherein the first hinge is a single hinge with a single pivot point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.