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US 11,579,467 B2Granted
Ultra thin folding glasses and storage device
AssigneeThinoptics, Inc.
InventorsTadmor Shalon, Gad Ponte
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Abstract
Embodiments of thin eyeglasses are provided. The eyeglasses comprise first and second lens connected by a resilient bridge. The eyeglasses comprise a first and second ear piece connected to the first and second lens by a first and second hinge. One lens can be rotated about the hinge and over the other lens to place the eyeglasses in a compact configuration.
Claims27
An eyewear system comprising:
- a first lens;
- a second lens;
- a resilient bridge connecting the lenses;
- a first ear piece extending from a side of the first lens, the first ear piece configured to fold flat against the first lens;
- a second ear piece extending from a side of the second lens, the second ear piece configured to fold flat against the second lens;
- a first hinge configured to connect the first lens and the first ear piece, wherein the first hinge is positioned within a thickness of the first lens;
- and
- a second hinge configured to connect the second lens and the second ear piece, wherein the second hinge is positioned within a thickness of the second lens, and
- wherein a thickness of the eyewear system when the first and second ear pieces are folded is equal to a thickness of one of the first and second lens plus the thickness of one of the first and second ear pieces plus any base curve thickness.
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An eyewear system comprising:
- a first lens;
- a second lens;
- a resilient bridge connecting the lenses;
- a first hinge connecting a first flexible ear piece extending from a side of the first lens to the first lens, the first flexible ear piece configured to fold flat against the first lens;
- a second hinge connecting a second flexible ear piece extending from a side of the second lens, the second flexible ear piece offset from the second lens by a thickness of the first lens,
- wherein at least a portion of the first lens is configured to be rotated about the resilient bridge and over the second lens to form a compact configuration, wherein, when in the compact configuration, the first hinge is configured to catch on the second hinge to hold the system in a compact configuration, and a thickness of the eyewear system in the compact configuration is equal to a thickness of the first lens, and wherein the thickness of the second lens, the thickness of one of the first and second ear pieces plus any base curve thickness.
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A method of manufacturing a pair of thin eyeglasses, comprising
- providing a first lens;
- providing a second lens;
- connecting the lenses with a resilient bridge;
- connecting a first flexible ear piece to a side of the first lens to the first lens using a first hinge, the first flexible ear piece configured to fold flat against the first lens;
- connecting a second flexible ear piece to a side of the second lens using a second hinge, the second flexible ear piece offset from the second lens by a thickness of the first lens,
- wherein at least a portion of the first lens is configured to be rotated about the resilient bridge and over the second lens to form a compact configuration, wherein the second hinge is configured to catch on the first hinge when the eyeglasses are in the compact configuration, and wherein a thickness of the eyewear system in the compact configuration is equal to a thickness of the first lens, the thickness of the second lens, the thickness of one of the first and second ear pieces plus any base curve thickness.
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A method of folding a pair of thin eyeglasses comprising a first lens connected to a second lens by a resilient bridge, comprising
- rotating the second lens about the resilient bridge in a clockwise direction until a second hinge connecting a second ear piece to the second lens rotates past a first hinge connecting a first ear piece to the first lens;
- and
- catching the second hinge on the first hinge to hold the eyeglasses in a compact configuration.
An eyewear system comprising:
- a first lens;
- a second lens;
- a bridge connecting the lenses;
- a first ear piece extending from a side of the first lens, the first ear piece configured to fold flush against the first lens;
- and
- a second ear piece extending from a side of the second lens, the second ear piece configured to fold flush against the second lens,
- wherein a thickness of the eyewear system when the first and second ear pieces are folded is equal to a thickness of one of the first and second lens plus the thickness of one of the first and second ear pieces plus any base curve thickness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.