# US 11,906,819 B2 · Frame for spectacles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,906,819 B2 - Document ID: US11906819B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/050,934 - Filed: 2019-04-18 - Published: 2021-07-29 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-27 - Assignees: Safilo Società Azionaria Fabbrica Italiana Lavorazione Occhiali S.P.A. - Applicants: Safilo Società Azionaria Fabbrica Italiana Lavorazione Occhiali S.P.A. - Inventors: Ampelio Artusi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906819B2 ## CPC - G02C 5/2209: {Pivot bearings and hinge bolts other than screws} - G02C 5/146: {having special front end} - G02C 2200/12: Frame or frame portions made from sheet type material - G02C: SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES (trial frames for testing the eyes A61B3/04; goggles or eyeshields not having the same features as spectacles A61F9/00) ## Abstract A frame for spectacles includes a front mount with respective lateral lugs provided for articulation of respective arms producing an articulated connection of each arm to the front mount. Each lug includes a hinge pin extending between a pair of surfaces of the lug axially opposite each other in a hinge axis direction. Each arm includes a first arm portion extending as a second arm portion with a lesser longitudinal extent with respect to the first arm portion. The second arm portion is bent on the first portion in a position facing it, the pin is interposed between the first arm portion and second arm portion in order to produce a hinge connection. The second arm portion having a convex portion directed towards the first arm portion, which at least partially surrounds the pin so that relative positioning is maintained between the arm and pin during rotation of the arm. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A frame for spectacles comprising a front mount (2) with respective lateral lugs (3) which are provided for articulation of respective arms (4) in order to produce an articulated connection of each arm to the front mount, each lug (3) is provided with a hinge pin (6) which extends between a pair of surfaces (3a, 3b) of the lug which are axially opposite each other in a direction of a hinge axis, each arm (4) comprises a first arm portion (4a) which extends to a second arm portion (4b), which has a lesser longitudinal extent with respect to the first arm portion, the second arm portion (4b) being bent on the first arm portion (4a) in a position facing the first arm portion (4a), the pin (6) configured to be interposed between the first arm portion (4a) and second arm portion (4b) in order to produce a hinge type connection of the arm (4) with respect to the pin (6), and the second arm portion (4b) has a portion (7) with a concave profile which is directed towards the first arm portion (4a), the portion (7) having the concave profile at least partially surrounding the pin (6) so that relative positioning is maintained between each arm (4) and a corresponding pin (6) during a rotational movement of the arm, the frame further comprising a respective through-hole (16) in each lug (3) transversely to the direction of the hinge axis which is capable of being at least partially passed through by the first arm portion (4a) and second arm portion (4b) during the rotational movement of the arm (4) about the pin (6), the arm being connected to the pin (6) in an articulated manner by insertion of the arm through the through-hole (16), wherein the arm (4) is connected in an articulated manner to the hinge pin (6) by passing the pin through an opening (18) of the arm which is defined between the first arm portion (4a) and the free end of the second arm portion (4b) facing the first arm portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The frame according to claim 1, wherein the second arm portion (4b) comprises two parts (8a, 8b) which are contiguous and angled with respect to each other and which converge in a common vertex (8c) in order to produce the portion (7) having the concave profile. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The frame according to claim 1, wherein the arm (4) is connected to the pin (6) with a resilient preloading which is obtained by a resilient divergence between the first arm portion (4a) and the second arm portion (4b) brought about during assembly of the arm with the pin. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The frame according to claim 1, wherein the pin (6) comprises a lateral covering which has a pair of surfaces (9a, 9b) which have a substantially planar profile and which are angled relative to each other and which are intended for supporting contact against a corresponding planar surface portion of the first arm portion (4a) in order to ensure stable positioning of the arm (4) in the respective opening and closing positions in relation to the frame. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The frame according to claim 4, wherein the planar surfaces (9a, 9b) of the pin are angled substantially perpendicularly to each other. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The frame according to claim 1, wherein the lug (3) comprises an abutment surface (17) of the first arm portion (4a) which defines a travel limit of the opening rotational movement of the arm.