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US 12,372,807 B2Granted
Hyperextending hinge for wearable electronic device
AssigneeSnap Inc.
InventorsMichael Ryner, Stephen Steger
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Abstract
Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. The extender may include a bushing and a spring that allows the temple hyperextension, and which also creates a bias force to urge the temple against a user's head during use.
Claims20
An eyewear, comprising:
- a frame;
- an optical member supported by the frame;
- a temple;
- a hinge coupled between the frame and the temple, the hinge configured to allow rotation of the temple with respect to the frame;
- an extender configured to allow the temple to extend to a hyperextended position with respect to the frame;
- a protrusion extending from the frame, wherein the protrusion is configured to create a camming action and create a gap between the temple and the frame in the hyperextended position, wherein the camming action creates the gap only in the hyperextended position;
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- wherein the temple includes an electrical conductor extending within the temple, the electrical conductor having a service loop configured to allow the electrical conductor to extend when the temple is extended and maintaining an electrical connection across the hinge in all positions.
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An eyewear, comprising:
- a frame;
- an optical member supported by the frame;
- a temple;
- a hinge coupled between the frame and the temple, the hinge configured to allow rotation of the temple with respect to the frame;
- a protrusion extending from the frame, wherein the protrusion is configured to create a camming action and create a gap between the temple and the frame;
- an extender configured to allow the temple to extend to a hyperextended position with respect to the frame, wherein the extender comprises a slidable bushing encompassed by the temple, the bushing encompassing a spring;
- and
- wherein the temple includes an electrical conductor extending within the temple, the electrical conductor having a service loop configured to allow the electrical conductor to extend when the temple is extended and maintaining an electrical connection across the hinge in all positions.
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An eyewear, comprising:
- a frame;
- an optical member supported by the frame;
- a temple;
- a hinge coupled between the frame and the temple, the hinge configured to allow rotation of the temple with respect to the frame;
- an extender coupled to the hinge and configured to allow the temple to radially extend away from the hinge;
- a protrusion extending from a midsection of a surface of the frame having edges and disposed between the frame and the temple, wherein a cross section of the protrusion is round, wherein the protrusion is configured to create a camming action, and wherein the protrusion is spaced from each of the edges of the surface;
- and
- wherein the temple includes an electrical conductor extending within the temple, the electrical conductor having a service loop configured to allow the electrical conductor to extend when the temple is extended and maintaining an electrical connection across the hinge in all positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.