Quick release mechanism for eyeglasses

A quick release mechanism for eyeglasses which includes an eyeglass component formed with at least one engaging groove, the at least one engaging groove having an engaging section, and an opening section communicating with the engaging section and having a width measured in a top-bottom direction smaller than a diameter of the engaging section, said quick release mechanism comprising:

• a connecting member configured to be detachably disposed on one side of the eyeglass component, said connecting member being formed with an accommodating groove for receiving the one side of the eyeglass component;
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• a fastener member for positioning said connecting member on the one side of the eyeglass component and including an operating portion located outside said connecting member, and a latching portion extending inwardly from an inner side surface of said operating portion into said connecting member and the engaging section, said latching portion having a maximum length greater than the width of the opening section but less than the diameter of the engaging section, said latching portion having two long sides, and two short sides each connected between one ends of said long sides, said maximum length of said latching portion being measured between said two short sides, each of said two short sides having a width measured in the top-bottom direction less than the width of the opening section and the diameter of the engaging section, wherein said operating portion is operable to drive said latching portion to rotate, and is movable between a locking position, in which said connecting member is positioned on the eyeglass component, and an unlocking position, in which said connecting member is allowed to detach from the eyeglass component;
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• wherein, when said operating portion is in said locking position, neither of said short sides of said latching portion is facing the opening section, and said latching portion is positioned in the engaging section;
• and when said operating portion is in said unlocking position, one of said short sides of said latching portion is facing the opening section, and said latching portion is allowed to move out of the engaging section through the opening section.