Rim lock for eyeglasses, eyeglasses and method of assembly
AssigneeEtnia Eyewear Culture S.L.
InventorDavid Pellicer Ramo
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Abstract
A rim lock for an eyeglass frame, including: a screw which includes a screw head and a threaded part, the screw head includes a screw drive; and, a casing including a first portion which includes a first side, a second side, a first hole that extends between two opposite surfaces of the first side, a second hole that extends between two opposite surfaces of the second side, the first and second sides being opposite to each other, and where the first portion defines a hollow cavity; and the casing further includes a second portion which includes a third hole; where the screw head fits in the hollow cavity with the screw drive facing the first hole, the screw head has a larger diameter than the first and second holes.
Claims12
A rim lock for an eyeglass frame, comprising:
- a screw which comprises a screw head and a threaded part, wherein the screw head comprises a screw drive;
- and
- a casing comprising:
- a first portion which comprises:
- a first side wall with mutually opposite outer and inner surfaces and a first hole extending between the outer and inner surfaces of the first side wall;
- a second side wall opposite the first side wall with mutually opposite outer and inner surfaces and a second hole extending between the outer and inner surfaces of the second side wall;
- and a hollow cavity arranged between the inner surfaces of the first and second side walls;
- and
- a second portion which comprises a third hole;
- wherein the hollow cavity is configured to receive the screw head with the screw drive facing the first hole, the screw head has a larger minimum diameter than minimum diameters of the first and second holes, the second hole is configured to allow the passage of the threaded part, and the third hole is at least partially threaded and configured to threadably receive the threaded part;
- wherein the first portion and the second portion of the casing are configured to be coupled to the eyeglass frame to form an assembled configuration of the casing and eyeglass frame;
- and
- wherein, in the assembled configuration, the outer surface of the second side wall of the first portion abuts an outer surface of a side wall of the second portion in which an opening of the third hole is defined.
An eyeglass frame comprising at least one rim lock, the rim lock comprising a screw which comprises a screw head and a threaded part, wherein the screw head comprises a screw drive;
- and a casing comprising:
- a first portion which comprises:
- a first side wall with mutually opposite outer and inner surfaces and a first hole extending between the outer and inner surfaces of the first side wall;
- a second side wall opposite the first side wall with mutually opposite outer and inner surfaces and a second hole extending between the outer and inner surfaces of the second side wall;
- and a hollow cavity arranged between the inner surfaces of the first and second side walls;
- and
- a second portion which comprises a third hole;
- wherein the hollow cavity is configured to receive the screw head with the screw drive facing the first hole, the screw head has a larger minimum diameter than minimum diameters of the first and second holes, the second hole is configured to allow the passage of the threaded part, and the third hole is at least partially threaded and configured to threadably receive the threaded part;
- wherein the first portion and the second portion of the casing are configured to be coupled to the eyeglass frame to form an assembled configuration of the casing and eyeglass frame;
- and
- wherein, in the assembled configuration, the outer surface of the second side wall of the first portion abuts an outer surface of a side wall of the second portion in which an opening of the third hole is defined.
A method of assembly of a rim lock to an eyeglass frame, the rim lock comprising a screw which comprises a screw head and a threaded part, wherein the screw head comprises a screw drive;
- and a casing comprising:
- a first portion which comprises:
- a first side wall with mutually opposite outer and inner surfaces and a first hole extending between the outer and inner surfaces of the first side wall;
- a second side wall opposite the first side wall with mutually opposite outer and inner surfaces and a second hole extending between the outer and inner surfaces of the second side wall;
- and a hollow cavity arranged between the inner surfaces of the first and second side walls;
- a second portion which comprises a third hole;
- wherein the hollow cavity is configured to receive the screw head with the screw drive facing the first hole, the screw head has a larger minimum diameter than minimum diameters of the first and second holes, the second hole is configured to allow the passage of the threaded part, and the third hole is at least partially threaded and configured to threadably receive the threaded part;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- attaching or fixing each of the first and second portion of the casing to the eyeglass frame to form an assembled configuration of the casing and eyeglass frame;
- and
- screwing the screw into the third hole of the second portion of the casing;
- wherein, in the assembled configuration, the outer surface of the second side wall of the first portion abuts an outer surface of a side wall of the second portion in which an opening of the third hole is defined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.