Aerodynamic eyewear
Assignee100% Speedlab, LLC
InventorsLudovic Francis Boinnard, Marc Guy Blanchard, Jerome Jacques Marie Mage, Jamie Oman
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Abstract
An article of eyewear may include a frameless, rigid lens configured to cover both eyes of a wearer when worn. The lens has a generally cylindrical curvature in a side-to-side direction, such that lateral ends of the lens are rearward of a central nose bridge. A pair of temples are attached to the lens, each temple including a mounting portion configured to releasably mate with the lens and a temple arm pivotably coupled to the mounting portion. In some examples, a vertical cross section taken at the nose bridge of the lens has an S-shaped profile, and a vertical cross section taken in an area between the nose bridge and a lateral end of the lens has a C-shaped profile.
Claims20
An article of eyewear, comprising:
- a frameless, rigid lens configured to cover both eyes of a wearer when worn, the lens having a generally cylindrical curvature in a side-to-side direction, such that lateral ends of the lens are rearward of a central nose bridge;
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- a pair of temples, each temple including a mounting portion configured to releasably mate with the lens and a temple arm pivotably coupled to the mounting portion;
- wherein the lens includes side and bottom flange portions that angle rearward from a perimeter of the lens.
An article of eyewear, comprising:
- a rigid lens configured to cover both eyes of a wearer when worn, the lens having a central nose bridge and a permanent curvature from side to side;
- the lens including a main body, a top fairing extending rearward from an upper edge of the main body, and a lower flange extending rearward from a lower edge of the main body;
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- a pair of temples, each temple including a mounting portion configured to releasably mate with the lens and a temple arm pivotably coupled to the mounting portion;
- wherein a first vertical cross section taken at the nose bridge of the lens has a generally rectilinear S-shaped profile, and a second vertical cross section taken in an area between the nose bridge and a lateral end of the lens has a generally rectilinear C-shaped profile;
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- wherein each of the mounting portions includes a channel and a recess, each upper lateral portion of the lens includes at least one tab received by the channel and a hook received by the recess in a snap-fit.
An article of eyewear, comprising:
- a frameless, rigid lens configured to cover both eyes of a wearer when worn, the lens having a generally cylindrical curvature in a side-to-side direction, such that lateral ends of the lens are rearward of a central nose bridge;
- and
- a pair of temples, each temple including a mounting portion configured to releasably mate with the lens and a temple arm pivotably coupled to the mounting portion;
- wherein the lens has an S-shaped cross section at the central nose bridge and a C-shaped cross section at a position between the central nose bridge and one of the lateral ends.
An article of eyewear, comprising:
- a frameless, rigid lens configured to cover both eyes of a wearer when worn, the lens having a generally cylindrical curvature in a side-to-side direction, such that lateral ends of the lens are rearward of a central nose bridge;
- and
- a pair of temples, each temple including a mounting portion configured to releasably mate with the lens and a temple arm pivotably coupled to the mounting portion;
- wherein the mounting portion of each temple has a recess configured to receive a hook portion of the lens;
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- wherein the mounting portion further includes a medial window adjacent the recess, wherein the window is configured to provide space for the hook portion to be selectively dislodged by a user.
An article of eyewear, comprising:
- a frameless, rigid lens configured to cover both eyes of a wearer when worn, the lens having a generally cylindrical curvature in a side-to-side direction, such that lateral ends of the lens are rearward of a central nose bridge;
- and
- a pair of temples, each temple including a mounting portion configured to releasably mate with the lens and a temple arm pivotably coupled to the mounting portion;
- wherein the lens includes a pair of mounting areas, each of which includes a hook portion configured to mate with the mounting portion of a corresponding one of the temples;
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- wherein the mounting area further comprises one or more tabs configured to mate with corresponding recesses or channels in the mounting portion of the temple.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.