# US 12,761,499 B2 · Eyewear with adjustable nose support angle in various direction

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- Number: US 12,761,499 B2
- Document ID: US12761499B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/660,975
- Filed: 2024-05-10
- Published: 2025-10-16
- Granted: 2026-10-13
- Earliest claimed: 2024-04-15
- Assignees: Korea O.G.K Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Korea O.G.K Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Soo An Park
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12761499B2

## CPC

- G02C 5/122: {with adjustable means}
- 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

Disclosed is eyewear with an adjustable nose support angle in various directions, and the eyewear includes: a lens; a frame coupled to a portion of a periphery of the lens; a nose support frame formed by extending the frame from a center bottom of the lens or formed by being coupled to the lens; a coupling portion comprising a plurality of coupling shaft that extend from the nose support frame to protrude toward a user's face, extend in a vertical direction, and are spaced apart from each other; an adjustment tip coupled to the coupling portion to be movable in the vertical direction along the coupling shaft of the coupling portion, and rotating horizontally about the coupling shaft; and a nose support pad coupled to the adjustment tip and movable according to vertical movement and horizontal rotation of the adjustment tip.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Eyewear comprising:
a lens;
a frame coupled to a portion of a periphery of the lens;
a nose support frame formed by extending the frame from a center bottom of the lens or formed by being coupled to the lens;
a coupling portion comprising a plurality of coupling shaft that extend from the nose support frame to protrude toward a user's face, extend in a vertical direction, and are spaced apart from each other;
an adjustment tip coupled to the coupling portion to be movable in the vertical direction along the coupling shaft of the coupling portion, and rotating horizontally about the coupling shaft; and
a nose support pad coupled to the adjustment tip and movable according to vertical movement and horizontal rotation of the adjustment tip,
wherein the coupling portion comprises a connecting portion that connects the coupling shaft and the nose support frame at a distance, with a thickness smaller than a thickness of the coupling shaft, and
the adjustment tip comprises a fitting portion formed as an empty space in a shape corresponding to a shape of the coupling shaft so as to fit to the coupling shaft,
wherein the adjustment tip further comprises stoppers formed by repeating a plurality of recessed areas on a surface facing the coupling shaft coupled to the fitting portion, and
the coupling portion further comprises an angle adjuster formed to protrude from the coupling shaft and be inserted into any one of the stoppers.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The eyewear of claim 1, wherein:
one end of the adjustment tip is coupled to the coupling shaft, and the other end is coupled to the nose support, and
the other end of the adjustment tip further comprises a pad fixing part protruding in the vertical direction and inserted into an inner space of the nose support to fix the nose support.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The eyewear of claim 1, wherein the plurality of coupling shaft of the coupling portion protrude from both ends of the nose support frame toward the user's face, sloping from top to bottom, and the coupling shafts oppose each other and are symmetrical to a virtual line crossing a center of the lens in the vertical direction and spaced apart with an increasing distance therebetween from top to bottom.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The eyewear of claim 1, wherein an opening of the fitting portion into which the coupling shaft of the adjustment tip is inserted has a width greater than a thickness of the connecting portion of the coupling portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The eyewear of claim 1, wherein at a position where the adjustment tip and the coupling shaft are coupled to each other, the angle adjuster and the stoppers are disposed inside the fitting portion to face each other.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The eyewear of claim 1, wherein a vertical length of the adjustment tip coupled to the coupling shaft is smaller than a vertical length formed by the coupling shaft.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The eyewear of claim 1, wherein the adjustment tip is movable upward and downward along the coupling shaft.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The eyewear of claim 1, wherein:
the adjustment tip further comprises a pad portion coupled to an inner surface of the adjustment tip, forming the fitting portion, and disposed between the inner surface of the coupling portion and a surface of the coupling shaft, and
the pad portion is moved in contact with the coupling shaft when the adjustment tip is rotated.

### Claim 9

Eyewear comprising:
a lens;
a frame coupled to a portion of a periphery of the lens;
a nose support frame formed by extending the frame from a center bottom of the lens or formed by being coupled to the lens;
a coupling portion comprising a plurality of coupling shaft that extend from the nose support frame to protrude toward a user's face, extend in a vertical direction, and are spaced apart from each other;
an adjustment tip coupled to the coupling portion to be movable in the vertical direction along the coupling shaft of the coupling portion, and rotating horizontally about the coupling shaft; and
a nose support pad coupled to the adjustment tip and movable according to vertical movement and horizontal rotation of the adjustment tip,
wherein the coupling portion comprises a connecting portion that connects the coupling shaft and the nose support frame at a distance, with a thickness smaller than a thickness of the coupling shaft,
the adjustment tip comprises a fitting portion formed as an empty space in a shape corresponding to a shape of the coupling shaft so as to fit to the coupling shaft,
the adjustment tip further comprises a stopper protruding from a surface facing the coupling shaft coupled to the fitting portion,
the coupling portion further comprises angle adjusters formed by repeatedly forming a plurality of recessed areas on the surface of the coupling shaft, and
the stopper is inserted into any one of the angle adjusters so that an angle of the adjustment tip is adjusted by moving the stopper between the angle adjusters.

### Claim 10

Eyewear comprising:
a lens;
a frame coupled to a portion of a periphery of the lens;
a nose support frame formed by extending the frame from a center bottom of the lens or formed by being coupled to the lens;
a coupling portion comprising a plurality of coupling shaft that extend from the nose support frame to protrude toward a user's face, extend in a vertical direction, and are spaced apart from each other;
an adjustment tip coupled to the coupling portion to be movable in the vertical direction along the coupling shaft of the coupling portion, and rotating horizontally about the coupling shaft; and
a nose support pad coupled to the adjustment tip and movable according to vertical movement and horizontal rotation of the adjustment tip,
wherein the coupling portion comprises a connecting portion that connects the coupling shaft and the nose support frame at a distance, with a thickness smaller than a thickness of the coupling shaft,
the adjustment tip comprises a fitting portion formed as an empty space in a shape corresponding to a shape of the coupling shaft so as to fit to the coupling shaft,
the adjustment tip further comprises rotation stoppers formed at both ends of the fitting portion to stop rotation of the adjustment tip when one end of the adjustment tip contacts the nose support frame, and
a thickness of the rotation stoppers increases toward a position facing the coupling portion.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The eyewear of claim 10, wherein a surface of the rotation stopper where one end of the adjustment tip contacts the nose support frame is larger than an area formed by a cross section of a top.

### Claim 12

Eyewear comprising:
a lens;
a frame coupled to a portion of a periphery of the lens;
a nose support frame formed by extending the frame from a center bottom of the lens or formed by being coupled to the lens;
a coupling portion comprising a plurality of coupling shaft that extend from the nose support frame to protrude toward a user's face, extend in a vertical direction, and are spaced apart from each other;
an adjustment tip coupled to the coupling portion to be movable in the vertical direction along the coupling shaft of the coupling portion, and rotating horizontally about the coupling shaft; and
a nose support pad coupled to the adjustment tip and movable according to vertical movement and horizontal rotation of the adjustment tip,
wherein the coupling portion comprises a connecting portion that connects the coupling shaft and the nose support frame at a distance, with a thickness smaller than a thickness of the coupling shaft, and
the adjustment tip comprises a fitting portion formed as an empty space in a shape corresponding to a shape of the coupling shaft so as to fit to the coupling shaft,
the adjustment tip further comprises a plurality of adjustment steps spaced apart from each other and recessed,
the adjustment tip is movable upward and downward along the coupling shaft,
the coupling portion further comprises a protruding stopping projection to be inserted into one of the adjustment steps, and
a position of the adjustment tip is adjusted in the vertical direction by the stopping projection.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The eyewear of claim 12, wherein:
the stopping projection is inserted complementarily into a first adjustment step among the plurality of adjustment steps,
the adjustment tip is moved and secured to a lower position as the stopping projection is moved and fixed to a second adjustment step spaced apart from above the first adjustment step, and
the adjustment tip is moved and secured to a higher position as the stopping projection is moved and fixed to a third adjustment step spaced apart from below the first adjustment step.
