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US 2002/0118336 A1Published application
Spectacle frame and a hinge assembly for use therein
AssigneeF.A. Thiele A/S
InventorJens Frederick Anton Thiele
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AssigneeF.A. Thiele A/S
InventorJens Frederick Anton Thiele
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A spectacle frame comprises at least one lens engaging frame member (3, 4) and a pair of temple members (10) made from metallic wire material. An end piece (10a) of a temple member is pivotally connected with an end piece (3a, 4a) of the frame member (3, 4) by a hinge assembly (12) comprising relatively short, elongate first and second hinge members (14, 15) made of substantially the same metallic material as the wire material of the frame and temple members (3, 4, 10). In the hinge members (14, 15) bores (16 to 18) are formed for accomodation of the end piece (3a, 4a) of the frame member (3, 4) and the end piece (10a) of a temple member (10), respectively, with a firm frictional fit and the first and second hinge members (14, 15) are pivotally interconnected to confine relative rotational movability of the hinge members substantially to a planar movability about a single axis of rotation.
A spectacle frame comprising at least one lens engaging frame member (3 to 5) having end pieces (3a to 5a) projecting outside a peripheral edge of each of a pair of lenses (1, 2) and a pair of temple members (10, 11) each having an end piece (10a, 11 a) pivotally connected with one of the end pieces (3a to 5a) of said frame member (3) by a hinge assembly (12, 13), said frame and temple members (3 to 5, 10, 11) being made of metallic wire material, characterized in that the hinge assembly (12, 13) comprises relatively short, elongate first and second hinge members (14, 15) made of substantially the same metallic material as said wire material and each having a bore (16 to 18) for accomodation of an end piece (3a to 5a) of said frame member (3 to 5) and the end piece (10a, 11a) of a temple member (10, 11), respectively, with a firm frictional fit, said first and second hinge members (14, 15) being pivotally interconnected to confine relative rotational movability of the hinge members substantially to a planar movability about a single axis of rotation.
A spectacle frame as claimed in any of the preceding claims, where said wire material is titanium or a titanium alloy, characterized in that said metallic material is titanium or a titanium alloy of substantially the same composition as said alloy used for said wire material.
A spectacle frame as claimed in any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first and second hinge members (14, 15) are pivotally connected by a pin or screw member (27) extending through aligned holes (24 to 26) in said first and second hinge members (14, 15).
A hinge assembly for pivotal connection of end pieces (3a to 5a, 10a, 11a) of a lens engaging frame member (3 to 5) and a temple member (10, 11) of a spectacle frame outside a peripheral edge of a lens (1, 2) engaged by said frame member (3 to 5), said frame and temple members (3 to 5, 10, 11) being made of metallic wire material, characterized by comprising first and second hinge members (14, 15) made of substantially the same metallic material as said wire material and each having a bore (16 to 18) for accomodation of an end piece (3a to 5a) of said frame member (3 to 5) and the end piece (10a, 11a) of a temple member (10, 11), respectively, with a firm frictional fit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.