Temple piece for eyewear

An improved temple piece, comprising:

• an elongated temple piece, including at least a first and a second region, the at least first and second regions comprising materials having different Shore A durometer hardnesses, wherein said first region has a Shore A durometer hardness less than that of said second region, and wherein said first region extends along a lower edge of said temple piece along at least one of a middle or non-attachment end portion of said temple piece, and wherein said first region does not predominantly extend, in at least one of said portions where said first region extends along said lower edge of said temple, from said lower edge over an interior surface of said temple piece such that contact between the first region and the side of a wearer's head and the wearer's hair is otherwise reduced.

An improved temple piece, comprising:

• an elongated temple piece, including at least a first and a second region, the at least first and second regions comprising materials having different Shore A durometer hardnesses, wherein said first region has a Shore A durometer hardness less than that of said second region, and wherein said first region extends along a lower edge of said temple piece at least along middle or non-attachment end portion of said temple piece, and wherein said first region predominantly extends in at least one temple piece portion from said lower edge over an exterior surface of said temple piece such that contact between the first region and the helix of a wearer's ear is otherwise increased.