US 2006/0077339 A1 · Eyeglass frames with lateral supports

Abstract

A pair of eyeglasses with additional lateral supports for elevating the bridge of the eyeglasses above the nasal bone of the wearers. These supports permit the use of eyeglasses by persons recovering from rhinoplasty. In one embodiment, a support member attaches at one end to the underside of the rear portion of the temple arms, and courses anteriorly, superiorly and medially so that the distal section engages with the zygomatic arch. Another embodiment has a generally straight vertical support member which contacts with and is support by the temporal mandibular joint. A final embodiment is comprised of a support arm, separate from the temple arm, which articulates with the lens frame and which courses superiorly and medially at its distal end to engage with the zygomatic arch.

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Dependent claims

1) Eyeglasses with lateral supports, comprised of:

a) a pair of lenses with inner and outer edges;
b) a bridge disposed between the inner edges of the pair of lenses;
c) a pair of temple arms, each with a distal end and a proximal end, an ear loop disposed on the distal end and disposes at its proximal end at the outer edge of;
and,
d) a pair of support members, each of which said support members having a first end disposed on the temple arm between the ear loop and the median of the temple arm.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Eyeglass frames with lateral supports

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Eyeglass frames with lateral supports

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Abstract

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