Frame hinge and side arm, eyeglass frame with multiple wearer connections and improved spectacle kit

An eyeglass frame with easily connecting/disconnecting side temple arms, said frame comprising:

• a main body with left and right lens holding areas, said main body having at opposite ends a hinge and temple arm combination with a first component of said combination including:
• a back wall, a top region, a bottom region and a columnar connector spaced between the top and bottom regions so as to form a gap between the back wall and the columnar connector;
• and a second combination component including:
• an arcuate region for fitting into the gap between the back wall and columnar connector of the first combination component but only when:
• (i) positioned at an angle between about 30 and 60 degrees relative to the main body,
• (ii) slid into the gap without having to snap about any portion of the columnar connector;
• and
• (iii) rotated into the gap away from the main body.

An eyeglass frame with multiple wearer connections, said frame comprising:

• (a) a main body having left and right lens holding areas, said main body having a hinge connect receiver at opposite ends, each hinge connect receiver comprising a back wall, a top region, a bottom region and a columnar connector spaced between the top and bottom regions so as to form a gap between the back wall and the columnar connector;
• (b) a pair of side temple arms, each arm terminating at one end in an arcuate region for fitting into the gap between the back wall and columnar connector of the hinge connect receiver but only when:
• (i) positioned at an angle between about 30 and 60 degrees relative to the main body,
• (ii) slid into the gap without snapping to any portion of the columnar connector;
• and
• (iii) rotated into the gap away from the main body;
• and
• (c) said main body further comprising at opposite ends one or more elastic strap connectors for the wearer to use with a strap for positioning about the wearer's head when the side temple arms are not connected to the main body.

In a spectacle kit article comprising:

• (i) a spectacle frame for holding two lenses, a bridge piece, a receiver, and notch attachment means for connecting a holding strap at each horizontal end of said spectacle frame;
• (ii) a removable protective mask insert for placement in a conventional, commercially available full face respirator or self contained breathing mask, said protective mask insert having an insert clip at a central location of said protective mask insert;
• and (iii) detachable means for attaching said spectacle frame to said removable protective mask insert, wherein said spectacle frame firmly attaches to said insert clip by snapping said receiver onto a central protrusion on said insert clip, the improvement wherein:
• said spectacle frame further comprises a hinge and side arm combination at each horizontal end,
• (a) each hinge comprising:
• a back wall, a top region, a bottom region and a connector pin between the top and bottom regions for forming an arcuate-shaped gap between the back wall and the connector pin;
• and
• (b) each side arm comprising:
• an elongate side that terminates in a region fitting over an ear of the eyeglass frame wearer;
• and an arcuate region for fitting into the gap between the back wall and connector pin of the hinge but only when:
• (i) positioned at an angle between about 20 and 75 degrees relative to the front piece;
• (ii) slid into the gap;
• and (iii) rotated about the connector pin in a direction away from the front piece for use by the spectacle kit wearer.