Hand held temple bending tool
AssigneeBionic Thumb Tools, LLC
InventorBRUCE RUBIN
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Abstract
A hand held tool (10, 60, 70) for use by an optician in bending the temples (120) of a pair of eyeglasses includes an elongated handle portion (12, 62, 72) capable of being held in the palm of the optician's hand. A mandrel including a convexly formed anvil (14, 64, 74) with a nonslip upper surface (67, 77a) extends from a first end of the handle portion. A concavely formed thumb recess (16, 66, 76) is located adjacent the first end of the handle portion and is located opposite the anvil (14, 64, 74). The optician's thumb (100) fits within the recess when the handle portion is being held. The free end (110) of an eyeglass temple is placed over the mandrel (14, 64, 74) and is bent over the mandrel by the optician.
Claims18
A hand held tool for use by an optician in bending the temples of a pair of eyeglasses comprising:
- an elongated handle portion capable of being held in the palm of the optician's hand,
- a mandrel including a convexly formed anvil extending from a first end of said handle portion, and
- a concavely formed thumb recess located adjacent said first end of said handle portion opposite said anvil, the optician's thumb being adapted to fit within said recess when said handle portion is being held.
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A method of bending the temples of a pair of eyeglasses including the steps of:
- providing a hand held tool for use by an optician that includes an elongated handle portion capable of being held in the palm of the optician's hand, said tool having a mandrel including a convexly formed anvil extending from a first end of said handle portion, and a concavely formed thumb recess located adjacent said first end of said handle portion opposite said anvil;
- said optician holding said handle portion in his or her hand and placing his or her thumb within said thumb recess;
- placing the free end of the temple of a pair of eyeglasses over the mandrel and holding the same in place by the same hand holding the handle, and
- utilizing the optician's other hand, bending said temple over said mandrel.
A hand held tool for use by an optician in bending the temples of a pair of eyeglasses comprising:
- a strip of metal having a first end and a second end and an intermediate section between said ends, said strip of metal being bent around itself and having said second end abutting said intermediate section so as to form an elongated handle portion with a hollow center, said handle portion being capable of being held in the palm of the optician's hand,
- said first end of said strip of metal forming a mandrel including a convexly formed anvil extending from said handle portion, and
- a concavely formed thumb recess located under said anvil, the optician's thumb being adapted to fit within said recess when said handle portion is being held.
A hand held tool for use by an optician in bending the temples of a pair of eyeglasses comprising:
- an elongated handle capable of being held in the palm of the optician's hand, said handle having a first end and a second end;
- a mandrel including a convexly formed anvil extending from said first end of said handle;
- a concavely formed thumb recess located under said anvil, the optician's thumb being adapted to fit within said recess when said handle is being held, and
- nonslip material covering said mandrel and at least a portion of said second end of said handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.