# US 2019/0377196 A1 · Systems and methods associated with glasses

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- Number: US 2019/0377196 A1
- Document ID: US20190377196A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/399,584
- Filed: 2019-04-30
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-11
- Inventors: Carl Henneke
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190377196A1

## CPC

- G02C 5/146: {having special front end}
- G02C 3/003: {Arrangements for fitting and securing to the head in the position of use}
- G02C 5/143: {having special ear pieces}
- G02C 5/22: Hinges (pivotal connection in general F16C11/00)
- G02C 5/2209: {Pivot bearings and hinge bolts other than screws}
- G02C 5/2272: {Hinges without well-defined pivot axis}
- G02C 2200/02: Magnetic means
- G02C 2200/10: Frame or frame portions made from wire
- G02C 2200/16: Frame or frame portions made from rubber
- G02C: SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES (trial frames for testing the eyes A61B3/04; goggles or eyeshields not having the same features as spectacles A61F9/00)

## Abstract

Examples of the present disclosure are related to systems and methods associated with glasses. More specifically, embodiments are related to glasses with separable arms with a triangular shaped support, wherein a first portion of an arm is separable from a second portion of the arm at a location that substantially aligns with a user's temple.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An arm for glasses comprising:
a first portion of the arm;
a second portion of the arm;
a coupling mechanism configure to couple the first portion of the arm and the second portion of the arm, the coupling mechanism including a reel configured to change a distance between the first portion of the arm and the second portion of the arm, wherein in a first mode the first portion of the arm is positioned adjacent to the second portion of the arm, and in a second mode the first portion of the arm is positioned away from the second portion of the arm.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The arm of claim 1, wherein the coupling mechanism is not exposed in the second mode.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The arm of claim 2, further comprising:
a first member positioned on a first inner end of the first portion of the arm;
a second member positioned on a second inner end of the second portion, wherein the first member is configured to be inserted into the second member in the first mode.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The arm of claim 3, wherein the coupling mechanism includes angled internal sidewalls to increase a surface area between the first member and the second member.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The arm of claim 4, wherein the first member has a first magnetic polarity, and the second member has a second magnetic polarity.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The arm of claim 1, wherein the second portion includes a dynamic hinge, the dynamic hinge being positioned between a distal end of the second portion and a proximal end of the first portion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The arm of claim 6, wherein the dynamic hinge is comprised of a different material then the second portion of the arm.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The arm of claim 7, wherein the dynamic hinge is configured to move between a resting state and a flexed state.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The arm of claim 8, wherein the distal end rotates away from the proximal end in the flexed state responsive to forces being applied to the distal end.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The arm of claim 9, wherein the distal end automatically returns to the resting state responsive to the forces being removed.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The arm of claim 10, wherein the dynamic hinge is configured to move between the flexed state and the resting state independent from whether the coupling mechanism is in the first mode or the second mode.