Optics mount for over-the-glasses eyewear
AssigneeSix15 Technologies
InventorTheodore K. Ricks
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Abstract
A display apparatus for wearing over corrective eyewear has a frame structure that supports left- and right-side protective lenses, wherein each protective lens has a rear surface disposed to face toward the corrective eyewear, and a front surface disposed to face the outside-world object scene. A bridging member is hinged to the frame between the left- and right-side protective lenses, wherein the bridging member extends a nose bridge engagement member toward a viewer nose position, wherein the bridging member further has a coupling configured to removably suspend at least one output element of an electronically energized display system over the front surface of the left- or right-side protective lens.
Claims16
A display apparatus for wearing over corrective eyewear, the display apparatus comprising:
- a frame structure that supports left- and right-side protective lenses, wherein each protective lens has a rear surface disposed to face toward the corrective eyewear, and a front surface disposed to face the outside-world object scene;
- a bridging member that is hinged to the frame between the left- and right-side protective lenses, wherein the bridging member extends a nose bridge engagement member toward a viewer nose position,
- wherein the bridging member further has a coupling configured to removably suspend at least one output element of an electronically energized display system over the front surface of the left- or right-side protective lens.
Protective eyewear for wearing over corrective eyeglasses and having a bridging member that joins a left and a right frame portion, wherein the bridging member comprises:
- a) a right coupling arm that extends from a central body of the bridging member in a first direction and that is configured for fastening to the right frame portion that supports a right lens of the protective eyewear;
- b) a left coupling arm that extends from the central body of the bridging member in a second direction that is opposite the first direction and that is configured for fastening to the left frame portion that supports a left lens of the protective eyewear;
- c) a nose bridge that extends from the bridging member in a direction orthogonal to the left and right coupling arms, wherein an extension distance of the nose bridge from the central body is adjustable for seating the bridging member against a wearer's nose;
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- d) a display coupling that extends from the bridging member and that is configured to removably grip and suspend an output element of an electronically energized optical system over one of, or both, the right and left lens of the protective eyewear.
An over-the-glasses eyewear apparatus comprising:
- a) a frame having a left section with a left protective lens and a left eyewear arm extending away from the left protective lens and further having a right section with a right protective lens and a right eyewear arm extending away from the right protective lens;
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- b) a display adapter module having a left coupling arm extended outward from a central body and coupled to the left section of the frame along a left rotational axis and a corresponding right coupling arm extended outward from the central body and coupled to the right section of the frame along a right rotational axis, wherein the display adapter module further has a display coupling configured for suspending a monocular optic over either or both the right and left protective lens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.