Temple member for a spectacle frame, and spectacles including such temple members and spectacle frame
AssigneeJulbo
InventorAdrien Beaud
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Abstract
A temple intended to be mounted, by a mounting face, in hinged connection, to a spectacle frame, so as to be able to pivot between one and the other of two stable positions called folded position and unfolded position, respectively. In particular, the temple comprises, from its proximal end toward a distal end, a first section and a second section. The first section is provided with a first face opposite the mounting face). The second section is in a ball joint with the first section. The first face and the second face are also of complementary shapes so as to allow the fitting of one into the other.
Claims13
A temple member for spectacles, the temple member configured to be mounted by a mounting face thereof, in hinged connection about a hinge axis, to a spectacle frame of the spectacles, such that the temple member is capable of pivoting between a folded position and an unfolded position relative to the spectacle frame, the temple member comprising:
- a first section including a first housing opening out via the mounting face and via a first face of the first section opposite the mounting face;
- a second section having a second face through which a second housing opens out, the first face and the second face having complementary shapes so as to allow interlocking thereof;
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- a hinge element fixed to the second section in the second housing, the hinge element passing through the first housing to allow an attachment end of the hinge element to open out, the attachment end having a knuckle configured to fix the temple member to a tenon of the spectacle frame, the hinge element configured to exert a return force keeping the first face and the second face interlocked by default, and to allow articulation of the second section relative to the first section when a force is exerted on the second section.
Spectacles, comprising:
- a spectacle frame;
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- two temple members, each temple member being configured to be mounted by a mounting face thereof, in hinged connection about a hinge axis, to the spectacle frame, such that each temple member is capable of pivoting between a folded position and an unfolded position relative to the spectacle frame, each temple member comprising:
- a first section including a first housing opening out via the mounting face and via a first face of the first section opposite the mounting face;
- a second section having a second face through which a second housing opens out, the first face and the second face having complementary shapes so as to allow interlocking thereof;
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- a hinge element fixed to the second section in the second housing, the hinge element passing through the first housing to allow an attachment end of the hinge element to open out, the attachment end having a knuckle configured to fix the temple member to a tenon of the spectacle frame, the hinge element configured to exert a return force keeping the first face and the second face interlocked by default, and to allow articulation of the second section relative to the first section when a force is exerted on the second section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.