Adjustable spectacle frame

In an articulated spectacle frame provided with a nose piece which rests on the nose of the user, the nose piece being formed to generally fit the nose configuration of the user, including a cross bar member that rides on the bridge of the nose, and a pair of spaced apart legs connected by the bar and extending downwardly so as to straddle the nose bridge and rest respectively on both opposing sides of the nose, the improvement comprising self-adjusting resilient means suspended in a chordal horizontal fashion across the void area of the nose piece at the juncture region thereof, said void area consisting of the inner non-visible portion of the nose piece, said resilient means being attached to the nose piece, respectively, at both opposing sides of the juncture region, and anchoring means for selectively varying the points of attachment of said resilient means to said opposing sides of the juncture region so as to vary the chordal tautness as well as the height with respect to a horizontal plane of said resilient means, said resilient means being adapted to bend in a semi-circular curve snugly fitting the nose, under the downward thrust of the spectacle frame, so as to redistribute the weight of the spectacle frame over a substantial portion of the nose, said anchoring means comprising a first plurality of closely spaced bores formed on one side of the juncture region of the nose piece, and a second plurality of closely spaced bores formed on the opposing side of the juncture region of the nose piece, said first and second pluralities of closely spaced bores being adapted to selective anchoring of said resilient means in the nose piece. /

In an articulated spectacle frame provided with a nose piece which rests on the nose of the user, the nose piece being formed to generally fit the nose configuration of the user, including a cross bar member that rides on the bridge of the nose, and a pair of spaced apart legs connected by the bar and extending downwardly so as to straddle the nose bridge and rest respectively on both opposing sides of the nose, the improvement comprising self-adjusting resilient means suspended in a chordal horizontal fashion across the void area of the nose piece at the juncture region thereof, said void area consisting of the inner non-visible portion of the nose piece, said resilient means being attached to the nose piece, respectively, at both opposing sides of the juncture region, and adapted to bend in a semi-circular curve snugly fitting the nose under the downward thrust of the spectacle frame, so as to redistribute the weight of the spectacle frame over a substantial portion of the nose, the improvement further comprising said resilient means comprise a flexible cord which is attached at its opposing ends to the opposing sides, respectively, of the juncture region of the nose piece, and anchoring means for selectively varying the points of attachment of said opposing ends of the flexible cord to the opposing sides respectively of the juncture region of the nose piece, so as to vary the chordal tautness as well as the height with respect to a horizontal plane of the flexible cord, said anchoring means comprising a first plurality of closely spaced anchoring points formed on one side of the juncture region of the nose piece, and a second plurality of closely spaced anchoring points formed on the opposing side of the juncture region of the nose piece, said first and second pluralities of anchoring points being adaptable to selective anchoring of said respective opposing ends of the flexible cord in the nose piece, so as to ensure proper lens alignment and supporting of the frame at the proper height on the nose.

In an articulated spectacle frame provided with a nose piece which rests on the nose of the user, the nose piece being formed to generally fit the nose configuration of the user, including a cross bar member that rides on the bridge of the nose, and a pair of spaced apart legs connected by the bar and extending downwardly so as to straddle the nose bridge and rest respectively on both opposing sides of the nose, the improvement comprising self-adjusting resilient means suspended in a chordal horizontal fashion across the void area of the nose piece at the juncture region thereof, said void area consisting of the inner non-visible portion of the nose piece, said resilient means being attached to the nose piece, respectively, at both opposing sides of the juncture region, and adapted to bend in a semi-circular curve snugly fitting the nose under the downward thrust of the spectacle frame, so as to redistribute the weight of the spectacle frame over a substantial portion of the nose, the improvement further comprising said resilient means comprise a flexible cord which is attached at its opposing ends to the opposing sides, respectively, of the juncture region of the nose piece, and anchoring means for selectively varying the points of attachment of said opposing ends of the flexible cord to the opposing sides respectively of the juncture region of the nose piece, so as to vary the chordal tautness as well as the height with respect to a horizontal plane of the flexible cord, said anchoring means comprising a first plurality of closely spaced bores formed on one side of the juncture region of the nose piece, and a second plurality of closely spaced bores formed on the opposing side of the juncture region of the nose piece, said first and second pluralities of closely spaced bores being adaptable to selective anchoring of said respective opposing ends of the flexible cord in the nose piece, so as to ensure proper lens alignment and supporting of the frame at the proper height on the nose.