Hinge for spectacle frame

In a spectacle frame having a front rim with two opposite end portions and, at each said end portion, a respective temple member connected to said front rim by a corresponding hinge for pivotal movement about a corresponding pivot axis between an open position where said temple member extend rearwardly with respect to said front rim for use and a closed position where said temple member extends along said front rim for storage, the improvement wherein said hinge comprises:

• an elastic wire member having a pair of arms extending substantially longitudinally of said temple member and attached to said temple member for movement therewith about said pivot axis between two positions respectively corresponding to said open position and said closed position of said temple member, each arm having a shaft portion bent therefrom along said pivot axis, and
• a bearing member provided on the corresponding end portion of said front rim, said bearing member including bearing means formed along said pivot axis to receive said shaft portion of each arm, and projection means arranged in a path of movement of at least one of said arms between said two positions for abutting said one arm and elastically deforming said one arm along said pivot axis during movement of said one arm from each of said two positions to the other.