Floating eyeglasses having a lateral flange
OwnerGeorge Kolentsiinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to attractively designed eyeglasses which float and also protect the wearer from the impact of flying object such as hurled pebbles. The eyeglasses of the invention comprise a lens, a frame for holding the lens characterized by a top transverse frame member having an interior side including a lateral flange therealong, temple arms mounted to the frame, and a foam member adhesively bonded to the interior side of the transverse member and partially abutting the flange, the foam member having a buoyancy greater than the weight of the eyewear. The flange prevents the foam strip from being dislodged due to repeated wear and the loss of efficacy of adhesives used to bond the foam strip.
Claims15
Floating eyeglasses comprising:
- a lens;
- a frame for holding said lens characterized by a top transverse frame member having an interior side including a lateral flange therealong;
- temple arms mounted to said frame;
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- a foam member adhesively bonded to the interior side of said transverse member and partially abutting the flange, the foam member having a buoyancy greater than the weight of the eyeglasses.
Floating eyeglasses combination comprising at least one lens, a frame having a top transverse frame member for holding the at least one lens and temple arms hingeably mounted to said frame, an improvement characterized by the top transverse frame member featuring a lateral flange along the interior side thereof and a foam member adhesively mounted to the interior side of the transverse member and partially abutting the flange, the foam member having a buoyancy greater than the total weight of the eyeglasses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.