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US 5,631,718 AGranted
Temple for eyewear
AssigneeBausch & Lomb Incorporated
InventorsAaron M. Markovitz, Henri Brune, Jeffrey K. Raub
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Abstract
Temples for eyewear include a first portion for contacting the head of the wearer and a second portion for connecting the first temple portion to the eyewear front. The first temple portion is movable to accommodate a wide variety of head shapes or sizes and provide a more secure fit.
Claims13
Eyewear comprising:
- a front and two temples extending rearwardly from opposed ends of said front, wherein each temple comprises:
- a first temple portion for contacting the head of a wearer, said first temple portion having anterior and posterior ends and a centerpoint lying midway said anterior and posterior ends of said first temple portion, and
- a second temple portion for interconnecting said first temple portion and said front, said second temple portion including a posterior end and an anterior end, said second temple portion anterior end being pivotally connected to said eyewear front and movable with respect thereto about a first pivot axis, and said second temple portion posterior end being pivotally connected to said first temple portion at a location between said first temple portion centerpoint and said first temple portion posterior end,
- said first temple portion being movable with respect to said second temple portion at the point of connection of said posterior end of said second temple portion to said first temple portion about a second pivot axis which extends parallel to said first pivot axis.
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