Eyeglasses with illuminated frame
AssigneeLive Wire Enterprises, Inc.
InventorHarold Feldman
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Abstract
An eyeglass frame includes an elongated flexible electroluminescent light source extending along a perimeter extent of the frame. A self contained voltage source is also carried by the eyeglass frame, together with a manually operable switch. When the switch is placed in the On position a continuous source of electroluminescent light will be emitted along the entire perimeter extent of the frame which includes the electroluminescent light source. A reflective surface may be provided along the rear of the eyeglass frame so that all the rays of the electroluminescent light source are forwardly directed.
Claims16
An eyeglass frame comprising:
- a frontal lens carrying portion and a pair of side temples extending rearward from the opposed ends of said frontal portion;
- an elongated, flexible electroluminescent light source extending along a perimeter extent of said eyeglass frame including at least an extent of said frontal lens carrying portion, to define a light emitting region;
- a voltage source carried by said eyeglass frame adapted to energize said electroluminescent light source;
- a manually operable switch means carried by said eyeglass frame and electrically connected between said voltage source and said electroluminescent light source;
- said switch means having an off portion, corresponding to said electroluminescent light source being in a non-luminescent condition, and an on portion, corresponding to said electroluminescent light source being in a luminescent condition;
- said electroluminescent light source illuminated condition characterized as its entire length providing continuous illumination along said light emitting region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.