Eyeglasses having magnetically held auxiliary lenses
OwnerJulie B. Madisoninventor
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Abstract
Eyeglasses and clip-ons are improved by providing housings for magnets for securing the clip-ons in a uniblock also incorporating one or more of the following: part of a closing block, an end piece, and part of a hinge. The structure is more compact, neater in appearance, and of improved quality as compared to eyeglasses incorporating conventional structures, and is less expensive to manufacture than many conventional eyeglasses, especially in large volume.
Claims29
Eyeglasses comprising
- at least one primary lens having a front side and a rear side;
- a magnet housing connected to a side of the primary lens, the magnet housing comprising a front surface and a rear surface;
- at least one secondary lens comprising a front side and a rear side and designed to be worn in front of the primary lens;
- an arm connected to the secondary lens and extending over the magnet housing to abut at least a portion of the rear surface of the housing;
- a first magnet connected to one of the magnet housing and the arm;
- and
- magnetic material attached to the other of the magnet housing and the arm in such a manner that the magnet and the magnetic material are attracted to each other and help to keep the secondary lens in place with respect to the primary lens.
Eyeglasses comprising
- a first primary lens and a second primary lens each comprising a front side and a rear side;
- a first magnet housing and a second magnet housing connected to a side of the first primary lens and the second primary lens respectively;
- the first and second magnet housings each having a rear surface;
- a first auxiliary lens and a second auxiliary lens each comprising a front side and a rear side and designed to be worn in front of the first and second primary lenses respectively;
- first and second arms respectively connected to the first and second auxiliary lenses and extending to cover at least a portion of the rear surfaces of the first and second magnet housings;
- a first magnet attached to one of the first magnet housing and the first arm;
- a first magnetic material attached to the other of the first magnet housing and the first arm in such a manner that the first magnet and the first magnetic material are attracted to each other;
- a second magnet attached to one of the second magnet housing and the second arm;
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- a second magnetic material attached to the other of the second magnet housing and the second arm in such a manner that the second magnet and the second magnetic material are attracted to each other;
- thereby helping to keep the first and second auxiliary lenses in place with respect to the first and second primary lenses.
Eyewear comprising a primary frame and an auxiliary frame being magnetically attachable to said primary frame, said primary frame comprising a primary bridge, said primary bridge connecting a first primary split eyewire and a second primary split eyewire, said first primary split eyewire encircling a first primary lens and said second primary split eyewire encircling a second primary lens, said first primary split eyewire comprising a first primary eyewire end and a second primary eyewire end and said second primary split eyewire comprising a third primary eyewire end and a fourth primary eyewire end;
- said second primary eyewire end being attached to said first primary eyewire end through a first uniblock and said fourth primary eyewire end being attached to said third primary eyewire end through a second uniblock, said first uniblock comprising a first primary magnetic member and said second uniblock comprising a second primary magnetic member, said primary frame also comprising a first temple and a second temple, said first temple being hingedly connected to said first uniblock and said second temple being hingedly connected to said second uniblock,
- said auxiliary frame comprising a first auxiliary lens and a second auxiliary lens, said first auxiliary lens being positioned within a first auxiliary eyewire and said second auxiliary lens being positioned within a second auxiliary eyewire, an auxiliary bridge connecting said first auxiliary eyewire and said second auxiliary eyewire, a first auxiliary magnetic member being attached to said first auxiliary eyewire and a second auxiliary magnetic member being attached to said second auxiliary eyewire, said first primary magnetic member and said second primary magnetic member being capable of simultaneous magnetic attachment with said first auxiliary magnetic member and said second auxiliary magnetic member respectively.
Eyewear comprising a primary frame and an auxiliary frame being magnetically attachable to said primary frame, said primary frame comprising a primary bridge, said primary bridge connecting a first primary rim and a second primary rim, said first primary rim securing a first primary lens and said second primary rim encircling a second primary lens, a first primary magnetic member and a second primary magnetic member being positioned along said first primary rim and said second primary rim respectively, said primary frame also comprising a first temple and a second temple, said first temple being hingedly connected to said first primary rim and said second temple being hingedly connected to said second rim,
- said auxiliary frame comprising a first auxiliary lens and a second auxiliary lens, said first auxiliary lens being positioned within a first auxiliary split eyewire and said second auxiliary lens being positioned within a second auxiliary split eyewire, said first auxiliary split eyewire comprising a first auxiliary eyewire end and a second auxiliary eyewire end and said second auxiliary split eyewire comprising a third auxiliary eyewire end and a fourth auxiliary eyewire end, said second auxiliary eyewire end being attached to said first auxiliary eyewire end through a first uniblock and said fourth auxiliary eyewire end being attached to said third auxiliary eyewire end through a second uniblock, said first uniblock comprising a first auxiliary magnetic member and said second uniblock comprising a second auxiliary magnetic member, an auxiliary bridge connecting said first auxiliary split eyewire and said second auxiliary split eyewire,
- said first primary magnetic member and said second primary magnetic member being capable of simultaneous magnetic attachment with said first auxiliary magnetic member and said second auxiliary magnetic member respectively.
Eyewear comprising a primary frame and an auxiliary frame being magnetically attachable to said primary frame, said primary frame comprising a primary bridge, said primary bridge connecting a first primary split eyewire and a second primary split eyewire, said first primary split eyewire encircling a first primary lens and said second primary split eyewire encircling a second primary lens, said first primary split eyewire comprising a first primary eyewire end and a second primary eyewire end and said second primary split eyewire comprising a third primary eyewire end and a fourth primary eyewire end;
- said second primary eyewire end being attached to said first primary eyewire end through a first rimlock and said fourth primary eyewire end being attached to said third primary eyewire end through a second rimlock;
- a first uniblock being attached to said first rimlock and a second uniblock being attached to said second rimlock, said first uniblock comprising a first primary magnetic member and a first hinge portion, said second uniblock comprising a second primary magnetic member and a second hinge portion;
- said primary frame also comprising a first temple and a second temple, said first temple including a third hinge portion and said second temple including a fourth hinge portion, said first hinge portion and said third hinge portion being moveably connected such that said first temple is hingedly connected to said first uniblock, said second hinge portion and said fourth hinge portion being moveably connected such that said second temple is hingedly connected to said second uniblock;
- said auxiliary frame comprising a first auxiliary lens and a second auxiliary lens, said first auxiliary lens being positioned within a first auxiliary eyewire and said second auxiliary lens being positioned within a second auxiliary eyewire, an auxiliary bridge connecting said first auxiliary eyewire and said second auxiliary eyewire, a first auxiliary magnetic member being attached to said first auxiliary eyewire and a second auxiliary magnetic member being attached to said second auxiliary eyewire, said first primary magnetic member and said second primary magnetic member being capable of simultaneous magnetic attachment with said first auxiliary magnetic member and said second auxiliary magnetic member respectively.
Eyewear comprising a primary frame and an auxiliary frame being magnetically attachable to said primary frame, said primary frame comprising a primary bridge, said primary bridge connecting a first primary rim and a second primary rim, said first primary rim securing a first primary lens and said second primary rim securing a second primary lens;
- a first uniblock being removably connected to said first primary lens and a second uniblock being removably connected to said second primary lens, said first uniblock comprising a first primary magnetic member and a first hinge portion, said second uniblock comprising a second primary magnetic member and a second hinge portion;
- said primary frame also comprising a first temple and a second temple, said first temple including a third hinge portion and said second temple including a fourth hinge portion, said first hinge portion and said third hinge portion being moveably connected such that said first temple is hingedly connected to said first uniblock, said second hinge portion and said fourth hinge portion being moveably connected such that said second temple is hingedly connected to said second uniblock;
- said auxiliary frame comprising a first auxiliary lens and a second auxiliary lens, said first auxiliary lens being secured to a first auxiliary rim and said second auxiliary lens being secured to a second auxiliary rim, an auxiliary bridge connecting said first auxiliary rim and said second auxiliary rim, a first auxiliary magnetic member being attached to said first auxiliary rim and a second auxiliary magnetic member being attached to said second auxiliary rim;
- said first primary magnetic member and said second primary magnetic member being capable of simultaneous magnetic attachment with said first auxiliary magnetic member and said second auxiliary magnetic member respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.