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US 6,332,681 B1Granted
Adjustable temple for eyeglass frame
AssigneeMegasafe Products, Inc.
InventorChun-Huang Li
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Abstract
A regulating device for an eyeglasses temple has a movable member and a connecting member. The movable member is connected to a front end of a temple, and has a curved toothed portion on a front end. The connecting member is pivoted to a rim of the eyeglasses. The movable member is pivoted on the connecting member with the curved toothed portion movably engaging the connecting member for permitting the temple to be regulated in respect of an angle between same and the rim.
Claims1
An adjustable temple for an eyeglass frame comprising:
- (a) at least one connecting member for pivotal coupling to a rim of the eyeglass frame, said connecting member having an intermediate part and a deflectable engagement part extending longitudinally therefrom, said engagement part defining a toothed end portion, said engagement part having a cavity formed therethrough adjacent said toothed end portion;
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- (b) a movable member coupled in angularly displaceable manner to said connecting member, said movable member having a protruding part extending longitudinally therefrom, said protruding part pivotally engaging said intermediate part of said connecting member, said movable member including a curved toothed portion extending concavely about said toothed end portion of said connecting member engagement part, at least part of said curved toothed portion engaging said toothed end portion;
- whereby said movable member is adjustably displaceable between a plurality of angularly offset positions, said connecting member engagement part being resiliently biased to maintain engagement with said curved toothed portion of said movable member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.