Hinge for eyewear
AssigneeFore-Z (H.K.) Limited
InventorsIan Lucas, Robert-Anton Baumgartner
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Abstract
An item of eyewear such as spectacles or sunglasses comprises two lenses and two rearwardly extending temple members, and each temple member is pivotally mounted for movement between in-use and non-use positions by means of a hinge provided in an aperture formed in a side of a respective lens. The temple members pivot through 180° degrees when moving between their in-use and non-use positions, and furthermore the pivot axis of the hinge is generally horizontal.
Claims6
An item of eyewear comprising two lenses and two rearwardly extending temple members, wherein each said temple member is pivotally mounted for movement between in-use and non-use positions by means of a hinge directly fitted in a notch-like aperture formed in a side edge of a respective said lens and having a hinge axis extending through said aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.