US 7,070,273 B2Granted

Eyeglasses frame with rotatable temples

Assignee180s, Inc.

InventorsNestor M. Benavides, Matthew Laine, Brian E. Le Gette, Russell Reed, David B. Staley, Alan Tipp, Justin S. Werner, Ronald L. Wilson, II

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Abstract

Eyeglasses comprises a face and temple. The face has an outer surface including an outer edge. The face also has a first end portion and a first lens opening. The outer edge being proximate to the first end portion. The temple has a portion defining an inner surface. The temple is pivotably coupled to the first end portion of the face. The temple is movable between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration so that the inner surface of the temple portion can move over the outer edge of the face without obstruction.

Claims17

Dependent claims

An apparatus, comprising:

a face having a first end portion, a second end portion, a first arcuate portion and a second arcuate portion;
a first lens disposed within the face, the first lens having an inner side and an outer side;
a second lens disposed within the face, the second lens having an inner side and an outer side, the inner side of the second lens being on the same side of the face as the inner side of the first lens, the outer side of the second lens being on the same side of the face as the outer side of the first lens;
a first temple coupled to the first end portion of the face, the first temple having an arcuate portion, the first temple being movable between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration relative to the face, the first temple in its folded configuration being positioned substantially adjacent to the outer side of the first lens and the outer side of the second lens, the arcuate portion of the first temple being positionable substantially adjacent to the first arcuate portion of the face;
and
a second temple coupled to the second end portion of the face, the second temple having an arcuate portion, the second temple being movable between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration relative to the face, the second temple in its folded configuration being positioned substantially adjacent to the outer side of the second lens and the outer side of the first lens, the arcuate portion of the second temple being positionable substantially adjacent to the second arcuate portion of the face.

3 more elements

A method for moving an apparatus between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration, the apparatus including a face, a first lens, a second lens, a first temple and a second temple, the face having a first arcuate portion, a second arcuate portion, a first end portion and a second end portion, the first lens and the second lens being disposed within the face and each having an inner side, an outer side and a center portion, the first temple having an arcuate portion and being pivotably coupled to the first end portion of the face, the second temple having an arcuate portion and being pivotable coupled to the second end portion of the face, the method comprising:

pivoting the first temple about the first end portion of the face from an unfolded configuration to a folded configuration;
positioning the first temple so that the first temple is disposed substantially adjacent to the outer side of the first lens and the outer side of the second lens and the arcuate portion of the first temple is disposed substantially adjacent to the first arcuate portion of the face;
pivoting the second temple about the second end portion of the face from an unfolded configuration to a folded configuration;
and
positioning the second temple so that the second temple is disposed substantially adjacent to the outer side of the second lens and the outer side of the first lens and the arcuate portion of the second temple is disposed substantially adjacent to the second arcuate portion of the face.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/987,308Filed 15 Nov 2004 · continuation
Priority: 31 Aug 2001
Published: US 2005/0146675 A17 Jul 2005
Granted: 4 Jul 2006
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G02C 5/001
Constructions of non-optical parts: specially adapted for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for or not fully classifiable according to…
G02C 5/006
Constructions of non-optical parts: collapsible frames
G02C 5/14
Constructions of non-optical parts: side-members
G02C 5/2263
Hinges: composite hinges, e.g. for varying the inclination of the lenses

Family

Application09/943,064Parent of this continuation · filed 31 Aug 2001
US 2005/0146675 A1Pre-grant publication · published 7 Jul 2005
US 6,817,710 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2003/0043340 A1Published application
US 7,070,273 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.