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US 7,452,071 B2Granted
Flexible temple for eyewear
AssigneeWolf Peak Holdings, LLC
InventorsKurt Daems, Brian Grigsby
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Abstract
Eyewear frames having flexible temples that include a flexible lower temple portion, a rigid upper temple portion and an opening. The opening decreases in size as the flexible lower temple portion conforms to a user's head and ears.
Claims17
Eyewear comprising:
- an eyewear front defining a pair of slots for receiving lenses;
- a pair of temples, each temple extending rearwardly from the respective sides of the eyewear front, wherein each temple comprises:
- a rigid upper temple portion;
- a flexible lower temple portion;
- and
- an opening located between the rigid upper temple portion and the flexible lower temple portion, wherein at least some portion of the opening is above a user's ear when the eyewear is worn and decreases in size when the flexible lower temple conforms to a user's ear.
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A temple for eyewear comprising:
- a rigid upper temple portion;
- a flexible lower temple portion;
- and
- an opening located between the rigid upper temple portion and the flexible lower temple portion, wherein at least some portion of the opening is above a user's ear when the temple is worn and decreases in size when the flexible lower temple conforms to a user's ear.
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A method for manufacturing eyewear comprising:
- providing an eyewear front defining a pair of slots for receiving lenses;
- providing a pair of temples, each temple extending rearwardly from the respective sides of the eyewear front, wherein each temple comprises:
- a rigid upper temple portion;
- a flexible lower temple portion;
- and
- an opening located between the rigid upper temple portion and the flexible lower temple portion, wherein at least some portion of the opening is above a user's ear when the eyewear is worn and which contracts as the flexible lower temple conforms to a user's ear.
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A method for providing custom fitting eyewear comprising:
- providing eyewear comprising a front defining a pair of slots for receiving lenses;
- providing a pair of temples, each temple extending rearwardly from the respective sides of the eyewear front, wherein each temple changes shape to form to a user in order to provide a custom fit and comprises:
- a rigid upper temple portion;
- a flexible lower temple portion;
- and
- an opening located between the rigid upper temple portion and the flexible lower temple portion, wherein at least some portion of the opening is above a user's ear when the eyewear is worn and which contracts as the flexible lower temple conforms to a user's ear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.