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US 7,556,373 B2Granted
Eyewear with retaining assembly
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDylan S. VanAtta, Ryan C. Coulter
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Abstract
Eyewear includes a frame and a retaining assembly having right and left connecting members. Each connecting member has a recess with retaining walls extending along opposed sides of the recess. Each of right and left temple connecting members has a substantially T-shaped projection that is configured to be received by a corresponding recess. A retaining member is secured to the right and left temple connecting members.
Claims24
Eyewear comprising, in combination:
- a frame having a right side and a left side;
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- a retaining assembly comprising:
- a right connecting member on the right side of the frame and including a first recess, the first recess including a first retaining wall extending along a portion of a first side of the first recess and a second retaining wall extending along a second side of the first recess;
- a left connecting member on the left side of the frame and including a second recess, the second recess including a first retaining wall extending along a portion of a first side of the second recess and a second retaining wall extending along a second side of the second recess;
- a right temple connecting member having a first substantially T-shaped projection on a front portion thereof, the first projection configured to be received by the first recess;
- a left temple connecting member having a second substantially T-shaped projection on a front portion thereof, the second projection configured to be received by the second recess;
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- a first biasing member on the front portion of the right temple connecting member;
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- a second biasing member on the front portion of the left temple connecting member.
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Eyewear comprising, in combination:
- a frame having a right side and a left side;
- at least one lens secured to the frame;
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- a retaining assembly comprising:
- a right connecting member on the right side of the frame and including a first recess, the first recess including a first retaining wall extending along a portion of a first side of the first recess, a second retaining wall extending along a second side of the first recess, a first sloped surface extending from a front surface of the first retaining wall to a lower surface of the first retaining wall, and a second sloped surface extending from a front surface of the second retaining wall to a lower surface of the second retaining wall;
- a left connecting member on the left side of the frame and including a second recess, the second recess including a first retaining wall extending along a portion of a first side of the second recess and a second retaining wall extending along a second side of the second recess, a first sloped surface extending from a front surface of the first retaining wall to a lower surface of the first retaining wall, and a second sloped surface extending from a front surface of the second retaining wall to a lower surface of the second retaining wall;
- a right temple connecting member having a first substantially T-shaped projection on a front portion thereof, the first projection configured to be received by the first recess, the first substantially T-shaped projection including a first trunk portion and a first cross portion, a lower portion of a rear surface of the first cross portion sloping downwardly and rearwardly;
- a left temple connecting member having a second substantially T-shaped projection on a front portion thereof, the second projection configured to be received by the second recess, the second substantially T-shaped projection including a second trunk portion and a second cross portion, a lower portion of a rear surface of the second cross portion sloping downwardly and rearwardly;
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- a first biasing member on the front portion of the right temple connecting member;
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- a second biasing member on the front portion of the left temple connecting member.
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Eyewear comprising, in combination:
- a frame having a right side and a left side;
- a first lens secured to the frame;
- a second lens secured to the frame;
- a retaining assembly comprising:
- a right connecting member on the right side of the frame and including a first recess, the first recess including a first retaining wall extending along a portion of a first side of the first recess, a second retaining wall extending along a second side of the first recess, a first sloped surface extending from a front surface of the first retaining wall to a lower surface of the first retaining wall, and a second sloped surface extending from a front surface of the second retaining wall to a lower surface of the second retaining wall;
- a left connecting member on the left side of the frame and including a second recess, the second recess including a first retaining wall extending along a portion of a first side of the second recess and a second retaining wall extending along a second side of the second recess, a first sloped surface extending from a front surface of the first retaining wall to a lower surface of the first retaining wall, and a second sloped surface extending from a front surface of the second retaining wall to a lower surface of the second retaining wall;
- a right temple connecting member having a first substantially T-shaped projection on a front portion thereof, the first projection configured to be received by the first recess, the first substantially T-shaped projection including a first trunk portion and a first cross portion, a lower portion of a rear surface of the first cross portion sloping downwardly and rearwardly;
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- a left temple connecting member having a second substantially T-shaped projection on a front portion thereof, the second projection configured to be received by the second recess, the second substantially T-shaped projection including a second trunk portion and a second cross portion, a lower portion of a rear surface of the second cross portion sloping downwardly and rearwardly;
- a retaining member connected to the right temple connecting member and the left temple connecting member;
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- a first biasing member on the front portion of the right temple connecting member;
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- a second biasing member on the front portion of the left temple connecting member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.