Mounting system for glasses frames
AssigneeOmniVision Technologies, Inc.
InventorYen-Sung Wang
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Abstract
A system for attaching a device to a glasses frame includes a spring clip that applies pressure to two sides of the glasses frame, and a magnet for attaching the device thereto. The device may attach directly to the magnet, or via a slide-on attachment piece. The spring clip may include a spring arm having distal ends that assist the spring clip in applying pressure to the glasses frames.
Claims7
A mounting system for mounting a device onto a glasses frame, the mounting system comprising
- a frame attachment portion for removably attaching to the glasses frame including:
- a spring clip including a forward portion and a rearward portion, separated in the lengthwise direction, for applying pressure on the glasses frame from a first side of the glasses frame, and a middle portion for applying pressure on the glasses frame from a second side of the glasses frame;
- a magnet for coupling to the device, the magnet being housed in a magnet housing, the magnet housing attached to the middle portion of the spring clip;
- a pad located between at least part of the middle portion and the forward and rearward portions and applying pressure from the second side;
- and,
- a holding seat for securing the middle portion with the magnet housing,
- wherein the middle portion sits between the holding seat and the magnet housing in a notch of the holding seat.
A mounting system for mounting a device onto a glasses frame, the mounting system comprising a frame attachment portion for removably attaching to the glasses frame including:
- a spring clip including a forward portion and a rearward portion, separated in the lengthwise direction, for applying pressure on the glasses frame from a first side of the glasses frame, and a middle portion for applying pressure on the glasses frame from a second side of the glasses frame;
- a magnet for coupling to the device, the magnet being housed in a magnet housing, the magnet housing attached to the middle portion of the spring clip;
- a pad located between at least part of the middle portion and the forward and rearward portions and applying pressure from the second side;
- and
- a slide-on portion having a device attachment portion for attaching the device onto the slide-on portion and a magnet attachment portion for attaching the slide-on portion to the frame attachment portion;
- wherein the magnet attachment portion is adapted to slide onto the magnet housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.