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US 9,519,156 B1Granted
Sunglasses and method of forming the same
OwnerRyan J. Vecchiarelli, Jonathan D. Winfreyinventors
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to hand made sunglasses, and more particularly to a method and system for making sunglasses from recycled materials, e.g., skateboards.
Claims24
A recycled frame for eyeglasses, and optionally for sunglasses, comprising:
- a frame comprising maple wood from a recycled skateboard deck, the frame comprising a bridge portion connecting a first frame section and a second frame section, the first frame section configured to support a first lens and the second frame section configured to support a second lens;
- a first arm movably coupled to the first frame section with a first hinge mechanism;
- and
- a second arm movably coupled to the second frame section with a second hinge mechanism.
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A recycled eyewear apparatus, comprising:
- a frame comprising plies of maple wood from a recycled skateboard deck, the frame comprising a bridge portion connecting a first frame section and a second frame section, the first frame section configured to support a first lens and the second frame section configured to support a second lens;
- a first lens arranged in a portion of the first frame section, wherein the first lens comprises optics configured to substantially block ultraviolet rays;
- a second lens arranged in a portion of the second frame section, wherein the second lens comprises optics configured to substantially block ultraviolet rays;
- a first arm movably coupled to the first frame section with a first hinge mechanism, wherein the first hinge mechanism is coupled to the first arm and the first frame section;
- and
- a second arm movably coupled to the second frame section with a second hinge mechanism, wherein the second hinge mechanism is coupled to the second arm and the second frame section.
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A method of forming a recycled eyewear apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining two or more used skateboards, wherein each of the two or more skateboards comprises a number of plies of maple wood and a nose portion, a body portion and a tail portion, wherein the number of plies of maple wood ranges from 7 or more plies, and wherein grip tape is arranged on at least a portion of the maple wood;
- categorizing the two or more used skateboards according to one or more of a color, a type, and a condition;
- removing the grip tape from one of the two or more used skateboards;
- removing the nose portion from one of the two or more used skateboards;
- removing the tail portion from one of the two or more used skateboards;
- removing the body portion from one of the two or more used skateboards into two or more sections;
- forming a frame from one of the body portion, the frame comprising a bridge portion, a first frame portion and a second frame portion, the bridge portion connecting the first frame portion and the second frame portion, the first frame portion configured to support a first lens and the second frame portion configured to support a second lens;
- forming a first arm from either the nose portion or tail portion;
- and
- forming a second arm from either the nose portion or tail portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.