Eyewear with flexible bridge
AssigneeMarchon Eyewear, Inc.
InventorCarl Allen
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Abstract
Eyewear comprises a first frame portion that is configured to retain a first lens therein, a second frame portion that is configured to retain a second lens therein, a first temple that is coupled to the first frame portion, a second temple that is coupled to the second frame portion, and a flexible bridge that is positioned intermediate the first frame portion and the second frame portion. In some embodiments, the flexible bridge is formed from a flexible polymer material and a shape-retaining alloy metal at least partially embedded in the flexible polymer material.
Claims17
Eyewear comprising:
- a. a first non-metallic frame portion that is configured to retain a first lens therein;
- b. a second non-metallic frame portion that is configured to retain a second lens therein;
- c. a first temple coupled to the first non-metallic frame portion;
- d. a second temple coupled to the second non-metallic frame portion;
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- e. a flexible bridge positioned intermediate the first non-metallic frame portion and the second non-metallic frame portion, wherein:
- i. the flexible bridge is formed from a flexible material and a shape-retaining alloy metal, wherein the shape-retaining alloy metal includes a first end and a second end, and
- ii. the shape-retaining alloy metal is one of (1) fully encased and free floating within the flexible material that forms the flexible bridge, or (2) surrounded by the flexible material intermediate the first end of the shape-retaining alloy metal and the second end of the shape-retaining alloy metal so that the first end of the shape-retaining alloy metal is embedded in the first non-metallic frame portion and the second end is embedded in the second non-metallic frame portion.
An eyewear frame comprising:
- a. a frame having a first area configured to retain a first lens and a second area configured to contain a second lens;
- b. a flexible bridge portion that couples the first area to the second area, wherein the flexible bridge allows the second frame area to bend with respect to the first frame area at an angle from substantially between 10 degrees and 90 degrees, wherein the flexible bridge portion is formed from a memory metal that is fully encased within and free floating within a flexible material;
- c. a first temple coupled to the first area;
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- d. a second temple coupled to the second area.
An eyewear frame comprising:
- a. an upper frame portion that extends from a first end to an opposite second end, wherein the upper frame portion comprises a first non-metallic portion that is configured to retain a first lens therein, a second non-metallic portion that is configured to retain a second lens therein, and a bridge portion intermediate the first non-metallic portion and the second non-metallic portion;
- b. a first temple coupled to the first non-metallic portion proximate the first end;
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- c. a second temple coupled to the second non-metallic portion proximate the second end, wherein the bridge portion comprises a shape-retaining memory metal that includes a first end and a second end, and wherein the shape-retaining memory metal is fully surrounded by a flexible material intermediate the first end and the second end of the shape-retaining memory metal so that the first end of the shape-retaining memory metal is embedded in the first non-metallic portion that is configured to retain a first lens therein and the second end is embedded in the second non-metallic portion that is configured to retain a first lens therein.
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