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WO1994011774A1
WO1994011774A1 PCT/US1993/011014 US9311014W WO9411774A1 WO 1994011774 A1 WO1994011774 A1 WO 1994011774A1 US 9311014 W US9311014 W US 9311014W WO 9411774 A1 WO9411774 A1 WO 9411774A1
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Marc Mugnier
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  • This invention relates to eyewear, and more particularly to eyewear having novel hinges, frames, lenses, components and/or accessories.
  • Eyewear must satisfy the demands of a variety of activities. For instance, a skier will need eyewear, such as sunglasses, that can be modified to suit a day on the slopes. There could be a snowstorm in the morning and the skier would need a light amber lens to see through the haze while navigating his way down the mountain. By mid afternoon the sun could be shining brightly and reflecting off the snow, which would reguire a dark or mirrored lens to reduce the glare and so maximize visibility. A system to change lenses is necessary for the outdoor enthusiast. Likewise, a skier that is going to spend the day skiing moguls or in the back bowls may want a different type of temple or frame attachment to maximize the security of the fit. Furthermore, every user has different facial configurations - ears, noses, size of head - so the eyewear has to be designed to accommodate these different configurations.
  • the present invention relates to a hinge comprising a frame having a joint and at least three faces, said frame cooperatively fitting with an earpiece having a shaft and a notch, wherein the hinge is capable of resting in at least three positions corresponding to each of the at least three faces and ranging from about 0° to about 180°.
  • the present invention also relates to a hinge comprising a flange fixed to a lens or eyewear frame by a vertical pivoting means, wherein the flange is in cooperative relation with an earpiece.
  • the present invention also relates to a nosepiece for eyewear, said nosepiece comprising a supple material having hydrophilic and non- slip properties, wherein said nose piece is capable of conforming at least partially to the shape of a wearer's nose.
  • the present invention also relates to eyewear comprising a sphere lens having an essentially straight upper edge and a top frame extending at least partially along and bounding with the upper edge of the lens, wherein the curvature of the frame is the same or greater than the curvature of the lens.
  • the present invention also relates to eyewear comprising a visor and a ski mask which are removably attached to the eyewear.
  • the present invention also relates to eyewear comprising a fixture to which a strap can be added.
  • the present invention also relates to eyewear comprising an earpiece, said earpiece having a fixture at its end to which can be attached by various methods a cord.
  • the invention also relates to eyewear having a frame with right and left sides, wherein said frame is adapted for securing a lens thereto, and a right earpiece and a left earpiece hingedly attached to the respective sides of the frame, wherein said hinge attachment comprises: (a) a member having two arms extending from the frame, wherein
  • said member has a first side and a second side; (b) a shaft attached to said two arms of said member; (c) an elastic member attached to the earpiece, wherein said elastic member detachably engages said ' shaft; and wherein the earpiece can be positioned in a first position, a second position, and a third position relative to the frame, wherein said first position corresponds to the earpiece positionally unbiased substantially parallel to the plane of the frame, wherein said second position corresponds to the earpiece at substantially right angles to the plane of the frame and wherein the earpiece extends proximate said first side of said member and is biased towards said first position, and wherein said third position corresponds to the earpiece substantially aligned in the same plane as the frame, wherein the earpiece extends proximate and is releasably engaged with said second side of said member.
  • Said earpiece may further comprise vertical positioning means for selecting the vertical position of the earpiece relative to the frame, and said vertical positioning means may be releasably engaged in the selected vertical position.
  • the frame may have a first radius and the lens may have a second radius, wherein said first radius is greater than said second radius so that when the lens is secured to the frame, said second radius is altered to substantially correspond with said first radius so that the lens is secured to the frame under tension.
  • the frame may have a first securing means and the lens may have a second securing means adapted for engagement with said first securing means so that said lens is secured to said frame, and the second securing means may be adapted for engagement with said first securing means so that said lens is secured to said frame.
  • Said first securing means may comprise a notch and said second securing means may comprise a projecting element substantially corresponding to said
  • said second securing means may comprise a notch and said first securing means may comprise a projecting element substantially corresponding to said notch.
  • Said lens may have a nosepiece attached thereto, wherein said nosepiece is positionally adjustable, and said nosepiece may have hydrophilic and non-slip properties.
  • the eyewear may further comprise a visor detachably connected to the eyewear for substantially shading the lens from light from above, and it may further comprise a mask detachably connected to the eyewear and depending therefrom for providing shielding from wind below the lens.
  • the present invention also relates to a method of securing a lens to a frame of eyewear, wherein the eyewear has right and left earpieces hingedly attached to respective sides of the frame, and wherein the hinged attachment can be positioned in a first position, a second position, and a third position between the earpieces and the frame, wherein the first position corresponds to the earpiece positionally unbiased substantially parallel to the plane of the frame, wherein said second position corresponds to the earpiece at substantially right angles to the plane of the frame and is biased toward said first position, and wherein said third position corresponds to the earpiece substantially aligned in the same plane as the frame and releasably engaged therewith, comprising: (a) moving the earpieces to the third position so that the earpieces releasably engage with the frame and remain in said third position; (b) securing the lens to the frame; and (c) moving the earpieces out of the third position so that the eyewear may be worn when needed.
  • the frame may have a first radius and the lens may have a second radius, wherein the first radius is greater than the second radius, wherein said securing step further comprises altering the second radius for substantially corresponding to the first radius so that the lens is secured to the frame under tension.
  • the frame may have a first securing means and lens may have a second securing means adapted for engagement with the first securing means, wherein said securing step further comprises engaging said first securing means with said second securing means.
  • Said eyewear may have a positionally adjustable nosepiece, said method further comprising adjusting the nosepiece.
  • the present invention concerns a 180° reflex spring hinge that allows the temples of the eyewear to open 180° to the frame/lens in the horizontal plain and rotate 30° left and right in the vertical plain. In some cases it will be preferable to allow different degrees of movement, such as 160° in the horizontal plane and 20° rotation in the vertical plane.
  • This adaptation for eyewear frames maintains the elasticity of the temples in three positions of usage: closed, open and lorgnette position; and so allows for the temples to fit heads of different width; and so allows the eyewear to fit securely the sides of the head with natural tension built into the spring hinge; and so allows the eyewear to absorb impact. In some cases it will be preferable to have only two notched positions, or four or more notched positions.
  • hinges are complex, expensive, and usually implement spring systems using either strips or helical springs on notched or faceted hinges.
  • a hinge mechanism attached to the frame and/or lens, is a hinge mechanism composed of hinge caps whose flanges present three faces parallel to a hinge joint attached to the hinge caps.
  • a spring shaft comprising of
  • SUBSTITUTESHEET materials that offer flexibility and strength, such as a thin strip of stainless steel, is attached at one end to the inside of the temple.
  • Other possible materials include metal alloys, titanium and/or plastic.
  • the unconfined end of the spring shaft contains a knuckle-clip of a size equal to or less than the hinge cap, and the knuckle-clip is shaped by turning the end of the spring shaft back towards the temple.
  • the spring shaft, and in turn the temple is fitted onto the hinge, in turn the frame, by opening the unconfined end of the spring shaft by use of a bevel and attaching the knuckle-clip of the spring shaft onto the hinge joint.
  • the spring shaft holds the hinge joint instead of a knuckle-clip
  • the knuckle-clip exists in the hinge caps in the form of two hinge joint bearings, accessible by openings at the back of the faces of the hinge.
  • the openings are slightly smaller than the bearings diameter, to confine the hinge joint by means of a notch upon insertion.
  • the element holding the knuckle-clip or hinge joint is partially contained in a groove of the temple. A lug fits onto the hinge cap to open the knuckle clip.
  • the spring element is a forward barrel on the temple.
  • the knuckle-clip or hinge joint is supported by a rigid part.
  • the forward barrel of the temple and the knuckle-clip or hinge joint shaft spring back simultaneously.
  • the forward inside tip of the temple has a prong and the flanges of the hinge cap are notched instead of faceted.
  • the spring shaft is made of a metal girded rod, made from inox or other similar material,
  • SUBSTITU E shaped into the form of an elongated "u" with the unconfined end containing a knuckle-clip, and the temple is made of equally flexible material. When the top of the temple is pulled back, the hinge opens naturally without the use of a bevel.
  • the knuckle-clip of the spring shaft fits onto the hinge joint.
  • This ensemble creates torque which supports the rotating guides and sustains them at each hinge position.
  • All of these hinges can be produced either in the body of the temple and the frames, or in normalized elements adaptable to standard frames, or in frames composed of distinct elements.
  • This spring hinge is workable with the knuckle-clip on the temples or the knuckle-clip on the frame.
  • the advantages of the 180° reflex spring hinge are rapid assembly of the temples, by fitting it to the eyewear frame; the possibility of three spring notched positions of the temples - open, closed and lorgnette - (lorngette means the temples opened 90° to 180° to the frame, open means open at 90° to the frame) ; support due to the fact that the temples do not have a rigid stop; automatic adjustment for a perfect fit for different sized heads; the provision of a very secure fit; easy absorption of impact without falling off the face or breaking at the point where temples attach to frame by means of a screw as in normal eyewear design; extension the life of the eyewear; and it allows for the secure fitting of accessories such as a visor and ski mask.
  • This current invention also concerns eyewear equipped with a sway-hinge which allows for the temples to be independently and easily adjusted up or down for a perfect fit.
  • the sway-hinge consists of a flange attached to lens or eyewear frame by a pivot with rubber nut, or a nut of some other similar material, between the flange and the
  • SUBSTITUTESHEET lens To the flange can be attached a mechanism to attach the temples to the lens or eyewear frame.
  • the mechanism can be a screw mechanism as in normal eyewear or any mechanism that uses a hinge or spring hinge mechanism.
  • the flange can be attached to the inside or the outside of the lens and eyewear frame.
  • the current invention also concerns eyewear equipped with a strap-pad, which is light, flexible, ergonomic, simple, and comfortable. Most of the commercialized elements that currently function as nose pieces don't allow for sufficient adjustment to different sized, shaped, or forms of nose, or only through the use of a combination of complex and expensive parts.
  • This current invention consists of a leaf made out of supple and/or soft materials with hydrophilic non-slip properties, and attaches to eyewear and fits on the nose holding eyewear onto the face at one or more different points.
  • the leaf may be made of any suitable material such as soft leather or soft elastomeric polymers.
  • this strap-pad was specifically designed so that, once connected, it can be ergonomically adjusted to fit different noses, be positioned for convenience, and can be easily removed. There exists an ergonomic relationship between the three following elements - the front sides of the nose bridge, the strap- pad, and the person's nose.
  • the present invention also provides a mechanism for the quick removal and insertion of the lens in eyewear that contains a top frame or bottom frame.
  • the mechanism for the quick removal and insertion of the lens in eyewear that contains a top frame or bottom frame.
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET consists of using the natural tension of the lens and notches in the lens that can be clipped into and between the caps.
  • Preferred lens materials are polycarbonate or plastic CR39.
  • the present invention also provides for an athletic strap that can be attached to eyewear when the temples are removed and so provide a secure fit for wearers engaged in rigorous sporting activities.
  • the athletic strap consists of elastic fabric, like the strap for a ski goggle, to which is attached on either end a fabric strip with velcro on its inside.
  • the fabric strap is inserted through hinge joints and then folded back upon itself so to fasten the velcro.
  • a variation of the velcro fastening method is a hook at the end of the athletic strap, which hooks around the hinge joint and is made secure by the fastening of the strap.
  • An additional variation of the fastening mechanism is a rubber arrow, manufactured of a polymer, that can be inserted between the hinge joint and the faces of the hinge. Once pushed, it takes a greater amount of force to remove it.
  • a final variation of the means to fasten the athletic strap is a clip hook, which is shaped like a "u" but with the open ends touching one another.
  • the present invention also provides for a circular hook at the end of the temple.
  • the hook is made by taking a metal girded rod and turning it back upon itself.
  • any of the fastening methods mentioned above can be used to attach a cord to the circular hook, and so allow a wearer, if he or she so desires, to allow the eyewear to hang around the neck when they are not wearing them and so prevent their ease of loss or, when wearing them tightened the cord to provide a secure fit around the head.
  • one embodiment of the present invention is a 180° Reflex Spring Hinge comprising: a spring hinge whose magnitude is maintained elastically, in at least two given angles, by notches or facets, for all hinge designs, adapted to eyewear frames permitting the spring maintenance of the temple in different positions - closed, open and lorngette.
  • the invention comprises a hinge means attached to or molded into the frame which contains two parallel hinge caps each carrying a hinge joint.
  • the hinge caps are rounded faces and are on the top and bottom of the hinge joint.
  • the spring shaft is attached to the inside of the temple at one end, with the other end being unconfined.
  • the unconfined end exists at the front end of the temple and contains a knuckle-clip which is at least equal to the distance between the hinge caps.
  • the knuckle-clip is created by turning the spring-shaft back upon itself.
  • the temple attaches to the frame by the unconfined end of the spring-shaft being opened with the assistance of a small bevel and clipping the knuckle-clip onto the hinge joint. The natural tension of the spring-shaft secures the attachment.
  • the present invention comprises in place of a knuckle-clip on the spring shaft, the spring-shaft holds the hinge joint, and the knuckle- clip is attached to the frame and exists as two openings, on each of the inside faces of the hinge caps, which act as bearings into which the hinge joint is clipped into.
  • the openings are made slightly smaller than the width of the hinge joint.
  • the spring shaft is partially contained in a groove and the hinge caps have constructed into it a lug which penetrates the groove when the temples are in an open position and so allow the easy attachment of the knuckle-clip to attach the hinge joint.
  • the spring mechanism is the forward barrel of the temple and the knuckle-clip or hinge joint supported by a rigid part.
  • the forward barrel of the temple and the knuckle-clip or hinge joint spring back simultaneously.
  • the faces of the hinge cap may contain notches, and a supporting lug fitting into the notches may protrude from the inside face of the temple.
  • the spring hinge may be a metallic girded rod shaped in the form of an elongated "u,” which has one end attached to the temple and the other end unconfined but containing a knuckle-clip.
  • the temple used with this spring hinge is thin and extremely flexible, manufactured from thin woven carbon fiber and/or rayon or some other material with similar properties. When light pressure is applied to the front end of the temple, such as by pulling it backwards with the thumb, the knuckle-clip of the unconfined end of the temple will automatically move away from the temple so allowing the fitting of the knuckle-clip of the spring shaft onto the hinge joint, without the use of a bevel.
  • the 180° degree reflex spring hinge can generally exist in the body of the temple, eyewear frame, and/or lens.
  • the eyewear may be made of elements which can be normalized and adapted to standard frames, either plated or embedded.
  • the hinge joint may exist on the eyewear frame and/or lens and the knuckle-clip may be attached to the temple, or the hinge joint may exist on the temple and the knuckle- clip may exist on the frame and/or lens.
  • the hinge of the present invention can be used in any hinge design other than eyewear.
  • the present invention also relates to a sway-hinge comprising:
  • a flange of the sway-hinge attached to the inside of a lens or frame by a pivot, which acts as a rotation axle.
  • a pivot which acts as a rotation axle.
  • a nut made of soft polymeric plastic, rubber, foam cushion or other similar material, which acts as a cushion to decrease friction between lens and flange and protects the lens from being scratched.
  • the pivot allows the sway-hinge to move up and down in the vertical plain and follow the outer contours of the lens to which it is attached.
  • the flange may be attached to the outside or inside of a lens, or may exist in the body of the temple or eyewear frame.
  • the sway hinge may be used in combination with an 180° reflex spring hinge.
  • the present invention also relates to a strap-pad, comprising a supple and/or soft leaf, functioning as a strap-pad, positioned between the nose bridge of the front side of the lenses and the nose of the person.
  • the strap-pad is fixed on the nose bridge of the lens at one or more points by fixation pins attached or molded onto the lens and by holes perforated into the strap-pad.
  • the strap-pad can be removably attached or fixed.
  • the form of the strap-pad will generally be such that it can be easily adjusted and angled to fit the nose.
  • fixation pins can exist along the lower inside contours of the lens and on the temple and the strap-pad can exist with numerous holes to fit the above described parameters.
  • the fixation pins can exist along the entire perimeter of the lens so that it increases, to a certain extent, the protection of the face and makes the eyewear airtight on the face.
  • the strap-pad can be extended so that it can wrap around the back of the head and secure the lenses to the face.
  • the fixation pins can exist on the lens, frame and temple of eyewear.
  • the strap-pad can be perforated by one or more holes, and be made of a porous non-slip material, such as soft leather or elastomer polymer, and may have a textured surface.
  • the design of the strap-pad can be changed for aesthetic and/or protective reasons, and these different shaped strap-pads are interchangeable.
  • the leaf of the strap-pad can be ergonomically preshaped.
  • the present invention also relates to lens and eyewear frame construction allowing for easy lens removal and insertion.
  • the invention comprises a unitary lens, made of a suitable material such as polycarbonate or CR39 plastic, having a straight upper edge with notches on both upper sides of lens and a curvature of greater than sphere base 4, and a top frame extending along and bounding the elongated upper edge of the lens and having the same curvature or greater curvature than the lens.
  • the construction may further comprise two sets of caps built into or molded into each end of the frame of with the distance between the caps being the same distance or slightly bigger than distance between the top and the bottom of the notches on the lens.
  • the distance between the inner part of each notch may be approximately equal to the distance between the outer faces of the caps.
  • the distance between the inside portions of the two notches on the lenses may be approximately equal in length
  • the lens notches can be clipped into the caps with slight pressure, and removed out of the caps with slight torsion.
  • the lenses stay securely attached to the frames because of the natural tension that exists between the frame and the lens.
  • the frame has a curvature greater than that of the lens and the distance between the upper and lower cap may be equal to or slightly larger than the lens notch.
  • the top of the lens can be straight, or slope upwards or downwards in a convex or concave manner, or in any combination thereof, provided that the frame has the same shape as the top portion of the lens.
  • the eyewear may further comprise a unitary lens with two sets of caps or two lenses with four sets of caps.
  • the visor is designed from a point on the bottom of the visor, and extends upwards in a left and right direction along a boundary in a convex manner until it reaches a point where the boundary of the visor slopes downward in a concave manner until the two points meet. Near the two points where the boundary of the visor slopes downward in a concave manner, there may be cut into the visor a 320° circle approximately a half inch in diameter. The area inside the cut circle is then pushed outward from the visor, but it remains attached to the visor by a tongue.
  • the temples of eyewear can be inserted through the holes of the visor, and may contain a 180° degree reflex spring hinge which can be closed, to create an opening between the outer faces of the hinge caps.
  • SUBSTITU opening may be inserted the tongue of the visor.
  • the tongue of the visor becomes locked between the temple and the hinge caps providing a secure fit.
  • the visor can then be moved upward so that it exists in the same horizontal plane as the top frame of the eyewear.
  • the ski mask can be attached to eyewear containing the 180° reflex spring hinge.
  • the ski mask may be designed from a point on the bottom of the ski mask and the boundary extending upwards in a left and right direction in a convex manner until it reaches a point where the boundary of the ski mask slopes downward in a concave manner and then extends upward in a concave manner until the two points of the boundary meet.
  • the ski mask Once fitted to the eyewear, the ski mask may be moved downwards so that the upper contours of the ski mask are underneath the bottom contours of the lens and the ski mask covers the lower extremities of the face.
  • the ski mask may contain vents to prevent the fogging of the lens by the entrapment of warm moist air exhaled from the mouth.
  • FIG. 1 is a frontside view of eyewear of the present invention showing the operation of the 180° reflex spring hinge and the interchangeability of the lenses.
  • FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a 180° reflex spring hinge.
  • FIG. 3 is a view of a first variation of the 180° reflex spring hinge.
  • FIG. 4 is a view of a second variation of the 180° reflex spring hinge.
  • FIG. 5 is a view of four variations of a spring shaft of a 180° reflex spring hinge.
  • FIG. 6 is a view of a first variation of the spring shaft.
  • FIG. 7 is a view of a sunglass having a 180° double reflex spring hinge and a sway-hinge.
  • FIG. 8a is a view of a 180° double reflex spring hinge.
  • FIG. 8b is a construction view of the 180° double reflex spring hinge.
  • FIG. 8c is a variation of the spring hinge in the 180° double reflex spring hinge.
  • FIG. 9a is a first variation of the sway-hinge.
  • FIG. 9b is a second variation of the sway-hinge.
  • FIG. 9c is a view of a modified sway-hinge that is immovable.
  • FIG. 10 is a detailed view of a strap-pad.
  • FIG. 11 is a view of a strap-pad attached to eyewear lenses.
  • FIG. 12 is a view of a strap-pad attached to an eyewear frame.
  • FIG. 13 is a view of a variation of the strap-pad fitting to an eyewear frame.
  • FIG. 14 is a view of the strap-pad extended to cover nose bridge, lower portion of eyewear frame, and portions of temple.
  • FIG. 15 is a view of a strap-pad extended to cover the entire perimeter of the eyewear frame and portion of a temple.
  • FIG. 16 is a view of a strap-pad extended to cover the entire perimeter of an eyewear frame and extending away
  • FIG. 17 is a rear view of how a lens fits into an eyewear frame.
  • FIG. 18 is a view of how lens(es) are inserted and removed from a frame.
  • FIG. 19 is a view of a visor.
  • FIG. 20 is a view of a ski mask.
  • FIG. 21 is a view of a visor attached to sunglasses by way of a 180° reflex spring hinge.
  • FIG. 22 is a view of a ski mask attached to eyewear via a 180° reflex spring hinge.
  • FIG. 23 is a view of an eyewear strap that attaches to a hinge of a 180° reflex spring hinge.
  • FIG. 24 is a view of a first variation of the fastening mechanism that attaches to a strap to a 180° reflex spring hinge.
  • FIG. 25 is a view of a second variation of the fastening mechanism that attaches to a strap to a 180° reflex spring hinge.
  • FIG. 26 is a view of a second variation of the fastening mechanism that attaches to a strap to a 180° reflex spring hinge.
  • the eyewear as for example, sunglasses shown at (75) in FIG. 1, includes a 180° reflex spring hinge (2a) and (2b) as shown from the inside of the temple (3a) , and as shown from the outside of the temple (3b) in cross section.
  • the reflex spring hinge allows the temples (3a) and (3b) to open 180° in the horizontal plain (4) to the front of the eyewear (5) , and also allows the temples (3a) and (3b) to rotate 30° in each direction in the vertical plain (6) .
  • the 180° spring hinge allows the temples to be opened so that the temple (3a) can slide along side the front of the
  • FIG. 1 Also shown in FIG. 1 is a lens (35a) that can be easily removed from the frame and replaced with another lens (35b) to adjust different light conditions, sporting activities, altitude and/or style.
  • FIG. 2 A detailed view of the 180° reflex spring hinge showing the reflex spring and the hinge is shown in FIG. 2.
  • the hinge consists of a hinge joint (9) which is attached to hinge caps (10) and (11) , and is equidistant from hinge faces (12), (13), and (14) on the top side and (15), (16) and (17) on the lower side.
  • the reflex spring consists of a spring shaft (18) made from materials that have elastic properties and attaches to the inside of the temple at one end (19) via rivets, or injection molding.
  • the other end of the spring shaft (20) is unconfined and contains a knuckle-clip (21) .
  • a shield (22) constructed of materials that can withstand wear and tear, is attached to the inside front end of the temple (3a) to facilitate the opening of the temple over the front face of the hinge (12) .
  • the use of slight pressure, with the aid of a small bevel, allows the temple (3a) and (3b) to be attached to the frame (5) with the knuckle-clip of the spring shaft (21) attaching to the hinge joint (9) .
  • FIG. 3 A first variation to the 180° reflex spring hinge is shown in FIG. 3 which shows the hinge joint (9) attached to the spring shaft (18) . Holes (27a) and (27b) in the hinge caps (10) and (17) permit the hinge joint (9) to be inserted into the holes (27a) and (27b) .
  • This variation is well suited to injection molding.
  • FIG. 4 A second variation to the 180° reflex spring hinge is shown in FIG. 4 in which the invention is brought back to a normalized hinge applicable to standard frames.
  • the spring shaft (18) is partially concealed in a groove (28) .
  • the supporting lug (30) attached to the frame (5) penetrates the groove (28) when the temples (3a) are in an
  • FIG. 6 Another variation is shown in FIG. 6 in which the front of the temple (3a) has a prong (34) and the hinge caps (10) and (11) are notched (35a) , (35b), and (35c) instead of faceted.
  • a 180° double reflex spring hinge (18) is shown in FIG. 7.
  • the spring hinge's flexibility is doubled due to the hinge design and the materials used in the construction of the temples.
  • the spring hinge (18) is a metallic girded rod shaped in the form of an elongated "u" which has one end (21) attached to the temple (3a) and the other end unconfined but containing a knuckle-clip (21) .
  • the temple (3a) used with this spring hinge (18) is thin and extremely flexible, manufactured from thin carbon fibers and/or rayon or some other material with similar properties.
  • the knuckle-clip (21) of the unconfined end of the temple will automatically move away from the temple (3a) so allowing the fitting of the knuckle-clip (21) of the spring shaft (18) onto the hinge joint (9) without the use of a bevel.
  • FIG. 8a A construction view of the 180° reflex spring hinge is shown in FIG. 8a where the spring shaft (18) is attached to the temple by a nickel rivet (98) and a cap (99) .
  • FIG. 8b Another view of the 180° double reflex spring hinge is shown in FIG. 8b.
  • the spring shaft of the double reflex spring may also be a thin one piece metal strip with a knuckle-clip (21) as shown in FIG. 8c.
  • the sway-hinge (45) as shown in FIG. 7 comprises of a flange (46) attached to the lens (35) by a pivot (44) , which acts as a rotation axle, with a nut made of soft rubber, between the flange and the lens and the frame.
  • the pivot (44) allows the sway-hinge (45) to move up and down in the vertical plain and follow the outer contours of the eyewear lens to which it is attached.
  • FIG. 9a shows the flange (46) of the sway-hinge (45) attached to the outside of the lens (35) or eyewear frame.
  • FIG. 9b shows the flange (46) of the sway-hinge (45) attached to the inside of the lens.
  • the sway hinge can be made fixed by securing the flange (46) to the lens (35) or frame with two pivots (44) as shown in FIG. 9c.
  • the strap-pad (50) shown in FIG. 10 attaches to a point at the bottom of the lens (35) where the lens (35) has been designed to receive a wearer's nose - the nose bridge (51) .
  • the strap-pad (50) contains two perforated holes at each end (52a) and (52b) .
  • the lens (35) has built or molded into it at two points (56a) and (56b) , two small pins (54a) and (54b) .
  • the strap-pad attaches to the lens by inserting pins (54a) and (54b) into the perforated holes (52a) and (52b) so that the strap-pad links across the nose bridge (51) and can be adjusted to fit the nose.
  • the strap-pad can be modified by perforating a number of holes (57) in the strap pad to make it lighter and to allow for aeration and so decrease perspiration on the nose.
  • FIG. 11 shows the strap-pad (50) attached to the lens and contoured around the nose bridge (51) .
  • FIG. 12 A variation of the strap-pad (50) attached to an eyewear frame (55) at two points (56a) and (56b) on the nose bridge (51) of the eyewear frames (55) is shown in FIG. 12.
  • FIG. 13 Another variation of the strap-pad (50) is shown in FIG. 13 where the strap-pad (50) is fixed to the inside of
  • SUBSTITU E an eyewear frame and/or lens at three points (56a) , (56b) , and (56c) .
  • FIG. 14 A further variation of the strap-pad (50) is shown in FIG. 14, where the strap-pad (50) with perforated holes (52) is fixed to the lower perimeter of the eyewear frame (76) by pins (54) .
  • FIG. 15 A further variation of FIG. 14 is shown in FIG. 15 where the strap-pad (50) with perforated holes (52) is fixed to the perimeter of the eyewear frame (76) by pins (54).
  • FIG. 16 An extension of the strap shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 is shown in FIG. 16 in which strap-pad (50) extends along the perimeters of the eyewear frame (76) and the temples (3) to become a strap-cord (59) that can be attached and secured behind the head.
  • FIG. 17 shows a flat inside view of the top of the lens (35) , which are sphere based, and the top frame (5) .
  • caps (10a) , (10b) , (11a) , and (lib) which could also be the hinge mechanism shown in FIG. 1.
  • the upper edge of the lens is designed to follow and fit the contours of top frame (5) , but the top of the frame has a slightly greater curvature than the lens. This natural tension allows the lenses to fit securely to the frame and also prevents the deformation of the lens.
  • the top frame (5) and lens (35) are shown to be straight, but the top frame and lens can be designed to have a slight upward or downward convexity or a combination of both.
  • the lens (35) contains notches (61a) and (61b) which are equal to or slightly smaller in size than the distance between caps (10a) and (11a) or (10b) and (lib) .
  • the distance between the inside portions of the two notches (63a) and (63b) of the lens is equal to the distance between the inner faces of the two sets of hinge caps (11a)
  • a visor (70) shown in FIG. 19 has two openings (71a) and (71b) with tongues (72a) and (72b) .
  • a ski mask (80) is shown containing two openings (71a) and (71b) with tongues (72a) and (72b) .
  • Vents (81) are cut into the ski mask to provide air circulation of warm moist air exhaled from the mouth and so to prevent fogging of the eyewear.
  • the visor and ski mask can be attached and secured to eyewear through the use of the 180° reflex spring hinge as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22. The temples are slipped through openings till the visor and/or ski mask are in front of the top frame.
  • FIG. 23 shows the attachment of a strap (90) to the hinge joint (9) attached to two hinge caps (10) and (11) by means of a fabric strip (91) cut to the size of the hinge joint with velcro attached to its end (92) .
  • the strip is
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET inserted through the caps and around the hinge joint and then folded back on itself to fasten.
  • a second variation of the fastening mechanism is shown in FIG. 24, where instead of a velcro tip, the end of the strap can contain a hook mechanism.
  • a third variation of the fastening mechanism is a hook shaped like an arrow made of vulcanized rubber as shown in FIG. 25.
  • a fourth variation is a hook- clip mechanism as shown in FIG. 26. All fastening mechanisms attach to the hinge joint (9) as shown in FIG. 21.
  • a circular hook (93) on the end of the temple (3) is shown in FIG. 7.
  • the hook is made by taking a metal girded rod and turning it back upon itself in a circular direction to create a circular hook.
  • a cord (97) is shown in FIG. 26 and can be attached to the circular hook (93) of the temple by the use of mechanism described in FIGS. 23, 24, 25 and
  • the attachment mechanisms attach to the circular hook and provide a means for the eyewear to hang around the neck when taken off, or, when the eyewear is worn, the cord can be tightened to provide a secure fit around the back of the head.

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L'invention concerne un système de lunettes (75) conçu pour améliorer le confort, l'adaptation, la fonctionalité et leur modularité. Ce système se caractérise par une charnière à ressort (12) automatique de 180 degrés qui améliore le confort, l'adaptation et la sécurité; un mécanisme à charnière pivotant (45) qui permet, par le réglage indépendant des tempes, d'améliorer le confort et l'adaptation des lunettes derrière les oreilles; une bande-bourrelet (50) qui a été conçue de manière ergonomique pour épouser les différentes formes et tailles du nez et qui peut être positionnée en vue de procurer confort et commodité à l'utilisateur; une structure de monture et de verres qui permet une modularité par le retrait et le remplacement aisés des verres (35), des tempes (3a et 3b), des parties supérieures de monture (5), et un pont (50); et par des accessoires (70) qui peuvent être ajoutés sur les lunettes afin d'améliorer le confort et de protéger le visage des rayons ultraviolets et du vent.
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