Patents Assigned to Eye-Protor Kobayashi Inc.
  • Patent number: 5818568
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved eyeglass frame assembly having screw-less hinges. It comprises a front comprising two rims each embracing a lens "L" and a bridge connecting these rims "R" by their inner sides; and a pair of temples "T" each rotatably connected to the outer side of each rim. Each rim "R" is an open-loop metal wire having two holding projections 1, 1 formed at its opposite open ends. Each temple "T" has an arc-like hook 31 formed at its end, and the hook 31 has a vertical stopper 32 formed at its end. The frame assembly further comprises two holder pieces 2, 2, each having two holes 21, 21 to accomodate the two parallel holding projections 1, 1. The arc-like hook 31 embraces each holder piece 2, permitting the temple "T" to rotate about the holder piece 2 until the vertical stopper 32 abuts against the portions of the holding projections 1, 1 projecting from the holder piece 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignees: Eye-Protor Kobayashi Inc., Kabushiki Kaisha Onaga Megane
    Inventors: Mikio Onaga, Chikao Uchida, Yoshikazu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5450141
    Abstract: A lens coupling structure couples a bridge or a temple to a lens of rimless eyeglasses. A bridge or a temple is coupled through a flanged bush to the lens which is formed with a screw hole and a recess. The coupling portion of the bridge or temple and the flanged bush are formed with a screw hole. A fixing screw extends through the bridge or temple, the flanged bush and the lens. The flanged bush has a flange and a cylindrical portion received in the hole formed in the lens. The corresponding portion of the bridge or temple has a protrusion adapted to be received in a recess formed in the flanged bush. The protrusion may be provided on the fixing screw or a seating plate mounted between the flanged bush and the bridge or temple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignees: Optica Fukui, Inc., Eye-Protor Kobayashi Inc.
    Inventor: Mitsuo Kobayashi