Abstract: A frame for eyeglasses has a clip for grasping a shirt pocket mounted on a lateral surface of one or both temple pieces of the frame. The clip may open and close by flexing, or by pivoting of the clip with respect to the temple piece on which it is mounted.

Abstract: A clip is integrally formed with or attached to each temple piece of a pair of eyeglass, to hold the eyeglasses to a garment, such as a pocket of a shirt or a belt. The pocket clip member resists torsional bending stresses caused by the constant on and off insertion or removal of the eyeglasses and clip to and from shirt pockets or other attachments. The cantilevered clip is twisted and stressed when the clip holds the eyeglass frame to the shirt pocket in a strong bond. However, the clip is adapted to undergo controlled elastic deformation from an unstressed configuration in response to torsional bending and twisting stress when the clip is inserted or removed from the pocket. The clip is further adapted to resiliently return to the unstressed configuration upon removal of the torsional bending and twisting stress, when fully inserted or removed from the pocket.

Abstract: Eyeglasses have a vertical midplane of symmetry and comprise a front optical portion and two wire temples each associated with a respective side zone of the front optical portion. Each temple has a hinge end shaped as an eyelet lying in a vertical plane intersecting a general longitudinal direction of the temple. A hinge element is fixed on an inside surface of the corresponding side zone to receive the eyelet to pivot about an axis that is substantially normal to said inside surface, between a deployed position in which the temple is substantially perpendicular to the front optical portion, and a folded position in which the temple is substantially parallel to the front optical portion.

Abstract: An eyeglasses frame that accommodates within a temple arm a tool that can be used to repair the hinge of the frame. Each temple arm consists of a front section hingedly attached to the rim, a rear section, and an earpiece that together form a conventionally shaped temple arm. Preferably, the earpiece or other section of the temple arm includes two removably-coupled components, with one of the components harboring a screwdriver blade and the other component including a cavity adapted for receiving the screwdriver blade when the two components are assembled together. Optional fastening means help ensure that the temple arm so assembled is rigid at the point of connection, so as to maintain the functional shape of the arm during use.

Abstract: Eyewear comprising a lens for transmitting light to a wearer's eye, a frame for the lens, the frame including temples for supporting the frame on the wearer's ears, the temples comprising a plurality of substantially equally spaced biomagnets or a single strip biomagnet attached to the temples for providing a magnetic field to the wearer's head. Temple tips for attachment to temples of eyewear comprising a longitudinally extending member having a channel therein for receiving the eyewear temple, the temple tips including at least one biomagnet for providing a magnetic field to the wearer's head.

Abstract: A cover for each of the temple arms of a pair of eyeglasses to protect the temple arms from chemical contamination during the treatment and dying of hair. The covers fit loosely on the temple arms for easy installation and removal after use and are made of flexible economical material permitting disposal.

Abstract: The present invention is a device for adjusting height of an arm of an eyeglasses frame relative to a wearer's ear, which includes a main element and a locking element. The main body has a top, sides, a back and a bottom, and as a recess located at the top and adapted to receive a frame arm. The main body has height adjustment means. The locking element is adapted to attach to the top of the main element so as to hold a frame arm in the recess of the main element when a frame arm is located therein and includes one of a male component and a female component of an interconnecting attachment means which attaches the main element sides to the other of the male component and the female component. The locking element may be a snap-on clip. The main element height adjustment means is created by having a bottom length which is elongated over the bottom of the main element, and a distance, measured from the recess and being perpendicular from the recess to the bottom.

Abstract: A spring hinge for eyewear with assembly locking elements that snap-in to place. The locking elements are in the form of a bent spring pin that is insertable in a compressed form and which, once inserted, expands to engage a stepped recess, locking it in place. The bent spring pin is formed from a single T-shaped blank allowing economical manufacturing and assembly, resulting in a secure, compact spring hinge.

Abstract: An eyeglasses frame that accommodates within the core of its temple arms a tool and fasteners which together can be used to repair the hinge of the frame. Each temple arm consists of a front section hingedly attached to the rim and a rear section that together form a conventionally shaped temple arm. The rear section of one of the temple arms comprises a jeweler screwdriver's blade protruding forward along the longitudinal axis of the arm; while the front section comprises a conforming longitudinal opening for receiving the screwdriver's blade when the two sections are assembled together. Appropriate fastening means ensure that the temple arm so assembled is rigid at the point of connection, so as to maintain the functional shape of the arm during use. The front section of the other arm comprises an opening wherein hinge screws or pins are stored; and the corresponding rear section is connected to the front section by the same type of fastening means used for the other arm.

Abstract: This invention is a completely mechanical method of constructing eyewear, without brazing. An eyewear frame is formed by a continuous, bent, spring wire. Sidepiece 47 is fixedly attached to frame endpiece parts 30 and 31 by mating a bent portion of each within compression spring 40. The Vertically tall, transversely thin sidepieces can support with scant lateral pressure to a wearer's head, and can close can close against the frame without hinges. The length of a spring over the endpiece confines lense 56 in upper and lower portions of a frame's eyewire. Lense 55 has been removed by laterally compressing spring 40 around the folded-over endpiece parts and letting the ends of the endpiece parts spread vertically apart. Elongated members, unrelated to eyewear endpieces and sidepieces, can be fixedly attached and removed, and/or spread in the ways described above. A nosebridge can be formed by a continuous, bent, spring wire.

Abstract: Disclosed is a spectacle frame including rims which respectively surround lenses and are rested on a wearer's nose and temples which are fitted over and around the wearer's ears. The spectacle frame comprises a first spring disposed in each temple, each temple having an upper end and a lower end which is rotatably connected with the upper end, the upper end of each temple being defined with a first fastening groove in which one end of the first spring is fastened to the upper end, and the lower end of each temple being defined with a second fastening groove in which the other end of the first spring is fastened to the lower end, whereby the lower end of each temple can be rotated about an axis thereof.

Abstract: A temple-adjusting device for eyeglasses includes a movable base, a fix member and a lens frame. The movable base has a chamber provided with a saw-teeth section formed on a rear side. The fix member fits tightly in the chamber, having saw-teeth formed on a rear end surface to engage the saw-teeth section of the movable base. The movable base has its front end pivotally connected to a lens frame or two lens formed integral. Then a temple is pivotally connected to a rear end of the movable base, and when the temple is moved up or down the saw-teeth may change engaging location with the saw-teeth section of the movable base, adjusting an angle between the temple and the lens frame for a user wearing a pair of eyeglasses comfortably.

Abstract: An eyeglass temple has a cavity containing a removable screwdriver whose handle is shaped to function as an earpiece portion of the temple when the screw driver shaft is housed within the temple. The screw driver can be removed when desired to tighten, for example, the hinge screws of the glasses.

Abstract: A glasses with bridges and temples which are fixed to lens frames, without depending upon deposition. Bridges and temples of this glasses can be changed easily according to one's taste because they are not deposited to lens frames but are fixed to lens frames through the medium of sleeves and other means.

Abstract: A spectacle temple has an arm coupled at one end to the lens portion of said spectacles and terminating in a hook at the opposite end, where the arm has a plurality of adjustable sections, each section having at least one ball in socket connection that is rotatable in any direction. The adjustable sections correspond to the temple area of a wearer's head, the top of the ear, and the curved portion of the ear. The rotatability of the ball and socket connections allow for a wearer to manually adjust the temples to achieve a proper fit. The hook end of the temple is covered by oil and encapsulated by a water-resistant rubber or plastic cover.

Abstract: Eyewear with earpieces supported from a wearer's ear with optional audio apparatus for use by the wearer, having a front frame browpiece portion including a front transparent panel that may be tinted and/or may be designed to correct vision impairments, being supported on a wearer's head by a nose bridge and by at least one earpiece or earplug that is received into the concha of the wearer's ear and/or into the ear canal. The earpiece or earplug is attached to a rear end of its respective temple of the eyewear and the respective temple for the earpiece or earplug is not supported over the wearer's ear. Preferably both temples are only supported by their respective rear earpiece or earplug. The earpieces of some embodiments sealingly and protectively plug the ear canal of the wearer. The eyewear may include an optional microphone, whether as a boom-mounted microphone or an ear microphone, and may include audio earpieces for reproducing sound from an audio signal source.

Abstract: The invention concerns a frame for spectacles comprising at least one element made of polycrystalline copper—aluminum—beryllium (Cu—Al—BE) of elasticity between 3 and 6%, preferably of the order of 4%. The polycrystalline alloy composition is 0.5% to 1% of beryllium, 11% to 12% of aluminum, the remainder being copper. The polycrystalline alloy average grain size is less than 0.12 mm. The Cu—Al—BE element is formed by several shrinking operations not exceeding deformation of {fraction (1/100)} th of a millimeter per passage, or 40% of clod shrinking, followed by thermal beta treatment or directly by hot-forming.

Abstract: An angle adjustable device for eyeglasses includes a lens with two side bent protectors formed integral, and two temples combined with the two side bent protectors of the lens. Each end section of the temples has a first T-shaped engage means and a second engage means formed in an inner side surface. Each side bent protector has a curved guide slot and a center hole provided with notches. Then the T-shaped engage means engages the curved guide slot to move therein and the second engage means fits in the center hole with the second engage means functioning as a pivot to let the lens moved up or down to adjust its angle relative to the two temples.

Abstract: A hingeless temple for eyewear comprises a unitary length of flexible material such as a shape-memory metal or metal alloy which has a forward section, an elongated section and a flexible pivot section between the forward and elongated sections. The pivot section is characterized by three bends which form a generally serpentine configuration. In the unbiased position, the temple extends in the open position with respect to the eyewear front. Means are provided for selectively and releasably closing the temple in the folded position with respect to the eyewear front. When the closing means are released, the temple automatically pivots to the open position. The front end of the temple may be attached directly to the eyewear front, thereby negating the need for a separate hinge assembly.

Abstract: Light and compact spectacles which can be easily put on and can be surely held on the face are provided. Furthermore, the spectacles which can be easily put on and taken off are provided. The spectacles according to the present invention have two nose pads (18, 18') and two temple pads (24, 24'). The nose pads (18, 18') extend from a bridge (14) having an elasticity for connecting between two lenses (12, 12'). Temple pads (24, 24') are mounted to temple arms (20, 20') extending from the two lenses (12, 12') to pit regions of both temples of the head and having the elasticity. When the spectacles are put on, the nose pads (18, 18') push on both the sides of the nose. The temple pads (24, 24') are pushed onto the pit regions of the temples at both the sides of the head by a stress from the respective temple arms (20, 20'), and they are fixed at the pit regions. Furthermore, the spectacles have grips (16, 16') protruded from the bridge (14). The grips (16, 16') can be grasped by fingers.

Abstract: For a mouth-covering dental face mask supported by elastic loops which mask during use on occasion has to be moved to a clearance or mouth-uncovered position to permit discourse between the patient and dentist, the use of eyeglasses both for supporting the elastic loops and also for conveniently masking and unmasking the dentist correlated to the taking off and putting on the eyeglasses.

Abstract: A hinge connection for a temple piece of an eyeglass frame having a hinge pin extending from a portion thereof. The temple piece includes a resilient portion biased against the hinge pin so as to attach the temple piece to the eyeglass frame. The temple piece is rotatable about the hinge pin and the resilient portion provides a tight hinge connection with the hinge pin and compensates for wear between the hinge pin and temple piece over extended use of the eyeglass frame.

Abstract: An eyeglasses temple angle adjusting device includes an angle adjusting member connected between an end of a frame and an inner end of a temple. The angle adjusting member is provided with two second vertical concave toothed sections and each end of the frame is provided with two ears formed divided by an intermediate opening. The two ears are provided with first two convex toothed sections to engage the second two concave toothed sections. The angle adjusting member further has an engage member at a side to fit in an engage hole formed in a wall defining the intermediate opening, and a front horizontal movable section to fit movably in the intermediate opening so that the angle adjusting member may be moved up and down by engagement of the first and the second toothed sections, permitting the temple to move up and down in its angle to the frame.

Abstract: An eyeglass assembly is provided with a lens frame and a pair of earpieces each pivotally coupled to the lens frame by a hinge. A first hinge portion defines a first outwardly facing surface and an arm portion extending outwardly beyond the first outwardly facing surface. A second hinge portion is associated with the other of the lens frame and a respective earpiece, and includes an end portion defining a second outwardly facing surface. The end portion is coupled to the arm portion about a pivot axis extending through the arm portion and end portion. The first and second outwardly facing surfaces are contoured for frictionally and slidably engaging one another to permit pivoting of each earpiece relative to the lens frame within an arc of approximately 180.degree. about the pivot axis from a folded position to a spread position where the free ends of the earpieces are substantially facing away from one another.

Abstract: A side piece for eye glasses includes a front side piece portion and a rear side piece portion. The front side piece portion includes a forward end d a rearward end with an elongated, open-ended slot formed therein. The open end of the elongated open-ended slot is directed to the rearward end of the front side piece portion. The rear side piece portion includes a forward end and a rearward end with an elongated, closed-ended slot formed therein. The rear side piece portion is additionally formed of a spring metal. A stop pin is inserted through the longitudinal slot of the rear side piece portion and fixed to the front side piece portion adjacent the rear end thereof.

Abstract: An eyeglasses elastic temple has a first lengthwise hole and a second lengthwise hole in a front portion, a connector connected respectively between one of two ends of a frame of the eyeglasses having a rear portion fitting in the first lengthwise hole and female threads in the rear portion. A spring and a connect rod having front male threads extend in the spring put in the first lengthwise hole, and a clamp bar has its front end fitting tightly in the second hole to keep the connect rod and the spring in place, with the male threads engaging the female threads. Then the temple can be collapsed to bend inward when the eyeglasses is not used, with the clamp bar clamping on a pocket of clothes to prevent the eyeglasses from falling off.

Abstract: Eyeglasses without a frame includes two lenses, a bridge, two connectors and two temples. The bridge and the connectors have position members and rest members to embrace the two lenses in a stabilized position, and locking members for screws to pass through. Each temple has a fit member in a front end and a bent member behind the fit member, which has four flat surfaces. Then one of the four flat surface contacts flatly with a rear end of each connector to secure each temple in a position, with the bent member forming an acute angle with the connector to separate the temple from the connector to prevent friction of the both, thus preventing the plated surfaces of the both from peeling off. Each bent member has proper elasticity to let the temple expand outward to be worn with comfort and without disfiguring and damage of the eyeglasses.

Abstract: Spectacles without support and contact on either the nose or on the face. It is constituted by a system of suspension and support comprising: bars in contact with the superior temporal region, prolongations of the bars in contact with the occiput on the posterior part of the head and on each bar, projections of support in contact with the temporal region directly anterior to the ear. The bars with their prolongations can constitute a single "U"-shaped element which surrounds completely the posterior part of the head. The present invention is specially meant to wear spectacles without support and contact on the face.

Abstract: A temple structure of the eyeglasses includes a chamber defined in the end thereof which is pivotally connected to the front of the eyeglasses, a transparent portion is defined in the outside of the temple so as to see the interior of the chamber. A perfume tube is received in the chamber and has a valve device attached thereto which has an operation end extending from the end of the temple so that when pivoting the temple toward the front, the operation end is pushed and the perfume is dispensed from the outlet defined in the operation end.

Abstract: A clip is attached to each temple piece of a pair of eyeglass, to hold the eyeglasses within a pocket of a shirt. They are molded of thermoplastic resins such as polycarbonate or polyvinylchloride in a variety of colors to match eyeglass temple pieces such as black or brown. In addition, these clips can also be finished in a metallic tone such as gold or silver through a well known process used in packaging for cosmetics. These latter clips would closely match the temple pieces of gold or silver frames.

Abstract: An eyeglass assembly has a rearwardly projecting side portion, a temple bar having a U-shaped body with inner and outer legs and a connecting leg disposed therebetween, and an angular adjustment construction for releasably and angularly mounting a temple bar to the side portion. The angular adjustment construction comprises an opening formed in the side portion, the opening having at least two side-by-side portions with a reduced dimension restriction element therebetween. A pin is formed on the outer leg of the U-shaped body of the temple bar. A serrated surface is formed on the rear edge of the side portion, and an engagement member is formed on an inwardly facing surface of the connecting leg of the U-shaped body of the temple bar.

Abstract: A new adhesive pad set for attachment to eyeglasses to help hold the eyeglasses to the face of a wearer. The inventive device includes a pair of nose pads adapted for attaching to the nose tabs of a pair of eyeglasses and a pair of ear pads adapted for attaching to the end pieces of the temples of the frame of a pair of eyeglasses. Each nose pad has a first and second surfaces, a pair of ends and a pair of sides extending between the ends of the nose pad. An adhesive is provided on the first and second surfaces of each nose pad. The adhesive on the second surface is designed for adhesively attaching the second surface to a nose tab of a pair of glasses. The adhesive on the first surface is designed for adhesively attaching the first surface to the nose of a wearer to help hold the eyeglasses on the nose of the wearer. Each ear pad has a first and second surfaces, a pair of ends and a pair of sides extending between the ends of the ear pad.

Abstract: An electrically conductive framework for eyewear providing mutually insulated, plural conducting paths placed in coaxial relationship. The base metal of the eyewear frame comprises the first electrically conductive lead with an insulative coating being applied over the base metal followed by a second, outer conductive layer and a protective sheath. The outer conductive layer comprises the second lead of the circuit, with masking or abrading of the insulative layer at selected points along the framework establishing the needed contacts to the base metal core. The framework provides the electric path of a circuit including a power source and any desired electronic component on the eyewear.

Abstract: Eyewear (10) comprises a frame (12) for housing a pair of eye lenses (14.1), (14.2) therein. The frame (12) has a bridge portion (16) for resting on a user's nose and a pair of temple members (18.1), (18.2) for locating the frame (12) in position on the head of a user. The temple members (18.1), (18.2), respectively, are pivotally connected by means of a pair of pivotal connections (19.1), (19.2) which are spaced from each other and located asymmetrically with respect to the bridge portion (16). In another embodiment (70) the frame (12) has a bridge portion (16) with opposing sides for resting on a user's nose, the opposing sides being asymmetrical with respect to each other. In a further embodiment the frame (12) has a bridge portion (16) with opposing sides and a nose pad (72), (74) on each of the opposing sides for resting on a user's nose, the nose pads (72), (74) being located at different positions on the respective sides of the bridge portion (16).

Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses adjustable in wearing angle includes a lens body with two side walls extending rear-ward, two connecters fixed movably with the two side sides walls of the lens body, and two temples fixed with the two connecters in such a way that angles of the temples relative to the lens body can be adjusted so as to enable this eyeglasses worn comfortably by persons having differently sized faces.

Abstract: An eyeglass support system, where, when worn, lenses (55a unseen and 56a) and frame (59a) are lifted onto a wearer's nose by leveraging the rearward ends of sidepieces (47a unseen and 48a) under the lower rear slopes of the wearer's ears. The weight of the lenses plus frame is slightly forward of where the eyeglasses' nosepiece (46c) rests on the wearer's nose. The two sidepieces are mounted to the outside edges of the eyeglasses. The free ends of the sidepieces have ear-rests (51a and unseen 52a), which rest under the lower rear slopes of the wearer's ears. The side pieces supported under the ears, leverage the weight of the glasses up on the nose. The ear-rests hold the nosepiece to the nose at a desired position. This hold is secure because the slopes of the nose and lower rear ears are somewhat parallel.

Abstract: The process for producing a spectacle side piece comprises a first phase wherein a sleeve open at both ends is secured to one of the ends of metal rods. The sleeve cooperates, in operation, with an elastic yielding mechanism. During a second phase, the sleeve is capped with a synthetic material intended to protect the sleeve against environmental agents, a chamber inside the synthetic material being formed in correspondence with one of the holes of the sleeve. Finally, an elastic yielding mechanism is inserted in the sleeve and made integral with the latter.

Abstract: An eyeglass frame made as one integral piece from a molded flexible, resilient synthetic material such as a polypropylene plastic which is able to return to its original shape when deformed, wherein said eyeglass frame includes a housing for lenses, and further includes temples which are able to be moved back and forth through 180.degree. in relation to the housing by means of a series of resilient deformations situated at specified spots along the molded material, thereby eliminating the need for screws and/or bolts to couple the temples.

Abstract: In a temple for spectacles an end part of the temple distal from the spectacle lenses is bent to reverse on itself, in a downwards direction, so as to obtain a longitudinal element which can be distanced from the temple, and which is destined to rest on a user's ear. A mobile element, slidably coupled to the temple, is interpositioned between the temple and the longitudinal element. By displacing the mobile element towards the end of the longitudinal element constrained to the temple, the temple and the longitudinal element can be distanced one from another, an entity of such distancing being variable according to a position of the mobile element along the temple.

Abstract: Eye wear that is structured to give a customized fit to each individual wearer is disclosed. The eye wear comprises a lens-supporting frame, a surface engaging member and a retractable device interconnecting the lens-supporting frame to the surface engaging member. Various embodiments are disclosed, but one exemplary embodiment comprises a frame structured with the retractable device and a pair of ear pieces which are interconnected to the frame member by the retractable device. The eye wear are adjustable to the face and may readily be moved from the wearer's eyes to, for example, the wearer's forehead without having the lens-supporting frame slip.

Abstract: A hair clip/sun glasses structure includes a goggle frame having two side members. Each side member includes a retainer formed on an inner side thereof. Each side member further includes an engaging member extending rearwardly from a distal end thereof. An opening is defined between the side member and the engaging member. A clip member is releasably attached to each side member. Each clip member includes a latch formed on a first end thereof. Each latch is extended through the associated opening and retained by the associated retainer.

Abstract: In one aspect of the invention a templeless system of eyewear is provided for securing the eyewear to the head of a person. The eyewear has a lens assembly with a first coupling element secured to the lens assembly. A second coupling element is secured to the head of a person. The lens assembly is attached to the head of the person by attaching the first and second coupling elements. In another aspect of the invention, the first coupling element is a magnet and the second coupling element is a magnetically attractable member. The magnet attracts the magnetically attractable member, thus securing the lens assembly to the person's head. In yet another aspect of the invention, the first coupling element is a magnetically attractable member and the second coupling element is a magnet. In another aspect of the invention, a device is provided for magnetically coupling sportswear, such as eyewear, to a person.

Abstract: A spectacle frame includes two extensions extended from the side portions and each having a magnetic member. A pair of legs are pivotally coupled to the extensions and each has another magnetic member secured in one end for engaging with the magnetic members of the frame so as to rotate the legs to a position parallel to the extensions and perpendicular to the frame by an attraction force between the magnetic members. The legs will not apply a spring force but may apply a gentle force against the users such that the users may feel more comfortable when wearing the spectacle frame.

Abstract: A spring-action temple having two main front and rear temple segments. The front temple segment attaches to the eyewear front at a front end thereof and forms includes a leaf spring at the rear end thereof. The rear temple segment includes an opening at the front end thereof which forms a channel which telescopingly receives the leaf spring of the front temple segment. The front and rear temple segments pivotally attach to each other at a point adjacent the opening of the channel such that the rear temple segment may pivot further outwardly, thereby biasing the leaf spring within the channel to accommodate a larger head size while providing a secure yet comfortable fit.

Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses adjustable in wearing angle includes a lens body with two side walls extending rearward, two connecters fixed movably with two sides of the lens body, and two temples fixed with the two connecters in such a way that angles of the temples to the lens body can be adjusted so as to enable this eyeglasses worn by persons having differently sized faces.

Abstract: In one embodiment, eyewear, such as sunglasses (10), comprises a frame (12) for housing a pair of lenses (14.1) and (14.2) therein. The frame (12) has a bridge portion (16) for resting on a user's nose and a pair of temple members (18.1) and (18.2) for locating the frame (12) in position on the head of a user. The frame includes lens retaining portions (20.1) and (20.2) for housing the lenses (14.1) and (14.2). Each lens retaining portion (20.1), (20.2) comprises a pair of spaced frame portions (22.1), (22.2) and (24.1), (24.2) for receiving the respective lens (14.1), (14.2) therebetween. The lens retaining portions (20.1), (20.2) extend from the bridge portion (16) in opposite directions away from the bridge portion (16). One lens retaining portion (20.1) is larger than the other lens retaining portion (20.2) for extending at least partially around the side of a user's face. In a further embodiment the frame (12) also includes ventilation means, such as a ventilation opening (26) between the one lens (14.

Abstract: A pair of sports eyeglasses having a substantially hard, rigid frame, a pair of soft, resilient strap connector pads, and a headband assembly coupled to the rigid frame by the soft resilient strap connector pads. The soft connector pads provide cushioning at the junction between the rigid frame and the straps to provide a comfortable fit to the user. The frame front is shortened at its ends for use with helmets used in sporting activities or the like. The headband assembly includes a first elastic strap extending between the soft, resilient connector pads, a second strap coupled at its ends to the first strap and extending over the top of the user's head, and a third strap extending between the first and second straps along a rear portion of the wearer's head.

Abstract: An eyeglass frame wherein one of the components such as the temples, the bridge and/or the connection bar between the eyewires is made of a shaped memory alloy which is able to regain its initial shape by simple heating after having undergone a permanent deformation and a lower temperature.

Abstract: Temples for eyewear include a first portion for contacting the head of the wearer and a second portion for connecting the first temple portion to the eyewear front. The first temple portion is movable to accommodate a wide variety of head shapes or sizes and provide a more secure fit.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a temple for an eyeglass frame, the temple including (a) a downwardly inclined temple end portion which is securely supportable behind the ear at the side head of one who wears the eyeglasses, and (b) a ball tip attached to the rear end of the inclined temple end portion by a spring. The inclined temple end portion terminates at substantially the bottom of a concave portion in a curvature of the behind-the-end region and is shaped to substantially fit along a curvature of the behind-the-ear region. The spring extends in the direction of inclination of the inclined temple end portion and is a wire or plate spring having high resilience. The ball tip is in a position wherein it contacts the wearers side head at a rear half region of a concave portion in the curvature of the behind-the-ear region.