With Particular Hinge Patents (Class 351/153)
  • Patent number: 11874709
    Abstract: Provided is a rotating shaft mechanism of an electronic device. A first fixing assembly and a second fixing assembly in the rotating shaft mechanism are connected to each other by a first connector and a second connector. A hollow region can be reserved in the rotating shaft mechanism as the first connector and the second connector may be shorter. Thus, an external circuit of the electronic device can pass through the hollow region and be disposed in a second body of the electronic device. An electronic device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haoran Jing, Zhanshan Ma, Ke Li
  • Patent number: 11310584
    Abstract: A bone conductive sound generating device is provided and includes a sound generating mechanism and a fixing mechanism. The fixing mechanism is configured to act on the sound generating mechanism, such that the sound generating mechanism adheres to and fit with a back of an auricle of a user at least when the sound generating mechanism is in use. Accordingly, the present application may improve the sound quality of the bone conductive sound generating device, improving listening experience for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yinchao Liu, Haofeng Zhang, Lei Zhang, Yongjian Li, Yueqiang Wang, Qian Chen
  • Patent number: 11243412
    Abstract: An assembly for eyeglasses temple includes a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod each having an elastic component, outer ends of the two elastic components are hooked to each other to cause the second connecting rod and the first connecting rod abut against each other. A protrusion is provided on an end portion of the second connecting rod, when the second connecting rod is rotated to a position perpendicular to the first connecting rod, the protrusion is inserted in and limited by an outer peripheral side surface of an end portion of the first connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Wenzhou Ruilin Glasses Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Rongzhou Xie
  • Patent number: 11226495
    Abstract: A screwless hinge system for connecting a temple to a front frame portion of eyewear includes a hooked tab with a single hook and a base. The hooked tab extends through the front frame portion and a u-spring until the base engages the frame. A temple receiver of a temple compresses the u-spring and engages the single hook, allowing for opening and closing of the temple and removal and replacement of the temple without tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: Marchon Eyewear, Inc., Nakanishi Optical Products Corp.
    Inventors: Alessandro Pol, Massimiliano Maccanti, Nicole M. Troiano, Rachael N. Milluzzi, Keiichi Nakanishi, Masahide Nishida, Ken Yoshioka, Takashi Sawa
  • Patent number: 11061251
    Abstract: A hinge (4) between a frame (2) and a temple (3) of spectacles, rendering it possible for the temples (3) of the spectacles to be in a use and a store position, respectively. At least one electrical or optical cable (14) or wire is running between the frame and the temple, wherein the at least one cable or wire (14) will aim to follow a thought neutral bending plane through the hinge (4). The at least one cable or wire (14) is not stretched in the store position of the temples (3) nor crinkled in the use position. The hinge (4) has two axis connections, a first axis connection (5a) positioned at the frame (2) and a second axis connection (5b) positioned at the temple (3), and therebetween a connector (6) or at least one central part (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SKUGGA TECHNOLOGY AB
    Inventors: Mikael Eriksson, Daniel Eriksson, Jonas Eriksson, Fredrik Hanson, Kristina Ahlinder
  • Patent number: 11048093
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a front piece and an annular piece. The front piece is adapted for placing a display device. The annular piece includes a pair of compression portions and a pair of rotating portions. The pair of rotating portions are respectively located at two opposite ends of each of the pair of compression portions. The annular piece is connected to the front piece via the pair of compression portions. When the pair of compression portions are compressed toward the front piece, the pair of rotating portions are adapted to be rotated relative to the pair of compression portions by the pair of compression portions being compressed, and rotation directions of the pair of rotating portions are opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jen-Yang Chang, Chang-Hua Wei, Wei-Hsin Chang, Hung-Chuan Wen, Jui-Hsiang Lin, Sheng-Cherng Lin
  • Patent number: 11042043
    Abstract: Folding reading glasses of the type in which the temples fold around the lenses, in which the temples are supported and removably attached to the lenses while folded, providing greater integral strength to the entire assembly and resisting breakage. Several methods for attachment of the temples to the lenses are disclosed, including an interference fitting member in the temple that grasps the lens frame in the vicinity of the lens, and multiple embodiments of an interference fitting member in the temple that grasps a mating member on the outer edge of the lens frame. Combinations of these embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Inventor: Mark H. Ginocchio
  • Patent number: 11029729
    Abstract: A strap assembly may include a lateral strap member configured to extend along a first side and a back of a user's head, the lateral strap member including (1) a proximal portion configured to be coupled to a head-mounted-display device, (2) a distal end disposed away from the proximal portion, and (3) an arcuate biasing section that arcs from the proximal portion to the distal end, the arcuate biasing section including a resilient material. The arcuate biasing section may peripherally surround at least a portion of a reduced region when the arcuate biasing section is in a relaxed state. Additionally, the arcuate biasing section may be tensioned and deflected outward by the user's head when the lateral strap member is worn with the head-mounted-display device by the user. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Peter Wesley Bristol
  • Patent number: 10928649
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems for electronic wearable devices such as smart glasses are described. The wearable device can comprise a frame, an elongate temple and an articulated joint. The frame can define one or more optical element holders configured to hold respective optical elements for viewing by a user in a viewing direction. The temple can be moveably connected to the frame for holding the frame in position when the device is worn by the user. The articulated joint can connect the temple and the frame to permit movement of the temple relative to the frame between a wearable position in which the temple is generally aligned with the viewing direction, and a collapsed position in which the temple extends generally transversely to the viewing direction. The articulated joint can include a base foot fixed to the frame and oriented transversely to the viewing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Streets, Jun Lin, Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 10901235
    Abstract: A frame for spectacles includes a frontal framework with lateral lugs for articulation of arms and means of articulation between each lug and the corresponding arm. The articulation means include a flexible member, structurally independent of the lug and the arm, the flexible member being held on the arm and coupled rotatably, the end of each arm, facing the corresponding lug, shaped in such a manner that the arm, in its movement about the hinge pin, is flexibly constrained towards preselected angular positions relative to the frontal framework. The frame also includes a respective distance element interposed between each arm and the corresponding flexible member, and said distance element is mounted on the arm in an adjustable manner in order to impose, at the level of said distance member, a preselected distance between the arm and the flexible member, and to regulate a flexible pre-load exerted on the flexible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SAFILO SOCIETA AZIONARIA FABBRICA ITALIANA LAVORAZIONE OCCHIALI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Ampelio Artusi, Marco Queboli
  • Patent number: 10802295
    Abstract: A pair of spectacles including a lens arrangement having two lateral temple arm bearing arrangements. Each temple arm bearing arrangement has a first hinge lug having a first bearing opening and a second hinge lug having a second bearing opening, and at least one locking member insertion opening configured in the first or second hinge lug. The spectacles additionally comprise two temple arms, which respectively have a temple arm main body, and a bearing pin integrally connected thereto, which bearing pin, in the assembled state, is pivotably connected to the first and second bearing opening of the respective temple arm bearing arrangement. Each temple arm further has at least one locking member, which, in the assembled state, is arranged between the hinge lugs of the respective temple arm bearing arrangement and, in a pivot position, lockingly holds together this temple arm and the lens arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: UVEX ARBEITSSCHUTZ GMBH
    Inventors: Florian Kühnlein, Helena Angebrandt, Markus Wiegler, Simon Jaschke, Tobias Kreitschmann
  • Patent number: 10795179
    Abstract: Elastic hinge for eyeglass frames, which comprises an articulation screw engaged in the holes of two articulation elements. The articulation screw comprises a shank provided with a narrow portion, which is engaged in the hole of a first tab of an articulation element, and with an enlarged annular portion, which forms a step and is engaged in the hole of a head portion of the other articulation element. The articulation screw assumes an end stop position, in which it is tightened and aligned with the hinging axis, and a blocking position, in which it is loosened and is tilted with respect to the hinging axis in response to the elastic force exerted by an elastic device, such that the step of the articulation screw interferes with the edge of the hole of the first tab of the articulation element, preventing a further unscrewing of the articulation screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: VISCOTTICA INDUSTRIE S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rinaldo Montalban
  • Patent number: 10768500
    Abstract: A removable lens for glasses includes an electrochromic layer adapted to transition between at least two states of a transparency level dependent on an electrical condition applied to the electrochromatic layer and an electrical connection element physically adapted to make an electrical connection with the electrochromic layer, wherein the electrical connection element is positioned to align with a variable-power electrode mounted on the glasses such that, when the removable lens is mounted on the glasses, the variable-power electrode and the electrical connection element make the electrical connection between the variable-power electrode and an electrically conductive layer of the electrochromic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventor: Ralph F. Osterhout
  • Patent number: 10739616
    Abstract: Detachable spectacle frame formed by a front, which in turn includes some rims, a bridge, some lugs and some nose pads; a pair of temples; in which each of the temples includes a hinge to engage the front, and a terminal end, where each of the rims and their corresponding temples has a defined slot. The removable frame being characterized in that each of the lugs further includes a laminar projection, finished by a hook; the hinge of each of the temples incorporates a recess and a kink and; further incorporates a fastening clip engaging the lug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: AD EYEWEAR BCN, S.L.
    Inventors: Aris Rubio Hidalgo, David Soliva Rodríguez
  • Patent number: 10365501
    Abstract: A hinge assembly comprising a guide body, a first connection element, a second connection element, a first spring and a second spring; the guide body comprising a first end surface and a second end surface provided at opposite sides respectively, wherein the first end surface is provided with a first guide slot, the second end surface is provided with a second guide slot, and the first guide slot and the second guide slot intersect orthogonally, the first connection element is provided with first connection end extending beyond an end surface of the endpiece, the second connection element is provided with a second connection end extending beyond an end surface of the temple end, the first connection end and the second connection end are hingedly connected and pivoted with each other within the guide body; A glasses frame comprising an endpiece, a temple, and a hinge assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: WENZHOU SUNRISE INDSUTRIAL AND TRADING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yufeng Yang, Xindong Jiang
  • Patent number: 10345617
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems for electronic wearable devices such as smart glasses are described. The wearable device can comprise a frame, an elongate temple and an articulated joint. The frame can define one or more optical element holders configured to hold respective optical elements for viewing by a user in a viewing direction. The temple can be moveably connected to the frame for holding the frame in position when the device is worn by the user. The articulated joint can connect the temple and the frame to permit movement of the temple relative to the frame between a wearable position in which the temple is generally aligned with the viewing direction, and a collapsed position in which the temple extends generally transversely to the viewing direction. The articulated joint can include a base foot fixed to the frame and oriented transversely to the viewing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Streets, Jun Lin, Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 10247959
    Abstract: An articulated assembly includes a first piece connected to a second piece by a screwless hinge having a body with a cylindrical axial recess of revolution which opens onto at least one of the axial faces of the body and a cylindrical hub of revolution, with a diameter corresponding to that of the axial recess, fully housed in the axial recess; this hub including a radial cavity opening onto its periphery, and the lateral wall of the body having an opening of predetermined angular extent. The first piece includes an end provided with fixing elements arranged to be fixedly attached to the hinge body, the second piece includes an end provided with coupling elements suitable for being introduced into the radial cavity through the body opening and with retaining elements cooperating, in the in-use position introduced into the axial cavity of the hub, with the cylindrical wall of revolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: VON ARKEL SA
    Inventors: Stephane Berthoud, Olivier Gumy
  • Patent number: 10061141
    Abstract: A hinge for a spectacles frame, comprising a front-face element, a side element and a connecting element connecting said front-face element to said side element, said connecting element comprising a base member, mounted in the side element, and a head member, housed in the front-face element, the base member being articulated directly to said head member about a vertical first axis of articulation, the head member of the connecting element being articulated directly to the front-face element about a horizontal second axis of articulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Chene, Alain Miklitarian, Dominique Delamour
  • Patent number: 9599840
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glasses leg spring hinge structure, comprising a glasses leg, plurality of metal rings, a rotating shaft, a leaf spring and a mounting head, wherein the metal rings are fixedly connected to a head of the glasses leg, wherein the rotating shaft is arranged in the metal rings, wherein the leaf spring is arranged at the head of the glasses leg, wherein the leaf spring is located below the rotating shaft, wherein a rotating shaft groove is formed in a side surface of the rotating shaft, wherein the mounting head is T-shaped and wherein a head of the mounting head is inserted into the rotating shaft groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Four-Dimension Design Studio Ltd.
    Inventor: Edwin Lam
  • Patent number: 9400399
    Abstract: The frame includes a front surface (10) that is extended by two side tenons (12) and two arms (30) that are hinged onto the tenons (12) about the hinge axes (X-X?) of two hinges (50). The hinges (50) each include a front surface element (51) that rigidly connected to a tenon (12) and an arm element (52) that is rigidly connected to an arm (30). Each arm (30) is set up such as to pass, through rotation about said hinge axis (X-X?), from an open position for which said arm extends the tenon (12) to a closed position for which said arm is clamped into the front surface (10). In at least one of the hinges (50), the hinge axis (X-X?) is substantially perpendicular to the tenon (12) and to the arm (30). The front surface element (51) and the arm element (52) are set up such as to provide, between said tenon (12) and said arm (30), a space (60) for freely passing from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Inventors: Richard Chene, Dominique Delamour, Alain Miklitarian
  • Patent number: 9207464
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pair of spectacles, in particular sports spectacles, comprising a spectacle frame, at least one spectacle lens which is detachably locked by the spectacle frame and a locking means for securing the spectacle lens to the spectacle frame. The locking means is displaceable relative of the spectacle frame between a spectacle lens locking position and a spectacle lens unlocking position, wherein the locking means interacts with the spectacle lens in the spectacle lens locking position for the spectacle lens to be secured to the spectacle frame. In the spectacle lens unlocking position, the locking means unlocks the spectacle lens in such a way that the spectacle lens is removable from the spectacle frame. The gist of the invention is a locking counter-means interacting with the locking means, the locking counter means being arranged on the spectacle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: UVEX SPORTS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Bernhard Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9126087
    Abstract: A hockey skill training system, said system comprising a hockey stick having a transverse bore, a movable stand, and a skill training device, said skill training device comprising: a generally cylindrical external shape having a to surface, a bottom surface, a front, and a back, wherein the bottom surface comprises an open portion adapted for releasably rigidly connecting said bottom portion of said training device on top of the stand, and wherein the top surface is upwardly slanted from the front to the back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Inventor: John Salway
  • Patent number: 9113029
    Abstract: A glasses apparatus and a controlling method thereof, and a display apparatus are provided. The glasses apparatus is configured to operate with the display apparatus, and includes a communicator configured to perform communication with the display apparatus; an osteophony speaker configured to output audio received from the display apparatus; and a controller configured to control the communicator to receive contents audio from the display apparatus if the display apparatus provides a contents image, and to receive call audio from the display apparatus if the display apparatus performs a call function with an external user, and to output one of the received contents audio and call audio to the osteophony speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki-wan Eom, Sang-yoon Kim, Woo-jung Lee, Jeong-su Kim
  • Patent number: 9085254
    Abstract: A head restraint includes a base element on which two wing elements are mounted by at least one hinge so as to rotate about a vertical axis. The hinge has a pin and a recess which are frustoconical. The support structure of each wing element is in two parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Navarro, Robert Braun, Thomas Dillinger
  • Patent number: 9016855
    Abstract: An eye-lens device includes a frame, at least a lens unit, two first magnets, and two fasteners. The frame includes at least a lens-holding portion and two magnet-seats. The lens unit is held by the lens-holding portion. The first magnets are disposed at the magnet-seats respectively. Each of the fasteners is disposed pivotally to the frame and includes a second magnet. The lens unit is fastened by the attraction of the first and second magnets when the fasteners rotate relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Inventor: Lin Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: 8994612
    Abstract: A virtual image display system includes a display device outputting image light, a circuit substrate driving the display device based on an image signal, a signal line connected to the circuit substrate and inputting the external image signal to the circuit substrate, a projection optical device projecting the image light from the display device, a light guide plate taking in the projected image light, and then, guiding the light to an external predetermined position, a housing member having a housing space housing respective members, and a first space communicated with the housing space and housing a part of the signal line inside, and a temple rotatably attached to the housing member via a hinge mechanism and having a second space communicated with the first space via the hinge mechanism inside. The signal line is routed from the first space into the second space via the hinge mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Fujishiro
  • Publication number: 20150070648
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a joint structure for eyeglass frames and temples. An eyeglass frame and two temples are connected by the joint structure, which has two bases and a bidirectional screw rod. Since the assembly of the bases and the bidirectional screw rod is simple and quick, labor and cost of assembly is saved and the joint structure is an innovative eyeglass structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: ACTION EYEWEAR CORP.
    Inventor: SZU-I CHANG
  • Patent number: 8960896
    Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses includes a frame having two rims with a bridge connected therebetween. Each rim has an installation hole and a groove is defined in the inner periphery of each of the installation holes. A reception portion is defined in the outside of each of the rims. Two lenses each have the inner end engaged with the groove and the outer end of each lens is located in the reception portion. A passage is defined through the distal end of each of the rims. An opening and an engaging hole are respectively defined through each of the rims and communicate the passage. The opening communicates with the reception portion. Two connection members are respectively inserted into the two passages and each connection member has a protrusion which extends through the opening and presses the lens. Each connection member has a resilient engaging portion engaged with the engaging hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignees: Hsien Chang Optical Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsiung Chou, Jean Francois Laterre
  • Publication number: 20150049296
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a hinge for a fluid-filled. lens assembly includes a base having a first end configured to connect to a temple arm of the lens assembly and a second end configured to connect to a frame of the lens assembly, wherein the base includes a gap that is shaped to allow for tubing to pass from the first end to the second end of the base. In an embodiment, the first end of the base includes a cammed surface configured to engage a surface of the temple arm. In an embodiment, the first and second ends of the base are configured to flex around a rotation axis of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Senatore, Matthew Wallace Peterson, Jonathan Downing, Amitava Gupta, William Egan, Lisa Nibauer, Frank Stangota, Bruce Decker, Thomas M. McGuire, Urban Schnell, Karim Haroud, Pascal Loser
  • Publication number: 20150049299
    Abstract: The telescopic hinge (7) comprises a front face element (10) intended to be joined with a side stud extending along the front face of the frame and having a first means of fastening (12, 40), and a branch element (20), intended to be joined with the corresponding branch of said frame and having a second means of fastening (25) capable of cooperating with the first means of fastening (12, 40) in order to hold the front face element (10) against the branch element (20). The telescopic hinge (7) further comprises an intermediate means of fastening (30) capable of cooperating respectively with said first (12, 40) and said second (25) means of fastening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Dominique Delamour, Olivier Rodi, Alain Miklitarian, Richard Chene
  • Patent number: 8944591
    Abstract: An eyeglasses assembly structure is provided, in which assembly slots for joint members are mainly formed on both sides of the eyeglasses frame, and the joint members are pivotally connected therein. Locating members are respectively interposed between upper and lower elastic elements for holding the pivotal connection status of the joint members and the assembly slots. When the joint members are to be detached from the assembly slots, the locating members are pushed into sliding grooves of the joint members, and the upper and the lower elastic elements are pressed to be deflected inward so as to allow the upper and the lower pivots detached from the pivotal connection with the assembly slots. Therefore, temples or strap can be assembled on the rear ends of the joint members and then the eyeglasses patterns can be conveniently transformed according to users' needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sun Sight Glasses Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Nan Li
  • Patent number: 8939575
    Abstract: The spectacle frame includes a frame front extended by two lateral tenons and two sides articulated to the tenons about articulation pins of two telescopic hinges, each with a frame front element fastened to a tenon and a side element fastened to a side, the side element of a hinge including a slide articulated to the frame front element and slidably mounted in a sheath against and subject to the action of a spring. The slide extends as far as the free end of the side, of tubular shape and providing said sheath, a sleeve, fixed to the end of the slide, being slidably mounted in the end of the side in which said spring also extends to cooperate with the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Chene, Alain Miklitarian, Olivier Rodi, Dominique Delamour
  • Publication number: 20150009471
    Abstract: A resilient hinge device for connecting each of the arms to a front frame of spectacles in an articulated way, includes a tie bar having an axial extremity articulated with the arm and a resilient member including a substantially U-shaped sheet metal body, the resilient member being fitted onto the tie bar in such a way as to remain placed between the front frame and the arm to resiliently stress the arm towards preselected angular positions with respect to the front frame when the arm is rotated, these angular positions including a position in which the arm is open, suitable for wearing of the spectacles, and a closed position of the arm folded back against the front frame, and to return the arm to the open position when rotated beyond that position when opened too far with respect to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Safilo Societa Azionaria Fabbrica Italiana Lavoraz ione Occhiali S.P.A.
    Inventor: Milan Kacavenda
  • Publication number: 20150002806
    Abstract: Eyeglasses include a front with a pair of lenses and a first arm and a second arm, which are articulated to sides of the front via respective hinges and are able to turn between an extended position and a folded position where they are set the first behind and the second in front of the front. A hinge for articulation of the second arm is connected to the front in such a way that it can turn through 180° about an axis orthogonal to an axis of the hinge. The arms may moreover incorporate a front lighting system and/or a voice-recognition sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Paola Santarelli
  • Patent number: 8915587
    Abstract: An eyeglass frame includes a front portion, a hinge provided on each of both ends of the front portion, and a temple connected to the front portion via the hinge. The hinge has a hinge piece, the temple has a metal connection part integrally formed with the hinge piece, and the connection part has a partially reduced section to form an elastic portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Four Nines Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuichi Iimura
  • Patent number: 8875346
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for an eyeglass frame is provided. The hinge assembly can be configured to provide support to the earstems of the eyewear frame when the earstems are rotated between a folded and unfolded position. In some embodiments, the hinge assembly can provide a screwless appearance and improved engagement and articulation of the earstem relative to the frame of the eyeglass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Thompson
  • Publication number: 20140300855
    Abstract: An eyewear utilizing a screw-less hinge to connect the temple to the frame. The frames terminate laterally at an open, curved rung configured to receive a cylinder. This cylinder is fixed to the temple. Due to the configuration of the curved rung, the cylinder can be inserted into the curved rung in a rotatable or pivotable fashion. The cylinder receiving the curved rung holds the frame together and keeps eye wires from opening, thus keeping lenses from falling out of the eyewear. A wedge tool can be used to displace the curved rung from the cylinder to easily remove the temple from the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Cody Air LLC
    Inventor: Tom Cody
  • Patent number: 8820922
    Abstract: The invention relates to an eyeglass hinge, composed of two hinge parts and at least one clamp connection. Further, the invention relates to an eyeglass frame, composed of two eyeglass hinges according to the invention, two eyeglass earpieces and one lens mounting rim. The eyeglass hinge (1) according to the invention comprises two hinge parts (2, 2a) and at least one clamp connection (3), whereby the at least one clamp connection (3) holds hinge parts (2, 2a) together in an articulated manner. When force is increased, the construction of the eyeglass hinge according to the invention makes possible a problem-free exceeding of frame opening angle ? from a value of ?open which amounts to approximately 180° up to a value of ?max of approximately 186° (over-bending) and going below frame opening angle ? from a value of ?closed, which amounts to approximately 90°, down to a value of ?min of approximately 85° (under-bending).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Mykita Studio GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Haffmans, Phillipp Haffmans, Harald Gottschling, Moritz Krueger, Martin Guentert
  • Patent number: 8807744
    Abstract: An eyeglass frame having flexible pivot hinge enabling approximately 180° bending. The frame includes a frame, a temple and a hinge. The frame has a tenon receiving hole and a frame screw hole perpendicular thereto. The temple has a stem receiving hole and a temple screw hole perpendicular thereto. The hinge has a frame joint and a temple joint. The frame joint has a pin seat formed with a bore and a tenon formed with a tenon screw hole. The temple joint has a stem formed with a stem screw hole and ending with substantially U-shaped fork. A channel passes through the two branches of the fork. The instant disclosure includes relatively minimum members for easier maintenance and increased comfortableness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Dongguan Action Optic Resources Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Choon Kheang Ng
  • Patent number: 8783861
    Abstract: A first device is provided that comprises a frame. The frame further comprises a lens housing adapted to support a first lens and a second lens, a first temple movable coupled to the lens housing, and a second temple movably coupled to the lens housing. The first device further comprises a first spring mechanism coupled to the first temple and the lens housing. A first conductive path is provided from the first temple to the lens housing for at least one position of the first temple relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: PixelOptics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Blum, Claudio Dalla Longa, Mark Graham, Yongping Wang
  • Patent number: 8770741
    Abstract: A glasses-type shutter holder may include left and right temple parts connected respectively to left and right frame end parts of frame. The left and right temple parts may be foldable respectively with respect to the left and right frame end parts in accordance with movement, for each frame end part and temple part pair, of a contact position at which a movement part provided with one of the temple part and the frame end part of the pair is in contact with a contact part of the other of the temple part and the frame end part of the pair. For each of the pairs, the contact part is in contact with the movement part when the temple part is unfolded to a maximum degree, and a maximum degree of opening of the temple part is varied in accordance with the movement of the movable part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohno, Tatsuya Sakata, Masamichi Okada, Nobuyuki Hara, Naoto Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8757797
    Abstract: An elastic constraint system for a pair of eyeglasses includes at least one inextensible flexible wire provided with two wire terminals to be engaged with two distinct portions of an eyeglasses front frame or temple bars, at least one of the wire terminals being provided with an elastic element mounted preloaded and acting in opposition to a tensioning of the inextensible flexible wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Inventor: Guido Medana
  • Patent number: 8757798
    Abstract: An eyewear utilizing a screw-less hinge to connect the temple to the frame. The frames terminate laterally at an open, curved rung configured to receive a cylinder. This cylinder is fixed to the temple. Due to the configuration of the curved rung, the cylinder can be inserted into the curved rung in a rotatable or pivotable fashion. The cylinder receiving the curved rung holds the frame together and keeps eye wires from opening, thus keeping lenses from falling out of the eyewear. A wedge tool can be used to displace the curved rung from the cylinder to easily remove the temple from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Cody Air LLC
    Inventor: Tom Cody
  • Publication number: 20140152952
    Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses includes a frame having two rims with a bridge connected therebetween. Each rim has an installation hole and a groove is defined in the inner periphery of each of the installation holes. A reception portion is defined in the outside of each of the rims. Two lenses each have the inner end engaged with the groove and the outer end of each lens is located in the reception portion. A passage is defined through the distal end of each of the rims. An opening and an engaging hole are respectively defined through each of the rims and communicate the passage. The opening communicates with the reception portion. Two connection members are respectively inserted into the two passages and each connection member has a protrusion which extends through the opening and presses the lens. Each connection member has a resilient engaging portion engaged with the engaging hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicants: HSIEN CHANG OPTICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-HSIUNG CHOU, JEAN FRANCOIS LATERRE
  • Patent number: 8743463
    Abstract: A virtual image display includes at least an image forming device, a pair of accommodating members at least one of which accommodates the image forming device, a light guide member which guides image light received from the image forming device toward a predetermined outside position, and a pair of temples one and the other of which are rotatably attached to one and the other of the pair of the accommodating members, respectively. Each of either the accommodating members or the temples has a contact member which regulates rotation of the temple, and a position control member which shifts the corresponding contact member in a first direction extending nearer to or away from the corresponding accommodating member or temple on which the contact member is not provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Fujishiro
  • Publication number: 20140125943
    Abstract: Eyeglass assemblies including an eyeglass lens having an engaging portion. Under typical conditions of use, the engaging portion is maintained in contact with an eyeglass frame member by means of a removable bonding member (RBM). Under selected atypical ambient conditions, the RBM changes so that the engaging portion and the frame member can be separated. The engaging portion can extend from the lens, or can be a recess in the lens. The RBM can be a suitable adhesive (RBA), or a component composed of a shape memory metal (RBSMA) or a material which softens when subjected to heat or other atypical condition. The engaging portion can be shaped and treated to reduce stresses therein. Similarly, the open ends of an eyeglass rim can be maintained in contact with each other under typical conditions of use by an RBA or an RBSMA so that the rim is positioned around an eyeglass lens, but can be released under selected atypical ambient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Beta Frames LLC
    Inventors: Robert B. Zider, John F. Krumme, Brian A. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20140111762
    Abstract: The present invention provides an eyeglass frame securement apparatus comprising an eyeglass frame with upper and lower frames for eyeglasses to be mounted thereon, two outer sides of said upper and lower frames attached to eyeglass temples, a protection strip frame locked into inner circumference of said eyeglass frame; protruding pins extending forward and rearward from a center of the lower frame pivotally attached to the upper frame; a rib extending from outer sides of the upper frame and inserted into grooves to restrict the eyeglasses; protrusions on upper end of supporting shaft of the eyeglass temples inserted into the spaces on the outer side of said lower fame. Therefore, once the upper frame is completely assembled, said eyeglass temples can be outwardly bent to allow said protrusions on the upper end thereof to extend outward from the horizontal hole of the upper frame to restrict said eyeglass temples directionally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventor: Wang Lee Chen Chang
  • Publication number: 20140098337
    Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses includes a frame, two lenses, two temples, two push devices and two fixing elements. The frame has two lens-holding portions, to which the lens are respectively disposed. The temples are respectively connected with two sides of the frame. Each of the push devices is connected to the frame and the corresponding temple, and has a track at an end thereof. The fixing elements are respectively disposed at the tracks, and each of the fixing elements connects the frame, the corresponding temple and push device. Each of the push devices moves relative to the frame through the track thereof By the deposition of the push devices, the lenses can be easily fixed to the frame and unloaded from the frame, thereby improving the usability and extending the lifespan of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventor: Lin-Yun Chen
  • Patent number: 8690318
    Abstract: The present application provides glasses including a frame, temple bars and hinges connecting the temple bars with the frame. One end of each of the hinges is provided with a snap-in spring bow and the other end thereof is provided with a connecting hole hinged to the frame. Accordingly, each of the temple bars is provided with a snap groove cooperated with the snap-in spring bow of the hinge. When mounting the hinge, it only needs to insert the hinge into the temple bar such that the snap-in spring bow of the hinge is cooperated with the snap groove of the temple bar. Thus, in the glasses according to the present application, the hinge and the temple bar may be connected by a snap-fit connection instead of a soldering process or a screw connection, the connecting process is simple since neither a soldering process nor an additional screw is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Inventor: Zhidong Tian
  • Patent number: 8684518
    Abstract: An elastic miniaturized hinge used in eyeglasses. A first element fixed to the front portion of eyeglasses, and a second element fixed to a temple of the eyeglasses, said first and second elements are rotatably fixed to each other by means of a shaft. A first end portion of the shaft rotatingly fixed to the first element, a portion of the shaft adjacent to the first end portion housed in a through hole made in the second element. A second portion of the shaft is housed in the internal space of a helical elastic and fixed to the shaft, so that the rotation of the shaft and therefore of the second element with respect to the first element is counteracted by the action of the helical elastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: IDEAL S.R.L.
    Inventor: Michela Gasparetto