Eyeglasses frame with front-folding crossing temples

- Gray Matter Holdings, LLC
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Description

This application is related to concurrently filed U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/943,064 entitled “Eyeglasses Frame with Rotatable Temples,” and is related to concurrently filed U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/147,529 entitled “Eyeglasses Frame with Front-Folding Overlapping Temples,” and is related to concurrently filed U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/147,528 entitled “Eyeglasses Frame with Front-Folding Parallel Temples”.

FIG. 1 is a front view of an eyeglasses frame with front-folding crossing temples;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a perspective view thereof.

The portion of the article depicted in broken lines is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an eyeglasses frame with front-folding crossing temples or similar article, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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Foreign Patent Documents
B-48042/79 May 1983 AU
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WO 00/22475 April 2000 WO
Other references
  • Photographs of sunglasses (Briko models Zen, Shot.2, Radar, and Echoes) publicly available from Briko USA, West Lebanon, New Hampshire prior to Aug. 31, 2000 (pp. 1-29).
  • Brochure of sunglasses by Minima® Sport.
Patent History
Patent number: D473584
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 2001
Date of Patent: Apr 22, 2003
Assignee: Gray Matter Holdings, LLC (Baltimore, MD)
Inventors: Nestor M. Benavides (Gaithersburg, MD), Matthew Laine (Severna Park, MD), Brian E. Le Gette (Baltimore, MD), Alan Tipp (Baltimore, MD), Justin S. Werner (Millersville, MD), Ronald L. Wilson, II (Catonsville, MD)
Primary Examiner: Raphael Barkai
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Cooley Godward LLP
Application Number: 29/147,530
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Temple (D16/335)
International Classification: 1606;