Abstract: A pull-down member is pivotably and ratchetly attached to the distal end of the end-piece of each eyeglass temple. Each pull-down member is pivotably displaceable to the end-piece at a series of angles, and thereby provides a snug fit of the eyeglasses on the user's face. In one embodiment, the pull-down member comprises a disk-shaped core having an edge on which is attached an elongated appendage which is the portion of the pull-down member abutting against the user's ear. The edge of the core also includes a series of notches which are biased by a ball and spring mechanism to provide the pivotable and ratchetable displacement of the pull-down member relative to the end-piece of the eyeglass temple. In another embodiment of the pull-down member, the core has a central opening defined by a series of teeth.

Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses includes an elongated lens-frame body, two connectors, and a fastener device. The lens-frame body includes two end portions, each of which has a generally vertical hole formed therethrough. Each of the connectors has a front end portion provided with two aligned horizontal lugs which are respectively formed with threaded holes therethrough, and a bolt which extends through the threaded holes of the locking lugs and the hole of a corresponding one of the end portions of the lens-frame body so as to hinge the connectors on the end portions of the lens-frame body. The fastener device is coupled detachably with rear end portions of the connectors so as to retain the lens-frame body on the face of the user.

Abstract: A pivotal member 6 is fixed an end-piece 8 secured to an outer edge of each lens rim 2, and has an annular groove 7 formed integral with and around the outer periphery of pivotal member. An end of the end-piece 8 extends upwards along the pivotal member 6 so as to provide a stopper 9 for a temple 5. A front end of the temple is curved to form a C-shaped arcuate member 10 which rotatably engages with the annular groove 7 in the pivotal member 6. The stopper 9 on the retainer abuts against and stops the arcuate member when it has rotated a predetermined angular distance, such that a joint for attaching eyeglass temples does not need any minute hinge bolts and can be of any shape to improve its ornamental value.

Abstract: A temple bar construction for a pair of eyeglasses includes telescoping front and rear portions. The front portion has a generally rectangular tubular configuration, and the rear portion is slidably received therein. The front portion includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced positioning slots in a bottom surface thereof and the rear portion includes a detent on the bottom edge thereof which is receivable in the positioning slots in the front portion for adjustably securing the relative positions of the front and rear portions. The rear portion has a longitudinally extending opening formed therein in closely inwardly spaced relation to the bottom edge. The opening forms a thin resiliently deflectable spring blade along the bottom edge for resiliently biasing the detent which is disposed at a midpoint on the spring blade.

Abstract: A hearing aid designed to be affixed to a pair of eyeglasses used by the wearer or suspended from an ear mold that is lodged in the ear of the wearer is disclosed. The hearing aid is cosmetically disguised and may be worn by either males or females. The hearing aid comprises a hemispherically shaped ornamental outer shell that covers all of the components and circuitry of a conventional hearing aid. The hearing aid components are housed inside a casing. Preferably, the hearing aid uses a rotatable clasp to mount to the wearer's eyeglass frames or earlobe. In an alternative embodiment, the hearing aid does not mount to the wearer's eyeglasses. In a first preferred embodiment, a clasp secures the hearing aid to the wearer's eyeglasses. In a second preferred embodiment, a clip mounts the hearing aid to the wearer's eyeglass frames. In a third preferred embodiment, a cable tie mounts the hearing aid to the eyeglass frames through width adjustment slots in a projecting tab.

Abstract: Eyeglasses with spring temples that the temples can be opened exceeding en opening angle of 90 degrees, and are provided with a spring force to some extent in the folding direction so as to fit people with a wide face or a narrow face. Mounting portions of the temples are made of two wire rods, ends of the two wire rods are bent to form engaging pieces, receiving members disposed on a glasses frame are formed with two engaging holes in parallel substantially along the width direction of the glasses frame, and the engaging pieces of the mounting portions are fitted into the two engaging holes to attach the temples. Each temple body is made of one wire rod bent into a double line, and its starting end and terminating end have the engaging pieces provided to form the mounting portions.

Abstract: A protective eyewear including a brow member, two temple arm members, a front lens and two side shields. The front lens is removably attached to the brow member within a channel formed therein. The lens includes a series of projections adjacent one edge thereof and the brow member including a corresponding series of slots opening into the channel. The projections on the lens are engaged within the slots in the brow member to lock the lens within the brow channel. The side shields are attached to the corresponding temple arm members by means of at least one projecting hub which is engaged within the temple arm. The nub preferably includes a central opening. The temple arm is molded to the side shield such that the temple arm material fills the central opening and engages the hub to lock the side shield in position. The eyewear provides a removable lens and also forms a protective structure that meets the eyewear impact resistance standards.

Abstract: An eyeglass frame secures first and second lens frames secured in fixed relation one to the other by a pair of super-elastic bridge pieces. The lens frames are a non-super elastic material. Bridges pieces of the eyeglass frames are a super-elastic alloy material. The bridge pieces have a surface coatings thereon of a silver solder compatible metal plating. The bridge pieces are silver soldered to the lens frames at locations where the silver solder compatible metal plating is present. In one embodiment, the super-elastic alloy material is made of a Ni-Ti-Co alloy material. Temple elements are attached to the lens frames. Each temple element includes a base with a pivoting member. Temple arms each having a silver solder compatible metal plating at its end are silver soldered at the plated ends to the pivoting members.

Abstract: A connecting system is provided for connecting two components, such as a plastic component to a metal component in an eyewear fram and in particular, in the temple of an eyewear frame. A plastic member with a hollow receiving area for receiving a metal member therein comprises the distal end of the temple. The metal member which is attached to the plastic member on one end and the front frame on the other end has a collar which is slideably mounted around it for attachment to the plastic member. The collar slides with the expansion or contraction of the plastic member to maintain the desired metal to plastic connection interfit.

Abstract: A new and improved pen and glasses combination with a first eyeglass component having one receiving arm with an oblong recess therein. A tapered extension is integral with the recess. A female detent element is secured to the recess. A curved ear component has an externally threaded extension and is secured thereon. The curved ear component functions to fit over a wearer's ear. An attachment component has an internally threaded aperture therein. The internally threaded aperture corresponds with the externally threaded extension of the curved ear component. An implement extension is integral with the attachment component. A male detent element is secured to the implement extension. The male detent element corresponds with the female detent element of the oblong recess of the first eyeglass component to lock the attachment component with the first eyeglass component. An oblong recess is formed in the implement extension. A pen component is secured within the oblong recess formed in the implement extension.

Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses is provided and comprises attachment pieces formed on the temple pieces anterior of the eyeglasses ear pieces for the attachment of the non-rigid support ties of a non-rigid face mask thereto to support the face mask from the eyeglasses temple pieces rather than the ears of the wearer. The combination of the pair of eyeglasses and the thusly supported mask is also provided. The pair of eyeglasses may take the form of safety glasses, and the mask the form of a conventional surgical mask.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dual temple system, useful in eyewear frames, having in combination a paddle temple member and a cable temple member. Eyewear frames having a pair of dual temple systems are also provided.

Abstract: A protective eyeglasses construction includes a frame portion comprising a lense frame piece and a pair of temple frame pieces, and a lense portion on the lense frame piece. The temple frame pieces are pivotally attached to the lense frame piece about vertical pivot axes, and they are adapted to be pivotally adjusted about horizontal pivot axes and longitudinally adjusted to different lengths. The lense frame piece includes an upper frame section and brow bar which is attached to the lense frame piece so that the central portion of the brow bar is spaced rearwardly from the central portion of the upper frame section and resiliently deflectable toward the upper frame section for cushioning the forehead of a wearer against physical shocks delivered to the lense frame piece.

Abstract: Disclosed is an eyewear system designed to improve the comfort, fit, functionability, and modularity of the eyewear. Features include a 180.degree. reflex spring hinge which improves comfort, fit, and safety; a sway-hinge mechanism that allows the temples to be independently adjusted to improve comfort and fit of the eyewear behind the ears; a strap-pad which has been ergonomically designed to fit different shaped and sized noses and can be positioned for wearer comfort and convenience; a frame and lens construction that allows for modularity by the easy removal and replacement of the lens, temples, tops of frames, and nose pieces; and accessories that can be added to the eyewear to provide a greater degree of comfort and to protect the face from ultraviolet radiation and the wind.

Abstract: An adjustable temple for glasses is to divide the foot of the temple into two separate parts, a foot and an ear hook. The foot includes a C shaped slot at one end having a sinewave shaped portion at bottom edge of the opening end. The ear hook includes a reduced portion integrally formed at one end adopted to insert into the slot of the foot. A rail is formed at one side of the rail adopted to guide the reduced portion to slide in the slot, and a protuberance is formed on the rail to be clamped in the sinewave shaped portion to confine movement of the rail within the slot.

Abstract: An eye-moistening device comprising spectacles includes a pair of side covers for covering at least left and right sides of eyes, and an eye-moistening member provided on the inner surface of the side cover. This eye-moistening member is adapted to be impregnated with water or medicine. This impregnated water or medicine can be slowly evaporated thereby wetting or soaking the eyes with water or medicine when the spectacles are put on one's face.

Abstract: A spectacle frame component of fibre-reinforced synthetic resin comprising only a single peripheral tubular braid woven from threads made up of a number of long parallel carbon monofilaments, similar to taffeta, at an angle between 15.degree. and 45.degree. to the longitudinal axis of the component.

Abstract: An eyeglass framework has a respective first and second folding leg mounting at opposed ends thereof, with at least one leg having a clip member formed with a fixed jaw and movable jaw biased towards the fixed jaw to permit securement of the eyeglass assembly within a pocket structure in a secure relationship during transport and storage of the organization. The invention is further arranged to permit a plurality of tether lines arranged for securement thereto to permit remote mounting of the eyeglass structure. A further cable is arranged of a fiber optic cable construction in operative communication with an illumination member to direct illumination through the fiber optic cable to project illumination forwardly of the eyeglass framework.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is disclosed an improved synthetic resin temple for eyeglasses having: a longitudinal core member; one half-hinge piece with an eye plate formed thereon; and synthetic resin covering, where the front end portion of the core member is fitted to a groove on the outward surface of the one half-hinge piece, the core member and the half-hinge piece are coupled together by molding with the synthetic resin covering, with a butt end face formed at the front end portion of the temple by cutting, for holding the temple against the lens-frame at the butt end face.

Abstract: Earstems for eyewear are configured to define a lateral distance between the earstems which is greater than the width of the head in the anterior temple region so as to prevent any contact of the earstems and the head in that region. Preferably, the earstems include a diverging section, a transition section, a converging section and a retaining section, wherein the transition section defines the greatest lateral distance between the earstems. The retaining section extends posteriorally from the converging section so as to provide an interfacing surface between the eyewear and the head. The retaining section may be configured so as to accommodate the traction device so as to enhance the retention of the eyewear about the head by increasing the coefficient of static friction between the eyewear and the head.

Abstract: A process and product for allowing perfumes to be safely worn by an individual which includes a small plate of material that is capable of retaining the perfume and which is securely retained within a recess in the product and impregnated with perfume. The product may be the temples of a pair of eyeglasses.

Abstract: This invention is directed to attachable eyeglasses in which a brow bracket contacts a wearer's forehead to partly absorb the weight of the attachable eyeglasses. The attachable eyeglasses fit over normally worn eyeglasses. A wide and large front frame is formed in order to conceal the normally worn eyeglasses. By adopting a device having wide temple pieces, a fastener holds the normally worn eyeglasses and the attachable eyeglasses together. The attachable eyeglasses and normal eyeglasses can be worn in a pleasant manner without incurring damage or scratches.

Abstract: A screwdriver apparatus is configured as an extension leg of at least one of the respective first and second temple legs of an eyeglass assembly. The extension leg includes a forward distal end threadedly received within a rear distal end of a respective temple leg. A modification of the invention includes accessory hinge screws directed into the forward distal end of the extension leg, as well as a chamber to contain an adhesive fluid to coat an associated hinge screw in an eyeglass hinge assembly.

Abstract: An apparatus configured as an eyeglass assembly rotatably mounting a tissue roll to the eyeglass assembly in a spaced relationship as a comment on an individual's character and/or irreverent comments.

Abstract: An eyeglass system (10) is provided for mounting aesthetic trim members (20) on an eyeglass frame or attachment member (12). Aesthetic or trim members (20) are removably securable and slidably mounted on a portion of a frame transverse extension member (28) which in turn is rigidly secured to the eyeglass frame or attachment member (12). The aesthetic member (20) is releasably secured to the eyeglass frame (12) by a spring biased projection mechanism (46) mounted within the temple member (18) of the overall eyeglasses. The spring bias projection member (46) includes a projection member which is slidably displaceable into and out of a path of removal (42) of the aesthetic or trim member (20). In this manner, differing aesthetic members (20) may be interchanged by the user at his or her discretion.

Abstract: A safety device for a hinge in a spectacle frame which includes two spaced flanges joined by a connecting tab. The spaced flanges are engageable against the top and bottom of the hinge area where the temple joins the lens-holder of the frame. Each flange has a notch which engages a portion of the adjacent lens-holder of the frame. A fastener associated with the hinge is retained between the spaced flanges, and the safety device is secured by allowing the fastener to extend into an opening in one of the flanges.

Abstract: This invention provides an eyeglass support system suitable for supporting corrective lenses for young children, for supporting sunglasses or corrective glasses for athletes dentists, physicans, surgeons, equipment operators or the handicapped which can hold the eyeglasses comfortably and securely without any strap or headband and which, when assembled with eyeglasses mounted in a frame, can be donned with one hand. The eyeglass support system of this invention includes a temple having a D-shaped ear-attachment means which fits comfortably around the ear. In preferred embodiments, the system includes several adjustments for accurate fit and unique temple designs that are less annoying, especially to small children. A unique feature of the system is the ability to support eyeglasses from one ear facilitating easy on-and-off use.

Abstract: A glasses frame is provided including a pair of opposite end temples pivotally supported therefrom for swinging movement between use positions extending rearwardly of the frame and folded positions swung inwardly into position generally paralleling and disposed rearwardly of the rear side of the frame. Rigid adjustable abutment structure is operably connected between each temple and the corresponding frame end spaced along the temple from its pivot axis of swinging movement toward the free end of the temple for positively adjustably limiting swinging movement of the temple to the use position thereof, the temples being constructed of stiff, but flexibly resilient material. The use of positive adjustable limit stops in conjunction with stiff, but flexibly resilient and bendable temples enables equal side pressure to be exerted upon the opposite sides of the head of the user by the temples while still enabling the frame to be square with the face of the user.

Abstract: A compression joint for assembly at the junction of an eyeglass temple and the adjacent lens frame. The joint has a resiliently compressible portion that is placed under compression when a temple is in fully open position. This permits the temple to swing beyond a normal open position and to be biassed toward a partially open position, thereby providing snug fitting glasses regardless of head size and/or wear during use.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a structure adapted to connect eye-glass parts to each other and comprising a small plate integrally extending from a main body of one eyeglass part which is made of a hardly solderable metal such as pure titanium or Ni-Ti base alloy. A connecting member made of an easily solderable metal has side walls and a cross section of U-shape defining a channel for receiving the small plate which has such constricted regions as formed at both sides surfaces of the small plate. The side walls of the connecting member are folded onto the inserted small plate such that inner surface material of said member are pressed into the constricted regions so as to be secured to said small plate. To the connecting member unseparably wound around the small plate, any other eyeglass part can be soldered or welded.

Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-theft device for spectacle frames, which consists of an elongate body (10, 11) to be clamped to one bow of the spectacle frame, said body comprising a sleeve (10) open at one end thereof and having a transverse aperture (12) to receive therein the bow. Furthermore, said body is provided with a sensor (33) affecting an anti-theft system. A slide (15) displaceable longitudinally of the sleeve can be adjusted for engagement and disengagement of the bow by a screw (18) locked against axial displacement in the sleeve. The screw can be operated manually when the anti-theft device is to be mounted and demounted by a special tool only, which can be inserted into the sleeve through the open end thereof to engage an engagement element (22) of the screw located inside the sleeve.

Abstract: In eyewear employing temples, a substantially cylindrical elastomeric traction member is disposed in a recessed seat which extends along a length of each temple to provide a contact area between the temple and the head. The traction member and seat may be sized so that the traction member is substantially flush with the adjacent temple or alternatively, the traction member may extend beyond the periphery of the temple. In either configuration, the traction device extends substantially parallel to the length of the temple.

Abstract: The length-adjustable spectacle temple includes at least two temple parts one of which is axially displaceable in a sleeve and is fixable in different positions. For this purpose, one of the temple parts is configured as a sleeve at least in one portion thereof. This sleeve has an axially extending slot for a latching slide adjustable axially in two positions. A spring element provided with a detent is disposed in the sleeve. A second temple part is so configured that it can be inserted in the first temple part. This second temple part has indexing recesses axially arranged on the insertable end and is configured to resiliently latch the detent. The latching slide completely covers the slot at least in the latched condition. The latching slide has a pressure body with which it latches the detent in a corresponding indexing recess in one of its two possible positions whereas the latching slide in its second position does not offer any resistance to movement of the two temple parts with respect to each other.

Abstract: An eyeglass frame temple member comprises a replaceable or interchangeable temple body component, an intermediate member for pivotally mounting the temple body component. The intermediate member includes a first hinge part, a complementary second hinge part adapted to be fixed relative to an eyeglass frame front. The intermediate member comprises a male part longitudinally elongate in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the temple body component. The temple body component has recess complementary in size and configuration to that of the male part for receiving the same. A longitudinal passageway extends through the male part. A bearing surface is provided in the passageway. A threaded fastener is received in the passageway. A fastener bore extends the recess in the male part and is aligned with the passageway in the male part when the male part is received in the recess. The threaded fastener is threadedly engageable with the fastener bore.

Abstract: In eyewear employing temples, a substantially cylindrical elastomeric traction member is disposed in a recessed seat which extends along a length of each temple to provide a contact area between the temple and the head. The traction member and seat may be sized so that the traction member is substantially flush with the adjacent temple or alternatively, the traction member may extend beyond the periphery of the temple. In either configuration, the traction device extends substantially parallel to the length of the temple.

Abstract: Eyeglasses and support means for attachment to the wearer's ears, including a pair of lenses attached to a central bridge resting on the wearer's nose, an earpiece for each of the wearer's ears, and supporting flexible filaments interconnecting each lens with the corresponding earpiece. A set of two filaments is provided for each lens, and means are provided in the rear portion of each earpiece for selectively adjusting the effective length of each filament of a set and for locking the end portions of the filaments to maintain the effective lengths constant during normal use of the eyewear.

Abstract: A reinforced eyeglass frame assembly having a frame front and temple members, a pair of hinge members pivotally coupling the temple members to the frame front between open and closed positions, and a pair of reinforcing tubes slidably coupled to the temple members. When the temple members are in their closed positions, the reinforcing tubes are located in their first positions spaced from the hinge members allowing for free pivotal movement of the temple members. When the temple members are pivoted to their open positions, the reinforcing tubes are moved to their second positions surrounding the hinge members and locking them against pivotal movement. The tubes and hinge members are sized so that the tubes frictionally engage a part of the frame front and the hinge members, when in their second positions, to retain the tubes over the hinge members.

Abstract: Eye wear is described which is useful as sunglasses, safety glasses, etc. The product includes a unitary plastic lens piece or shield having a uniform thickness. The side edges of the lens piece are folded rearwardly to form side shields. A brow member is attached to the top edge of the lens piece and extends along the entire length of the lens piece and is perpendicular to the lens piece. Temple members attached to the ends of the lens piece or shield preferably include an integral hinge portion. The eye wear product can be made from plastic sheets. Preferably the lens piece includes integral nose support pads which are adjustable.

Abstract: In an eyeglass frame comprising a pair of lens fixing rims, a bridge connecting the paired rims, and a pair of temples, the bridge and/or the temples are made of Ti-Ni-V alloy having a super elasticity of a generally rectangular stress-strain hysteresis loop over a relevant temperature range of 0.degree.-20.degree. C. so as to improve eyeglass wearing comfortability. The Ti-Ni-V alloy comprises Ni and Ti with an atomic ratio Ni/Ti of 1.02-1.06 and V 0.25-2.0 at. %, and is worked into a desired shape and thereafter is heat-treated at 425.degree.-525.degree. C. for 10-60 minutes.

Abstract: A shape memory alloy is used for face-contacting parts (1, 3, 4, 5; 101) and lens-fixing parts (2) of a spectacle frame, and parts (12, 13; 103) connected thereto are formed of titanium, a titanium alloy, nickel, or a chromium alloy. These parts are suitable soldered by a soldering material (111) formed of 5-15 wt. % of palladium, 5-15 wt. % of gallium, and a balance consisting of silver.

Abstract: Safety spectacles comprising a front and pivotally attached temples adapted to extend rearwardly from the front. Each temple has a portion recessed inwardly relative to an adjacent portion of the front to form a passage to the region behind the front for ventilation. The recessed temple portions extend forwardly of the rear edges of the front so as to overlap the adjacent portions of the front and thereby increase the degree of protection to the wearer.

Abstract: Protective spectacles have a protective shield, fitted in the temple region, to protect the eyes from dust, etc., coming from the side. According to West German Industrial Standards, DIN, a predetermined degree of sealing must be maintained, according to the purpose of use, between it and the spectacle frame. Protective shields attached rigidly to the frame are cumbersome. The protective shield is firmly connected by its upper edge region to the associated spectacle earpiece. It is thus pivoted away together with the earpiece. Its forward edge seals with the spectacle frame with a predetermined degree of sealing. So that this is not impaired by adjustment of the inclination, the earpiece has a bending zone behind the protective shield. The inclination is adjusted by bending the earpiece. The invention may be used for protective spectacles in the industrial and private fields.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a temples-less eyeglass frame having a central nose bridge portion, left and right lens frame portions, a left wing portion substantially perpendicular to the left lens frame portion, a right wing portion substantially perpendicular to the right lens frame portion, and left and right resilient foam temple bearing members attached to the inner end surfaces of the left and right wing portions, so as to rest in and exert pressure on both temple area only of the wearer when in use. Although the left and right wing portions can be integral with the left and right lens frame portions, this is not necessary. The left and right wing portions can be hingedly connected to the left and right lens frame portions, respectively, with or without spring-biasing to move the left and right wing portions inwardly when not being worn.

Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses or sunglasses in which there are eyeglass frames having a pair of support arms hinged therefrom. Each of the support arms has disposed between the ends thereof hollow resilient fluted coupling members having a plurality of linearly disposed contiguous flutes adapted to be adjustable in at least two different positions including a first position in which the flutes are closed to provide a first arm length, and a second position in which at least some of the flutes are open to provide a second arm length that is longer than the first arm length.

Abstract: An eyeglass temple bar having an oblong shaped recess in its inner side and retained in said recess an identification strip of flexible sheet material and preferably a removable window strip of transparent flexible sheet material covering said identification strip, and eyeglasses comprising one or two such temple bars.

Abstract: A temple adapter for use with eye glass frames to facilitate the replacement of a damaged or broken temple on the eye glass frames. The adapter is a U-shaped member which is cemented in place on the frame and the replacement temple is soldered to that member. The U-shaped member is of metal construction, thick enough to provide adequate support for the temple and thin enough to permit it to be bent to conform to the shape of the frame where it is to be placed.

Abstract: A process for fitting temple end pieces onto the ends of the temples of a spectacle frame with a simplified manner of trimming the ends of the temples to the proper length and affixation of the temple end pieces thereto in the proper angle of rotation about the axes of the temples is disclosed together with apparatus for performing the process.

Abstract: A disposable temple cover for use within environments in which the wearer of eyeglasses subjects them to potentially damaging substances includes a thin walled tube of plastic material having an end bearing a soft resilient ring. The resilient ring is attached to the tube by either a folding or rolling method.

Abstract: The eyeglasses include a first and second transparent member affixed to an intermediate nose portion wherein the desired plane of the transparent member-nose portion combination can be readily altered by moving the transparent members. First and second suspension lines are affixed to the first and second transparent members and threadedly engage first and second earpieces.

Abstract: The disclosure is of eyeglass frames having the temples structured to provide storage for the eyeglass lenses or for auxiliary lenses, and the frame also includes various structural arrangements for placing and holding the lenses in operative relation with the eyes.