Abstract: Adjustable eyeglass frames with adjustable length sidearms and an adjustable nose saddle which adjusts up and down and has a snap-on cover.

Abstract: Eyewear having a temple body that provides for adjustment of the temple length. The temple adjustment housing has an interior cavity. Formed within the interior cavity is a longitudinal groove. The temple adjustment housing has at least one relief cut for receiving at least one projection located on the cylindrical temple tip. The temple tip is inserted into the circular opening and moved horizontally to adjust to the desired length. The temple tip is then rotated to lock into place the projections into the relief cuts.

Abstract: Disclosed is a foldable spectacle frame, comprising: two lens frames each having an inner end and an outer end, a retractable bridge connecting the two lens frames in an opposed relation at the inner ends thereof, in which the retractable bridge having an adjustable length which is able to be frictionally retained between a smallest folded position and a largest normal position; and two retractable temples hinged to the lens frames at the outer ends thereof, each of the retractable temples having an adjustable length which is able to be adjusted between a smallest folded position and a largest normal position.

Abstract: The present multi-purpose eyewear uses a pliable frame and nose bridge in cooperation with strap adjustment and quick release mechanisms to enable multiple uses of the eyewear and adjustment of the eyewear while in place on the head of the wearer. The wraparound frames incorporate a sealant, such as a bonded gel filled rubber, around the lens periphery of the frame to present a comfortable interface between the wearer's skin and the eyewear. The strap adjustment and quick release mechanisms are simple to use and enable the eyewear to be adjusted while in place on the head of the wearer to fit the wearer in a manner to create a water-tight/air-tight seal (fluid-tight seal) around the wearer's eyes in a manner to conform to the contours of the wearer's face and avoid irritation of the skin from prolonged use. The lenses that are used in the eyewear are capable of being manufactured to prescription specifications and can include sunlight protection.

Abstract: Eyeglasses including a stationary frame and a lens frame mounted slidably on the stationary frame between an initial position in which each of interconnected pair of lenses of the lens frame is secured within a respective eyepiece of the stationary frame and an extended position in which the pair of lenses are in front of the eyepieces, and an actuator linearly displacing the lens frame between the normal and extended positions.

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: A pair of eyeglass frames are provided having two wrap-around temple portions, and a temple-portion adjustment mechanism. The two wrap-around temple portions pivotally attach to the frame. Each wrap-around temple portion includes a substantially straight portion and a resilient, wrap-around portion connected thereto. The curved portion has a bias to wrap around a wearer's ear. The temple-portion adjustment mechanism includes a beam which may rigidize a selected length of the corresponding wrap-around temple portion. The wearer selects the length rigidized by sliding the beam along an axis of the straight portion. Sliding the beam in a first axial direction draws a length of the wrap-around portion into engagement with the beam and counteracts the bias in the curved portion. This straightens and rigidly supports the selected length of the curved portion.

Abstract: A pair of foldable compact glasses comprising two frames for retraining two lenses therein and each provided with a hinge device at the outer side thereof, two temples each pivoting to the hinge devices, and a bridge device connecting the two frames. A height difference is provided between the hinge devices provided at the outer sides of the two frames so as to prevent the temples from overlaying and interlacing each other while folding and in aid of increasing the lens area, and/or the distance between the bridge device and wearer's nose bridge is increased so as to increase wearer's comfort. The glasses can be subsequently received within a rigid container after folding. This invention future discloses resilient nose pad devices for use in a pair of glasses, which resilient nose pad devices are tightly pressed against each other when the foldable compact glasses are folded so as to reduce overall thickness of the folded glasses.

Abstract: The invention is to embed a stretching spring member 1a, a compression spring member 1b and a supporting member 2 having a large friction coefficient as a nose pad into spectacles, thereby to constitute a displacement prevention mechanism K for preventing displacement of the spectacles.

Abstract: The eyewear for industrial use comprises a deformable arcuate lens with a pair of temple receiving entries at opposite ends thereof, a deformable brow frame shaped to fit the upper edge of the lens so as to be engageable therewith and a pair of temple pieces, each piece being hingedly connected to a respective opposite end of the brow frame. Assembly of the temple pieces and brow frame to the lens is easily effected by inserting the temple pieces in the entries of the lens and by snap engagement of a mid-section of the brow frame to the upper edge of the lens. The assembly is made of plastic material so that it may be resiliently deformed to adapt to the various sizes of head of users.

Abstract: An elastic device for an eyeglasses frame is contained in a center deep opening of a center deep opening formed in each of two ends of a frame and pivotaly connected to a front end of each of two temples so that the temples may be automatically adjusted in its tightness relative to the frame. Then the frame may be worn by users having faces of different size. Further the shape of the temples may be alterable according to the configuration of a frame.

Abstract: Foldable glasses having telescoping temples and central pivoting bridge. The temples are shown with three or four telescoping elements. The four element temple has a distal element that is preformed from material that has a memory which when extended curves around the ear of the user and when the elements are telescoped together can be straightened for inserting in the adjacent straight telescopic element. Two bridge pivoting embodiments are shown, one has a angled pivot pin and the other has a spring biased pivotal section wherein the adjacent pivotal elements are vertically and horizontally translatable against the spring bias when the frame elements are folded for non-use.

Abstract: A pair of foldable compact glasses comprises two frames for retraining two lenses therein and each provided with a hinge device at the outer sides thereof, two temples respectively pivoting to the hinge devices, and a bridge device connecting the two frames. The bridge device can be folded about the normal axes of the frames such that the glasses can be subsequently received within a rigid container after folding.

Abstract: An improved eyeglass construction is described having a novel means for varying the inclination of the lens relative to the temples and for adjusting the length of the temples, which involves an enclosed pair of mating ribbed arcuate segments for adjusting the temples relative to the lens.

Abstract: A protective eyeglass assembly includes a frame having left and right lens frame portions, lens receiving apertures in the frame portions, a central bridge portion connecting the frame portions, and left and right temple bars. The eyeglass assembly further includes an integrally formed lens piece which is adapted to be detachably secured to the frame so that a user can interchange the frame and/or replace the lens piece. The lens piece includes left and right lens panels, a central bridge portion connecting the lens panels, left and right side shields, and left and right upper shields. The lens piece is received in assembled relation with the frame with the left and right lens panels aligned in registry with the left and right lens frame portions.

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: 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: An eyesight and hearing safety apparatus for use by a human being. The apparatus comprises a front guard portion including a front transparent panel for protecting the eyesight of the human being. The apparatus further comprises a first and a second earplug for protecting the hearing of the human being. The apparatus further comprises a first temple having a first attachment end and a first support end. The first attachment end is hingedly attached to one end of the front guard portion. The first earplug is attached to the first temple adjacent the first support end. The first temple and the first earplug support the front guard portion from a respective auditory canal when the human being is wearing the apparatus. The apparatus further comprises a second temple having a second attachment end and a second support end. The second attachment end is hingedly attached to one end of the front guard portion. The second earplug is attached to the second temple adjacent the second support end.

Abstract: An eyeglass construction is described and comprises a lens, a pair of lens engaging members, a pair of hinge members, and a pair of temple pieces. The hinge members are adapted to slidably engage the lens engaging members and to be connected therewith for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis. The pair of temple pieces each have a portion adapted to engage a hinge member and to be connected therewith for pivotal movement about a substantially vertical axis. The lens engaging member and the hinge member have cooperating angular positioning elements so that the members may be adjusted relative to one another to enable the lens to adopt various angular position relative to the temple pieces.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a temple frame mounting structure in spectacles. A notch portion is provided in a part of an annular side of a lens frame, and a pair of clamped pieces are fixed at positions of the lens frame between which the notch portion is positioned, and have distal ends extending apart from the lens frame in a direction of eyes. The clamped pieces are guided to the groove-like clamp pedestal having a pair of bearing portions on both sides, and are clamped to the clamp pedestal by a cam piece horizontally movably and pivotally mounted to the bearing portions of the clamp pedestal, thereby pivotally mounting the temple frame to an end of the cam piece.

Abstract: A custom-fitted economical eyeware frame constructed at the site of dispensing from a minimum inventory of parts includes lenses of predetermined size and power encompassed by appropriate eye wires, and a bridge assembly, temple end pieces and temple ear stems. Upon selection of an appropriate bridge assembly, any, or all, of the remaining parts may be individually adjusted to custom fit the individual's interpupillary distance requirement. The construction of the eyeglass frame may be readily accomplished by an eyewear professional at any location.

Abstract: A sheath (2) constituting the fixed support of a lengthwise displaceable specatacle side-piece (1) is pierced by a plurality of round positioning holes (5) and a rectangular window (6) disposed in second position on the sheath, after the first positioning hole. The side-piece (1) bears, on the same face, a boss (7) having a rectangular head on a flexible end (9) of the side-piece, as well as another boss (8) having a round head on the rigid portion (10) of the side-piece. Application to spectacles with interchangeable side-pieces.

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 safety spectacle providing front and lateral impact protection. The spectacle includes a frame, a removable lens incorporating integrated upper and lower side shields connected to the frame by means of a nose bridge, and a pair of length and pantoscopic adjustable temples arm assemblies hingedly connected to the sides of the frames. The temple arm assemblies are adjustable lengthwise by earpieces which can be locked and unlocked into slots on an intermediate arm receptacle by means of a quarter turn barrel configuration. The temples are adjustable pantoscopically by means of a pair of semicircular arms, both of which are hinged at the front to the side of the frame between a pair of outward sloping walls and inserted at the rear into a threaded ferrule. One arm is threaded inside the ferrule and allowed to move in and out when the ferrule is rotated while the mating semicircular arm is stationary, thereby varying the angle of the temple within the sloped walls and thus the frame.

Abstract: A safety eyeglass assembly includes a carrier integrally molded from a transparent plastic material and including a front panel portion having a pair of lens apertures therein and left and right top, bottom and side shield extending rearwardly from left and right side portions of the front panel portion. The assembly further includes a frame detachably and adjustably secured to the carrier and including left and right temple frame portions and a cross bar portion extending between the temple frame portions in front of the carrier.

Abstract: The present application describes protective eyewear having a unitary brow bar with temples and flexible molded hinges. The temples may be adjusted in length. The frame includes integrally molded flexible hinges which allow the temples to collapse. A unitary spherical lens is selectively attached to the frame and can be adapted to wrap around the forehead of the wearer's temples and include a nose bridge for supporting the lens on the wearer's nose. A stabilizing strip may be used to hold the frame and lens in place when the eyewear is assembled.

Abstract: A pair of spectacles which can be adjusted to accommodate the size and contour requirements of any wearer includes an eye shield attached to an eye shield frame. The eye shield frame has a groove for receiving a coin or similar object which is used to forcibly dislodge the shield from the shield frame to allow for replacement of the shield. Attached to the eye shield frame is a pair of temples each including an outer housing which has a plurality of holes formed on a side surface thereof and is rotatably attached to a pin located within the eye frame member. An inner sleeve with an interconnected adjustable ear engaging member is located within the outer housing. The inner sleeve includes a circular raised portion formed on an inner side surface and a stop member located on a bottom surface. The circular raised portion of the inner sleeve fits into any of the circular holes formed in the outer housing.

Abstract: A multi-purpose protective eye shield having a main lens and at least one auxiliary lens attached to a universal frame which includes two temple bars and a nose support element. The frame may include a connecting bridge extending along the brow of the wearer. The auxiliary lenses are each individually coupled to the universal frame or the main lens. Associated with each auxiliary lens are individual hinges, for rotating the lenses about the hinge axis.

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: 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: Foldable glasses and a container combination in which the lense frames of the glasses are hinged at the bridge where they are joined for folding back parallel to each other; retractable temples are provided which are hinged to the opposite sides of the lense frames from their bridge connections, with the temples also being foldable against the lense frames to produce a minimum sized article which fits in a rigid two part container defining a cavity of an overall shape and size to receive and protect the glasses when folded.

Abstract: Adjustable size protective eyewear in the form of visitor safety spectacles have a moveable or adjustable hinge pin coupling between the temple sidebars and the lens frame. An opening in each side of the lens frame contains multiple hinge pin sockets which are aligned at an angle with respect to the lens frame such that movement of the hinge pins from socket to socket not only increases the distance between temple sidebars but also the effective length from the lens frame to the ear piece of the temple sidebar. This arrangement allows a single pair of adjustable safety spectacles to be used by a person of a given head size with the adjustability to fit over the user's prescription eyewear where the user requires the prescription eyewear in addition to the safety spectacles.

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: 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: Adjustable pairs of eyeglasses are disclosed which retain the precise adjustments during long periods of wear. Apparatus and methods are provided for so adjusting rim separation at the bridge of the frame of the eyeglasses and for so adjusting the effective length of temples between shoulders and bow of the frame.

Abstract: Eyewear, such as sunglasses, is provided having a self-adjusting ear stem system. The eyewear has upper and lower frame members which contain an elastic cord means disposed there through wherein the elastic cord means can be extended on opposite sides of the wearer's face to fit around the wearer's ears.

Abstract: An improved combined ear and eye protector is disclosed which provides optimum flexibility by permitting the use of both eye and ear protection, or alternatively eye protection only or ear protection only. Maximum flexibility is achieved by providing an ear protection system which includes a head support independent of the eye protector.

Abstract: A foldable spectacle frame having temples which are foldable to a thin form in the same plane as its lens frames without lapping over the lens frames. Each of the temples comprises an auxiliary temple member having a length corresponding to the vertical width of the lens frame and supported by an outer portion of upper side of the lens frame pivotally movably in a plane substantially orthogonal to the plane of the lens frame, and a main temple member pivoted to the auxiliary temple member rotatably in a plane orthogonal to the plane of pivotal movement of the auxiliary temple member. The spectacle frame further comprises a slide member slidably provided on the auxiliary temple member and having a length permitting a base end thereof to project from the auxiliary member, means for moving the slide member away from the lens frame when the main member is folded, and means for engaging the slide member with the lens frame by cooperation of the slide member and the lens frame.

Abstract: An eyeglass assembly including a rim organization to mount spectacle lenses therewithin pivotally mounts a plurality of temple legs, with a temple leg pivotally mounted at each end of the rim organization. The temple legs each include an arcuate earpiece leg that mounts an internally threaded rod rotatably received within an internally threaded bore formed longitudinally of each terminal end of each temple leg to permit adjustment of each earpiece leg relative to each temple leg.

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: The present invention provides a pair of spectacles comprising a pair of lenses held by the respective lens frames, a side extending backwardly from each of said lens frames and balancing means for eliminating or reducing the load on the nose of a user. Therefore, the spectacles of the present invention requires no or substantially no bridge means for supporting the weight of the spectacles on the nose of the user.

Abstract: A longitudinally adjustable bow for classes having two sections. A first bow section is formed as a closed hollow section having at least one catch. The second bow section is slidably guided in the first bow section, and has a plurality of stop notches which face and engage the catch and a turned-back extension at its inner end forming a pre-stressed spring facing away from the catch, against the force of which the second bow section can be moved relative to the first bow section for disengagement of the stop notches.

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 detachable two-piece temple (10) having a front piece (12) swivelly attached to the back of an eyeglass frame (80) and a back piece (40) that is quickly, easily and securely attached and detached from the front piece (12). The front piece (12) has extending from its rear surface a resilient locking rod (22), that includes a lock notch (24), and a guide rod (30). The back piece (40) includes a locking rod cavity (50) sized to accept and retain the rod (22), a guide rod cavity (52) that is sized to accept and retain the rod (30), and a locking-rod release opening (54) that has a lock notch catch (56). When the back piece is inserted into the front piece, the locking rod (22) and guide rod (30) enter their respective cavities. When fully entered, the lock notch (24) slips upwardly into the lock notch catch (50) to securely hold the two pieces together. To release the two pieces, the lock notch (24) is depressed while the back piece (40) is pulled away from the front piece (12).

Abstract: The novel sunglasses have temple assemblies that are adjustable to fit the heads of different persons. Each temple assembly has an elongated member having a sleeve portion at its rear end. A plurality of apertures are formed in the sleeve portion on its inner surface. A leg having a head portion configured to telescopically mate with the sleeve portion is removably inserted therein. The inner surface of the head portion has a plurality of protrusions that mate with the respective apertures on the inner surface of the space portion. This allows the temple assembly to be adjusted to multiple lengths. The leg member has a flexible wire core extending its length that allows its ear engagement portion to be bent to various configurations in order to closely engage the ear of the wearer. The brow bar is detachably received on the top edge of the single curved lens of the sunglasses which allows brow bars of various colors to be interexchanged.

Abstract: The invention relates to a spectacle temple adjustable in length and made of several parts. One of the temple parts has a sleeve-shaped section into which a second temple part is inserted so as to be adjustable in length. This second temple part has indexing recesses on its portion which is inserted into the sleeve. At least one of these recesses is accessible through a cutout in the sleeve for a spring element insertable into the sleeve. The spring element form-tightly engages with one portion into the accessible indexing recess and thereby latches the two spectacle parts to each other.

Abstract: Sunglasses have a removable and replaceable transparent convex pane curved both horizontally and vertically. Moisture absorbing means comprising a foam absorber strip is removably attached to the frame. Adjustable, interchangeable temple members are provided for optimal fit and comfort.

Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses having a pair of lenses, a frame for the lenses, nose pieces disposed between the lenses and adapted to engage the bridge of the nose of a wearer, and a pair of temple pieces extending rearwardly over the ears of the wearer, said temple pieces consisting of either a single continuous piece with the rearward end terminating in a thin tapering hook member fitted with a movable semi-soft weighted sleeve, or with temple pieces consisting of two segments, a forward section connected by the usual hinged means to the frame holding the lenses, and a rearward section terminating in a solid hooked member made of heavy material and with a soft cushion attached underneath, said members being connected by means of a sleeve permitting of horizontal adjustment, and located at an arbitrary point between the plane of the lenses and the ears of the wearer, and the designs of the temple pieces described above resulting in lessening weight and trauma at the nose of the warer of the glasses, the elimination o

Abstract: An adjustable temple for spectacle frames wherein the temple includes an inner element which includes a body portion slideable within an outer element and which inner element also includes an outer head portion which extends through an elongated opening in the outer element with such head being selectively engageable with notches formed in the exterior of the outer element and wherein a slideable locking sleeve may be adjustably positioned over the two elements of the adjustable temple so as to retain the two elements in a selectively adjusted position.

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.