Abstract: A nose-rest mechanism for safety glasses includes a lens unit, a fixing device, and a nose piece. The nose piece includes two nose rests and a first extended section upward extended from between the two nose rests. The fixing device defines an inner receiving space adapted to receive and confine a middle bridge section of the lens unit and the first extended section of the nose piece thereto. The nose piece is provided on the first extended section with at least one projecting portion or at least one through hole for engaging with at least one retaining hole on the fixing device or at least one projecting section on the lens unit, respectively, enabling the nose piece to be easily, stably, and detachably connected to the lens unit via the fixing device while maintaining the safety glasses in a beautiful appearance.

Abstract: A nose pad assembly applicable to all types of eyeglasses is provided, which includes an eyeglasses mainframe, and a nose pad structure. The eyeglasses mainframe includes in its center a nose rack with a trough sleeve on either end for accommodating the nose pad structure. The trough sleeve includes a hook-wall, a center groove, a peripheral groove, and an upholding opening with a smaller opening on the side facing outwards than on the side contacting the nose rack. The center groove joins the peripheral groove at the delimiting edge. The nose pad structure includes a nose pad mainframe flanked on each side with an insertion base, which connects an insertion piece. Each insertion piece includes an insertion wedge and an insertion pillar with a protruding rim for firmly secured inside the trough sleeve against the delimiting edge.

Abstract: Spectacles have a frame, a pair of lenses and two nose pads. The frame has two lens mounts and a bridge connecting the lens mounts. The pair of lenses is mounted on the lens mount. Each nose pad has a top and a gear wheel pivoted on the bridge and having a circumferential surface and multiple driving teeth formed on the circumferential surface and meshing with the driving teeth of the gear wheel of the other nose pad. A person can manually turn either of the nose pads to adjust to a desired angle so as to conform to the person's nose, such that the spectacles can be comfortably worn on the person's nose.

Abstract: A bridge structure for glasses and nose pad thereof is disclosed. The bridge structure for glasses includes a connecting portion and two nose pads. The connecting portion has a joint hole and a clipping portion. Each of the two nose pads has an anti-sliding structure, a ventilating notch, and a plurality of rib-shaped members. The joint hole and the clipping portion are used to fix the bridge structure on the glasses. The anti-sliding structure prevents the glasses from sliding off the wearer's nose due to sweat. The ventilating notch helps dissipate heat and evaporate sweat. The rib-shaped members gently contact the user's nose and increase comfort during wear.

Abstract: Eyewear includes a lens with front and rear surfaces, a peripheral edge surface, and a recess. First and second notches are formed in the recess. A nosepiece is secured to the lens and includes a core member having first and second ends and a substantially V-shaped body. An outer member substantially encases the elongate member, with the outer and core members having substantially V-shaped bodies. A first end fitting is connected to the first end of the core member, and is received by the first notch. A second end fitting is connected to the second end of the core member, is received by the second notch.

Abstract: An interlocking connection is described between a piece of wire (4) and a molded body (1) injected from plastic, especially for spectacles, with one end of the wire piece (4) being anchored in the molded body (1) by way of two sections of a fixing device which are arranged adjacent to each other. In order to provide simple constructional conditions it is proposed that the piece of wire (4) comprises an end (5) which is bent in a hairpin-like manner and whose legs (6, 7) form a fixing means, and with the end (5) bent in a hairpin-like manner of the piece of wire engaging in an interlocking manner in a plug-in receiving means (8) of the molded body (1), which receiving means is adjusted to the hairpin-like shape of the end of the wire (5) and forms an undercut.

Abstract: A nose pad for eyeglasses is provided. The nose pad includes a pad part, which is connected to an eyeglass frame, and a pad body filled with a buffering material. The pad body is disposed on the pad part for contacting with a user's nose. The nose pad of the present invention is applicable to all types of eyeglass frames. The elastic pad body filled with the buffering material forms a droplet shape, which can accommodate the nose shapes of different users, so as to prevent slippery and to increase wearing comfort.

Abstract: Improved eyeglasses are disclosed that have improvements in comfort, safety, wear ability, and convenience, based upon improvements in the contact (bearing) surfaces where the eyeglasses touch the body by providing air passages, hydrophobic surfaces and/or ratchet-tooth-like structures to promote motion from the bottom of the lenses in front toward the end of earpieces in the back of the head; to methods, articles, etc. for providing such improvements; and to methods for improving acceptance of such improved eyeglasses, especially improved methods of doing business.

Abstract: An eyewear device includes a frame having two elongate extensions rotatably attached to the frame and movable between a deployed position and a stored position. The frame has two lens receiving portions with multiple lens units insertable in the lens receiving portion some through the front surface and some through the rear surface. The lens units have different eye glass lenses held therein. The elongate extensions include at least one head grip that is movable between two positions in which the head grip extends away from the stem, extensions, ears or temples different distances. A retainer is provided to hold the eyewear to the head; and a leash is provided to secure the eyewear to the clothing. The lens receiving portions have ridges that are configured to interact with grooves in the lens units to hold them in the frame. including a peripheral encasing. The lens units may have a nose piece with a nose pad configured to be removable and to adjust the distance of the nose pad from a support surface.

Abstract: Eyewear with a replacement lens include an elongate center member, a pair of temple arms, and a pair of connecting members. Each connecting member is secured to one of the temple arms and to the center member, and has a slot formed in a surface thereof. A lens is received in the slots of the connecting members, with a rear surface of the lens along an upper edge of the lens being spaced from the center member so as to form a gap therebetween. A nosepiece may be secured to a lower edge of the lens.

Abstract: A nose pad is mounted to an inner side of an intermediate section of a frame of a pair of goggles or eyeglasses. The nose pad includes a perimeter wall extending along a perimeter thereof. The perimeter wall extends forward to define a recessed portion for receiving air, providing an air cushioning effect, providing the frame with buoyancy, and providing improved wearing comfort.

Abstract: A portable replacement for eyeglass nose pads and arm posts. The invention is a pair of tubes, made of flexible plastic tubing. The tubing can be padded for additional comfort. The padding can also be contoured to better fit against a user's nose. The tubing is designed to fit over the posts that remain after the nose pad is broken off, or they can be placed directly on the lens if the post is broken too. The tubes are friction fit over the lens or posts. Once the tubes are in place, the user may wear the eyeglasses until they can be brought to a repair shop. The tubes can be cut to any desired length as needed. Moreover, several diameters of tubing can be provided to ensure a proper fit on any given lens or set of posts.

Abstract: A nose pad of eyeglasses includes a nose rack, a fastener and a pad; an axis is on the nose rack, a sleeve corresponding to the axis is on the fastener, an insertion hole is on the sleeve for the axis to insert. The open of the insertion hole is smaller than the diameter of the axis, users can install and remove them easily, and avoid scratches and breakage during installation and removal.

Abstract: A pair of glasses for resisting electromagnetic wave includes a plurality of nests at two nosepieces and two bent end pieces of the glasses respectively and a plurality of high magnetic chips embedded into and sealed in the nests respectively for resisting electromagnetic wave. Each of the chips at the surface thereof is provided with a coil or a circuit for data storage. Alternatively, the chips can be micro processed reaction type chips.

Abstract: A bridge of the nose eyewear support system for providing comfortable support of eyewear and eliminating unwanted cosmetic blemishes or indentations on the side of a users nose. The bridge of the nose eyewear support system includes a central support member couplable to the bridge portion of eyewear, which is designed for resting on a bridge of a user's nose, and providing a single contact interface between the bridge portion of the eyewear and the user's nose.

Abstract: Protective eyewear of the invention includes at least one lens and a frame securing the lens. Temples or a retention strap are provided for attaching the protective eyewear to the head of a user. The frame includes a seal member around the lens with ventilation channels formed in the seal member on its surface for contacting the face of the user. Thus, the seal member forms a substantial enclosure between the lens and the face of the user when the eyewear is worn. The ventilation channels extend into the seal member towards the lens to a depth not reaching the lens and ensure free passage of air from the enclosure to the atmosphere so that moisture condensation on the lens is reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: A resilient non-smooth projection member formed into shape on eyeglass temples and on nose pads and having a plurality of grain-like projections on a touching surface of soft protruding pads of each eyeglasses temple or nose pad. The backside of each grain-like projection has a recessed, hollow shape, and these grain-like projections touch a wearer's ear sides and nose, giving rise to resilient massage, allowing for comfortable wear of the eyeglasses.

Abstract: An optical device in the form of reading glasses is made to be discreet and easily transported. The device comprises a lens; a nosepiece; a weighted counterbalance; and a supporting bar interconnecting said nosepiece between said lens and said counter balance. At least one of the lens, the nosepiece, and the counterbalance is adjustably displaceable about and along said supporting bar for maintaining balance.

Abstract: An eyeglass frame has a bridge portion and nose pad assembly. The nose pad assembly included a support member in the shape of an elongate bar fixed to a rear surface of the bridge portion. The bar has arms extending from either end thereof, away from the bar in a rearward direction, the bar and arms being of relatively rigid construction, while the arms are able to flex rotationally about a junction point with the bar in response to pressure applied to the arms, while providing a biasing force against said pressure. The nose pad is made of flexible material, and is attached at either lateral edge thereof to a free end of a respective arm of the support member.

Abstract: A nose pad for glasses includes a frame, a fixing seat set under an arch of the frame, insertion posts with one end fastened onto the fixing seat and the other end bent downwardly and vertically to get connection to the nose pad. A soft nose pad in the shape of &OHgr; forms a relatively thick arched member at each side. At the outer, lateral side of the arched member set an upper projection and a lower projection. The upper projection has a vertical through hole. The lower projection has a positioning groove with its opening facing upward. The nose pad is installed by passing through the insertion posts to the vertical through hole in the upper projection and fastening the ends of the insertion posts onto the positioning groove in the lower projection.

Abstract: The nose pad for a spectacle frame comprises a spectacle frame, being a industrial spectacle frame, locating a rabbet on the pivotal portion and a plurality of rack members to two opposed side of bridge wherein said rabbet locating said rack member above; a nose pad, softly, connected to said spectacle frame by said rabbet and said rack member and it including projecting element, being a barb, and two row elements which being coupled to rack members by a plurality of holes, said number of holes being equal to rack member.

Abstract: A pair of spectacles comprises two support elements (7) for engaging the nose of the wearer. Each support element comprises a pad (8) of an elastic material, a reinforcement member (22) and a peg (13) adapted for being received in the eyelet. The reinforcement member and the peg are adapted for mutual snap fitting engagement. The peg relieves the pad of any tensile forces and makes it feasible to select for the pad a very soft and comfortable material. Easy mounting and safe retention are provided. The invention further comprises a blank for the manufacturing of the peg, and a method of manufacturing a pair of spectacles.

Abstract: A pair of spectacles comprises two support elements (7) for engaging the nose of the wearer. Each support element comprises a pad (8) of an elastic material secured to a shank (10) with an enlarged head (11) adapted for retaining the support element relative to the rest of the spectacles by way of inserting the shank through said eyelet of the frame. According to the invention a peg (13) is inserted into the head end of the shank for providing a hard core inside at least part of the shank. Thus, easy mounting and safe retention are provided. The invention further comprises a blank for the manufacturing of the peg, and a method of manufacturing a pair of spectacles.

Abstract: An adjustable eyeglass frame includes a lens frame assembly adapted to hold a pair of lenses, and a nosepiece assembly including a pad mount attached to the lens frame assembly. The nose piece assembly has a pair of legs connected to the pad mount, a pair of nose pads carried by the legs and pivotably movable toward and away from each other, and a bias mechanism for biasing the nose pads toward each other so that the nose pads are safely held in any selected vertical positions.

Abstract: Eyeglasses with lenses rapidly changeable includes a frame pivoted with two temples at both sides, and two lenses fitted in its lower portion. The frame formed as a rectangular body includes two nosepieces in its central portion and each having a supporting edge; two grooves at its left and right sides for fitting the lenses; a through recess and a through hole at both sides of each of the grooves; and a stop edge and a stop rod below the through recess and through hole. Each of the lenses has two engagement portions formed outwardly and at both ends of the lens for being fitted into both ends of the groove, two notches below the engagement portions for being engaged with the stop edge and the stop rod, and a central edge rested against the supporting edge of the nosepiece, by which the eyeglasses with lenses rapidly changeable is structured.

Abstract: A pair of spectacles comprises two support elements (7) for engaging the nose of the wearer. Each support element comprises a pad (8) of an elastic material, a reinforcement member (22) and a peg (13) adapted for being received in the eyelet. The reinforcement member and the peg are adapted for mutual snap fitting engagement. The peg relieves the pad of any tensile forces and makes it feasible to select for the pad a very soft and comfortable material. Easy mounting and safe retention are provided. The invention further comprises a blank for the manufacturing of the peg, and a method of manufacturing a pair of spectacles.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adjustable nose pad structure comprising a traverse having two legs at its opposite ends sized and shaped so as to be applied at least partially to the nose, and fixing structure for fixing the traverse to the rear side of the bridge of the eyeglasses. The fixing structure comprises a series of passage-communicating hollow divisions made in the free end length of each leg and two male projections integrally connected to the bridge or rim in the vicinity of each bridge-to-rim transition. These male projections can be inserted in the passage-communicating hollow divisions, so that the traverse may be fixed to the bridge or either rim of the eyeglasses at a controlled distance from the front of the eyeglasses to fit the eyeglasses to a face.

Abstract: A one-piece lens nose-pad assembly includes a nose-pad and a one-piece lens. The nose-pad has a pair of inserting portions. Each inserting portion has a mounting rod on the front, a hollow in the center and a dented curve on the rear surface. The one-piece lens has a nose-pad cutout portion in the bottom edge to receive the nose-pad. The cutout portion is provided with a lateral concave and a barb in each side. A protruding block is formed between each lateral concave and barb. Each protruding block is inserted into each hollow of the inserting portion so as for each mounting rod to be secured to each side of the cutout portion with both ends of each mounting rod respectively inlaid in each lateral concave and barb.

Abstract: A pair of nosepads each comprises a pad member having a cavity, and a peg extended downward from a bridge portion of a frame of the eyeglasses, the peg having a flexible bifurcate member inserted into the cavity for securing the pad member and the peg together. The nosepads are configured to laterally compress or expand as supported on nose of a wearer.

Abstract: A formable nose pad distributes the weight of eyeglasses and accessories supported by the eyeglass frames over a large area of the wearer's nose. The nose pad has two inner tabs that can be formed to fit the wearer's nose, outer tabs that can be formed to fit the undersides of the eyeglass lenses and a flange through which the nose pad is attached to the eyeglass bridge. Slotted screw holes on the flange allow for height adjustment to fit the height of the wearer's nose.

Abstract: An adjustable eyeglass frame includes a lens frame assembly adapted to hold a pair of lenses, and a nosepiece assembly including a pad mount attached to the lens frame assembly. The nose piece assembly has a pair of legs connected to the pad mount, a pair of nose pads carried by the legs and pivotably movable toward and away from each other, and a bias mechanism for biasing the nose pads toward each other so that the nose pads are safely held in any selected vertical positions.

Abstract: An eyeglass frame in which the nose pad is extended from an internal center of a nose bridge connecting both lens rims so that the nose pad may support at an upper surface of the wearer's nose. As in the first example there is a pin like support member protruding from the inner side of the nose bridge allowing for an arc shaped pad to be fixed onto it via a hole located on the pad. In the second example two such protruding support members are joined at the tip via an arc joint and covering this arc joint is a soft multi-sided tube. In the third example a flat plate support member allows for an arc shaped pad to be fixed onto it. This support member and nose bridge is covered over by the arc shaped pad. In the fourth example a block support member located half way up the glass frame has at one end an arc cut out of it and at that same end there are two holes for two pins to be located in allowing for the arc shaped pad to be fixed onto the support member.

Abstract: A nose pad assembling for eyeglass frame includes a pair of nose pads mounted on the inner side of eyeglass frame respectively. The feature of the device is in that a pair of inserting tube integrated into the inner side of eyeglass frame. An inserting post with a piece of thermoplastic membrane on one end is arranged on the rear side of the nose pad. By inserting the inserting post into the receiving tube and heating the thermoplastic membrane from the bottom of the receiving tube, the inserting post is fixed firmly with the receiving tube for connecting the nose pad with the eyeglass frame.

Abstract: A pair of spectacles comprises two support elements (7) for engaging the nose of the wearer. Each support element comprises a pad (8) of an elastic material secured to a shank (10) with an enlarged head (11) adapted for retaining the support element relative to the rest of the spectacles by way of inserting the shank through said eyelet of the frame. According to the invention a peg (13) is inserted into the head end of the shank for providing a hard core inside at least part of the shank. Thus, easy mounting and safe retention are provided. The invention further comprises a blank for the manufacturing of the peg, and a method of manufacturing a pair of spectacles.

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

Abstract: The invention provides a nose pad assembly for a plastic optical frame comprising a nose pad body, a handle fixedly attached to the nose pad body, the handle having a handle bore extending substantially vertically through the handle, one or more columns extending from the plastic optical frame having one or more column bores, and a fastener extending through the handle bore and the one or more column bores to hingedly fasten the nose pad body to the plastic optical frame.

Abstract: An assembled structure of a nose mat matched to a nose supporter is disclosed. The structure includes a nose mat and a nose supporter which have an inverse V shape and can be used to match the concave portion of the nose bridge portion of a glasses. Adjustable legs which may be bent freely are installed between the nose mat and the nose supporter. Therefore, as a user wears glasses with the nose mat, by the flexibility of the nose mat, the user may precisely adjust the nose mat according to the size of the nose to obtain a proper width and orientation. The nose mat can be adjusted as desired. Moreover, the upper rim of the bracket is installed with an embedded groove. Thus, after assembly, the combination structure of the nose mat and the nose supporter can be pushed into the concave portion of the nose bridge of the glasses and is detachable assembled therewithin. Not only the manufacturing cost is reduced, and the consumer has more option for choosing glasses.

Abstract: A nose pad for eyeglasses includes a nose pad body and an insert member extending sidewise from the nose pad body, and a pad hanger extending from a lens rim for the insert member to fit in a square hole of the pad hanger. The insert member has two parallel horizontal fitting members separated with a gap. The two fitting members respectively have a front sloped section to facilitate the fitting members compressed and pushed in the hole of the pad hanger so that the nose pad is easy and quick to be secured with the pad hanger for use. And the nose pad is made of plastic, very light and comfortable for wearing on the nose of a user, with low cost in manufacturing.

Abstract: A nose pad device constituting glasses for the far-sighted and the near-sighted is constructed of a nose pad and a connection member installed on the nose pad. Upper and lower ends of a vertically extending supporting member are connected with each of upper and lower positions of the rear surface of the pad body. The connection member has an insertion hole through which the supporting member is inserted and slides vertically along the supporting member. The connection member is held at an upper position and a lower position of the supporting member.

Abstract: A nose pad for spectacles has two covering bodies for contact with the nose of a user and a pair of permanent magnets each pivotally connected with a lens frame and housed in the covering bodies. The pair of permanent magnets forms attraction toward each other such that the covering bodies of the nose pad rest firmly on the nose of the user to prevent downward displacement of the spectacles along the nose.

Abstract: An articulated nose bridge for a head mounted display for adjusting the height, tilt, and distance of the display on the wearer's face. The articulated nose bridge including a nose piece configured to rest on a wearer's nose, a bridge piece located between a left eye display and a right eye display of the head mounted display, and an articulator. The articulator includes a nose end coupled to the nose piece, and a bridge end pivotally coupled to the bridge piece and allowing a viewing angle of the left eye display and the right eye display to be adjusted by the wearer. The articulated nose bridge may additionally include a locking mechanism having a locked position that prevents the bridge end of the articulator from pivoting and a free position that allows the bridge end of the articulator to pivot. The locking mechanism may include a spring or tensioner that automatically returns the locking mechanism to the locked position after the wearer has moved the locking mechanism into the free position.

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

Abstract: A mount for spectacles with at least two lenses, wherein the lateral arms, the hinges, and the elements connecting the hinges to the lenses are preferably made of metal wire; the lenses are connected to each other by a supporting element, also preferably made of appropriately bent metal wire, fitted elastically to the lenses, and supporting between the ends a nose rest element made of flexible, anatomically adaptable material; the rest element is supported, preferably loosely, on the supporting element to define, with the supporting element, an intermediate bridge between the lenses, for supporting the mount at the front, and adaptable to any nasal structure.

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

Abstract: A dual-purpose nose pad insert assembly is provided. The dual-purpose nose pad insert assembly includes an upper post connected to a pad substrate where the post includes an aperture proximal to its free end as well as a pair of detent channels on its opposing sides. A lower removable post is connected to the pad substrate as well and also includes a pair of detent channels disposed on respective sides thereof. The nose pad insert with both posts can accommodate a push-on pad arm assembly on an eyeglass eyewire. To accommodate a post and screw pad arm assembly, the lower post is snapped off and removed to leave the upper post and its aperture therethrough remaining for installation into a post and screw pad arm assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bridge structure of a spectacles, which including a bridge bracket and a pad bridge, co-operating with a spectacles and a screw. Wherein the bridge bracket is shaped like an inverted V letter and fixed on the middle bottom side of the spectacles with a groove, and has a clamp-splice with a clamping slot and a containing slot at the top corner for holding a embedding portion of the pad bridge on, in which said pad bridge is made of a n elastomer cladding over a metal chip-die, and said embedding portion is a thinner segment at the middle part of the pad bridge. As the embedding portion is located in the containing slot of the clamp-splice of the bridge bracket, the two hanged free ends can be adjusted to meet the requirement of the wearer.

Abstract: An eyeglass nosepiece is formed on a housing that defines two translational paths for guiding two independently travelling nosepads. The nosepads are free to travel between the top and bottom of each path, opposed only by resilient biasing means which absorb downward shock to the nosepiece and urge the nosepads upward and inward to grip the wearer's nose securely.

Abstract: An improved nose pad and spectacle frame. The spectacle frame includes a pair of temple pieces, a brow bar connecting the temple pieces, eye encircling rims depending from the brow bar, and reversely mounted nose pads which extend toward the tip of the user's nose, rather than the eyes. Optionally, a second pair of conventionally mounted nose pads may be provided. The reversely mounted nose pads improve weight distribution to minimize chafing, soreness and fatigue.

Abstract: Eyewear 10 comprises a frame 12 for housing a pair of lenses 14 therein. The frame 12 has a bridge portion 16 for bridging a user's nose and a pair of temple members 18 for locating the frame 12 in position on the head of a user. The frame 12 has a nose pad 20 in the form of a projection extending downwardly from the bridge portion 16 for resting by gravity on the frontal part of the bridge of a user's nose at the origin of the nose. According to another embodiment, a nose pad 30 which is detachable from the frame 12 is provided. The frame 12 and the nose pad 30 are provided with mutually engaging formations 32, 34 for detachably attaching the nose pad 30 to the frame 12.