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 position-adjustable lens and nose-pad assembly includes a nose-pad and a lens. The nose-pad is provided with an upper mounting rod and a lower mounting rod, and a hollow is formed between the upper mounting rod and the lower mounting rod. The lens is provided with an upper concave and a lower concave, the upper concave and the lower concave are respectively provided with successive through holes, and a flanged portion is formed between the upper concave and the lower concave.

Abstract: A nose pad assembly is slidably mounted to an eyeglass frame by which a pair of multifocal lenses are held. The nose pad assembly includes a pair of oval nose pads within which elongated guide grooves are defined. Two pairs of upper and lower magnets are coaxially and fixedly mounted in the upper and lower ends of the respective nose pads. A pair of slides are slidably moved along the guide grooves and attached to a pair of pad arms of the eyeglass frame. The slides include a corresponding pair of slide magnets positioned within the respective guide grooves. The slide magnets are selectively attracted to the upper and lower magnets to hold the eyeglass frame in its upper and lower positions, respectively. A bridge member extends between the upper end of the nose pads. The bridge member is configured to resist a substantially vertical force which may be applied thereto when the eyeglass frame is moved between its upper and lower positions.

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: 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: 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: 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: The make-up eyeglass frame is provided with an adjustable nose piece assembly for adjusting the eyeglasses to the nose and face of a wearer. The nose piece assembly is readily removable from a bracket secured between two lens receiving sections for replacement purposes or for storing in a flattened condition. A pair of temples are hingedly mounted to the lens receiving sections to be folded into a flattened condition.

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 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 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: An ophthalmic mounting for bifocal lenses includes a pair of rims on which a pair of right and left bifocal lenses are mounted. The rims are symmetrically arranged with respect to a vertical axis. The ophthalmic mounting includes a pair of pad arms connected to the rims, and a pair of nose pads detachably secured to the pad arms and oriented to diverge downwardly from the vertical axis. The nose pads includes a pair of generally flat bodies, a pair of guides integrally formed in the bodies and having a pair of elongated guide recesses, and a pair of slides. The slides have a pair of sliding portions slidably received within the respective guide recesses, and a pair of mounting portions connected to the respective sliding portions and detachably secured to the pad arms. The guide recesses lie on two substantially parallel imaginary vertical planes, respectively so as to enable the slides to be smoothly moved along the guide recesses.

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: 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: 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: 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: A retainer for securing a nose pad on an eyeglasses frame, the retainer being composed of a flat, one-piece pad arm having a receiving opening in the form of an elongated hole, and a retaining element of plastic secured to the nose pad, the retaining element having a constriction and being receivable in the receiving opening of the pad arm to be locked in the receiving opening by engagement of the constriction in the opening. The pad arm is a bilaterally symmetrical structure having a first end in which the opening is formed, is made of material which extends continuously around the opening and is substantially inelastic around the opening. The opening cross section of the elongated hole is selected and the retaining element is formed such that when the constriction engages in the receiving opening, a transition surface of the retaining element is engageable with the pad arm for allowing the retaining element and the nose pad to be pivotable and tiltable relative to the pad arm.

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: An ophthalmic mounting includes a pair of pad supporting arms connected to an eyeglass frame, and a pair of hollow nose pads including a pair of elongated guide openings, and a pair of sliding members carried by the pad supporting arms and freely slid along the guide openings such that at least two different focal fields can be moved into and out of desired position of use. A pair of movable magnets are attached to the sliding members. A pair of fixed magnets are attached to the upper ends of the nose pads and adapted to cooperate with the movable magnets so as to lock the eyeglass frame or lenses in a raised position. Another pair of fixed magnets are attached to the lower ends of the nose pads and adapted to cooperate with the movable magnets so as to lock the eyeglass frame or lenses in a lowered position.

Abstract: A nose pad device for glasses is formed of a pad engaging portion fixed to a frame for the glasses, a nose pad and an attaching member installed between the pad engaging portion and the nose pad. The attaching member includes a base portion to be attached to the pad engaging portion, a pair of resilient legs fixed to the base portion, and two first fixing portions fixed to the legs. The legs extend in a direction away from the base portion such that as a distance from the base portion increases, a distance between the resilient legs increases. The nose pad has two second fixing portions to be attached to the first fixing portions. The nose pad is resiliently attached to the frame by the resilient legs.

Abstract: A retainer for securing a nose pad on an eyeglasses frame, the retainer being composed of a flat, one-piece pad arm having a receiving opening in the form of an elongated hole, and a retaining element of plastic secured to the nose pad, the retaining element having a constriction and being receivable in the receiving opening of the pad arm to be locked in the receiving opening by engagement of the constriction in the opening. The pad arm is a bilaterally symmetrical structure having a first end in which the opening is formed, is made of material which extends continuously around the opening and is substantially inelastic around the opening. The opening cross section of the elongated hole is selected and the retaining element is formed such that when the constriction engages in the receiving opening, a transition surface of the retaining element is engageable with the pad arm for allowing the retaining element and the nose pad to be pivotable and tiltable relative to the pad arm.

Abstract: An improved structure for nose pieces of spectacles includes two nose pieces made of soft plastic with concave surface which is planted with fine down and formed with a plurality of air permeable holes therein. A connecting axle is integrately formed on the rear surface of nose piece and extended into a base. A protruding ball is formed at one end of the connecting axle and is held in the base. The protruding ball has a flat top surface to contact with a spectacle seat and has a concave bottom surface to match a pressing detent below. A torsional spring is disposed in the base along with pressing detent. A latching axle is used to hold the base, pressing detent and torsional spring together.

Abstract: A multi-combination sunglasses assembly having a one-piece sunglasses lens, an elongated lens support frame, left and right temple members, and hinge members for detachably securing the temple members to the respective left and right ends of the lens support frame. The temple members are designed so that they can be adjusted for different sized heads while maintaining the ability to positively secure them to the wearer's head. One version has flexible temple members that have hook and loop fastening material secured to their ends so that they may be wrapped entirely around the wearer's head. A second version has adjustable temple members having a bendable ear engaging portion. The nose-pad assembly has structure that allows the sunglasses to be adjusted vertically to suit different shaped faces.

Abstract: A support arm with a holder for a bearing element such as a nose pad for fastening the holder to a respective frame of eyeglasses. The support arm is constituted, along at least a portion of its length, by a core of hard material and inner and an outer layer of wires wound spirally as a jacket around the core. Because of this combination of materials, the support arm has both adequate stability in the normal position when the glasses are worn by the glasses wearer and also flexible resiliency and ensuing restoration of the normal position in the event of an external strain such as an impact, without permanent deformation of the support arm.

Abstract: An ophthalmic device for use with an ophthalmic eyeglass frame includes a detachable nosepiece designed to permit vertical and angular adjustment to fit the bridge of a user's nose and to permit the adjustment of the level of the eyeglass lens in relationship to the plane of the user's eye and includes first and second mounting tabs disposed on the eyeglass frame. A generally U-shaped nosepiece includes first and second legs terminating in first and second ends, respectively. The first leg includes a plurality of spaced apart apertures. The second leg includes a plurality of spaced apart apertures, each aperture being aligned with one of the plurality of spaced apart apertures located on the first leg. The nosepiece is disposed between the first and second mounting tabs, such that the first leg is disposed adjacent to the second mounting tab.

Abstract: An item is described which renders a pair of eyeglasses more comfortable to the wearer. The item prevents eyeglasses from falling down on the nose of the wearer and thus promotes easier breathing. Glasses feel lighter to the wearer because the item lifts glasses away from the cheeks. Additionally, The item is adjustable to a position opposite the eyes for better vision.

Abstract: An eyeglass frame comprises a bridge in which is a housing in which a slide member is movably mounted. A spring accommodated in the housing urges the slide member outwardly. A nose pad support is fixed to the slide member and nose pads are fixed to the nose pad support. The eyeglass frame makes it possible to minimize contusions and distortion of the nose pad support in the event of impact.

Abstract: The disclosure is an eyeglass frame including a straight relatively rigid bar having a plurality of notches disposed along its length, and carrying a generally U-shaped nose piece having a tab adapted to be inserted in and locked in the central notch in the bar. The bar also carries a pair of circular lens holders having tabs for insertion in selected notches in the bar so that the spacing between the lens holders and the lenses carried thereby can be adjusted. A headband is also provided having tabs for insertion in notches in the frame bar to hold the frame on the head of the user.

Abstract: An improved golf aid which consists of a pair of shaded glasses having a slit horizontally located across both lenses and an adjustment assembly for moving the lenses toward and away from the golfer's eyes. The width of the slit is such that when the golfer has the glasses on, and is looking at the golf ball, he sees a defined path going from the golf ball to a target area. As the golfer looks down and addresses the ball, for example, when putting, he sees extending from the ball to the hole a clear path. The golfer will keep his head steady such that the path defined by the slits will define a fixed path from the golf ball to the target area and a fixed path for the golf club head to follow. The golfer will then stroke the golf ball in line with the path defined by the slits.

Abstract: The inner sides of left and right lens rims constituting the main body of a frame for multifocal spectacles are provided with respective guide portions extending downwardly from a bridge connecting the rims together. Left and right nose-pads of a nose-pad member are secured in the guide portions under tension using left and right resilient pieces configured to gradually curve away from each other. This makes it possible to move the nose-pads up and down smoothly and reliably.

Abstract: An eyeglass assembly includes a pair of lenses with surrounding lens frames interconnected by bridges joining the lens frames together and cooperating therewith to form an opening for receiving a portion of the wearer's nose. Support means are provided on each lens frame below the bridge for engaging the wearer's nose for additional support. The nose supports include first and second legs formed from a unitary strip of resilient material bent at its mid-portion so that the two legs extend in generally the same direction from an intermediate fold portion. The two legs are resiliently movable toward and away from each other, and a first leg is joined to the lens frame so as to be resiliently movable with respect thereto. The legs may extend in generally upward or downward directions, that is, generally toward and away from the bridge member. The second legs are located adjacent the nose-receiving opening and carry nose-engaging surfaces.

Abstract: An eyeglass frame includes ring-like lens mounting portions joined together by a bridge defining a medial cavity. A nose engaging piece has nose engaging pad portions joined together by an intermediate bight portion and also includes means for biasing the nose pad portions away from each other. A pair of opposed hinged arms are interconnected by interlocking hinge members disposed in the medial cavity of the bridge member and free ends of the arms are engaged with the nose engaging pad portions. Deflection of one nose pad portion results in a similar, complementary deflection of the other nose pad portion, thus providing a conformance to the shape of a wearer's nose which, in combination with the bias force of the saddle piece, provide a greatly improved wearing comfort.

Abstract: This invention relates to a nose pad assembly for use in eyeglasses. The nose pad assembly comprises a plastic nose pad and a mounting arm to be secured to the frame of the eyeglasses. Detent means are provided for resiliently interlocking a depending free end portion of the mounting arm with a boss on the rear of the nose pad so as to permit a limited pivotal movement of the nose pad about said free end portion. In one embodiment of the invention the boss of the nose pad is formed with a socket hole, which is open at its top end and closed at its bottom, and the detent means consist of a plurality of vertically spaced apart ball sockets formed in the elastic boundary surface of said socket hole and of a ball, which is formed at the extreme end of the free end portion of said mounting arm and interfits with said ball sockets.

Abstract: The inner sides of left and right lens rims constituting the main body of a frame for multifocal spectacles are provided with respective guide portions extending downwardly from a bridge connecting the rims together. Left and right nose-pads of a nose-pad member are secured in the guide portions under tension using left and right resilient pieces configured to gradually curve away from each other. This makes it possible to move the nose-pads up and down smoothly and reliably.

Abstract: A high compliance flexible web, preferably made of porometric material such as a woven plastic fabric, extends between the rims of a pair of eyeglasses below and spaced apart from the bridge which interconnects the rims. The web is preferably detachably and adjustably installed by engagement of protuberances at the ends of the web with corresponding recesses in the rims. The web supports the eyeglasses on the bridge of the nose of the wearer with very little slippage; and maintains a high comfort level by eliminating point contacts and local pressure concentrations, and permitting the movement of water vapor and air between the bridge of the nose of the wearer and the air space between the web and the bridge of the eyeglasses.

Abstract: A high compliance flexible web preferably made of non-resilient or slightly resilient porometric material such as a woven plastic fabric extends between the rims of a pair of eyeglasses below and spaced apart from the bridge which interconnects the rims. The web supports the eyeglasses with very little slippage on the bridge of the nose of the wearer, and maintains a high comfort level by eliminating point contacts and local pressure concentrations, and permitting the movement of water vapor and air between the bridge of the nose of the wearer and the air space between the web and the bridge of the eyeglasses.

Abstract: A nose pad has an attachment member for affixation to a pad arm that comprises an apertured plate with a pair of upstanding prongs. The prongs are arranged to engage in a necked portion of the pad arm and the prongs are arranged so that the necked portion may be inserted and twisted in place without the use of any special tools.

Abstract: An eyeglass frame comprises two surrounds each receiving a respective lens. A bridge joining together the surrounds comprises a generally omega-shaped spring. This has two lateral lugs by each of which it is attached to a respective surround. Its middle part has two ends with concave sides facing towards each other and set back relative to the lateral lugs. A nose-side support arrangement is fitted to the bridge and comprises a U-shaped support having two branches each of which is interlocked with a respective end of the middle part of the bridge.

Abstract: An eyeglass nose bridge support having a support member attached to the bridge of the eyeglasses with a nosepiece extending from the support member adapted to rest upon the central portion of the bridge of the nose including attachment and adjustment members to adjustably position the nosepiece.

Abstract: Eyeglasses which have removable and replaceable lenses to meet individual vision requirements with respect to focal length and strength. In one embodiment, the lenses are slidably and removably mounted to a rod-like holding element. The position of the lenses relative to one another can be changed by sliding the lenses along the holding element. This allows the eyeglasses to accommodate differences in the eye spacing among people. The lenses can also be removed and replaced should an individual desire or need lenses of different focal lengths or strengths.

Abstract: Eyeglasses for intermittent use which can be flat folded and flipped up when not in use, include a cross-bar which extends the width of the eyeglasses. A lens plate is rotatably mounted to the cross bar. Right and left temples extend substantially perpendicularly from opposite ends of the cross bar and are rotatable relative to the lens plate. The temples are composed of a lower temple piece and a temple piece extension. The lower temple pieces extend substantially perpendicularly from opposite ends of the cross-bar. The temple piece extension is rotatably connected to the lower temple piece by for example, a pivot. A nose bridge is located in the middle of the cross bar and is rotatably mounted to the cross bar independent of the rotation lens plate.

Abstract: The invention applies to a device for mounting a nasal rest pad on a support member integral with a rim or eyewire of a spectacle frame, comprising a resilient piece that is drawn out in order to be passed in a loop of the arm and in an ear of the pad, and this piece is thereafter released and constricted in the loop and the ear, thus assembling the rest pad to the support arm and the device is applied to a spectacle frame automatically adapted to noses of various shapes.

Abstract: A system for attaching a replaceable, customizable nosepiece to an eyeglass frame is disclosed where the eyeglass and nosepiece fit together through a snappable attachment. The eyewires of the eyeglass frame are provided with a notch and adjacent projection. The nosepiece is roughly horseshoe shape, sized and shaped to fit between the eyewires under the connecting bridge of the frame. The tips of the horseshoe are shaped to snap into the notches on the eyewires, and be retained by the adjacent projections. In this manner, the nosepiece may be specifically selected for or customized to the particular size and shape of the user's nose.

Abstract: The eyeglasses nosepiece holder comprises an insert projecting from the nosepiece and having a shank associated with a spherical element adapted to be inserted into a recess having an outer rim and being formed in a body made of elastically deformable material. The body is adapted to be connected to an eyeglasses frame, pins being provided for location in a cutout and a niche respectively for delimiting rotational movement of the spherical element in the recess.

Abstract: In an eyeglass frame comprising a front piece formed of two rings arranged side by side serving to hold a pair of lenses and of a bridge which connects the two rings together, two stems protruding towards the inside of the frame are fastened to the inner sides of the two rings. The two stems are provided with attachment appendages which extend downward and are adapted to be engaged, with pressure-fit, by interchangeable nose rest members of different type. The attachment appendages of the two stems are plastically deformable as a result of the introduction of the preselected nose rest members.

Abstract: Nasal equipment for spectacle frame of the type comprising in a single piece a central bar and two lateral pads each intended to interlock on the corresponding eyewire of the frame. In a central bar is provided at least one recess in which is disposed at least one interlocking element intended to cooperate with a recess provided in each eyewire of the frame.