With Auxiliary Lenses Movable In And Out Of The Optical Path (e.g., Clip-on Type Attachments) Patents (Class 351/57)
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Patent number: 6729723Abstract: A spectacles set includes a primary spectacle frame and a detachable shelter frame adapted for mounting in front of the primary spectacle frame. The detachable shelter frame includes a shelter frame for supporting two auxiliary lenses and a pair of magnetic attaching arrangements connected to the shelter frame. Each of the magnetic attaching arrangements includes a supporting arm extending rearwardly from an inner side of the auxiliary lens of the shelter frame and a magnetic seat which is extended from the supporting arm to magnetically attach the magnetic holder provided on a nose support of the primary spectacle frame so as to hold the shelter frame in front of the primary spectacle frame in position.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Inventor: Yiling Xie
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Patent number: 6719424Abstract: An auxiliary lens apparatus for use with eyeglasses and sunglasses having two main lenses with respective convex and concave surfaces. The apparatus comprises two lenses each held within the individual rims of eyeglass frames and a nose bridge to join the two. A generally u-shaped clip with an integrally formed grooved seat and a rear flexible spur angled to abut the convex surfaces of each main lens is provided in combination with each auxiliary lens to fixably secure the auxiliary lenses to the eyeglasses. The un-shaped clip formed in combination with each auxiliary lens is situated to take into account the focal point of the wearer's eyes, which is located at a certain distance forward of the position of the clip, to prevent the obscuring of the wearer's vision.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2003Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Inventor: Phillip B. Shin
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Patent number: 6712465Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses comprises a frame comprising two first lens, two bifurcated first end pieces each including a channel, and a cavity in a bridge; two replaceable lens frames each comprising a second lens (e.g., tinted lenses), a second end piece at one end, the second end piece being threadedly fastened in the channel, a rear tab at the other end releasbly fastened in the cavity, and at least one ridge on the tab, the ridge being urged against inside of the cavity; and two temple pieces each having a forward connecting end pieces pivotably, threadedly fastened in the channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2003Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Irene CorporationInventor: Wei-Che Teng
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Patent number: 6705722Abstract: A method and apparatus for mounting auxiliary eyeglasses on conventional eyeglasses in which magnets are attached to appendages on the auxiliary eyeglasses mating with magnets mounted on the temple extensions of conventional eyeglasses. The magnets on the auxiliary eyeglasses are mounted in sockets formed on the appendages of the auxiliary eyeglasses such that their maximum magnetic force is oriented vertically or parallel to the plane of the conventional eyeglass frame. The appendages on the auxiliary eyeglass frame fit beneath the temple extensions on the conventional eyeglasses frame to hold the auxiliary frames in place solely by the magnetic attractive force. The orientation of the magnets is such that the maximum magnetic force resists any downward movement of the auxiliary eyeglasses on the conventional eyeglasses when installed. In a modification of the embodiment, a clip is attached to or formed on the bridge of the auxiliary eyeglasses for fitting over the bridge of the conventional eyeglasses.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2003Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Inventor: Gary Martin Zelman
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Patent number: 6705721Abstract: An openable attachment sunglass to the spectacles includes a sunglass having a pair of plane dark colored glasses connected by a bridge and a horizontal bar projected inward from the inside of the bridge and pivoted to an upright lug on the top of a clip which is composed of an upper clip plate pivoted to a horizontal lug on rear side of the upper clip plate. Each of the upper and lower clip plates has a pair of obliquely and symmetrically extended branches on front side made in registry with each other and each of the branches has a magnet in distal portion. When the clip clips the bridge of the spectacles, the upper and lower clip plates will firmly clip each other due to the attraction of the magnets. The sunglass is able to turn upward to form a right angle relative to the lens plane of the spectacles when the user stays indoor.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2003Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Inventor: Lee-Tsung Chen
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Patent number: 6702439Abstract: An eyeglass frame assembly for coupling clip-on auxiliary spectacles to primary spectacles. The primary spectacles having a pair of cavities formed on the inside surface of rear extensions and the clip-on spectacles having a pair of pins mounted to the outside surface of a pair of hinged extensions, wherein the pins are capable of positively engaging the cavities by exerting outward forces. The hinged extensions allow the clip-on spectacles to swing up and to place the auxiliary lenses mounted within the clip-on spectacles to be outside the vision path of the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2003Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Inventor: Jung I. Lee
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Patent number: 6702440Abstract: Disclosed is a coupler for auxiliary lenses for coupling auxiliary lenses to spectacles and allowing the auxiliary glassed to be out of user's sight when they are not needed. The coupler for auxiliary lenses comprises a coupling unit, an operation unit which is extended and retracted to be near and far from the coupling unit and is arranged to be pivoted upward on a pin when it is extended, and a sliding panel which is extended and retracted in the operation unit and has an end combined with and fixed to a bridge of the auxiliary lenses.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2003Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Inventor: Young-Hwa Park
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Patent number: 6698881Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pivotable sunshade clip for spectacles. The sunshade clip comprises a pair of lens frames, a pair of actuating members attached to the lens frames, the actuating member being outwardly extended from outer ends of the lens frames, respectively, and a pair of lever arms attached to the actuating members, the lever arms being extended rearward from the actuating members at right angles to the actuating members, respectively. Each of the actuating members is provided at the rear part thereof with a magnet, which is exposed to the rear surface of each of the actuating members. Each of the lever arms is provided at the lower part thereof with another magnet, which is exposed to the lower surface of each of the lever arms. Each of the coupling members has a spectacles magnet penetrating from a front surface to a rear surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2003Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Inventor: Kyu-Sin Kim
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Patent number: 6695448Abstract: A shelter frame kit is adapted for detachably mounting in front of a primary spectacle frame wherein the shelter frame kit for supporting two auxiliary lenses includes a bridge extended between the two auxiliary lenses, two shelter arms having two pivot hinges affixed on upper sides of the two auxiliary lenses respectively, and two interlocking means provided at two ends of the two shelter arms respectively for interlocking with two rim lockers of the primary spectacle frame such that the auxiliary lenses are adapted for pivotally folding from a closed position to an open position, wherein in the closed position of the shelter frame kit, the two auxiliary lenses are respectively positioned in front of two lenses of the primary spectacle frame, and in the opened position of the shelter frame kit, the two auxiliary lenses are 180-degree flipped over the two lenses of the primary spectacle frame respectively.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2002Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Inventor: Tony Xin Xiao
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Publication number: 20040017539Abstract: The eyeglass frames for mounting magnifying lenses according to the present invention comprise support units each having an engagement space, each positioned on inner side of each lens frame to match each eye of a wearer. A magnifying lens system is incorporated in the engagement space, a pair of magnifying main units having an ocular tube is engaged in the ocular tube and is removably mounted on a support unit, which is engaged at the ocular tube and engaged by a fixing mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2003Publication date: January 29, 2004Inventor: Yoshio Nagata
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Patent number: 6655799Abstract: A clip-on lens for selectively covering a lens of a pair of eyeglasses. The eyeglasses include first and second transparent lenses. Each lens includes at least two holes extending therethrough. Also included is a first and second extension arm, a nose bridge and a plurality of ferromagnetic studs. Each stud extends through a respective hole in the first and second lens for connecting the first lens between the first arm and the nose bridge and the second arm and the nose bridge. The clip-on lens includes at least two holes extending therethrough which are substantially aligned with the holes in a respective one of the transparent first and second lenses. Magnets are positioned within the at least two holes in the clip-on lens. Upon positioning the clip on lens against a respective one of the first and second transparent lenses, a magnetic coupling is formed between the magnets and respective ferromagnetic studs thereby selectively holding the respective one of the first and second transparent lenses.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Inventor: Daniel Chen
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Patent number: 6644804Abstract: Sunglasses are designed to be removably attached to existing eyeglasses using magnetic repelling force. The existing eyeglasses may have lenses to which are attached, on the outboard sides, temples that curve around from the plane of the eyeglass lenses and to which are pivotably attached ear pieces. On the inboard side of the lenses, a bridge interconnects them. The sunglasses have a bridge to which is attached, to either side, sunglass lenses. The attachment means consists of a rearwardly facing arm on the sunglasses to which a magnet is affixed, at each location, and magnets affixed on the eyeglasses in alignment with the magnets on the sunglasses. At each side of the eyeglasses, L-shaped brackets are provided that have C-shaped cross-sections. The magnets are arranged, on each side of the eyeglasses and sunglasses, respectively, so that when the sunglasses are placed into adjacency with the eyeglasses, like poles of the adjacent magnets face one another to create a repelling force therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Inventor: H. Jay Spiegel
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Patent number: 6637879Abstract: A detachable shelter frame, adapted for mounting in front of a primary spectacle frame, includes a shelter frame for supporting two auxiliary lenses thereon and two interlocking arrangements which are provided at two sides of the auxiliary lenses respectively. Each of the interlocking arrangements includes a supporting arm rearwardly extending from the shelter frame towards an engagement member of the primary spectacle frame and a magnetic seat which is connected to the respective supporting arm and arranged to magnetically attach to the respective engagement member from behind. Each of the magnetic seats has a side opening having a width equal to or slightly larger than a height of the respective engagement member in such a manner that when the magnetic seats are magnetically attached with the engagement members respectively, the engagement members are capable of linearly sliding through the side openings respectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2003Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: Viva International CorpInventor: Tony Xin Xiao
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Patent number: 6637878Abstract: The present invention discloses an eyewear comprising an auxiliary frame and a main frame which are magnetically connected to each other. In a preferred embodiment, the auxiliary frame comprises an auxiliary lens retaining mechanism for accommodating a pair of auxiliary lenses; and an attachment mechanism resiliently and pivotably joined to the auxiliary lens retaining mechanism. The attachment mechanism is provided with an auxiliary magnetic apparatus for magnetically coupling to a corresponding main magnetic apparatus on the main frame. In a more preferable embodiment, the present invention utilizes the nature of resilience of a resilient sheet to allow the main frame to be selectively stopped at different angular orientations during its pivotal action with respect to the auxiliary frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2002Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Inventor: David Huang
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Patent number: 6623114Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pair of glasses that may be adjusted automatically, including a main frame having two side leg seats each respectively formed with a slide slot into which a slide may extend. The slide is connected with a lens frame, and may displace in the slide slot of the main frame so as to drive the lens frame to move relative the main frame, thereby compensating the deflection of the center of the lens when a user bows his head for reading or writing such that the center of the lens after calibration is still located on a viewing line, and so that the user may have a clear near view.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2001Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Inventor: Chwen Yih Lin
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Patent number: 6612694Abstract: An eyeglass device has a primary frame with temples and an auxiliary frame with first and second lens pairs, respectively. Rearwardly extending temples are attached to each end of a primary frame. An inside surface of the temples have a housing with walls defining a socket to receive a magnetic member. The auxiliary frame has rearwardly extending arms at each end, each having magnetic members. When the auxiliary frame and the primary frame are attached to form the eyeglass device, the auxiliary frame arms project over and are supported at least by the front portion of the primary frame to allow the magnetic members of the arms to engage the respective magnetic members of the temples side by side to stably support the frames together. The first lens pair can be eyeglass lenses, and the second lens pair can be sunglass lenses.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2001Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Inventor: Arun Jaswant Jagasia
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Patent number: 6607270Abstract: A clip-on mountable on the frame of eyeglasses having a pair of optical visual-correction lenses. The clip-on is provided with a pair of filter lenses held together by a bridge, the filter lenses registering with the optical lenses to convert the eyeglasses into radiation-protection glasses, such as sunglasses. Anchored on the margin of each filter lens is at least one clip having a ledge at one end which supports the margin of the lens, and an arm at the other end that curves over the frame at the corresponding optical lens to retain the clip-on. Intermediate the ends of the clip is a transverse hook which engages the margin of the filter lens to resist dislodgment of the clip.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2001Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: Opti-Clip International LLCInventor: Zvi Feldman
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Patent number: 6604822Abstract: A separate clip for attachment glasses is provided. The clip is combined with an upper gripping piece and a lower gripping piece. The upper gripping piece has a pair of retaining recesses to receive a pair of magnets therein and a lug on underside with an aligned through hole in free end. The lower gripping piece has a barrel on rear end engaged with the aligned through hole of the upper gripping piece and rotatably secured by a pin, a pair retaining recesses on front end received a pair of magnets which are made in registry with the magnets of the upper gripping piece, a positioning plate connected to the outer surface of the barrel and made releasably enageable with a pair of coupling gaps of an attachment glasses and a gripping space defined between the barrel and the retaining recesses for gripping the bridge of a spectacles.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2002Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Inventor: Lee-Tsung Chen
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Publication number: 20030147044Abstract: Eyeglasses having a lens frame removably attached to an eyewear platform using different attachment devices such as magnets, clips, snap connections or other attachment devices that provide effective resistance from said lens frame from becoming involuntarily detached from said eyewear platform. This eyewear allows the user to quickly and easily change lenses or sunglasses.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2002Publication date: August 7, 2003Inventor: Gary M. Zelman
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Patent number: 6601953Abstract: A shelter frame kit is adapted for detachably mounting in front of a primary spectacle frame wherein the shelter frame kit for supporting two auxiliary lenses includes a bridge extended between the two auxiliary lenses, two shelter arms having two pivot hinges affixed on upper sides of the two auxiliary lenses respectively, and two interlocking means provided at two ends of the two shelter arms respectively for interlocking with two rim lockers of the primary spectacle frame such that the auxiliary lenses are adapted for pivotally folding from a closed position to an open position, wherein in the closed position of the shelter frame kit, the two auxiliary lenses are respectively positioned in front of two lenses of the primary spectacle frame, and in the opened position of the shelter frame kit, the two auxiliary lenses are 180-degree flipped over the two lenses of the primary spectacle frame respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2001Date of Patent: August 5, 2003Assignee: Viva IP Corp.Inventor: Tony Xin Xiao
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Publication number: 20030142263Abstract: A magnification viewer includes magnification loupes, which may be attached to the bridge of a pair of spectacles by a hinge/bridge mount. A main hinge tab is pivotally connected to mount, whereby the magnification loupes may be raised and lowered from the field of vision in front of the spectacles as desired. A hinge tab saddle slidably mounted to the main hinge tab permits adjustment of the loupes along the longitudinal length of the main hinge tab to thereby adjust the distance between the lenses of the spectacles and the loupes. Loupes are suspended by pylons from a pair of loupe mount bars and are pivotally adjustable about axes through the pylons to vary the convergence angle of the pair of loupes. Mount bars are adjustable via a thumbscrew attached to the hinge tab saddle, whereby the lateral spacing of the loupes may be varied to thereby accommodate a range of interpupillary distances. Magnification viewer may further include a light mount adapter provided on hinge tab saddle for attaching a light.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2002Publication date: July 31, 2003Applicant: Kerr CorporationInventors: Charles H. Caplan, Charles E. Bain
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Patent number: 6598268Abstract: A clip for stowing auxiliary eyeglasses comprised of a pair of clip bodies forming a jaw with a cylindrical socket formed on exterior surface of one of the bodies. The cylindrical socket is constructed to receive a cylinder held in place by a circumferential ridge engaging a circumferential groove in the cylinder that allows the cylinder to freely rotate in the socket. The cylinder also includes a rectangular slot having detents on either end for receiving a cylindrical end of appendages on auxiliary eyeglasses. The entire clip is simple in construction and easy to use and will securely and quickly stow away auxiliary eyeglasses when not in use.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2001Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Inventor: Gary Martin Zelman
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Patent number: 6557996Abstract: The invention concerns a device for fixing additional lenses on spectacles, comprising a flexible bridge (10) consisting of a single piece with lateral branches (12) comprising means for fixing a flexible wire for mounting additional lenses on said branches (12). The invention is in particular useful for fixing additional filtering or correcting lenses on spectacles.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Inventor: Philippe Lavie
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Patent number: 6557997Abstract: A clip-on sunglasses has a pair of lenses with mounting holes. A pair of bridge clips are integrally joined at opposing ends of a bridge wire. A mounting tongue of each of the bridge clips is engaged with one of the mounting holes for securing the bridge wire to the lenses using the bridge clips. Upper mounting snaps are engaged with the bridge clips and the mounting hole. Each one of a pair of lower mounting snaps is engaged with a further one of the mounting holes in each of the lenses, the upper and lower mounting snaps each providing a hooked finger extending therefrom, the hooked fingers positioned for engagement about opposing edges of a pair of eyeglasses, enabling the lenses to be removably engaged over front surfaces of the eyeglasses.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2002Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Inventor: John J. Sieberg
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Patent number: 6550912Abstract: Spectacles with replaceable lenses comprises a frame constituted by a pair of rims joined together by a central portion or bridge, two temples connected to said frame by connecting members and hinges; means for clasping interchangeable lenses provided at the central portion of said spectacles frame and at said connecting members, each of said clasping means comprising a seat in said central portion adapted for receiving and engaging a first portion of an interchangeable lens and a pliers-shaped device in said connecting members for nipping a second portion of said interchangeable lens.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2002Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Nico S.r.L.Inventor: Alberto Vitaloni
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Patent number: 6550913Abstract: A method and apparatus for mounting auxiliary eyeglasses on conventional eyeglasses in which magnets are attached to appendages on the auxiliary eyeglasses mating with magnets mounted on the temple extensions of conventional eyeglasses. The magnets on the auxiliary eyeglasses are mounted in sockets formed on the appendages of the auxiliary eyeglasses such that their maximum magnetic force is oriented vertically or parallel to the plane of the conventional eyeglass frame. The appendages on the auxiliary eyeglass frame fit beneath the temple extensions on the conventional eyeglasses frame to hold the auxiliary frames in place solely by the magnetic attractive force. The orientation of the magnets is such that the maximum magnetic force resists any downward movement of the auxiliary eyeglasses on the conventional eyeglasses when installed. In a modification of the embodiment, a clip is attached to or formed on the bridge of the auxiliary eyeglasses for fitting over the bridge of the conventional eyeglasses.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1998Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Inventor: Gary Martin Zelman
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Publication number: 20030071961Abstract: A clip having an upper positioning member and a lower positioning member is disclosed for removably attaching a magnifying lens to a visor or brim of a hat. A carriage having a sliding portion and a supporting portion is slideably positioned with the lower positioning member. One end of a link is pivotably positioned with the supporting portion of the carriage. A holding member is pivotably positioned with the other end of the link. The holding member is movable between a rest position, a gripping position to grip the magnifying lens and a flexed position to facilitate removal of the magnifying lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2001Publication date: April 17, 2003Inventor: John R. Schubert
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Patent number: 6547387Abstract: An eye strain reducing lens structure for attaching to existing glasses to reduce eye strain when looking at a computer or television screen for extended periods of time. The eye strain reducing lens structure includes a pair of lenses coupled together by a bridge portion and a pair of attachment members each having resilient oppositional arms securable to a temple of an eyeglasses frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2002Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Inventor: David A. Katsantones
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Patent number: 6540348Abstract: A spectacles set includes a primary spectacle frame and a detachable shelter frame adapted for mounting in front of the primary spectacle frame. The detachable shelter frame includes a shelter frame for supporting two auxiliary lenses and a pair of magnetic attaching arrangements connected to the shelter frame. Each of the magnetic attaching arrangements includes a supporting arm extending rearwardly from an inner side of the auxiliary lens of the shelter frame for riding over a primary bridge of the primary spectacle frame so as to securely mount the shelter frame in front of the primary spectacle frame and a magnetic seat which is connected to the supporting arm and extended to magnetically attach the magnetic holder of the primary spectacle frame so as to hold the shelter frame on the primary spectacle frame in position.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2002Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Inventor: Yiling Xie
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Patent number: 6533411Abstract: An auxiliary eyeglass is mounted frontwardly on a primary eyeglass having a primary bridge interconnecting two primary lenses. The auxiliary eyeglass includes two auxiliary lenses disposed frontwardly of and aligned with the primary lenses respectively. A coupling unit includes a hook member hooked on the primary bridge, a first threaded unit extending in a transverse direction relative to the primary bridge and the hook member and selectively connected to one of the hook member and the auxiliary lenses, and a mounting unit selectively connected to the other one of the hook member and the auxiliary lenses with the first threaded unit extending through the mounting unit. A second threaded unit is mounted threadedly on the first threaded unit and adjustably abuts against two opposite sides of the mounting unit so as to permit adjustment and positioning of the auxiliary lenses relative to the primary lenses.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2002Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Inventors: Paul Chen, Hung-Ming Huang
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Publication number: 20030038919Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pair of glasses that may be adjusted automatically, including a main frame having two side leg seats each respectively formed with a slide slot into which a slide may extend. The slide is connected with a lens frame, and may displace in the slide slot of the main frame so as to drive the lens frame to move relative the main frame, thereby compensating the deflection of the center of the lens when a user bows his head for reading or writing such that the center of the lens after calibration is still located on a viewing line, and so that the user may have a clear near view.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2001Publication date: February 27, 2003Inventor: Chwen Yih Lin
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Publication number: 20030030770Abstract: The eyewear assembly includes primary and auxiliary eyeglasses that are attachable to each other by catch-and-click mating engagement and are detachable from each other. The primary eyeglasses include a frame, lenses, and temples. The frame has lens rims on which the lenses are mounted, a bridge connecting the lens rims, and temple mounts. The frame also has first and second recessed sockets each provided with respective metallic, non-magnetized bottom and side walls. The side walls are oriented substantially vertical when the primary eyeglasses are worn on the human face. The auxiliary eyeglasses include an auxiliary frame having first and second arms, each of which has a respective magnet permanently affixed thereto. The magnets fit into corresponding sockets and magnetically attract the metallic, non-magnetized bottom and side walls of the sockets to permit catch-and-click mating engagement of the magnets with the sockets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventor: Scott K. Strenk
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Patent number: 6505932Abstract: A magnetic shelter frame is adapted for detachably mounting on a primary spectacle frame which includes a frame body having a pair of lens rims for mounting a pair of lenses in position wherein each lens rim includes a frame locker for securely locking up the lens within the respective lens rim. The frame body includes a primary bridge connected between the two lenses and two side extensions provided at two outer sides of the lenses respectively each having a hinge portion rearwardly extended therefrom for pivotally coupling a temple. The shelter frame for supporting two auxiliary lenses includes a bridge extended between the two auxiliary lenses, two side interlocking means provided at two sides of the auxiliary lenses respectively for interlocking with the two frame lockers of the frame body of the primary spectacle frame so as to securely mount the shelter frame in front of the primary spectacle frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2002Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Inventor: Tony Xin Xiao
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Patent number: 6502939Abstract: Eyeglasses with lenses of the type which are free of mounting, called “extralight” in which the lenses (1) are connected directly to the central bridge and to the extremity of the two lateral risers by means of a threaded attack, wherein the extremities of the risers (2) and extremities of the central bridge (3) have a terminal portion (4) which is inserted from the internal surface of the lens within corresponding niches (5) formed on the internal surface of the lenses and which is threadedly engaged by an element passing through the lenses from the external surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2001Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Inventor: Arcadio Vignato
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Patent number: 6502937Abstract: Eyewear comprising an eyewear frame, at least one lens in the eyewear frame; and an attachment device for holding a prescription lens insert so that the prescription lens insert is held in position adjacent the lens of the eyewear thereby to correct the vision of a wearer of the eyewear.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2001Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: Stanley SchlegerInventor: Thomas Yang
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Patent number: 6494572Abstract: An improved eyewear lens display system or kit is provided. The kit includes a plurality of clip assemblies. Each assembly includes a clip member that may be selectively attached to one of the lens holders of a pair of eyewear frames. A specific lens element is fixed to the clip member such that the lens element may be located along the lens receiving area of the frame when the clip member is attached to the frame's lens holder.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2000Date of Patent: December 17, 2002Inventors: Tracy Sinoway, Stuart Freilich
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Patent number: 6488372Abstract: A base and auxiliary eyeglass system having two bars for easy assembly and disassembly of the auxiliary eyeglasses and base eyeglasses. A first bar mounted on the base eyeglasses is equipped with magnets which interface with corresponding magnets on a second bar mounted on the auxiliary eyeglasses. The second bar has an L-shaped design permitting two necessary positions for the auxiliary glasses depending on which arm of the L-shaped second bar is aligned with the magnets on the first bar.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2002Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Inventor: Hun-Yang Park
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Patent number: 6488373Abstract: A telescope lens assembly removably mountable on a spectacle frame is provided which includes a mounting bracket having a first pair of fixed clamping arms, a telescope lens pivotally mounted on the mounting bracket with a support bracket, a spring clip having a handle, a second pair of clamping arms for engaging with the first pair of clamping arms, and two projections, and a wire spring wound around each of the two projections which engages with the support bracket to allow precise placement of the telescope lenses in an operative position from a non-operative position.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2001Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Designs for Vision, Inc.Inventors: Richard E. Feinbloom, Amy Grumet-Avallone
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Patent number: 6485143Abstract: An ocular comprises two magnifying mechanisms (10, 12) each having at least two lenses (22, 24). The two magnifying mechanisms (10, 12) are arranged in front of human eyes and are connected via fasteners (40) to a supporting portion (14) of a frame. The frame includes a holding portion (16) for holding the ocular on a human head. The two magnifying mechanisms (10, 12) are attached via the fasteners (40) to the supporting portion (14) of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2001Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Inventor: Johannes Buettgenbach
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Patent number: 6478420Abstract: The invention relates to a rimless spectacles for use with auxiliary lenses by which magnets are used to attract and hold the auxiliary lenses in place.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2002Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: YCC Optical ManufacturerInventor: Qiyun Xiang
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Patent number: 6474810Abstract: An auxiliary spectacle apparatus is provided wherein auxiliary lenses have a mechanical bridge fastener for releasably engaging the bridge portion of the primary frames in a manner which provides security of attachment in all directions.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2000Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Inventor: Dave Ng
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Patent number: 6474811Abstract: A spectacle frame combination having an auxiliary lenses frame magnetically and pivotably attached to a primary lenses frame. The primary lenses frame has an integral magnetic portion generating a magnetic field on both an inner and an outer surface of a temple member. The auxiliary frame may be attached to either the inner or outer surface of the primary frame by the cooperation of magnetic end portions of the auxiliary frame with complementary magnetic portions of the primary frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2002Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Genuine International Investment LimitedInventor: Ting Kin Liu
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Patent number: 6474812Abstract: Disclosed is a structure for assembling auxiliary spectacles with main spectacles by means of magnetic clips, in which the auxiliary spectacles are not easily separated from the main spectacles after the auxiliary spectacles are attached to the main spectacles. The structure has: at least a magnetic clip including a first magnetic portion and an assembling arm integrated with the first magnetic portion, the first magnetic portion containing a first magnet, the assembling arm having a first assembling hole formed through the assembling arm, the magnetic clip being assembled with the main spectacles by means of an assembling screw; and at least a magnetic attachment member having a first end, at which a second magnetic portion is disposed, and a second end integrated with the auxiliary spectacles, the second magnetic portion containing a second magnet, so that the auxiliary spectacles can be attached to the main spectacles by means of an attraction between the first magnet and the second magnet.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2002Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Inventor: Won Il Moon
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Publication number: 20020159022Abstract: The invention concerns a device for fixing additional lenses on spectacles, comprising a flexible bridge (10) consisting of a single piece with lateral branches (12) comprising means for fixing a flexible wire for mounting additional lenses on said branches (12). The invention is in particular useful for fixing additional filtering or correcting lenses on spectacles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2002Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventor: Philippe Lavie
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Patent number: 6464352Abstract: A detachable shelter frame is constructed to mount on a primary spectacle frame by two resilient mounting devices which are extended from two inner sides of two auxiliary lenses respectively. Each of the resilient mounting devices includes a resilient arms extending rearwardly from the shelter frame and an engaging member which is connected to the resilient arm and extended to press against a rear side of the primary bridge of the primary spectacle frame, wherein the two resilient arms substantially pull the two engaging members towards the primary spectacle frame so as to apply an urging pressure against the primary spectacle frame for holding the frame body of the primary spectacle between the primary spectacle frame and the engaging members, so as to securely mounting the shelter frame in front of the primary spectacle frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2001Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Inventor: Yiling Xie
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Publication number: 20020140897Abstract: The present invention discloses an eyewear comprising an auxiliary frame and a main frame which are magnetically connected to each other. In a preferred embodiment, the auxiliary frame comprises an auxiliary lens retaining mechanism for accommodating a pair of auxiliary lenses; and an attachment mechanism resiliently and pivotably joined to the auxiliary lens retaining mechanism. The attachment mechanism is provided with an auxiliary magnetic apparatus for magnetically coupling to a corresponding main magnetic apparatus on the main frame. In a more preferable embodiment, the present invention utilizes the nature of resilience of a resilient sheet to allow the main frame to be selectively stopped at different angular orientations during its pivotal action with respect to the auxiliary frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2002Publication date: October 3, 2002Inventor: David Huang
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Publication number: 20020131013Abstract: A lens mounting structure for front auxiliary glasses comprises eyeglasses in which a temple 15 is connected to, via a hinge 13, a connecting element 12, which is disposed at the outside of the right and left lens sections 7,7 so as to take open and close positions. A male screw comprising the hinge 13 provides a magnet 26 with a screw head of the male screw. A magnetic element 37 is provided with an end of the connecting element 33, which is disposed at the outside of the auxiliary lens section 30 of the front auxiliary glasses.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2002Publication date: September 19, 2002Inventors: Eizo Onami, Masato Tsubota, Shigeyoshi Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20020131012Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly of eyeglasses with auxiliary glasses, wherein the eyeglasses have a crossbar connecting two lenses, on two sides of the lenses are two elbows welded to two leg rods, while the auxiliary glasses have a connecting crossbar joining two lenses. On the elbows of the eyeglasses and on the crossbar are respectively fitted with magnetic members. On the auxiliary glasses are also fitted with matching magnetic members. On the connecting crossbar is a hook part. Thereby, the magnetic members are used to attract the auxiliary glasses and the eyeglasses and join them together. On the connecting crossbar of the auxiliary glasses is a hook part that can be hooked onto the crossbar of the frameless eyeglasses, so they can be firmly joined.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2001Publication date: September 19, 2002Inventor: Jui-Shan Tsai
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Patent number: 6450638Abstract: “SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT CORRECTIVE LENSES, APPLIED TO PROTECTIVE AND/OR SPORT GLASSES”, wherein a fixed or hinged device on the corrective lenses support allows them to be overlapped on the back side of a protective or sport lens; the system, in its hinged version, allows lenses to be simultaneously tilted or hinged upwards, so that the external (protective) lens and the internal (corrective) lens may be easily cleaned, aiming at providing greater convenience and practicality to those who need to continuously wear glasses or corrective lenses to correct vision and also protective glasses at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2000Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Inventor: Luiz Carlos De Lima
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Patent number: 6450637Abstract: A method and apparatus for mounting auxiliary eyeglasses on conventional eyeglasses in which magnets are attached to appendages on the auxiliary eyeglasses mating with magnets mounted on the temple extensions of conventional eyeglasses. The magnets on the auxiliary eyeglasses are mounted in sockets formed on the appendages of the auxiliary eyeglasses such that their maximum magnetic force is oriented vertically or parallel to the plane of the conventional eyeglass frame. The appendages on the auxiliary eyeglass frame fit beneath the temple extensions on the conventional eyeglasses frame to hold the auxiliary frames in place solely by the magnetic attractive force. The orientation of the magnets is such that the maximum magnetic force resists any downward movement of the auxiliary eyeglasses on the conventional eyeglasses when installed.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Inventor: Gary Martin Zelman