Foldable eyeglasses and case
US12001084B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45C2001/065
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An eyewear system may be eyeglasses and a case, the eyeglasses may be a first lens, a second lens, and a bendable bridge disposed between the first lens and second lens, the bendable bridge may be a spring providing a spring force when the bridge is bent from a rest position, the eyeglasses being adapted to move from a wearable configuration in which the bendable bridge is in a rest position and the first lens and second lens are in a first configuration to a stored configuration in which the first and second lenses are moved towards one another relative to the first configuration, the bendable bridge being bent from its rest position in the stored configuration, the case may be a door and an opening through which the eyeglasses pass during insertion and guides sized and configured with respect to the eyeglasses to engage and move the first lens towards the second lens against spring force of the bridge to the stored configuration during insertion of the eyeglasses and closing of the door, wherein the case may be a thickness of less than about 5 mm and a length of less than about 90 mm.
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