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Combination of foldable glasses and rigid compact container

US5448317A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 1995
Grant dateSep 5, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C5/20
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

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

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