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Eyeglass frame with very high recoverable deformability

US5640217A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 1996
Grant dateJun 17, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C5/008
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An eyeglass frame wherein one of the components such as the temples, the bridge and/or the connection bar between the eyewires is made of a shaped memory alloy which is able to regain its initial shape by simple heating after having undergone a permanent deformation and a lower temperature.

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