Eyeglasses frame with rotatable temples

US6817710B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• 180s, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Nestor M. Benavides · Gaithersburg, US
• Matthew Laine · Severna Park, US
• Brian E. Le Gette · Baltimore, US
• Russell Reed · Park City, US
• David Staley · Park City, US
• Alan Tipp · Ellicott City, US
• Justin Saul Werner · Millersville, US
• Ronald L. Wilson, II · Catonsville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 2001
• Grant date: Nov 16, 2004
• Expiry date: Aug 31, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02C2200/28
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Eyeglasses comprises a face and temple. The face has an outer surface including an outer edge. The face also has a first end portion and a first lens opening. The outer edge being proximate to the first end portion. The temple has a portion defining an inner surface. The temple is pivotably coupled to the first end portion of the face. The temple is movable between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration so that the inner surface of the temple portion can move over the outer edge of the face without obstruction.