Eyeglasses and method of manufacture thereof
US7267434B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02C11/08
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is directed toward eyeglasses and a method of manufacture thereof. In one embodiment, an eyeglass assembly includes an eyeglass frame having lens receptacles and a rib coupled to the eyeglass frame. The rib includes a brow portion, the brow portion having side portions extending above the lens receptacles and the rib having extensions coupled to the brow portion and extending downwardly along both sides of a wearer's nose and the rib having a pliable coating on at least some of its surface. In another embodiment, method of manufacturing eyeglasses is provided. A molded rib is formed. A pliable coating is molded on at least some of the surface of the molded rib. The molded rib is affixed to an eyeglass frame having lens receptacles by at least one fastener and at least one attachment means being integral to the rib and the eyeglass frame. In another embodiment, the rib is omitted and the coating is molded to the frame.
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