Eyeglass appliance, eyeglass component and eyeglass frame
US7296888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02C2200/02
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An eyeglass appliance is provided with an eyeglass lens and an eyeglass frame. The eyeglass frame includes a lens retaining structure configured to engage with an edge portion of the lens to retain the lens. The lens retaining structure has magnetic properties completely through a cross-section of the lens retaining structure sufficient to magnetically affix the eyeglass appliance to magnetizable material of a complementary eyeglass appliance.
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