161 |
RESILIENT HINGE FOR EYEGLASSES |
US13588128 |
2012-08-17 |
US20120307198A1 |
2012-12-06 |
Nonu Ifergan |
The present invention relates to a hinge assembly for use with eyeglasses. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a hinge assembly to attach a temple to a main frame of a pair of eyeglasses. The hinge assembly of this embodiment may include a pair of hinge members (formed as a ball and socket) rotationally attached to one another and each resiliently attached (e.g., using a spring) to a respective one of the temple and the main frame of the pair of eyeglasses. |
162 |
SPRING HINGE FOR SPECTACLES |
US13366451 |
2012-02-06 |
US20120198656A1 |
2012-08-09 |
Harald BUCHEGGER; Martin SPRICKLER |
A spring hinge for spectacles is described, comprising two hinge parts (1, 2) which are connected with each other by a hinge axis (3), of which one forms a bearing bracket (4) for the other hinge part (2) which is displaceably guided in a housing (7) with the help of a sliding element (6), and comprising a coiled spring (14) which rests on a web (8) of the sliding element (6) on the one hand and on an abutment (13) fixed to the housing on the other hand, which abutment is inserted into the housing (7) through a through opening (16) in the hinge part (2) with the sliding element (6) coaxially to the coiled spring (14). In order to achieve a short overall length it is proposed that the abutment (13) comprises a sleeve (15) accommodating the hinge-side end of the coiled spring (14), which sleeve protrudes beyond the housing (7) into the region of the hinge axis (3). |
163 |
ELASTIC CONSTRAINT SYSTEM FOR EYEGLASSES ASSEMBLY AND EYEGLASSES OBTAINED BY SUCH SYSTEM |
US13142970 |
2009-12-28 |
US20110292334A1 |
2011-12-01 |
Guido Medana |
An elastic constraint system for a pair of eyeglasses includes at least one inextensible flexible wire provided with two wire terminals to be engaged with two distinct portions of an eyeglasses front frame or temple bars, at least one of the wire terminals being provided with an elastic element mounted preloaded and acting in opposition to a tensioning of the inextensible flexible wire. |
164 |
RESILIENT HINGE FOR EYEGLASSES |
US13051290 |
2011-03-18 |
US20110164216A1 |
2011-07-07 |
Nonu Ifergan |
The present invention relates to a hinge assembly for use with eyeglasses. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a hinge assembly to attach a temple to a main frame of a pair of eyeglasses. The hinge assembly of this embodiment may include a pair of hinge members (formed as a ball and socket) rotationally attached to one another and each resiliently attached (e.g., using a spring) to a respective one of the temple and the main frame of the pair of eyeglasses. |
165 |
RESILIENT HINGE FOR EYEGLASSES |
US12648070 |
2009-12-28 |
US20100097565A1 |
2010-04-22 |
Nonu Ifergan |
The present invention relates to a hinge assembly for use with eyeglasses. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a hinge assembly to attach a temple to a main frame of a pair of eyeglasses. The hinge assembly of this embodiment may include a pair of hinge members (formed as a ball and socket) rotationally attached to one another and each resiliently attached (e.g., using a spring) to a respective one of the temple and the main frame of the pair of eyeglasses. |
166 |
Eyewear with retaining assembly |
US11777300 |
2007-07-13 |
US07556373B2 |
2009-07-07 |
Dylan S. VanAtta; Ryan C. Coulter |
Eyewear includes a frame and a retaining assembly having right and left connecting members. Each connecting member has a recess with retaining walls extending along opposed sides of the recess. Each of right and left temple connecting members has a substantially T-shaped projection that is configured to be received by a corresponding recess. A retaining member is secured to the right and left temple connecting members. |
167 |
Spring hinge using clutch structure for eyeglasses |
US11277128 |
2006-03-21 |
US07434295B2 |
2008-10-14 |
Shouye Niu |
A spring hinge using clutch structure for eyeglasses of the invention includes a hinge bracket, a end-meshing element, a central-meshing element; a hinge cannula, a resilient element received in the hole of the central-meshing element; a fixing element; and a slide bush. The present invention uses the clutch structure to retain engagement by the pressure of a spring to achieve an easy and smooth operation during the motion of opening or closing the eyeglasses. |
168 |
Mechanical universal hinge |
US11531180 |
2006-09-12 |
US07380935B2 |
2008-06-03 |
Nonu Ifergan |
A hinge assembly is provided for connecting the temple of an eyeglass to a lens support assembly. The hinge assembly comprises a cam member with a pair of oppositely directed cam surfaces disposed in orthogonal planes. The assembly also comprises a pair of pivots extending normal to respective ones of the planes and defining orthogonal pivot axes for relative movement between the cam member and the main frame and the temple respectively. The hinge has a pair of followers, each associated with a respective one of the cam surfaces; and a pair of biasing members acting on the followers to maintain the followers in contact with the cam surfaces. An eyeglass comprising the hinge assembly is also provided. The hinge assembly allows a compound movement between the main frame and the temple that can accommodate the abnormal loading that might be placed on the eyeglasses. |
169 |
MECHANICAL UNIVERSAL HINGE |
US11531180 |
2006-09-12 |
US20080074609A1 |
2008-03-27 |
Nonu IFERGAN |
A hinge assembly is provided for connecting the temple of an eyeglass to a lens support assembly. The hinge assembly comprises a cam member with a pair of oppositely directed cam surfaces disposed in orthogonal planes. The assembly also comprises a pair of pivots extending normal to respective ones of the planes and defining orthogonal pivot axes for relative movement between the cam member and the main frame and the temple respectively. The hinge has a pair of followers, each associated with a respective one of the cam surfaces; and a pair of biasing members acting on the followers to maintain the followers in contact with the cam surfaces. An eyeglass comprising the hinge assembly is also provided. The hinge assembly allows a compound movement between the main frame and the temple that can accommodate the abnormal loading that might be placed on the eyeglasses. |
170 |
Case folding eyeglasses |
US11263345 |
2005-10-31 |
US07198366B2 |
2007-04-03 |
Yong Gao |
Eyeglasses can be folded to form a case with a lens and temple bars. The lens and the temple bars form two individual objects of connection. A hinging apparatus connects the lens and the temple bars. One end of the hinging apparatus forms a rotating connection while the other end of the hinging apparatus forms a pivotal connection. The rotating connection and the pivotal connection are perpendicular to each other. Two hollow sections are formed on the temple bars so that turning and locking the hinging apparatus can be store the lenses in a chamber formed by the two hollow sections. |
171 |
Elastic hinge having a radial stop against excessive opening |
US10963218 |
2004-10-12 |
US20050078272A1 |
2005-04-14 |
Sebastien Quehin |
An elastic hinge (40), in particular for spectacle frames, has first and second hinge elements (50, 60) rotatably mounted around a pivot (45), a cam profile (53) integral with the first hinge element, a bearing piece (65) movably mounted in the second hinge element along an elastic translation axis. The bearing piece has a first contact area co-operating with the cam profile to give the hinge at least one stable position, and provides a lock for the hinge when a position of excessive opening is reached. The lock includes a protrusion (53-4) of the cam profile arranged for co-operating with a second contact area (65-2) of the bearing piece by exerting, essentially on the bearing piece, a force substantially perpendicular to the translation axis thereof. |
172 |
Method for fitting a resilient hinge of a spectacle frame and resilient hinge designed for implementation of this method |
US10269164 |
2002-10-11 |
US06814438B2 |
2004-11-09 |
Christophe Desbiez-Piat |
The invention concerns a method for mounting a sprung joint for the frame of spectacles, comprising a step which consists in placing a spring pin in a first component and a step which consists in articulating the first component to a second component through a pivot pin enabling a bow of the frame, integral with one of the components, to pivot relative to a surface of the frame integral with the other component. The invention is characterised in that it consists in: opening the first component by elastic deformation, inserting the spring pin into the first component, and closing the later around the pin so as to retain it by elastic pinching against the spring compression. Preferably, the first component is forcefully opened with the pin. The method enables to simplify mounting a spring joint wherein the pin is permanently retained in the first component even if the pivot pin is lost. |
173 |
Method for fitting a resilient hinge of a spectacle frame and resilient hinge designed for implementation of this method |
US10269164 |
2002-10-11 |
US20030067583A1 |
2003-04-10 |
Christophe
Desbiez-Piat |
The invention concerns a method for mounting a sprung joint for the frame of spectacles, comprising a step which consists in placing a spring pin in a first component and a step which consists in articulating the first component to a second component through a pivot pin enabling a bow of the frame, integral with one of the components, to pivot relative to a surface of the frame integral with the other component. The invention is characterised in that it consists in: opening the first component by elastic deformation, inserting the spring pin into the first component, and closing the later around the pin so as to retain it by elastic pinching against the spring compression. Preferably, the first component is forcefully opened with the pin. The method enables to simplify mounting a spring joint wherein the pin is permanently retained in the first component even if the pivot pin is lost. |
174 |
Piston temple for eye glass frames |
US09966398 |
2001-09-28 |
US20020131014A1 |
2002-09-19 |
Ho
Sai
Yue |
An eye glass frame temple is provided having a pole head portion, a leg portion rotatably coupled to the pole head portion, and a spring loaded pin for exerting a force against the leg portion when the leg is rotated a predetermined amount and in a predetermined first direction relative to the pole head portion. The force can cause the leg portion to rotate in a second direction opposite the first direction. |
175 |
Adjustable eyeglass frame |
US09816886 |
2001-03-23 |
US20020047985A1 |
2002-04-25 |
Jack
L.
Hollins |
A eyeglass frame which includes an adjusting mechanism that allows the position of the temple pieces to be manually adjusted to accommodate different head sizes and to prevent the spring loaded temple pieces from pressing against the temples of the wearer. An optional feature allows the length of the temple pieces to be similarly adjusted to accommodate different human heads. |
176 |
Elastic hinge for eyeglasses |
US142738 |
1998-09-18 |
US6152562A |
2000-11-28 |
Rinaldo Montalban |
An elastic hinge for eyeglasses comprising, at the end of a temple, an eyelet-shaped element suitable to engage, by means of an articulation pivot, two elements having the same structure and protruding from the front. Starting from the eyelet-shaped element, the following elements are assembled in sequence on the temple: a slider with a spoon-shaped end; an elastic element; and a contrast element which extends with a hollow structure so as to conceal the elastic element and at least partially conceal the slider. An annular locking element is at least partially interposed between annular abutment regions of the contrast element and of the temple, is inserted from the free end of the temple and can be deformed elastically with its locking parts so as to move beyond the abutment region of the temple. |
177 |
Elastic temple for eyeglasses |
US244474 |
1999-02-04 |
US6027215A |
2000-02-22 |
Ming-Ching Hsu |
An elastic temple for eyeglasses includes a temple body, a sleeve, a compression spring and a fixing member. The temple body has a front combine member to be pivotally combined with a lens frame, fitting through the sleeve and the compression spring and the fixing member. The compression spring is contained in a rear passageway of the sleeve, and the fixing member pushes the rear end of the spring and is fixed firmly on the temple body. The sleeve can be pushed by the spring and move between the front combine member and the fixing member so that the temple body may be swung outward and back to its original position, with a screw connecting the lens frame and the elastic temple functioning as a pivot. |
178 |
Eye-glass earpiece with adjustable hinge joint |
US945818 |
1997-11-05 |
US5953791A |
1999-09-21 |
Alessandro Da Forno |
An earpiece for eyeglasses is characterized by an earpiece body (1) having an eyelet (2) at its end and a threaded section (6) on which is screwed a sleeve (10) containing an elastic mechanism (9) suitable for pushing a cursor (8) against the eyelet (2) so that the distance between the sleeve edge (10a) and the cursor body (8c) can be adjusted. |
179 |
Eyeglasses frame with spring hinges |
US838230 |
1997-04-16 |
US5760869A |
1998-06-02 |
Minoru Mitamura |
A coil spring is held in a compressed state between a forward end side of an elastic member compartment of a temple and a working face of a cover. A plate spring which is folded in two is held in a concave part of the cover so that a side closer to a base end portion of the temple is open, with one of two open forward ends of the plate spring engaged with a step on a bottom surface of the elastic member compartment for preventing the cover from being slid toward the base end portion of the temple and slipping off. An outer end surface on a base end portion side of the cover is in contact with a forward end surface of a rim in a normal use position. The cover is pushed by the forward end surface of the rim when the temple is further spread beyond the normal use position, to be slid toward the forward end along a guide member of the temple while compressing the coil spring against its spring force. |
180 |
Temple mounting structure of an eyeglasses |
US802531 |
1997-02-18 |
US5739891A |
1998-04-14 |
Mo Sui Wei |
A temple mounting structure including a rim lug raised from one rim of an eyeglass frame having a vertical axle hole and a transverse guide slot in communication with the vertical axle hole, a circular swivel block turned in the vertical axle hole of the rim lug, a socket holding a compression spring, a temple having a shoulder stopped outside the socket and a coupling rod inserted through the socket and the compression spring into the transverse guide slot of the rim lug and fixed to the circular swivel block, and a stepped, tubular stop member mounted around the coupling rod of the temple and stopped between the rim lug and the compression spring and forced by the spring force of the compression spring to hold the temple between the operative position and the collapsed position. |