Patent ID: 9546031
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A45C,B65D

Claim:
1. A method for packaging fixed-temple eyewear each having two lenses and two temple pieces fixed in position with respect to said lenses, said method including: providing a first plurality of pairs of said fixed-temple eyewear; providing a first portion of packaging material; arranging said first plurality of pairs of fixed-temple eyewear in a first arrangement wherein said lenses lie substantially in a same plane, a first one of said temples of each of said pairs of fixed-temple eyewear of said first plurality of fixed-temple eyewear are aligned along a first line, and a second one of said temples of each of said pairs of fixed-temple eye-wear of said first plurality of fixed temple eyewear are aligned along a second line; and fixing said plurality of pairs of fixed-temple eyewear in said arrangement with said portion of said packaging material; the method further comprising: providing a second plurality of pairs of said fixed-temple eyewear; providing a second portion of packaging material; arranging said second plurality of pairs of fixed-temple eyewear in a second arrangement wherein said lenses lie substantially in a same plane, a first one of said temples of each of said pairs of fixed-temple eyewear of said second plurality of fixed temple eyewear are aligned along a first line, and a second one of said temples of each of said pairs of fixed-temple eye-wear of said second plurality of fixed-temple eyewear are aligned along a second line; fixing said second plurality of pairs of fixed-temple eyewear in said second arrangement with said second portion of said packaging material; and engaging said first arrangement of said plurality of pairs of said fixed-temple eyewear with said second arrangement of said second plurality of pairs of said fixed-temple eyewear; the method yet further comprising: providing a third plurality of pairs of said fixed-temple eyewear; providing a third portion of packaging material; arranging said third plurality of pairs of fixed-temple eyewear in a third arrangement wherein said lenses lie substantially in a same plane, a first one of said temples of each of said pairs of fixed-temple eyewear of said third plurality of said fixed-temple eyewear are aligned along a first line, and a second one of said temples of each of said pairs of fixed-temple eye-wear of said third plurality of said fixed-temple eyewear are aligned along a second line; fixing said third plurality of pairs of fixed-temple eyewear in said third arrangement with said third portion of said packaging material; and engaging said third arrangement of said third plurality of pairs of fixed-temple eyewear with said first arrangement of said first plurality of pairs of said fixed-temple eyewear and said second arrangement of said second plurality of pairs of said fixed-temple eyewear to form an assembly of said fixed-temple eyewear; and wherein said step of engaging said first arrangement of said first plurality of pairs of said fixed-temple eyewear with said second arrangement of said second plurality of pairs of said fixed-temple eyewear includes: positioning said second arrangement of said second plurality of pairs of said fixed-temple eyewear within the temples of said first plurality of pairs of fixed-temple eyewear of said first arrangement of said first plurality of pairs of fixed-temple eyewear; orienting said second arrangement of said second plurality of fixed-temple eyewear with said first line of said second arrangement being substantially perpendicular to said first line of said first arrangement; and positioning said second portion of packaging material on said first portion of packaging material.