Patent ID: 9726904
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G02C,G06F

Claim:
1. A wearable device comprising: a frame configured to hold one or more optical elements, a temple connected to the frame at an articulated joint such that the temple is disposable between a collapsed condition and a wearable condition in which the device is wearable by a user to hold the one or more optical elements within user view; onboard electronics components comprising at least a pair of electronics components carried by the frame and the temple respectively; and a coupling mechanism that is incorporated in the articulated joint and that is configured to electrically connect the pair of electronics components across the articulated joint both when the temple is in the wearable condition and when the temple is in the collapsed condition; wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a first connector on a first face of the temple and a second connector on a second face of the temple, wherein the articulated joint comprises a hinge assembly that is configured such that the first connector conductively contacts with a complementary connector on the frame when the temple is in the wearable condition, and such that the second connector conductively contacts a second complementary connector on the frame when the temple is in the collapsed condition.