Patent ID: 6439717
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
Spectacles comprising:two lenses; a bridge element connecting the two lenses; a holding element per lens and a side connected to the holding element; the bridge element includes two first pin portions and for each first pin portion a first holding portion; each holding element includes a second pin portion and a second holding portion, the lenses or rim mounting elements provided for the bridge element and connected to the lenses include a first through-bore for receiving one of said first pin portions, a first slot is formed in said lenses or said rim mounting elements, said first slot starting from a rim region of the lens at the nose end or in the rim mounting element, said first slot being arranged to correspond to the associated first holding portion and serves to accommodate said first holding portion, said first slot having a width larger than a thickness of said first holding portion such a connection between said first holding portion and said first slot is flexible enabling free movement between said first pin portion and said lenses when said lenses are subjected to a load on a front face of said lenses, said lenses or second rim mounting elements further including, at a side part end, a second through-bore for receiving a second pin portion, a second slot starting from the rim region of the lens at the side end of the rim mounting element, said second slot is arranged to correspond to the second holding portion and serves to accommodate said second holding portion.