Patent ID: 6135593
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
A visual aid in the form of spectacles comprising:a crosspiece which extends in use across a face of a user and carries two lenses which extend upwardly from the crosspiece and, in use, over eyes of the user and includes a bridge piece which extends, in use, over a nose of the user; andtwo arms connected to respective ends of the crosspiece, said two arms extending over sides of the face of the user and terminate at their free ends in respective curved ear engagement portions which extend, in use, over a top and at least partially down a rear of cars of the user, the ear engagement portions being so shaped that they also extend up over a substantial proportion of the front of the ears of the user,the two lenses being magnifying lenses which are between 25 mm and 40 mm wide and between 20 mm and 30 mm high, the positions at which the lenses are connected to the crosspiece being recessed from an apex of the bridge piece, said lenses being sized and sufficiently recessed from the apex of the bridge piece to permit positioning of the lenses close to the user's eyes to provide ready access to the user's eyebrows from substantially all directions.