Patent ID: 6095646
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: G02C,Y10T

Abstract:
An ear-piece assembly for spectacles, the ear-piece assembly comprising:an ear-piece;a box having a hinging side wall, a guide seat and two abutment faces located on either side of said guide seat, said box being welded to said ear-piece;a tie-rod hinge having first and second ends, said first end of said tie-rod hinge being substantially ""L"" shaped and slidably contacting said hinging side wall inside said box and said second end of said tie-rod hinge being located outside said box; andat least two springs located within said box, each of said at least two springs having first and second ends, wherein said first end of each of said at least two springs is in abutment with a respective one of said two abutment faces and said second end of each of said at least two springs is in abutment with said first end of said tie-rod hinge.