Patent ID: 7172283
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: G02C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. In combination, an eyeglass assembly and two magnet assemblies, the eyeglass assembly comprising two temple supports and a bow portion, the temple supports being jointedly attached to opposite ends of the bow portion, the temple supports thus being pivotable intermediate a closed temple support position and an open temple support position, the temple supports extending in opposite directions in adjacency to one another when in the closed temple support position, the magnet assemblies each comprising a magnetic member, a magnet-encasing shell, and first and second flexible hinge rings, each magnetic member comprising opposing first and second magnet ends, the magnet-encasing shell enclosing the magnetic member, the first and second hinge rings being hingedly connected to the magnet-encasing shell adjacent the first and second magnet ends, a selected magnet assembly being removably attached to each temple support via the first and second hinge rings such that the magnetic members may be juxtaposed to one another when in the closed temple support position, the magnetic members for magnetically maintaining the temple supports in the closed temple support position via cooperative magnetic force extending therebetween, the magnet assemblies being manually removable from the temples supports for enhancing safe wear of the eyeglass assembly.