Patent ID: 6637878
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
Eyewear frame with auxiliary frame, comprising:a main frame comprising: I) a main lens retaining mechanism for accommodating a pair of main lenses; and II) a pair of laterally distant main magnets disposed at a pair of extension members extending from a portion of said main lens retaining mechanism at locations near a wearer s nose; and an auxiliary frame for being attached to said main frame, comprising: I) an auxiliary lens retaining mechanism for accommodating a pair of auxiliary lenses and comprising a pivotal shaft formed with a stopping feature around its peripheral edge; and II) an attachment mechanism resiliently and pivotably joined to the auxiliary lens retaining mechanism, and including: A) a pair of distant auxiliary magnets for magnetically coupling to said pair of main magnets; and B) a length-wise groove and a resilient sheet for pivotably clamping the pivotal shaft therebetween, wherein the stopping feature is matable with the resilient sheet to stop pivotal movement of the pivotal shaft between the length-wise groove and resilient sheet.