Patent ID: 6550913
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
A method of attaching auxiliary eyeglasses to conventional eyeglasses comprising;forming sockets on temple extensions on either side of said conventional eyeglasses; mounting magnets in said sockets on said conventional eyeglass temple extensions; forming appendages extending from either side of said auxiliary eyeglasses constructed and arranged to fit below said temple extensions of said conventional eyeglasses; forming sockets on said appendages on said auxiliary eyeglasses; mounting magnets in said sockets on said auxiliary eyeglass appendages; orienting said magnets in said sockets on said conventional eyeglass temple extensions and said magnets in said sockets on said auxiliary eyeglass appendages with the maximum magnetic attractive force approximately parallel to the plane of lenses in said conventional eyeglasses when said auxiliary eyeglasses are mounted on said conventional eyeglasses; positioning said appendages on said auxiliary eyeglasses below said extensions on said conventional eyeglasses so said magnets in said appendages mate with said magnets on said conventional eyeglass extensions; whereby said auxiliary eyeglasses are prevented from moving downward and being becoming detached when mounted on said conventional eyeglasses by a maximum attractive force between said magnets on said auxiliary eyeglasses and said conventional eyeglasses.