Patent ID: 8087775
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: G02C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A spectacles frame having a temple which is adapted to be hingedly connected to upper and lower prongs extending from a frontal portion of the frame, the frontal portion of the frame comprising upper and lower frame members which are arranged to extend from a bridge to the prongs around upper and lower peripheries of a lens for clamping a lens, once fitted, therebetween, wherein the prongs comprise a resilient member and extend from the frontal portion of the frame to engage with an aperture provided in the temple in order to create the hinged connection with the temple, the hinged connection providing a hinge axis for the temple to hinge with respect to the frontal portion and being configured so that when a lens is fitted, the prongs are biased against opposed upper and lower surfaces of the aperture thereby generating a clamping force which urges the upper and lower frame members against the lens for retaining the lens in the frontal portion of the frame, wherein the temple extends lengthwise with an elongate cross-section to define an inner side and an outer side of the temple, the sides extending between upper and lower edges of the temple, with the aperture extending through the temple in a thickness direction and including a wider section spaced from the upper and lower surfaces for facilitating the insertion of the upper and lower prongs, and wherein each prong engages the temple beyond the aperture in order to impart stiffness to the hinged connection.