Patent ID: 6422699
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
A nose pad structure for eyeglasses, comprising:a traverse that is sized and shaped so as to be at least partially receivable by the nose of a person, said traverse having a first end with a first leg thereat and also having a second end with a second leg thereat; and structure to fix said traverse to a rear side of a bridge of eyeglasses, wherein said structure to fix comprises (i) a first series of passage-communicating hollow divisions in said first leg, (ii) a second series of passage-communicating hollow divisions in said second leg, (iii) a first male projection that is to be integrally connected to the bridge of the eyeglasses or to a rim of the eyeglasses near the bridge, and is receivable within said first series of passage-communicating hollow divisions to a depth that extends in a direction toward and away from the face of the person when said traverse is received on the nose of the person, and (iv) a second male projection that is to be integrally connected to the bridge of the eyeglasses or to another rim of the eyeglasses near the bridge, and is receivable within said second series of passage-communicating hollow divisions to a depth that extends in a direction toward and away from the face of the person when said traverse is received on the nose of the person, such that said traverse can be attached to the eyeglasses and spaced from the bridge of the eyeglasses by a controlled distance via receipt of said first male projection in said first series of passage-communicating hollow divisions and receipt of said second male projection in said second series of passage-communicating hollow divisions, whereby the eyeglasses can be adjusted to the face of the person.