Patent ID: 7513617
Filing Date: 2009-04-07
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
1. Eyeglasses with built in enclosure comprising: a pair of lenses; a lens frame; a pair of temple bars; a pair of ball joint members; said lenses attached to said lens frame in a standard way; said ball joint members each comprised of an elongate rod member terminating at each end in a ball shaped portion; each said temple bar having a U shaped cross section; each said temple bar terminating at one end in a ball receiving socket; said lens frame terminating at each end in a ball receiving socket; and said temple bars, when seen from a top view, shaped to conform to the shape of said lens frame when seen from the top view so that when said temple bars are folded, said temple frame and said lenses reside within the confines of said U shaped cross section of said temple bars, one said temple bar enclosing the top half of said frame member and the second said temple bar enclosing the bottom half of said frame member.