Patent ID: 9128304
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G02C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An illuminated eyewear, comprising: a frame comprising a front frame portion and first and second temple pieces that are hingedly connected to the front frame portion; the front frame portion comprising first and second tenons, each tenon having a tenon hinge surface, a first edge of the front frame portion extending from the first tenon to the second tenon, a second edge of the front frame portion also extending from the first tenon to the second tenon and being spaced from the first edge of the front frame portion, the tenon hinge surfaces extending between the first and second edges of the front frame portion; each of the first and second temple pieces being elongate, extending from a temple hinge surface to a back edge, and having spaced apart first and second edges that extend from the temple hinge surface to the back edge, the back edge and temple hinge surface each extending between the first and second edges of the temple piece; the temple pieces being hingedly attached to the front frame portion so that the temple pieces rotate between an open position and a closed position, each temple hinge surface facing the associated tenon hinge surface when in the open position, a hinge gap defined between each edge of the front frame tenon and the associated edge of each temple piece; an elongate illuminated member adhered to the first edges of the first and second temple pieces and front frame portion, the elongate illuminated member spanning the hinge gap along the first edge between the first temple portion and the front frame and spanning the hinge gap along the first edge between the second temple portion and the front frame; and an unconnected zone defined along the first edges at and adjacent each hinge gap; the elongate illuminated member not being adhered to the frame in the unconnected zone so that the illuminated member can slide over the associated first edge when the temple pieces move between the open and closed positions.