Patent ID: 6099117
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
Eyeglass apparatus, comprising:an eyeglass frame, a pair of temples and a pair of hinges respectively pivotally interconnecting said eyeglass frame with said temples, a pair of eyeglass lenses mounted in said eyeglass frame and each of said eyeglass lenses comprising optical means for changing an optical characteristic of said eyeglass lenses upon receipt of an electrical signal, an electrical circuit for providing an electrical signal to at least one of said eyeglass lenses and said electrical circuit mounted to at least one of said temples, at least one of said hinges including a tang extending outwardly from said eyeglass frame and a clevis extending outwardly from one end of one of said temples and a pivot pin pivotally interconnecting said tang and said clevis, at least one electrical conductor interconnecting said electrical circuit with at least one of said eyeglass lenses and a first portion of said electrical conductors extending through a first conductor passageway formed in said pivot pin.