Patent ID: 8480226
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
1. An eyeglass assembly comprising a frame assembly and a subframe assembly, said frame assembly comprising a frame configured to receive at least one lens, a pair of projecting end pieces, and a corresponding pair of temples being pivotally secured to said projecting end pieces, respectively, said frame also comprising a front side and a back side, said back side of said frame being closer to the wearer's face when worn than said front side of said frame, said frame comprising a pair of corbels extending outwardly from said back side of said frame, being proximate to said pair of projecting end pieces, respectively, and wherein each of said pair of corbels comprises a securing surface, said securing surface being angled with respect to a top surface of said frame, said frame assembly comprising a pair of magnets respectively received by each of said securing surfaces; said subframe assembly comprising a subframe having a front side and a rear side, said rear side of said subframe being closer to the wearer's face than said front side, said subframe assembly comprising a pair of arms extending from said rear side of said subframe, each of said pair of arms having a first end secured to said subframe and a second end opposite said first end, said second end of said pair of arms being angled to correspond to said angled securing surface of said corbels, said subframe assembly comprising a magnetic member on each of said second ends of said arms, said subframe assembly being releasably securable to said frame assembly by said magnets of said frame assembly being attracted to said magnetic members of said subframe assembly.