Patent ID: 8317317
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
1. A pair of eyeglasses, comprising: a first frame having an inner end and an outer end; a second frame having an inner end and an outer end; a first lens secured within the first frame; a second lens secured within the second frame; a first connecting member fixedly attached to the outer end of the first frame; a second connecting member fixedly attached to the outer end of the second frame; wherein each of the first connecting member and the second connecting member includes a dovetail groove therein with a dovetail magnet secured within each dovetail groove for releasably engaging a chain; the chain having a first end releasably secured within the dovetail groove of the first connecting member and a second end releasably secured within the dovetail groove of the second connecting member; wherein the first end of the chain comprises a dovetail terminus configured to matably engage with the dovetail groove of the first connecting member and wherein the first chain end may only be disengaged from the eyeglasses through lateral movement; and the second end of the chain comprises a dovetail terminus configured to matably engage with the dovetail groove of the second connecting member and wherein the second chain end may only be disengaged from the eyeglasses through lateral movement; a first pivotal member fixedly attached to the inner end of the first frame; a second pivotal member fixedly attached to the inner end of the second frame and pivotally connected with the first pivotal member to permit pivotal movements between the first frame and second frame along a common longitudinal direction of the first frame and the second frame; and a connecting magnet attached to each of the first connecting member and the second connecting member for releasably engaging with each other when the pair of eyeglasses is folded to a closed position.