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Patent US5076681 - Eyeglass frame temple and eyeglass frame comprising same - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn eyeglass frame particularly suited to sporting activities has two temples each comprising a main part and an end part aligned with the main part. The end part is mounted at one end of the main part and adapted to rotate about its own axis relative to the main part. The end part has two opposite edges...http://www.google.com/patents/US5076681?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5076681 - Eyeglass frame temple and eyeglass frame comprising sameAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5076681 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 07/482,753Publication dateDec 31, 1991Filing dateFeb 21, 1990Priority dateFeb 28, 1989Fee statusLapsedAlso published asDE69009530D1, DE69009530T2, EP0385822A1, EP0385822B1Publication number07482753, 482753, US 5076681 A, US 5076681A, US-A-5076681, US5076681 A, US5076681AInventorsBernard LhospiceOriginal AssigneeEssilor International Compagnie Generale D'optiqueExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (7), Referenced by (6), Classifications (9), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEyeglass frame temple and eyeglass frame comprising same
US 5076681 AAbstract
An eyeglass frame particularly suited to sporting activities has two temples each comprising a main part and an end part aligned with the main part. The end part is mounted at one end of the main part and adapted to rotate about its own axis relative to the main part. The end part has two opposite edges on respective sides of its rotation axis. One edge has a more accentuated curvature than the other.
1. Eyeglass frame temple comprising a main part and an end part substantially shorter than and aligned with said main part, said end part being rotatably mounted at one end of said main part and being rotatable by 180 degrees about one axis thereof relative to said main part, said end part being provided with two opposite edges on respective sides of its rotation axis, the two opposite edges forming respective means to contact the ear, one of said two opposite edges being adapted for use in physical activity of the user and having a look-like curvature significantly more accentuated than the curvature of the other edge, and means being provided to prevent axial sliding of said end part relative to said main part while permitting rotation of the end part relative to the main part through the 180 degrees.
In one aspect, the invention consists in an eyeglass frame temple comprising a main part and an end part aligned with the main part, mounted at one end of the main part and adapted to rotate about one axis thereof relative to the main part, the end part having two opposite edges on respective sides of its rotation axis of which one has a more accentuated curvature than the other.
FIG. 1 shows an eyeglass frame temple in accordance with the invention.
The eyeglass frame temple shown in FIGS. 1 through 3 has two separate parts: a main part 12 and an end part 13. These two parts are aligned with each other. One end of the main part comprises, in the conventional way, a hinge member 14 forming part of the pivot whereby the temple is mounted to the remainder of the eyeglass frame (not shown). The main part is molded from plastics material around a metal armature 15. The end part 13 is mounted to rotate on itself at the end of the main part opposite the hinge member. To this end the longitudinal armature 15 is extended beyond the plastics material portion of the main part into the end of part 13. The armature is a circular cross-section metal rod and the end part rotates on it. The end part 13 and the part of the armature 15 inserted in it comprise coupling means adapted to prevent axial sliding of the end part 13 relative to the main part 12. To be more precise, the end of the armature 15 inside the end part 13 is widened. The shape of this widened end is adapted to prevent any relative axial movement of the two temple parts while enabling rotation of the end part 13.
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