Improvements in Folding Spectacles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 16th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 18th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding Spectacles.
MARTIN VIGERS of 52 Queen Victoria Street, in the City of London, Surveyor
and Auctioneer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
ears.
A spectacles frame, formed of steel, gold, silver, or other metal, made to fold up
closely as follows, viz. The arms on each side of the frame are made about twice the
length of one of the glasses and grip the sides of the wearers head near the upper
parts of the cheek bones, or the temples, instead of extending back to, or near, the
These arms have, each, two hinges, one in the middle and the other at the
lower end, and fold down upon the glasses. At the upper ends of the arms are short
cross bars and at each end of these bars is fixed a small knob, or a small cup, formed
of inetal, india rubber, cork or other material, to give the arms a firmer hold upon
the wearers head. By the lower hinges are small springs which act upon the arms
to press them against the wearers head. In the bar which separates the two portions
of the frame that hold the glasses, and is intended to rest upon the wearers nose, a
hinge is inserted, which permits the frame being closed, so that one glass goes over
the other, after the arms on either side have been folded down.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1892.
MARTIN VIGERS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding Spectacles.
MARTIN VIGERS of 52 Queen Victoria Street in the City of London, Surveyor
and Auctioneer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
A spectacles frame formed of steel, gold, silver or other metal, made to fold up
closely as follows, viz. The arms on each side of the frame are made about twice
the length of one of the glasses and grip the sides of the wearers head near the
upper parts of the check bones, or the temples. These arms have, each, two hinges,
one about the middle A. and the other at the lower end B, and fold down upon the
glasses. At the upper ends of the arms are short cross bars C and at each end of
these bars is fixed a small knob, or a small cup D, formed of metal, india rubber,
cork or other material, to give the arms a firmer hold upon the wearers head.
In the bar which separates the two portions of the frame that hold the glasses, and
is intended to rest upon the wearers nose, a hinge is inserted E which permits the
frame being closed so that one glass goes over the other after the arms on either
side have been folded down.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. The arms of the spectacles grip the wearers head in front of the ears, instead
of extending back to or beyond the ears.
2. The arms have cross bars and the cross bars have knobs or cups fixed on them,
to give the arms a firmer hold upon the wearers head.
3. The arms have two hinges and fold down to about, or a little more than, the
length of one of the glasses.

page_text: 4. In the bar which separates the two portions of the frame that hold the glasses,
and is intended to rest upon the wearers nose, there is a hinge, which permits the
frame being closed, so that one glass goes over the other.
Dated this 16th day of April 1892.
MARTIN VIGERS.