Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Feb., 1887.
Complete Left, 16th Feb., 188".
Complete Accepted, 18th Mar., 188
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CHARLES HEATH Optician 5 London Street Southport Lancashire, I do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It is styled Folding Spectacles" and consists of three distinct parts:
(1st) The nose piece. This is joined in the centre by a hinge of peculiar construction
(as shewn at "a, a" in drawings) by which the lenses can be folded into less than half
the length of an ordinary pair of Spectacles.
(2nd) The hinged side pieces "B" of the frame are made about half the ordinary
length, thereby allowing the Spectacles, when folded, to occupy less than half the
ordinary space, without destroying their efficiency, the frame being equally tempered
throughout.
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(3d) The ring c." This ring is attached to the end of one side joint of the frame
(as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 in drawings). The object of this ring is to confine the
lenses when closed (as partly shewn at Fig. 2. in drawings). This is effected by
slipping the ring P over the notch K. To this ring can be attached a cord by
which the Spectacles can be suspended round the neck of the wearer giving to them
all the ease and rapidity of application as in the case of the ordinary folding lenses.
known as "Nose clips."
CHARLES HEATH.

page_text: CHARLES HEATH Optician 5 London Street Southport Lancashire I 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 :-
It is styled Folding Spectacles and consists of three distinct parts.
(1st) A joint in Nose piece. This joint is in the centre of the nose-piece, and is of
peculiar construction (as shown at at, a in drawing furnished with provisional
specification,) by which the lenses can be folded into less than half the length of an
ordinary pair of Spectacles.
(2nd) The hinged side pieces. These side pieces (B in awings) are made about
half the ordinary length of side pieces, by which the spectacles when folded, only
occupy about half the length of ordinary spectacles-while their efficiency is maintained
by the spectacle frame being equally tempered throughout.
(34) The ring "" This ring is attached to the end of one side joint of the frame
(as shown in Figs. 1 & 2 in Drawings). The object of this ring is to confine the
lenses when folded as shewn in part, at Fig. 2. in drawings). This is effected by
slipping the ring "e" over the notch K. To this ring a cord may be attached, by
which the wearer can suspend the spectacles round the neck; thus giving to them all
the case and rapidity of application, as is the case of the ordinary folding lenses,
known as * Nose clips."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is,
Complete protection for my Folding Spectacles, the peculiarities of which are,
(1st) The invention for folding them into less than half the length of ordinary
spectacles by a joint in centre of Nose piece.
(2nd) The shortening of the side pieces, so that the spectacles when folded are but
half the length of ordinary spectacles, while the efficiency of the side pieces is
maintained by the frame being equally tempered throughout.
(3) A provision for fastening the lenses when folded, and for suspending them
from the wearer, by ring
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CHARLES HEATH.