Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 17th April, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Sept., 1888
I STEPHEN DIXON of Whitehall Cottage Blackmoor Petersfield in the county of
Hants, Stay Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in the construction of frames for
spectacles whereby the said frames can be folded into a smaller compass than is usual
with ordinary spectacle frames and when so folded shall occupy about the same space
as a folded pince-nez.
In carrying out my invention I hinge the "bridge" of the spectacle-frame by a
knife or other suitable hinge advantageously made sufficiently rigid to keep the frame
in position on the nose.
The ear extensions or frames I advantageously joint and fold as is well known.
By folding the glasses by means of this frame one over the other front to front and
then folding the ear extensions or frames upon these my improved spectacles will go
into very small compass and are obviously convenient for carrying in a pocket of
small size.
Dated this 16th day of April 1888.
POPPLEWELL, COLTON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I STEPHEN DIXON of Whitehill Cottage Blackmoor, Petersfield in the County of
Hants Stay Manufacturer, 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 :-
My Invention has for its object improvements in the construction of frames for
spectacles, whereby the said frames can be folded into a smaller compass than is usual
with ordinary spectacle frames and when so folded shall occupy about the same space
as a folded "pince-nez."
In carrying out my invention I hinge the bridge of the spectacle frame by a knife
or other hinge made sufficiently rigid to keep the frame in position on the nose.
The ear extentions or frames I joint or fold in a manner well known.
By folding the glasses by means of this frame one over the other the ear extentions or
frames being previously or subsequently folded upon these, my improved spectacles
will go into very small compass and are obviously convenient for carrying in a pocket
of small size.
Referring to the accompanying drawings and to the Figures and letters of reference
marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pair of spectacles folded. Figure 2 is a plan and
Figure 3 an enlarged sectional elevation of one form of bridge joint. Figure 4 is an
alternative form of a pair of folded spectacles shewn in elevation wherein the ear
extentions or frames when folded lie inside the glasses. A, A', (referring to Figure 1)
are the glasses enclosed in frames as usual. B is the bridge of the frame which is
hinged as at C see Figures 2 and 3 (though other form of hinge than a knife hinge
may be used) and I do not bind myself to use any special form of hinge in the middle
of the spectacle frame.
D, D¹ are the ear extentions or frames hinged as is well known and I lay no claim
for hinging such ear extentions or frames.
E is a notch on the end of the frame of one spectacle and on the opposite frame I
pivot a loop or link F so that when the ear extentions or frames are folded together
as shewn the hinge in the bridge will allow the glasses to be folded face to face or side
to side and the loop or link F on the frame of one glass can be engaged with the
notch E on the frame of the other glass as shewn in Figure 1. Thus the whole shuts
up in a very small compass.
In Figure the same letters of reference apply but the ear extentions or
frames D, D¹ fold inside the frames of the spectacles, the hinge in the bridge however
being the same.
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pince-nez or folders in which the lenses are
I am of course well aware of "
folded so as to slide one over the other.

page_text: 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 :-
Constructing the frames of spectacles with a hinge in the bridge, the axis of such
hinge being placed parallel or nearly so to the axis of the hinges connecting the ear
extentions with the frames of the lenses, so that the lenses may be folded towards one
another, substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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POPPLEWELL, COLTON & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.