Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 13th Apr., 1889.
Complete Specification Accepted, 18th May, 1889
1, HENRY TANSLEY of 25 Holland Road, Hove near Brighton in the County of
Sussex, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to provide simple and efficient means for supporting
spectacles in position in use at the various angles to which it is desirable to place the
glasses relatively to the eyes of the wearer.
According to my Invention I make the outer ends of the arms of a splayed or
widened-out form preferably by continuing each arm in two branches constituting a
fork the ends of which preferably do not extend to beyond the ears of the wearer, but
terminate so as to bear on the temples or cheek bones, or both. The ends may be
flattened or formed with rounded bearing parts, one or both of which may be in the
form of an eye through which a spring hook or spring hooks may be passed for the
attachment of a cord or loop passing behind the head or over one ear or both ears of
the wearer.
I may make upon the ends of the forked parts which bear upon the face of the
wearer roughened or toothed surfaces to give a firm hold for the spectacles in any
position to which they may be adjusted.
2 T
1000
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agents.

page_text: I HENRY TANSLEY of 25 Holland Road Hove near Brighton in the County of
Sussex Gentleman 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:-
The object of my invention is to provide simple and efficient means for supporting
spectacles in position in use at the various angles to which it is desirable to place the
glasses relatively to the eyes of the wearer. According to my invention make the
onter ends of the arms of a splayed or widened-out form preferably by continuing
each arm in two branches constituting a fork the ends of which preferably do not
extend to beyond the ears of the wearer but terminate so as to bear on the temples or
cheek bones or both. The ends may be flattened or formed with rounded bearing
parts, one or both of which may be in the form of an eye through which a spring hook
or spring hooks may be passed for the attachment of a cord or loop passing behind the
head or over one car or both.cars.of.the wearer.
I may make upon the ends of the forked parts which bear upon the face of the
wearer roughened or toothed surfaces to give a firm hold for the spectacles in any
position to which they may be adjusted.
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Figures 1.2 and 3 of the accompanying drawing represents in front view, plan,
and side elevation respectively a pair of spectacles made according to my Invention.
The arms a are shorter than in ordinary spectacles and are each formed with splayed
out or forked extremities at which when in use bear upon the cheeks or temples of
the wearer their length not being such as to reach to the ears of the wearer.
flattened and rounded or curved ends which are shewn as having serrated surfaces for
giving a better hold. To prevent the arms a a from coming into contact with the
lenses I prefer to make on the arms (or on the portion of the frame in a corresponding
position or on both) a swell or projection d which keeps the arms from contact with
the lenses. I have shewn the ends of the forks of the arms as being each provided
with an eye e for the purpose herein before mentioned. I do not limit myself to the
precise form of the arms as shewn as the extended bearing surfaces may be constituted
if desired by a plate or crosspiece or the like but I prefer to use the forked form
illustrated and I prefer to make the single part of the arms of greater width than the
forked parts and to put the stops y in such a position that the arms when fully opened
out take about the position shewn in the drawing so as to properly retain their hold
when in use. The bridge I prefer to make flatter or not of such a deep curve
as that usually employed in ordinary spectacles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I claim is
The combination with spectacles of arms widened or splayed or forked at their ends
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described."
Dated this 9th day of Anvil 10ea