Patent ID: 12248200

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Basically, in the figures, the same parts are provided with the same reference numerals. Certain features may not be represented in the figures for the purpose of a better understanding of the invention. The embodiment examples that are described hereinafter are merely exemplary for the subject-matter of the invention and have no limiting effect to the claims.

FIGS.1to4show a first embodiment of eyeglasses1.FIGS.8to12show a second embodiment of eyeglasses51. The eyeglasses are also called spectacles or simply glasses, according to present invention. The eyeglasses according the two embodiments1,51include an eyeglass frame2,52with an eyeglass front3,53, which receives a pair of eyeglass lenses4a,4b;54a,54b.The eyeglass front3,53includes a nose-bridge6,56which connects the two mounting frame sections, which receive the eyeglass lenses4a,4b;54a,54b,with each other.

Further, the eyeglass frame2,52includes a left and right temple7,8;57,58, which are pivotably connected to the eyeglass front3,53via a left and right pivot joint connection10a,10b;60a,60b.The temples7,8;57,58are articulated that is to say hinged to the eyeglass front3,53on lateral sections of the eyeglass front3,53.

The eyeglass front3,53forms an upper frame section5,55with an upper edge11,61, which forms an upper finish, i.e. closure, of the eyeglass front3,53. The upper frame section5,55extends between the lateral pivot joint connections10a,10b;60a,60b.

The eyeglass front3,53has a front side12,62, which points away from the face of the eyeglass wearer, and a back side13,63, which is directed towards the face of the eyeglass wearer.

The temples7,8;57,58can be pivoted around a geometric pivot axis D relative to the eyeglass front3,53from a position of use (seeFIG.1a,2aand3aof the first embodiment andFIGS.8aand8bof the second embodiment), in which the temples7,8;57,58are swung out with respect to the eyeglass front3,53, into a closing position (seefigure1b,2b,3band4of the first embodiment andFIGS.10and11of the second embodiment) in which the temples7,8;57,58are arranged above the upper frame section.

As described in more details further below, in their closing position the temples7,8;57,58are arranged relative to each other in a crossed position above the upper frame section5,55.

The temples7,8;57,58in each case include a first longitudinal portion7.1,8.1;57.1,58.1with a first end section via which the temples7,8;57,58are pivotably connected laterally to the eyeglass front3,53. The temples7,8;57,58in each case further include a second longitudinal portion7.2,8.2with a first free end section. In longitudinal direction L of the temples7,8;57,58the first longitudinal portion7.1,8.1;57.1,58.1with its second end section is connected to the second end section of the second longitudinal portion7.2,8.2;57.2,58.2via a crossing portion7.3,8.3;57.3,58.3. In other words, the crossing portion7.3,8.3;57.3,58.3, which is located centrally, connects the first and the second longitudinal portion7.1,8.1;7.2,8.2;57.1,58.1;57.2,58.2with each other.

The crossing portion7.3,8.3;57.3,58.3forms a step that causes a displacement in height of the second longitudinal portion7.2,8.2;57.2,58.2relative to the first longitudinal portion7.1,8.1;57.1,58.1. Displacement in height in particular also means a displacement along the pivot axis. The dimension of the displacement in height corresponds to the height of the first longitudinal portion7.1,8.1;57.1,58.1. This allows the arrangement of the second longitudinal portion7.2,8.2;57.2,58.2above the first longitudinal portion7.1,8.1;57.1,58.1of the other temple7,8;57,58in the crossed position.

The crossing portions7.3,8.3;57.3,58.3in each case form a contact surface7.4,8.4;57.4,58.4that contact each other, in particular extensively, in the crossed position.

For taking the closing position the temples7,8;57,58are pivoted, i.e. swivelled, around the pivot axis D inward and towards the eyeglass front3,53.

The temples7,8;57,58take a crossed position above the upper frame section5,55and come to lie with their first longitudinal portions7.1,8.1;57.1,58.1on, i.e., against the upper edge11,61of the upper frame section5,55.

The temples7,8;57,58cross in the crossing region14,64where the crossing portions7.3,8.3;57.3,58.3of the temples7,8;57,58come together and contact each other on the contact surfaces7.4,8.4;57.4,58.4. Due to the crossing the crossing portions7.3,8.3;57.3,58.3are superimposed, i.e., overlay each other as viewed from the back or front side of the eyeglass front3,53.

Due to this the second longitudinal portion7.2,8.2;57.2,58.2in each case comes to lie above the first longitudinal portion7.1,8.1;57.1,58.1of the other temple7,8;57,58.

According to the first embodiment the crossing portions7.4,8.4of the temples7,8, as viewed from the back or front side in the closing position, have a rectangular basic shape with a height which corresponds to the sum of the heights of the first and second longitudinal component (portion)7.1,7.2;8.1,8.2(seeFIG.5b). Due to this, the pairing of crossed first and second temples7,8in the closing position has a constant, i.e., uniform height and in particular a straight upper and lower edge.

The crossing portions7.4,8.4of the temples7,8have a width which is half of the width of the first longitudinal component (portion)7.1,8.1, respectively the second longitudinal component (portion)7.2,8.2. Due to this, the pairing of crossed first and second temples7,8in the closing position has a constant, i.e., uniform width.

All in all the pairing of crossed first and second temples7,8in the crossed closing position forms a cuboid structure with a constant, i.e., uniform height and a constant, i.e., uniform width.

According to the second embodiment the crossing portions57.4,58.4of the temples57,58, as viewed from the back or front side in the crossed closing position, have a curved course with a diagonal intersection which connects with the first, straight lower longitudinal portion57.1,58.1and with the second straight upper longitudinal portion57.2,58.2. In present embodiment the crossing portions57.3,58.3have the same height as the first and second longitudinal portion57.1,57.2;58.1,58.2.

The displacement in height of the second longitudinal portion57.2,58.2relative to the first longitudinal portion57.1,58.1established by the crossing portions57.3,58.3is shown inFIG.11by means of a change in the hachures. In other words, the hachures of the upper lying second longitudinal portion57.2,58.2is more wide-meshed than the hachures of the underlying first longitudinal portion57.1,58.1of the same type of hachures.

The second longitudinal portions57.2,58.2have a width that is smaller than, and in particular is half of the width of the first longitudinal portion57.1,58.1. Further, the width of the second longitudinal portions57.2,58.2is smaller than, and in particular is half of the width of the upper frame section55.

The crossing portions57.3,58.3of the temples57,58have a width that in particular corresponds to the width of the second longitudinal portion57.2,58.2and that is smaller than, and in particular half of the width of the first longitudinal portion57.1,58.1. Accordingly, the width of the temples57,58decreases in the crossing region64in a transition zone between the first longitudinal portion57.1,58.1and the crossing portion57.3,58.3. InFIG.11the dotted line65shows the decreasing width of the underlying first longitudinal portion58.1

In present embodiment at the free end sections of the second longitudinal portions57.2,58.2in each case an ear portion57.5,58.5with an increased width, in particular a bulge, in comparison with the main width of the second longitudinal portion is formed. The maximal width of the ear portion57.5,58.5is not larger than the (maximal) width of the first longitudinal portion57.1,58.1and of the upper frame section55and in particular corresponds to the (maximal) width of the first longitudinal portion57.1,58.1and of the upper frame section55. The ear portion57.5,58.5serves for a better holding of the temple57,58behind the ear of the user.

In a view from above (seeFIG.8a) the crossing portion57.3of one of the temples57, in present embodiment the left temple57, forms a lateral displacement. The lateral displacement effects that the smaller second longitudinal portion57.2, which has a smaller width than the first longitudinal portion57.1, comes to lie towards the back side63of the upper frame section55in the crossed closing position. As a result, the ear portion57.5even when having the same width as the underlying first longitudinal portion58.1of the right temple58does not project beyond said first longitudinal portion58.1towards the front side62.

The course of the crossing portion58.3of the right temple58is straight and runs parallel to the first and second longitudinal portions58.1,58.2as viewed from above. The smaller second longitudinal portion58.2, which has a lower width than the first longitudinal portion58.1, lies towards the back side63of the upper frame section55in the crossed closing position. As a result, the ear portion58.5even when having the same width as the underlying first longitudinal portion57.1of the right temple57does not project beyond said first longitudinal portion57.1towards the front side62.

Of course, the above described design of the left and right temple57,58can be vice versa.

In contrary to the state of the art the temples7,8;57,58according to present invention are pivoted around a single pivot axis from the position of use into the closing position above the upper frame section5,55.

The design of the crossing portion7.3,8.3;57.3,58.3of the temples7,8;57,58is not limited to the shown embodiments.

TheFIGS.5a,5cand5dshow further designs of crossing portions7.3′,8.3′;7.3″,8.3″;7.3″,8.3″′ of temples7′,8′;7″,8″;7″',8″′.

What is shown inFIGS.5ato5dis the detail of the crossing region14,14′,14″,14″′ with the left temple7,7′,7″,7″′ and its first and second longitudinal portion7.1,7.2;7.1′,7.2;7.1″,7.2″;7.1″′,7.2″′ as well as its crossing portion7.3,7.3′,7.3″,7.3″′ and the right temple8,8′,8″,8″′ and its first and second longitudinal portion8.1,8.2;8.1′,8.2′;8.1″,8.2″;8.1″′,8.2″′ as well as its crossing portion8.3,8.3′,8.3″,8″′.

The embodiment according toFIG.5ais similar to the embodiment according toFIG.5bwith the difference that the extension of the crossing portions7.3′,8.3′ in longitudinal direction L of the temples is smaller and in particular corresponds to the height of the first or second longitudinal portion7.1′,7.2′;8.1′,8.2′.

In the embodiment according toFIG.5cthe crossing portions7.3″,8.3″ of the temples7″,8″, as viewed from the back or front side in the closing position, are parallelogram shaped.

In the embodiment according toFIG.5dthe crossing portions7.3″′,8.3″′ of the temples7″′,8″′, as viewed from the back or front side in the closing position, are S-shaped. This embodiment is characterised that the crossing portions7.3″′,8.3″′ do not lie congruently above each other as it is the case in the embodiments according toFIGS.5a-5c. Accordingly, recesses are formed in the crossing region14″′ in the closing position of the temples7″′,8″′.

The set21as shown inFIG.6includes a protective case23that receives a smartphone22and eyeglasses1as described above. Between the inserted smartphone23and an outer wall of the protective case23a slit-shaped compartment24is formed into which the eyeglasses1with the temples in the closing position are inserted when not in use. In other words, the compartment24receives, i.e., houses, the eyeglasses1. The smartphone22and the eyeglasses1are inserted into the protective case23via an opening on the small front end.

The set31as shown inFIGS.7ato7cincludes a protective shell33with a back wall and an open, extensive front side—as shown inFIG.7b—for receiving a smartphone32and eyeglasses1as described above. The protective shell33forms a longitudinal, trough-shaped compartment34, which is open to the front side for receiving the eyeglasses1with the temples in the closing position. On the back side, i.e., in the back wall of the protective shell33as shown inFIG.7athe compartment34forms a raised longitudinal ridge35that contours the compartment34for the eyeglasses1.

For storing the eyeglasses1after use, the eyeglasses1are laid into the trough-shaped compartment34from the open front side (seeFIG.7b). It can be provided that the eyeglasses1are fastened in the compartment34by means of a snap-on connection.

In a second step the smartphone32is laid onto the open, extensive front side of the protective shell33with the display facing the protective shell33thus covering the compartment34receiving the eyeglasses1. The smartphone32is connected to the protective shell33, e.g., via a snap-on connection that is to say snap-fit.

The eyeglasses1are now caught between the protective shell33and the smartphone1snapped on the protective shell33in the closed compartment34.

For releasing the smartphone1and the eyeglasses1from the protective shell33an opening36in the form of a through hole is provided in the protective shell33in the region of the back wall forming the compartment34. The smartphone32can be separated from the protective shell33on releasing the snap-on connection by pressing a finger through said opening36onto the smartphone1. The same way the eyeglasses can also be separated from the protective shell33that is to say moved out of the compartment34.

Of course, the protective shell33as shown inFIGS.7ato7ccan also be designed as protective case and—amongst a back wall—can also form a front wall. In this case the protective case forms an opening on the small front end for inserting the eyeglasses1and the smartphone into the compartment of the protective case, similar to the embodiment according toFIG.6.