Patent ID: 7699486

Claim:
An illuminated eyeglass assembly comprising: a frame having a nosepiece and a pair of lens support members, a pair of temple members cooperatively interconnected to said frame to support said illuminated eyeglass assembly in an operative position on a user's head, at least one of said temple members comprising an integral lighting assembly, wherein said integral lighting assembly comprises: a light source disposed in a communicative relationship with a power source via an electrical circuit, a power supply assembly structured to support said power source in an operative disposition, said power supply assembly comprises a battery compartment and a cover disposed in an overlying relation thereto, wherein said cover is movably interconnected to said temple member and is positionable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, and said cover is pivotably secured to said temple member to prevent detachment, said temple member comprises a slot and said cover comprises at least one tab, said slot structured to receive said at least one tab when said cover is disposed into said closed configuration, a switch mechanism disposed in said communicative relationship between said light source and said power source, said power supply assembly and said switch mechanism being cooperatively structured and disposed in a an imperceptible orientation when said illuminated eyeglass assembly is disposed in an operative position on the user's head, and said light source structured to generate a light beam producing an illumination region immediately proximate the user's head when said illuminated eyeglass assembly is disposed in said operative position on the user's head, wherein said illumination region is at least partially defined by sufficient illumination to permit the user to perceptively view an item in a low light environment.