Patent ID: 7758789

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a temple bar assembly for eyeglasses comprising the steps of: providing a mold cavity having a first profile; filling said mold cavity with a first polymer to form a ratchet body having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said first end configured to be received and retained by said eyeglasses, said second end configured as a first half of a hinge; removing a first portion of said mold cavity with said ratchet body remaining within said mold cavity, said portion being adjacent said second end of said ratchet body; replacing said removed first portion of said mold cavity with a second mold cavity having a second profile; filling said second mold cavity with a second polymer to form a hinge body having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said first end being formed in engaged relation with said second end of said ratchet body and configured as a second half of said hinge, said second end of said hinge body extending rearwardly from said first end defining a neck portion; removing a third portion of said mold cavity with said ratchet body and said hinge body remaining within said mold cavity, said portion being adjacent said neck portion of said hinge body; replacing said removed third portion of said mold cavity with a fourth mold cavity having a fourth profile; and filling said fourth mold cavity with a third polymer to form a cable member in engagement with said neck portion, wherein said temple bar assembly is a completed assembly upon removal from the mold cavity, wherein said hinge body is pivotable around a vertical axis relative to said ratchet body and said cable member is slidable in a linear manner relative to said hinge body.