Patent ID: 8376544

Claim:
An eyeglass apparatus comprising a first eyeglass portion and a second eyeglass portion, the first eyeglass portion comprising a first lens portion and a first connector portion operatively coupled to the first lens portion, the second eyeglass portion comprising a second lens portion and a second connector portion operatively coupled to the second lens portion, each of the first and second lens portions including a medial edge portion, a lateral edge portion, and a first face, the first and second connector portions being mechanically connected to one another in a manner permitting the eyeglass apparatus to transition between a stowed configuration and an extended configuration, the first and second connector portions being connected together in a manner such that when the eyeglass apparatus is in the stowed configuration the first and second lens portions overlie one another, the medial edge portion of the first lens portion being closer to the lateral edge portion of the second lens portion than to the medial edge portion of the second lens portion when the eyeglass apparatus is in the stowed configuration, the lateral edge portion of the first lens portion being closer to the medial edge portion of the second lens portion than to the lateral edge portion of the second lens portion when the eyeglass apparatus is in the stowed configuration, the first and second connector portions being connected together in a manner such that when the eyeglass apparatus is in the extended configuration the first and second lens portions are in a non-overlying configuration with the medial edge portions of the first and second lens portions being between the lateral edge portion of the first lens portion and the lateral edge portion of the second lens portion, the first faces of the first and second lens portions facing in same general direction when the eyeglass apparatus is in the stowed configuration and when the eyeglass apparatus is in the extended configuration, the first and second connector portions being mechanically connected to one another in a manner such that: the first lens portion is forward of the second lens portion when the eyeglass apparatus is in the stowed configuration; at least one of the first and second lens portions moves laterally as the eyeglass apparatus transitions between the stowed and extended configurations; and at least one of the following occurs as the eyeglass apparatus transitions from the stowed configuration to the extended configuration: (a) the first lens portion moves rearward relative to the second lens portion; and (b) the second lens portion moves forward relative to the first lens portion.