Patent ID: 6994434

Claim:
Eyewear comprising: a leans; and at least one detachable ear stem mounted at a side of said lens and being adapted to move from an inwardly folded position to an outwardly ear contacting position, said lens displaying an opening and a stem connecting portion located adjacent said opening and defining a hinge element forming an integral part of said lens, said ear stem having an ear contacting distal end portion and a lens engaging proximal end portion, said proximal end portion defining a U-shaped recess engageable with said hinge element, said recess displaying a constricted entry and being formed of a resilient material to hereby enable a snap-in engagement and a snap-out disengagement, said hinge element and said opening allowing said proximal end of said ear stem to move from said folded position to and from said outwardly ear contacting portion, further comprising means for limiting outward movement of said ear stem to said ear contacting position, wherein said U-shaped recess is defined by a pair of branches, one of said branches being longer than the other, said limiting means consisting of said longer branch contacting said lens, wherein said longer branch comprises a protuberance on an inner face thereof; said lens including, adjacent said opening remote from said hinge element, a second opening to receive said protuberance on said longer branch therein.