Patent ID: 8469508

Claim:
An eyeglass frame system, comprising: (a) an eyeglass securing front frame portion; (b) a pair of temple-contacting side members, each member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each secured by a pivotal connection to a respective outermost side of said front frame portion, said side members having inner and outer vertical surfaces thereof, an inner surface of said side members defining a serrated track including female slots therein, said track substantially transverse to a plane of said eyeglass securing front frame portion and substantially co-linear with an axis defined by each of said temple-contacting side members, said track having an open end and a closed end, said open end directed toward a distal end of said at least one temple contacting member; and (c) at least one selectable ornament having a substantially U-shaped front-to-rear cross-section, an outer side of said ornament provided with a graphic of interest to a user of the system, said U-shaped cross-section proportioned for selectable insertion into said serrated track, an end of said ornament opposite said graphic provided with a geometry proportioned for press-fittable complemental engagement with a selectable one or more of said slots of said track, a width of said u-shaped ornament substantially complemental in dimension to that of a cross-section through said serrated track of at least one temple contacting member.