Patent ID: 7059717

Claim:
A pair of convertible eyeglasses comprising: a left female mounting member permanently and hingedly attached to a left side of said eyeglasses, said left female mounting member having an opening and a support cavity through said opening, said left female mounting member further having an upper notch and a lower notch in communication with said support cavity; a right female mounting member permanently and hingedly attached to a right side of said eyeglasses said right female mounting member having an opening and a support cavity through said opening, said right female mounting member further having an upper notch and a lower notch in communication with said support cavity; a left temple support arm having an upper and a lower male latching prong, said left temple support arm removably insertable into said support cavity whereby said upper and lower male latching prongs engage in and are retained respectively by said upper and lower notches; and a right temple support arm having an upper and a lower male latching prong, said right temple support arm removably insertable into said support cavity whereby said upper and lower male latching prongs engage in and are retained respectively by said upper and lower notches; whereby pinching the upper and lower male latching prongs toward one another and down into the support cavity disengages the upper and lower male latching prongs respectively from said upper and lower notches to permit removal of either said right temple support arm or said left temple support arm, or both, from said eyeglasses.