Patent ID: 7040752

Claim:
A set of rimless eyeglasses comprises: a) a plurality of eyeglass lenses having a plurality of outer edges wherein said eyeglass lenses have through bores disposed on said outer edges of said lenses, wherein each lens of said plurality of lenses has a plurality of through bores; b) a plurality of eyeglass elements comprising: i) a bridge extending between said lenses and coupled to said lenses in at least one through bore of said lenses; and ii) at least one temple hinge coupled to at least one eyeglass lens in at least one through-bore of said at least one lens; and c) at least one filament extending through at least one through bore, said filament for coupling at least one of said plurality of eyeglass elements to at least one of said lenses, wherein said plurality of through bores in each lens includes a holder bore, a bore formed in a stepped manner, and at least one additional bore, wherein said stepped bore has a region having a smaller diameter and a region having a larger diameter to accommodate a filament knot; and wherein at least one eyeglass element is inserted into said holder bore and wherein said at least one filament loops around said eyeglass element in a region of said outer edge of said eyeglass lens and passes through said at least one additional bore as a double filament on a side of said eyeglass lens that faces away from said eyeglass element, and extends into said additional through bore after forming a criss-cross outside on said at least one eyeglass element and is knotted on said stepped bore forming a tension that is sufficient for fixation.