Patent ID: 7645040

Claim:
A glasses frame comprising: a temple including at least three fingers at a rim end of the temple and extending in a longitudinal direction of the temple, wherein the fingers are leaf springs having flat surfaces; and a rim including a connecting element on a left side and on a right side, the connecting element having a temple end pointing in a direction of the respective temple in a folded-up state, wherein a central leaf spring of the leaf springs is supported on the connecting element of the rim such that the leaf springs run essentially in a plane of the connecting element in an unfolded state, wherein each connecting element includes joint elements on upper and lower portions, the joint elements having the shape of pins and configured to cooperate with joint elements selected from the group consisting of loops and bearing bushes and disposed on the respective fingers of the temple to form a swivel joint with the pins being substantially aligned with an articulation axis of the swivel joint.