Patent ID: 8128220

Claim:
An elastic miniaturized hinge for use with a temple of eyeglasses, the hinge comprising: a box suitable for affixing to the temple or a lug of the eyeglasses; a housing extending along an interior of said box; a trolley contained within said housing, said trolley having an articulation at one end thereof; at least one spring contained in said box, the spring bearing against said trolley and against said interior of said box, said box having an open end, said articulation extending outwardly of said open end of said box, said trolley having a tie-rod body with a base projecting orthogonally therefrom at an end thereof interior of said housing, said base having at least one seat formed in a surface thereof, the seat housing an end of said at least one spring; and a guiding zone formed at said opening of said housing, said guiding zone having a first protrusion and a second protrusion in generally spaced parallel relationship to each other and extending longitudinally outwardly therefrom, said first protrusion having a cheek facing a cheek of said second protrusion, said articulation having a first lateral face and a second lateral face on opposite sides thereof, said first lateral face being adjacent to and in sliding relation with said cheek of said first protrusion, said second lateral face being adjacent to and in said sliding relation with said cheek of said second protrusion, each said first and second protrusions having a guiding seat formed therein.