Patent ID: 7410253

Claim:
A glasses frame comprising: temples on left and right sides, respectively; a rim including connecting element on the left and right sides, respectively, each of the connecting elements including an end on the side of the respective temple pointing in the direction of the temple in a folded-up state; three leaf springs on a rim end of each of the temples, a surface of the leaf springs being substantially coplanar with the respective connecting element when the respective temple is folded up; joint elements disposed on each of the connecting elements, which cooperate with joint elements on external leaf springs of the three leaf springs such that a swivel joint is formed; and wherein each of the connecting elements includes a flat surface and a tapered section that tapers in a direction of the respective temple behind the joint elements, and wherein, during folding in, the tapered section of each of the connecting elements form an abutment for a central leaf spring of the three leaf springs of the respective temple.