Patent ID: 6997551

Claim:
A snap-on, flip-up pair of eyeglasses for mounting over and modifying a conventional pair of eyeglasses, wherein the conventional pair of eyeglasses has a frame and a pair of lenses, wherein the frame of the conventional pair of eyeglasses has a pair of lens-enclosing portions and a bridge, wherein the bridge of the frame connects the pair of lens-engaging portions of the frame to each other, and wherein the pair of lenses are engaged by the pair of lens-engaging portions of the frame, said pair of eyeglasses comprising: a) a frame; b) a pair of lenses; and c) mounting apparatus; wherein said pair of lenses are engaged by said frame; and wherein said mounting apparatus is for snap-on and flip-up mounting of said frame over the conventional pair of glasses, while maintaining said frame a sufficient distance from the frame of the conventional pair of eyeglasses to prevent damage therebetween when said snap-on, flip-up pair of eyeglasses is snapped on/off or flipped up/down and for maintaining said pair of lenses a sufficient distance from the pair of lenses of the conventional pair of eyeglasses to prevent damage therebetween when said snap-on, flip-up pair of eyeglasses is snapped on/off or flipped up/down; wherein said frame comprises a bridge: wherein said mounting apparatus comprises a pair of arms; wherein each arm of said mounting apparatus terminates in a pair of fingers; wherein said pair of fingers of each arm of said mounting apparatus are spaced-apart from each other so as to form a resilient space therebetween; and wherein said resilient space between said pair of fingers of each arm of said mounting apparatus are for snappingly receiving the bridge of the frame of the conventional pair of eyeglasses so as to allow said frame to snap-on/off and flip-up/down over the conventional pair of eyeglasses.