Patent ID: 7350271

Claim:
An elastic hinge element for a spectacle frame, comprising: a housing comprising a hollow longitudinal portion comprising a guiding area, the guiding area having at least one cavity defining a retaining wall, a slide arranged in the hollow portion according to a longitudinal translation axis, comprising a protruding part extending outside the hollow portion, a guided part cooperating with the guiding area, a central part and a rod, a spring for returning the slide to a rest position, a compression part for compressing the spring, coupled with the rod, forming a rear stop for the spring, and a bushing forming a front stop for the spring, comprising a body mounted around the central part of the slide and at least one elastic tab extending towards a front of the hollow portion according to a determined angle, a distal end of the at least one elastic tab presses on the retaining wall, wherein the cavity comprising the retaining wall opens out in the guiding area, and the guided part of the slide comprises at least one first guiding face that comprises: a recess into which a portion of the at least one elastic tab extends when the slide is in the rest position, and guiding edges situated along the recess, an entire length of the guiding edges being in contact with the guiding area of the hollow longitudinal portion of the housing in and between the rest position and an extended position of the slide.