Patent ID: 7625083

Claim:
A spring hinge for an eyewear, comprising: a front frame including an attachment portion provided at one end, and a first articulation hinge element formed adjacent to the attachment portion and having a hole; a temple to be connected to the front frame, said temple including a hollow housing provided at an end portion, a front side opening to face the attachment portion and an outside opening; a cover member for covering the outside opening, the cover member having a front bump integrally formed with the cover member and a screw hole provided in the one front bump to be connected to the temple; a U-shaped slide member having, at one end, a second articulation hinge element with a hole, said U-shaped slide member being housed in the hollow housing to be slidable along a longitudinal direction of the temple; a compression coil spring provided between the front bump and an inner periphery of the U-shaped member in a compressed state; and a shaft screw provided in the holes of the first and second articulation hinge elements to rotationally connect the temple and the attachment portion so that when the temple is pushed outwardly from the eyewear, the temple is opened outwardly from a position perpendicular to the front frame, while the compression coil spring is being compressed.