This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. ยง119 to Japanese application 2008-127335 filed on May 14, 2008. This document is incorporated in its entirety by reference. The present invention relates to a jewelry article to be mounted to a lens of eyeglasses.
In recent years eyeglasses are requested for not only a function but also high ornamental character. Accordingly, for instance; there is a technology to fix a main body of jewel at any place on a lens by a magnet as stated in the Japanese published patent application 2000-318395, besides various decorations are given on an eyeglass frame.
This technology is that the first magnet is put on a desired position of a rear surface of a lens by a double-faced adhesive tape, and the second magnet, on which an ornamental article is fixed, is held by a magnetic force on a position relative to the first magnet on the lens removable and rotatable.
However, the conventional jewelry for eyeglasses mentioned above has a disadvantage, such as that the main body of jewel may be possibly lost, when it hits against something etc, and falls from a lens slipping off the positions of the first and second magnet.
In view of the disadvantage above mentioned, the objective of this invention is to provide a jewelry article for a lens of eyeglasses and a jewel-installation tool for a pair of eyeglasses, which can prevent losing the main body of jewel by the fall, which is held by a magnet on a lens.
To solve the conventional disadvantages mentioned above and achieve the objective mentioned above, a jewelry article for eyeglasses of this invention of the first perspective is a jewelry article to be mounted on a lens of eyeglasses. It comprises a base held on a front surface of a lens, a main body of a jewel fixed on the base, a part held by a magnetic force generated between the base and the part on a position relative to the base on the front surface of the lens, and a linear article held on the base by its end part and mounted on a eyeglass frame by its another end part detachable.
When using a jewelry article for eyeglasses of this invention of the first perspective, an end part of the linear article is mounted on an eyeglass frame. Besides, a base is set on a desired position on a front surface of a lens of eyeglasses, and a part is held on a relative position attracting to the base on the front surface of the lens. Then, the base and the part are mutually pushed by a magnetic force generated between the base and the part. As a result, the base and the part are held on the lens by friction generated from the magnetic force. Hereupon, an end part of the linear article is fixed to the above mentioned base, and another end part of the linear article is mounted on an eyeglass frame detachable. Therefore, even if the main body of jewel falls from a lens of eyeglasses by hitting any objects, the main body of jewel with the base is in a state of being hanged down on an eyeglass frame by the linear article. As a result, the main body of jewel is not lost.
The base of the jewelry article for eyeglasses of this invention of the first perspective is preferably a doughnut shape and a part of a main body of a jewel is implanted in its midair part.
The linear article of the jewelry article for eyeglasses of this invention of the first perspective is preferably a chain, and an adjustable part that has a hole to pass the chain through is installed along the chain removable, and an end part of the chain is held by a holdback set on the adjustable part.
The length of the linear article of the jewelry article for eyeglasses of this invention of the first perspective is preferably 3 to 12 cm.
The base of the jewelry article for eyeglasses of this invention of the first perspective has preferably a cylindrical shape, and prong settings are installed along the rim of the base; a ring shaped permanent magnet formed inside of a bottom of the base; the main body of the jewel shaped like an approximately triangular pyramid and includes a point positioned in a midair on the permanent magnet; and a bottom surface of an outer circumference of the main body of the jewel is held by the prong settings in the base; and a magnet to keep a fixed distance relation between at least one side of the base and the part is preferably set on a fixed position of the chain, except its both ends, in a state of being mounted on eyeglasses.
The jewelry article for eyeglasses of this invention of the second perspective is the main body of a jewel to be mounted on a lens. It comprises a base to be held on a front surface of a lens of eyeglasses, a main body of a jewel fixed on the base, the first part attached to the base through the first linear article, the second part held by a magnetic force generated between the first and second part on a position relative to the base on the front surface of the lens, and the second linear article to be held on the base by its end part and mounted on a eyeglass frame by its another end part detachable.
The jewel-installation tool for a pair of eyeglasses of this invention of the third perspective is an installation tool for a pair of eyeglasses to mount a main body of a jewel on a lens. It comprises a base to be held on a front surface of a lens of eyeglasses and to be mounted a main body of a jewel, the first part attached to the base through the first linear article, the second part held by a magnetic force generated between the first and second part on a position relative to the base on the front surface of the lens, and the second linear article to be held on the base by its end part and mounted on a eyeglass frame by its another end part detachable.
This present invention can provide a jewelry article for a lens of eyeglasses and a jewel-installation tool of a pair of eyeglasses to prevent losing the main body of a jewel held by a magnet on a lens by a fall.
The jewelry article related to the embodiment of this invention will be better understood from referring the following drawings.
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Hereupon the chain part 10 and the base 20 are compounded of, for example; gold (Au), silver (Ag), platinum (Pt) or other metals etc.
Hereupon, the base 20 is an example for a base of this invention, the main body of a jewel 30 is an example for a main body of a jewel of this invention, the rear surface magnet 40 is an example for a part of this invention and the chain part 10 is an example for a linear article of this invention.
The jewelry article 1 for eyeglasses has the base 20 compounded of a permanent magnet on a front surface of the lens of eyeglasses and the rear surface magnet 40 on a rear surface of the lens confronting with the base 20. Therefore, the lens is tucked by the magnetic force generated between the base 20 and the rear surface magnet 40, and the main body of a jewel 30 can be put on a desired position on a front surface of the lens.
By the jewelry article 1 for eyeglasses, an end part of a chain part 10 is connected to the base 20, and another end part of the chain part 10 is mounted on an eyeglass frame. Therefore, even if the main body of a jewel 30 falls by some impacts, the jewelry article 1 for eyeglasses can prevent losing the expensive jewel 30, since the jewel 30 is hanged down on an eyeglass frame by the chain part 10.
Each component of the jewelry article 1 for eyeglasses is explained in detail as followings.
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The chain part 10 is, for example, formed of metal or synthetic resins etc.
The length of the chain part 10 is, for example, approximately 3 to 12 cm, preferably approximately 6 cm.
The length of the chain part 10 is determined according as the position of the jewel 30 on a lens of eyeglasses and the length of the chain part 10 to be hanged down from an eyeglass frame.
The ball 12 comprises a penetration hole 12a, which passes a central point of the ball, and the chain part 10 passes through the penetration hole 12a removable.
The ball 12 is used to adjust the size of a loop formed partially of the chain part 10 located between the holdback 14 and the hole 12a of the ball 12. This loop is mounted on an eyeglass frame.
When the ball 12 is moved by fingers etc. to the base 20 along the chain part 10 closer, the mentioned above loop becomes bigger, and when the ball 12 is moved to the holdback 14 closer, the loop becomes smaller.
A user puts an eyeglass frame through the loop, while the user makes the loop big moving the ball 12 along the chain part 10. Then, the user makes the loop small on a fixed position of a lens of the eyeglass frame 3, as illustrated
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The holdback 22 is set on the outer circumference of the prong setting 24a. The thickness of the base 20 is, for example, 1 mm.
Moreover, a ring shaped permanent magnet 90 is held in the bottom of the base 20.
A diamond is cut usually approximately conic; therefore, its apex should be mounted in midair of the permanent magnet 90 in the base 20 as shown in the
It is still illustrated that a diamond as the main body of a jewel 30 is hold by 4 prong settings 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d in this embodiment, more or less than 4 prong settings may be formed. Alternatively, the main body of a jewel 30 may be another material besides a diamond. The structure to hold the main body of a jewel 30 on the base 20 is properly selected according to every variety of the main body of a jewel 30.
A permanent magnet is set in the inside of the base 20. Alternatively the base 20 itself may be formed by a permanent magnet.
The rear surface magnet 40 is a permanent magnet and for example, a disk shape having a same outside diameter as the base 20.
It is explained a manner how to place a jewelry article 1 for eyeglasses to an eyeglass frame 3 as followings.
As mentioned above, a user puts an eyeglass frame through the mentioned above loop, while the user makes the loop big moving the ball 12 along the chain part 10. Then, the user makes the loop small on a fixed position near the lens of the eyeglass frame 3, as illustrated
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As a result, the base 20 and the rear surface magnet 40 are attracting each other by a magnetic force through the lens 70 of eyeglasses, and sufficient friction to keep the position of the base 20 and the rear surface magnet 40 against gravity respectively is generated between the base 20 and the front surface of a lens, and the rear surface magnet 40 and the rear surface of the lens.
By the mentioned above jewelry article 1 for eyeglasses being mounted on a lens 70 of the pair of eyeglasses, the jewel 30 is not lost by falling from an eyeglass frame 3, in the event of that the jewel 30 falls from a lens 70 by hitting something. Since the base 20 holding the jewel 30 is connected to the chain part 10, and it results into a state that the jewel 30 is hanging down on the eyeglass frame, as shown in
Moreover, the jewelry article 1 comprises design character as shown in
It was illustrated a case in the first embodiment mentioned above that the jewel 30, which was a diamond, was fixed in the base 20 shaped like a doughnut. In this embodiment, it is illustrated a case that another ornamental device except a diamond is fixed on the base.
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A holdback 122 is set on a fixed position of the outer side of the base 120. The holdback 122 is connected to an end part of the chain part 10 mounted on the eyeglass frame 3 as same as the first embodiment.
A double-faced adhesive sheet 82 is pasted on a surface of the base 120, and an object 84 composing a jewel is pasted on the opposite surface to the base 120 of the double-faced adhesive sheet 82.
By the jewelry article 101, the jewel 30 is held on a lens 70 of eyeglasses by a magnetic force between the base 120 and the rear surface magnet 40, as same as the jewelry article for eyeglasses of the first embodiment.
In the mentioned above embodiments, a permanent magnet is used for the base 20 and 120. Yet, other metal besides a permanent magnet or resin is used as a material of the base 220.
A permanent magnet 212 is mounted in the inside of the base 220.
A jewel is fixed on a surface of the base 220, as same as the first and second embodiments.
In the above mentioned embodiment, it was illustrated a case that the invention was practiced by one module of a function of the base and a function of the magnet to be set on a rear surface. In this embodiment the invention is practiced by different modules of these functions.
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The base 320 is connected to a permanent magnet 324 through the chain 312.
The jewelry article 301 of eyeglasses can hold the jewel 30 on a relative position of the front side of a lens 70, whereby a permanent magnet 324 and a rear surface magnet 40 attract each other by a magnetic force.
This invention is not limited in the embodiment mentioned above.
Namely, regarding the component in the embodiment mentioned above, a person skilled in the art can do various changes, combination, sub-combination, and substitution in the technical or equivalent of this invention.
In the embodiment mentioned above, it was illustrated that the rear surface magnet 40 could be set on any position of the rear surface of the lens 70 of the eyeglasses 3. Yet, the rear surface magnet 40 may be set by a double-faced adhesive tape etc on a fixed position of the rear surface of the lens 70.
In addition, in the embodiment mentioned above, it was illustrated the ball 12 illustrated in
Moreover, the chain part 10 and an eyeglass frame of the pair of eyeglasses 3 may be connected by a way of fit of ruggedness.
Further, in the embodiment mentioned above, ornamental character was not given to the rear surface magnet 40 for a lens, yet ornamental character may be given to it.
Further more, more than one set formed of a base 20 and a rear surface magnet 40 may be used.
Still, it was illustrated a case in the embodiment mentioned above that a base 20 is shaped like a doughnut, yet a shape of the base 20 may be other besides the doughnut shape.
Also, in the embodiment mentioned above, the jewel 30 may be fixed rotatable on the base 20 as given in the Japanese published patent application mentioned above.
Besides, it was illustrated in the embodiment mentioned above that a permanent magnet was used as the base 20 and the rear surface magnet 40 mutually, however, either one may be a permanent magnet and another one a ferromagnetic force.
Moreover, a magnet to form a fixed distance relation at least for one side of the base and the part may be set on a fixed position of the chain part 10 mentioned above, except its both ends, being mounted on eyeglasses. This can keep high design character of the chain part 10 having eyeglasses.
This invention is applicable for placing jewelry on a lens of eyeglasses.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2008-127335 | May 2008 | JP | national |