Patent Application
20230288725
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The disclosure relates to eyeglasses devices and more particularly pertains to a new eyeglasses device for facilitating a user to wear corrective lenses in a variety of different ways. The device includes a pair of corrective lenses and a plurality of eyeglass frames that each includes a receiving element for releasably engaging the corrective lenses. In this way a selected pair of eyeglass frames can be worn for correcting a user's vision. A pair of temples and a nose bridge is provided and each of the temples and the nose bridge releasably engages the corrective lenses. In this way the corrective lenses can be worn in the convention of frameless eyeglasses. A pair of rimless eyeglass frames is provided which each has a receiving element for releasably engaging the corrective lenses. In this way the corrective lenses can be worn in a variety of manners to satisfy the user's preference.
(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98
The prior art relates to eyeglasses devices including a pair of eyeglasses that has a pair of hinged frame rims to facilitate the frame rims to be opened for removing lenses from the frame rims. The prior art discloses an eyeglass device that includes a pair of frame rims that can be opened for removing lenses from the frame rims. The prior art discloses a pair of eyeglasses that includes a brow bar and a coupling member, attached to a lens, that engages the brow bar. The prior art discloses a pair of eyeglasses that has an opening in each of a pair of frame rims for insertably receiving a lens. The prior art discloses a pair of eyeglass frames that have magnets and a pair of lenses that have magnets for magnetically retaining the lenses in the eyeglass frames. The prior art discloses a pair of eyeglass frames that include a first set of lenses that are permanently fixed in the eyeglass frames and a second set of lenses that are removably attachable to the eyeglass frames.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pair of corrective lenses prepared to conform to a predetermined optical prescription to correct visual deficiencies for a specific user. A plurality of eyeglass frames is provided and each of the eyeglass frames releasably engages a respective one of the corrective lenses for correcting the specific user's vision. Each of the eyeglass frames has a unique structure with respect to each other. A pair of temples has a temple grip is integrated into the temple and a nose bridge has a pair of bridge grips is integrated into the nose bridge. Each of the bridge grips and the temple grips releasably engages a respective one of the corrective lenses to facilitate the corrective lenses to be positioned for correcting the user's vision. A pair of rimless eyeglass frames is provided to releasably engage a respective one of the corrective lenses.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A plurality of eyeglass frames 20 is provided and each of the eyeglass frames 20 has a pair of frame rims 22. Each of the frame rims 22 has a receiving element 24 that is integrated into the frame rims 22 and the receiving element 24 in each of the frame rims 22 of a respective one of the eyeglass frames 20 releasably engages the lens rim 15 that is positioned around a respective one of the corrective lenses 12. In this way the respective eyeglass frames 20 can be worn by the specific user for correcting the specific user's vision. As is most clearly shown in
Each of the frame rims 22 of each of the eyeglass frames 20 has an inwardly facing edge 26 and a rear surface 28. The inwardly facing edge 26 has a groove 30 extending around a full circumference of the inwardly facing edge 26. Additionally, the groove 30 in the inwardly facing edge 26 of each of the frame rims 22 of a respective one of the eyeglass frames 20 accommodates the lens rim 15 on a respective one of the corrective lenses 12. The inwardly facing edge 26 of each of the frame rims 22 of each of the eyeglass frames 20 has a slot 32 extending between the groove 30 and the rear surface 28 thereby facilitating the lens rim 15 on the corrective lens 12 to be engaged for removing the corrective lens 12 from the respective frame rim 22. The receiving element 24 may comprise a resiliently compressible member that extends slightly beyond the inwardly facing edge 26 of the respective frame rim 22. In this way the receiving element 24 can be compressed to facilitate the lens rim 15 to be inserted into the groove 30 and subsequently expand to retain the lens rim 15 in the groove 30.
A pair of temples 34 is provided and each of the temples 34 has a temple grip 36 that is integrated into the temple 34. The temple grip 36 on each of the temples 34 releasably engages a respective one of the corrective lenses 12 to facilitate the corrective lenses 12 to be worn by the user. Each of the temples 34 has a leading end 38 and the temple grip 36 on each of the temples 34 is positioned on the leading end 38. The temple grip 36 on each of the temples 34 comprises a pair of fingers 40 that is each perpendicularly oriented with the respective temple 34. The fingers 40 are spaced apart from each other thereby facilitating the perimeter edge 18 of the respective corrective lens 12 to be positioned between the fingers 40. Furthermore, the fingers 40 are biased together such that each of the fingers 40 compresses against a respective front surface 14 and the back surface 16 of the respective corrective lens 12.
A nose bridge 42 is provided and the nose bridge 42 has a pair of bridge grips 44 integrated into the nose bridge 42. Each of the bridge grips 44 releasably engages a respective one of the corrective lenses 12 to facilitate the corrective lenses 12 to be positioned for correcting the user's vision. In this way the temples 34 and the nose bridge 42 facilitate the corrective lenses 12 to be worn in the convention of frameless eyeglasses. The nose bridge 42 has a first end 46, a second end 48 and an outer surface 50 extending between the first end 46 and the second end 48. The nose bridge 42 is curved between the first end 46 and the second end 48 such that the nose bridge 42 forms a U-shape.
Each of the bridge grips 44 extends away from the outer surface 50 in opposite directions from each other. Each of the bridge grips 44 is spaced from a respective one of the first end 46 and the second end 48, and each of the bridge grips 44 comprises a pair of fingers 52. Each of the fingers 52 of the bridge grips 44 is spaced apart from each other thereby facilitating the perimeter edge 18 of a respective one of the corrective lenses 12 to be positioned between the fingers 52 associated with a respective one of the bridge grips 44. Furthermore, each of the fingers 52 of each of the bridge grips 44 is biased toward each other such that each of the fingers 52 of each of the bridge grips 44 compresses against a respective one of the front surface 14 and the back surface 16 of the respective corrective lens 12.
A pair of rimless eyeglass frames 54 is provided and the pair of rimless eyeglass frames 54 has a pair of receiving elements 56 each being integrated into the rimless eyeglass frames 54. Each of the receiving elements 56 in the rimless eyeglass frames 54 releasably engages a respective one of the corrective lenses 12. In this way the rimless eyeglass frames 54 can be worn by the specific user for correcting the specific user's vision. The pair of rimless eyeglass frames 54 includes a pair of lens arms 58 and each of the lens arms 58 is curved to conform to the perimeter edge 18 of a respective one of the corrective lenses 12. Each of the lens arms 58 has a bottom surface 60 and each of the lens arms 58 has a groove 62 extending into the bottom surface 60. The groove 30 in each of the lens arms 58 extends along a full length of the respective lens arm 58 such that the groove 30 in each of the lens arms 58 defines the receiving elements 56 of the rimless eyeglass frames 54. Additionally, the groove 30 in each of the lens arms 58 insertably receives the perimeter edge 18 of the respective corrective lens 12.
In use, each of the lens rims 15 is positioned around the respective corrective lenses 12. The lens rims 15 are each inserted into the groove 30 in a respective frame rim 22 of a selected pair of eyeglass frames 20, depending on the user's preference. In this way the selected eyeglass frames 20 can be worn to correct the user's vision as well as to satisfy the user's preference for the appearance of the eyeglass frames 20. A tool can be inserted into the slot 32 in each rim of the eyeglass frames 20 to remove the corrective lens 12 from the selected eyeglass frame 20. Each of the temples 34 and the nose bridge 42 can be attached to the pair of corrective lenses 12 to facilitate the user to wear the corrective lenses 12 in the convention of frameless eyeglasses. Additionally, each of the corrective lenses 12 can be inserted into the lens arms 58 of the rimless eyeglass frames 54. In this way the user can wear the corrective lenses 12 in a variety of different ways to satisfy the user's preference for the style and ornamental appearance of their eyeglasses.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
