Eyewear with magnetic track for electronic wearable device
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1. An eyewear system comprising:
- a frame including a lens-retaining portion comprising first and second end portions;
a pair of temples, each connected to a respective one of the first and second end portions; and
a pair of hinges, each connecting respective one of the temples to a respective one of the first and second end portions;
wherein, each of the temples comprises a first material and an insert formed of a ferromagnetic material and embedded in the first material, the insert being attached to and extending from the hinge towards a distal end of the temple, and wherein at least one of the temples in the pair comprises a track extending longitudinally along a length of the temple, wherein the track is defined by a groove formed in the first material and extending to a depth of the insert such that a base of the track is defined by the insert and wherein walls of the track are defined, at least in part, by the first material disposed around the insert.
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Abstract
An eyewear system according to the present disclosure may include at least one temple, and a temple guide provided on the at least one temple, wherein the temple guide comprises a guide surface defined by a ferromagnetic material of the temple, and wherein the temple guide is configured to magnetically retain an electronic wearable device in slidable attachment therewith and to restrict lateral movement of the electronic wearable device relative to the temple when the electronic wearable device is engaged with the temple guide.
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37 Claims
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1. An eyewear system comprising:
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a frame including a lens-retaining portion comprising first and second end portions; a pair of temples, each connected to a respective one of the first and second end portions; and a pair of hinges, each connecting respective one of the temples to a respective one of the first and second end portions; wherein, each of the temples comprises a first material and an insert formed of a ferromagnetic material and embedded in the first material, the insert being attached to and extending from the hinge towards a distal end of the temple, and wherein at least one of the temples in the pair comprises a track extending longitudinally along a length of the temple, wherein the track is defined by a groove formed in the first material and extending to a depth of the insert such that a base of the track is defined by the insert and wherein walls of the track are defined, at least in part, by the first material disposed around the insert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An eyewear system comprising:
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an eyewear frame including a pair of hinges and a pair of temples, each temple of the pair of temples including insert formed of a ferromagnetic material, the insert being attached to and extending from the respective hinge towards a distal end of the respective temple; and a track provided on at least one of the pair of temples, wherein the track comprises at least one surface defined by the ferromagnetic material of the insert, wherein the track is defined by a longitudinal slot in the at least one temple to a depth extending to the insert such that a base of the track is defined by the insert, and wherein the track is thereby configured to magnetically retain an electronic wearable device in attachment with the at least one temple. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An eyewear system comprising:
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an eyewear frame including first and second hinges and first and second temples, each of the first and second temples including an insert attached to and extending from the respective hinge towards a distal end of the first or second temple; a temple guide provided on at least one of the first and second temples, wherein the temple guide comprises a track comprising two opposing walls and a floor extending between the two opposing walls, wherein the floor is defined by a surface of the insert; and an electronic wearable device configured to magnetically attach to the at least one temple via the temple guide, wherein the temple guide is configured to magnetically retain the electronic wearable device in slidable attachment therewith and to restrict lateral movement of the electronic wearable device relative to the temple when the electronic wearable device is engaged with the temple guide, and wherein the electronic wearable device comprises; a magnet which attaches to the ferromagnetic material; and an additional member for securing the electronic wearable device to the eyewear. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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