Eyeglass frames for people with special needs
First Claim
1. Eyeglass frames for a pair of eyeglasses for people having Down syndrome, facial characteristics similar to those with Down syndrome or having a depressed nasal bridge, said eyeglass frames comprising:
- lens frames for holding a pair of lenses, the lenses having the optical center located at a particular place on the lenses;
a bridge interconnecting said lens frames, the bridge being located below the location of a bridge for eyeglass frames used for normal caucasian people, said bridge being in general alignment with the location of the optical center of the lenses when the lenses are mounted in said lens frames;
nose pads operatively connected to said lens frames for supporting the weight of said eyeglasses on the nose of the wearer of said eyeglasses and for positioning said bridge in general alignment with the location of the lenses when the optical center of the lenses are mounted in said lens frames; and
temples extending rearwardly from said extensions for overlapping the wearer'"'"'s ears, said temples being generally coplanar with said bridge for generally aligning the wearer'"'"'s pupils with the optical center of the lenses when said lenses are mounted in said eyeglass frames.
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Abstract
Eyeglass frames for people with Down syndrome, for others having facial characteristics similar to those with Down syndrome, and those with a depressed nasal bridge or a low nasal bridge, the eyeglass frames having a bridge lower than the normal higher placed bridge and in general alignment with the optical center of lenses mounted in the lens frames, extensions to widen the temple distance to accommodate the broader temples of people having Down syndrome or facial characteristics similar to those with Down syndrome, lower temples to maintain the general alignment of the location of the optical center with the pupils of the person wearing the eyeglass frames; and shorter temples than temples for normal caucasians to accommodate the ears as located on persons with normal facial features.
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10 Claims
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1. Eyeglass frames for a pair of eyeglasses for people having Down syndrome, facial characteristics similar to those with Down syndrome or having a depressed nasal bridge, said eyeglass frames comprising:
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lens frames for holding a pair of lenses, the lenses having the optical center located at a particular place on the lenses; a bridge interconnecting said lens frames, the bridge being located below the location of a bridge for eyeglass frames used for normal caucasian people, said bridge being in general alignment with the location of the optical center of the lenses when the lenses are mounted in said lens frames; nose pads operatively connected to said lens frames for supporting the weight of said eyeglasses on the nose of the wearer of said eyeglasses and for positioning said bridge in general alignment with the location of the lenses when the optical center of the lenses are mounted in said lens frames; and temples extending rearwardly from said extensions for overlapping the wearer'"'"'s ears, said temples being generally coplanar with said bridge for generally aligning the wearer'"'"'s pupils with the optical center of the lenses when said lenses are mounted in said eyeglass frames. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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