EYEWEAR HAVING A FLEXURAL MEMBER
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1. An eyewear article, comprising:
- a temple piece extending rearwardly from a front of an eyewear article having a flexing portion having a maximum height (H) in a direction parallel to a mid-sagittal plane, the mid-sagittal plane bisecting the eyewear article into imaginary left and right halves;
wherein the flexing portion comprises first and second longitudinally disposed ribs each having first inner surfaces that form an angle θ
1 when the temple piece is in an unflexed state and that form an angle θ
2 when flexed outwardly into a flexed state, wherein θ
1 and θ
2 are each 180 degrees or less and wherein θ
1<
θ
2.
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Abstract
An eyewear article having a flexing portion including first and second longitudinally disposed ribs is disclosed. In another exemplary embodiment, the flexing portion has a maximum height (H), in a direction parallel to a mid-sagittal plane bisecting the eyewear into imaginary left and right halves, that is greater than 10 mm. The eyewear article of the present invention provides a balance of fit and comfort suitable for a range of user head sizes.
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1. An eyewear article, comprising:
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a temple piece extending rearwardly from a front of an eyewear article having a flexing portion having a maximum height (H) in a direction parallel to a mid-sagittal plane, the mid-sagittal plane bisecting the eyewear article into imaginary left and right halves; wherein the flexing portion comprises first and second longitudinally disposed ribs each having first inner surfaces that form an angle θ
1 when the temple piece is in an unflexed state and that form an angle θ
2 when flexed outwardly into a flexed state, wherein θ
1 and θ
2 are each 180 degrees or less and wherein θ
1<
θ
2. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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