MODULAR PAIR OF SPECTACLES

• US 20170219843A1
• Filed: 07/23/2015
• Published: 08/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Laurent Albouy
• Original Assignee: Laurent Albouy
• Inventors: ALBOUY, Laurent
• Application Number:
  US15/500,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20170219843A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 1/04 Bridge or browbar secured to or integral with partial rims, e.g. with partially-flexible rim for holding lens
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 1/08 the rims being tranversely split and provided with securing means
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2200/04 Junctions between frame elements having a click function
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2200/08 Modular frames, easily exchangeable frame parts and lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 5/14 Side-members
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 5/2209 Pivot bearings and hinge bolts other than screws
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/02 Lenses; Lens systems ; Methods of designing lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/10 Filters, e.g. for facilitating adaptation of the eyes to the dark; Sunglasses

Abstract

Disclosed is a modular pair of spectacles, including a frame which includes a rim and two temples mounted in connection with the side ends of the rim. The rim is provided with an upper portion, a lower portion and assembly unit between the portions. The upper portion includes at least of the side ends thereof a first longitudinal semi-connection portion and the lower portion includes at each of the side ends thereof a second longitudinal semi-connection portion. The first and second longitudinal semi-connection portions complement one another and are configured such that, upon assembling the upper portion and the lower portion, the first and second portions form a first female or male connection unit, configured to receive a second male or female connection element, arranged at the end of each respective temple. Aldo disclosed is a kit for forming such a pair of spectacles.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. A pair of spectacles including a frame which comprises a rim and two temples mounted in a pivot connection with the side ends of said rim, which is provided with an upper portion, a lower portion and assembly means between said portions, the pivoting axis defining a longitudinal direction,

wherein the upper portion includes, at each of the side ends thereof, a first longitudinal semi-connection portion and the lower portion includes, at each of the side ends thereof, a second longitudinal semi-connection portion, the first and second longitudinal semi-connection portions being obtained by cutting a first female or male connection element in the longitudinal direction, said first and second longitudinal semi-connection portions complementing one another and being configured so as to form a first female or male connection element, upon assembling the upper portion and the lower portion, said first connection element being configured to receive a second male or female connection element, arranged at the end of each respective temple.

15. The pair of spectacles according to claim 14, wherein the upper portion comprises at each of the side ends thereof a first hollow semi-cylindrical portion and the lower portion comprises at each of the side ends thereof a second hollow semi-cylindrical portion, the first and second hollow semi-cylindrical portions complementing one another and being configured such that, upon assembling the upper portion and the lower portion, said first and second portions form a hollow cylinder provided with a longitudinal slot designed to enable the engagement of a pin arranged at the end of each respective temple.

16. The pair of spectacles according to claim 14, wherein stop means are arranged at the ends of the temples, the stop means being configured to lock the longitudinal translation of the first longitudinal semi-connection portion with respect to the second longitudinal semi-connection portion upon mounting each temple on the rim.

17. The pair of spectacles according to claim 16, wherein the upper portion comprises at each of the side ends thereof a first hollow semi-cylindrical portion and the lower portion comprises at each of the side ends thereof a second hollow semi-cylindrical portion, the first and second hollow semi-cylindrical portions complementing one another and being configured such that, upon assembling the upper portion and the lower portion, said first and second portions form a hollow cylinder provided with a longitudinal slot designed to enable the engagement of a pin arranged at the end of each respective temple, and wherein each temple comprises at the end thereof an upper flat section and a lower flat section between which extends the pin, said upper and lower flat sections forming stops configured to lock the translation along said pin of the first semi-cylindrical portion with respect to the second semi-cylindrical portion.

18. The pair of spectacles according to claim 14, wherein the assembly means comprise an engagement system arranged between the upper portion and the lower portion of the rim, in a central portion of said rim.

19. The pair of spectacles according to claim 18, wherein the lower portion of the rim comprises in the central portion thereof a nasal supporting element, the engagement system being configured to favour the disengagement of the lower portion with respect to the upper portion by pressing on said nasal supporting element.

20. The pair of spectacles according to claim 14, wherein the assembly means comprise two interlocking systems arranged between the upper portion and the lower portion of the rim, at the two side ends of said rim, respectively.

21. The pair of spectacles according to claim 15, wherein the first semi-cylindrical portion and the second semi-cylindrical portion are configured to increase the flexibility of at least one of said semi-cylindrical portions so as to facilitate the separation of the slot upon the engagement or disengagement of the pin of the temple.

22. A kit for forming a pair of spectacles according to claim 14, which comprises at least one upper portion, at least one lower portion, at least one pair of lenses and at least one pair of temples.

23. The kit according to claim 22, which comprises at least one pair of corrective lenses and one pair of sun lenses.

24. The kit according to claim 22, which comprises at least two pairs of temples of different colours or patterns.

25. A kit comprising a pair of spectacles according to claim 14 and a tool configured to enable the disassembly of the temples by inserting said tool into each temple and opening the temple outwards with respect to the rim.

26. The kit according to claim 25, wherein one of the temples comprises a housing area configured to receive and hold the tool in the storage position.