EYEWEAR HAVING A SINGLE RELEASE POINT FOR ARM AND LENS INTERCHANGE
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1. Eyewear comprising:
- two eyewires adapted to circumscribe one or more lenses, each eyewire forming a circuitous rim adapted to receive and secure a lens, wherein circuitous continuity an outside edge of each eyewire is interrupted at only a single interruption point such that the eyewire forms a recess at the single interruption point;
wherein each eyewire is adapted to flex open when opposing tensile forces are applied by hand such that the lens can be inserted or extracted under tensile force;
two detachable arms, each detachable arm hingedly connected at a proximal end to an eyewire, the proximal end of each arm inserted into the recess of said eyewire, wherein each arm is adapted to rotate axially relative to the eyewire on a longitudinal plane within said recess.
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Eyewear retaining a pair of lenses having one or more eyewires in which each eyewire is adapted to release a detachable lens and detachable hingedly connected arm at a single release point in the eyewire. In some embodiments, the eyewire bifurcates forming a recess to enable lens and/or arm interchange. The recess may absorb pressure applied by the arm hinge mechanism to the eyewires.
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1. Eyewear comprising:
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two eyewires adapted to circumscribe one or more lenses, each eyewire forming a circuitous rim adapted to receive and secure a lens, wherein circuitous continuity an outside edge of each eyewire is interrupted at only a single interruption point such that the eyewire forms a recess at the single interruption point; wherein each eyewire is adapted to flex open when opposing tensile forces are applied by hand such that the lens can be inserted or extracted under tensile force; two detachable arms, each detachable arm hingedly connected at a proximal end to an eyewire, the proximal end of each arm inserted into the recess of said eyewire, wherein each arm is adapted to rotate axially relative to the eyewire on a longitudinal plane within said recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. Eyewear comprising:
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two eyewires adapted to circumscribe one or more lenses, each eyewire forming a circuitous rim adapted to receive and secure a lens, wherein circuitous continuity an outside edge of each eyewire is interrupted at only a single interruption point on an outside lateral edge of the rim such that the eyewire forms a recess at the single interruption point; wherein each eyewire is adapted to flex open when opposing tensile forces are applied by hand such that the lens can be inserted or extracted under tensile force; wherein each eyewire comprises an upper prong cantilevering from the circuitous rim above the recess and a lower prong cantilevering from the circuitous rim below the recess; two detachable arms, each detachable arm hingedly connected at a proximal end to an eyewire, the proximal end of each arm inserted into the recess of an eyewire, wherein each arm is adapted to rotate axially relative to the eyewire on a longitudinal plane within said recess; wherein the upper prong and lower prong are tapped such that they can be screwed toward one another with a single screw; a screw joining the upper prong, the lower prong and the arm and wherein the arm; a nose bridge affixed to the eyewires.
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14. Eyewear comprising:
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an eyewire adapted to circumscribe one or more lenses and straddle a nose, the eyewire forming one or more circuitous rims, each circuitous rim adapted to receive and secure a lens, wherein circuitous continuity an outside edge of the eyewire is interrupted at a single interruption point on an outside lateral edge of the rim such that the eyewire forms a recess at the single interruption point; wherein the eyewire is adapted to flex open when opposing tensile forces are applied by hand such that the lens can be inserted or extracted under tensile force; wherein the eyewire comprises an upper prong cantilevering from the circuitous rim above the recess and a lower prong cantilevering from the circuitous rim below the recess; two detachable arms, each detachable arm hingedly connected at a proximal end to the eyewire, the proximal end of each arm inserted into a recess of the eyewire, wherein each arm is adapted to rotate axially relative to the eyewire on a longitudinal plane within said recess. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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