Eyeglass assembly

• US 4,919,530 A
• Filed: 01/25/1989
• Issued: 04/24/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Roger L. Hyman
• Original Assignee: Roger L. Hyman
• Inventors: Hyman, Roger L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bovernick, Rodney B.
• Application Number:
  US07/301,820
• Time in Patent Office: 454 Days
• Field of Search: 351/52, 351/85, 351/86, 351/124, 351/128, 351/130, 351/133, 351/154
• US Class Current: 351/85
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/02 Ornaments, e.g. exchangeable
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 5/02 Bridges; Browbars; Intermediate bars nose engaging-surfaces G02C5/12

Abstract

An eyeglass assembly includes a lower lens holding frame and an upper detachable brow piece. The lower frame includes a pair of bridge pieces that span the lens holding openings and are engaged by the brow piece.

Claims

1. An eyeglass assembly comprising:

a lower lens holding frame member having a pair of lens receiving members connected at and disposed on each side of a centrally located nose piece, said lens receiving members defining an upwardly extending opening through which the lens may be inserted into said frame

a pair of bridge pieces spanning each of said openings and connecting said nose piece to an outer portion of said lens receiving member

an upper brow member provided with a groove for receiving said bridge pieces

connector means for releasably connecting said brow member to said lower lens holding frame, said connector means comprising a plurality of pin receiving holes in one of said upper brow member or said lower frame member and a plurality of pins extending from the other of said members

a right temple piece extending rearwardly from the right edge portion of one of said upper brow member or lower frame member and

a left temple piece extending rearwardly from the left edge portion of one of said upper brow member or lower frame member.

2. The eyeglass assembly of claim 1 wherein said pins include a finger disposed in the nose piece of one of said members and a pin disposed at both outer edges of one of said members.

3. The eyeglass assembly of claim 1 wherein said upper brow includes a flange member disposed forwardly of said pins and extending in a direction substantially parallel to said pins so as to conceal the connection between said pins and said holes.