Magnetic means for securing auxiliary lenses to eyeglasses

• US 5,416,537 A
• Filed: 03/22/1994
• Issued: 05/16/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aspex Eyewear Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Frank Sadler
• Inventors: Sadler, Frank
• Primary Examiner(s): Sikes, William L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MAI, HUY KIM
• Application Number:
  US08/215,615
• Time in Patent Office: 420 Days
• Field of Search: 351/41, 351/47, 351/57, 351/58, 351/92, 351/106, 351/158, 2/441, 2/443
• US Class Current: 351/57
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2200/02 Magnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/086 Auxiliary lenses located directly on a main spectacle lens or in the immediate vicinity of main spectacles
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 9/00 Attaching auxiliary optical parts auxiliary optical parts per se G02C7/08 - G02C7/16

Abstract

An eyeglass device is provided which includes frames adapted for fitting on and being supported by a human wearer'"'"'s head. Primary lenses are set within the frames and have an external shape. The eyeglass device also has auxiliary lenses which have an external shape which generally corresponds to the external shape of the primary lenses. First magnetic members are attached to the frames, and second magnetic members are attached to the auxiliary lenses in positions which correspond to the positions of the first magnetic members in the frames. The second magnetic members are arranged for engagement with the first magnetic members to thereby secure the auxiliary lenses to the eyeglasses.

Claims

1. An eyeglass device, comprising:

primary lenses having external circumferential dimensions and shape;

frames adapted for fitting on a human wearer'"'"'s head, the frames having retaining means for retaining the primary lenses, the retaining means having internal circumferential dimensions and shape which are substantially equal to the external circumferential dimensions and shape of the primary lenses, the frames having temporal portions at positions which correspond with temporal regions of the wearer, the temporal portions of the frames defining a portion of the frames external to the retaining means;

auxiliary lenses having temporal portions at positions which correspond with the positions of the temporal portions of the frames;

first magnetic members attached to the temporal portions of the frames; and

second magnetic members attached to the temporal portions of the auxiliary lenses for engagement with the first magnetic members.

2. An eyeglass device according to claim 1, wherein both the first and second magnetic members are permanent magnets.

3. An eyeglass device according to claim 1, wherein the first magnetic members are embedded in the frames.

4. An eyeglass device according to claim 3, wherein the first magnetic members have an upper surface which is level with the frames.

5. An eyeglass device according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary lenses have a tint which is darker than a tint of the primary lenses.