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Clamp assembly set for attaching a variety of optical devices to eyeglasses

  • US 5,448,318 A
  • Filed: 02/10/1994
  • Issued: 09/05/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A clamp assembly set for attaching a variety of different optical devices to eyeglasses with the same clamp, said clamp assembly set comprising:

  • a clamp including first and second levers linked at middle areas thereof with first ends thereof working together to form clamping jaws and second, opposite, ends thereof formed as opening grips for separating the clamping jaws, said clamp also including a spring means for loading the clamping jaws toward one another, said clamping jaws being in the form of forks with branches of the forks being formed, and ends of the branches of each fork being spaced from one another, so that they can extend across a bridge of a pair of eyeglasses for clamping onto the eyeglasses at inner, upper, edges thereof, said clamp further including a clamp coupling element affixed to the first lever; and

    a plurality of optical-device coupling elements, each for being affixed to a different one of a plurality of different optical devices;

    wherein said clamp coupling element and each of said optical-device coupling elements includes attaching means for selectively, and relatively easily, attaching to and detaching from one another for selectively attaching different ones of said different optical devices to the eyeglasses;

    whereby said plurality of different optical devices, each having one of said plurality of optical-device coupling elements thereon, can be selectively, and relatively easily, attached to and detached from said eyeglasses on which the clamp coupling element is mounted.

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