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Foldable spectacles with temple members having deformable earpieces for fitting into compact case

  • US 5,640,218 A
  • Filed: 12/22/1995
  • Issued: 06/17/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In spectacles which are foldable to fit into a thin, compact spectacle case having an inside height (H0) substantially corresponding to a height of a spectacle lens frame, said spectacles including an auxiliary temple member pivotally connected to an outer end of an upper side of a lens frame, and a main temple member pivotally connected to a free end of the auxiliary temple member, the auxiliary temple member and the main temple member being prepared from a light metal and foldable generally in a plane which is the same as the lens frame to accommodate the spectacles in the spectacle case, the improvement comprising:

  • the main temple member having attached to an outer end thereof an earpiece prepared from an easily elastically deformable synthetic resin, the earpiece having a bent portion with a normal bend height (H) greater than the inside height (H0) of the spectacle case, the earpiece being deformable to a height corresponding to the inside height (H0) of the spectacle case and in a plane with the main temple member and auxiliary temple member corresponding to that of the lens frame.

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