Temple structure for a pair of eyeglasses

• US 6,036,309 A
• Filed: 01/25/1999
• Issued: 03/14/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chih-Hsin Liu, Jung-Chuan Liu
• Original Assignee: Chih-Hsin Liu, Jung-Chuan Liu
• Inventors: Liu, Chih-Hsin, Liu, Jung-Chuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Dang, Hung Xuan
• Application Number:
  US09/235,909
• Time in Patent Office: 414 Days
• Field of Search: 351/111, 351/113, 351/114, 351/118, 351/119, 351/121, 351/158, 351/41
• US Class Current: 351/111
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/02 Ornaments, e.g. exchangeable
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 5/146 having special front end

Abstract

A temple structure of the eyeglasses includes a chamber defined in the end thereof which is pivotally connected to the front of the eyeglasses, a transparent portion is defined in the outside of the temple so as to see the interior of the chamber. A perfume tube is received in the chamber and has a valve device attached thereto which has an operation end extending from the end of the temple so that when pivoting the temple toward the front, the operation end is pushed and the perfume is dispensed from the outlet defined in the operation end.

Claims

1. A temple structure for a pair of eyeglasses, comprising:

a temple having a chamber defined therein and a hole defined in a first end thereof which is adapted to pivotally engage with a front frame, said hole communicating with said chamber, and

a tube received in said chamber and having a valve means received therein, said valve means having an operation end which extends through said hole.

2. The temple structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said chamber having an opening defined in a top of said temple and a cover engaged with said opening.

3. The temple structure as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a transparent portion defined in the outside of said temple so that the interior of said chamber can be seen via said transparent portion.

4. The temple structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tube has an annular flange extending radially inward from the inside thereof so as to define a first space and a second space separated by said annular flange, an aperture defined in one of two ends of said tube and communicating with said first space, said valve means received in said first space and having a passage defined therein, an inlet defined radially through the wall of said valve means and communicating with said passage, said operation end extending through said aperture and said hole and having an outlet defined through the distal end thereof, said outlet communicating with said passage, a spring mounted to said valve means and biased between said annular flange and inside of said end having said aperture, said inlet being shifted beyond said annular flange and into said second space by pressing said operation end.

5. The temple structure as claimed in claim 4 further comprising a supply valve attached to said tube and communicating with said second space.