Central piece of a full-rim frame for eyeglasses

• US 6,074,058 A
• Filed: 01/19/1999
• Issued: 06/13/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hemaris GmbH
• Original Assignee: Hemaris GmbH
• Inventors: Anger, Wilhelm
• Primary Examiner(s): MAI, HUY KIM
• Application Number:
  US09/233,572
• Time in Patent Office: 511 Days
• Field of Search: 351/41, 351/83, 351/86, 351/89, 351/154
• US Class Current: 351/83
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 1/06 Bridge or browbar secured to or integral with closed rigid rims for the lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 5/008 Spectacles frames characterized by their material, material structure and material properties

Abstract

The central piece of a full-rim eyeglass frame includes a left full rim (2) for receiving a left lens, a right full rim (4) for receiving a right lens, a bridge (6) joining the two full rims, and two endpieces (8, 10). The two full rims, the bridge and the two endpieces are integrally formed as a single piece, from a plastic. The two full rims (2, 4) are flexible, and are constituted by a closed, elastic band. The central piece of the full-rim frame is assembled into a central piece of a pair of eyeglasses with two lenses, whose outer circumferential lines have somewhat larger dimensions than the inner contour lines of the two full rims, so that the full rims of the central piece of the eyeglasses are stretched around the lenses, and their shape conforms to the shape of the lenses.

Claims

1. A central piece of a full-rim frame for eyeglasses comprising a left full rim for receiving a left lens and having an inner side, a right full rim for receiving a right lens and having an inner side, a bridge joining the two full rims, and two endpieces, one of which is arranged on a side of each full rim opposite the bridge, the two full rims, the bridge and the two endpieces being integrally formed as a single piece and being made of a plastic, wherein the two full rims are flexible and approximate a closed ring.

2. The central piece as recited in claim 1, wherein the two full rims further have, on their inner side, a surrounding protrusion to engage a surrounding groove in the edge of the corresponding lens.

3. The central piece as recited in claim 2, wherein the protrusion has an essentially semicircular profile.

4. The central piece as recited in claim 3, wherein the two full rims have an essentially circular profile.

5. The central piece as recited in claim 3, wherein the two full rims have an essentially rectangular profile.

6. The central piece as recited in claim 3, wherein the two full rims have a profile defined by two semicircles with different radii, and two straight lines joining the semicircles, the semicircle with the smaller radius being arranged on the inner side of the full rim.

7. The central piece as recited in claim 1, wherein the two full rims define, on their inner side, a groove to engage a surrounding protrusion formed on an edge of the corresponding lens.

8. The central piece as recited in claim 7, wherein the groove has a triangular profile.

9. The central piece as recited in claim 7, wherein the two full rims have an essentially circular profile.

10. The central piece as recited in claim 7, wherein the two full rims have an essentially rectangular profile.

11. The central piece as recited in claim 7, wherein the two full rims have an essentially flat-shaped profile.

12. The central piece as recited in claim 1, wherein the profile of each of the two full rims has the same cross sectional dimensions at substantially all portions thereof.

13. The central piece as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the two full rims, at least in the region of the bridge and/or in the region of the endpieces, has support surfaces to fit against flat sections in an edge of the corresponding lens.

14. The central piece as recited in claim 1, wherein a hinge leaf of an eyeglass hinge is molded onto each of the two endpieces.

15. The central piece as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the two endpieces is configured as a peg-like protrusion and a separately produced hinge leaf of an eyeglass hinge is fastened to each protrusion.

16. The central piece as recited in claim 1, wherein a separately produced pad arm component is attached to the bridge.

17. The central piece as recited in claim 1, wherein the plastic is a polyamide.

18. A central piece of a full-rim frame for eyeglasses comprising:

a flexible left full rim for receiving a left lens and having an inner side;

a flexible right full rim for receiving a right lens and having an inner side;

a bridge joining the two full rims; and

two endpieces, one of which is arranged on a side of each full rim opposite the bridge, wherein the two full rims, the bridge and the two endpieces are integrally formed as a single piece and made of a plastic, wherein the two full rims further have, on their inner side, a peripheral protrusion to engage a surrounding groove in the edge of the corresponding lens, and wherein each of the two full rims, at least in the region of the bridge and/or in the region of the endpieces, has support surfaces to fit against flat sections in an edge of the corresponding lens.

19. The central piece as recited in claim 18 wherein each of the two endpieces is configured as a peg-like protrusion and separately produced hinge leaf of an eyeglass hinge is fastened to each protrusion.

20. The central piece as recited in claim 18 wherein a hinge leaf of an eyeglass hinge is molded onto each of the two endpieces.

21. The central piece as recited in claim 18 wherein a separately produced pad arm component is attached to the bridge.

22. The central piece as recited in claim 18 wherein a protrusion has an essentially semicircular profile.

23. A central piece of a full-rim frame for eyeglasses comprising:

a flexible left full rim for receiving a left lens and having an inner side;

a flexible right full rim for receiving a right lens and having an inner side;

a bridge joining the two full rims; and

two endpieces, one of which is arranged on a side of each full rim opposite the bridge, wherein the two full rims, the bridge and the two endpieces are integrally formed as a single piece and made of a plastic, wherein the two full rims define, on their inner side, a groove to engage a surrounding protrusion formed on an edge of the corresponding lens, and each of the two full rims, at least in the region of the bridge and/or in the region of the endpieces, has support surfaces to fit against flat sections in an edge of the corresponding lens.

24. The central piece as recited in claim 23 wherein a hinge leaf of an eyeglass hinge is molded onto each of the two endpieces.

25. The central piece as recited in claim 23 wherein each of the two endpieces is configured as a peg-like protrusion and a separately produced hinge leaf of an eyeglass hinge is fasted to each protrusion.

26. The central piece as recited in claim 23 wherein a separately produced pad arm component is attached to the bridge.

27. The central piece as recited in claim 23 wherein the groove has a triangular profile.