Apparatus for magnetic securing a spectacle frame to a support

• US 6,168,273 B1
• Filed: 12/21/1999
• Issued: 01/02/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Etablissements Rochaix Neyron
• Original Assignee: Etablissements Rochaix Neyron
• Inventors: Dupraz, Jean-Luc, Dupraz, Jean-Francois
• Primary Examiner(s): MAI, HUY KIM
• Application Number:
  US09/403,454
• Time in Patent Office: 378 Days
• Field of Search: 351/111, 351/112, 351/158, 248/309.1, 248/902
• US Class Current: 351/158
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/00 Non-optical adjuncts; Attachment thereof G02C7/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2200/02 Magnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 3/04 Arrangements for supporting by hand, e.g. lorgnette, Arrangements for supporting by articles by walking-sticks A45B3/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/902 Eyeglasses holder

Abstract

A spectacle frame which has two sides each of which includes a stud connected thereto by a hinge. The spectacle frame has a magnetic element which allows the spectacle frame to be fixed on a support. This magnetic element has at least one magnet connected to at least one of the two sides of the spectacle frame. The magnet can be either molded into the frame or affixed within a hole in at least one of the sides.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a spectacle frame having two eyeglass frames, each of said eyeglass frames having a stud extending outwardly therefrom, said spectacle frame having a side hingedly connected to said stud;

at least one magnet affixed to said side of said spectacle frame; and

a support article having magnetic means thereon, said magnetic means for temporarily magnetically fixing said spectacle frame on said support article during periods of non-use of said spectacle frame.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, said magnet being moulded into said spectacle frame.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, said magnet being adhesively secured to said spectacle frame.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, said spectacle frame having a hole formed therein, said magnet being affixed within said hole.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, said magnet being crimped onto said side of said spectacle frame.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, said magnetic means comprising a plate affixed to said support article.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a positioning means connected to said magnetic means, said positioning means for limiting relative sliding movement between said spectacle frame and said support article.