Eyewear with prescription lens inserts

• US 6,502,937 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2001
• Issued: 01/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Stanley Schleger
• Original Assignee: Stanley Schleger
• Inventors: Yang, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): MAI, HUY KIM
• Application Number:
  US09/845,398
• Publication Number:
  US 20020012098A1
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 351/47, 351/48, 351/57, 351/58
• US Class Current: 351/57
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 1/00 Assemblies of lenses with bridges or browbars
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 9/00 Attaching auxiliary optical parts auxiliary optical parts per se G02C7/08 - G02C7/16

Abstract

Eyewear comprising an eyewear frame, at least one lens in the eyewear frame; and an attachment device for holding a prescription lens insert so that the prescription lens insert is held in position adjacent the lens of the eyewear thereby to correct the vision of a wearer of the eyewear.

Claims

1. Eyewear comprising:

an eyewear frame;

at least one lens in the eyewear frame; and

an attachment device for holding a prescription lens insert so that the prescription lens insert is held in a position adjacent the lens of the eyewear thereby to correct the vision of a wearer of the eyewear;

further comprising a nose bridge attached to the frame of the eyewear, the attachment device being attached to the nose bridge; and

wherein the attachment device comprises a horizontally extending channel in the nose bridge opening rearwardly, and further wherein the prescription lens insert comprises two prescription lens inserts, one for each eye of the wearer connected by a bridge, and wherein the bridge is received in the channel of the nose bridge, and further wherein the bridge is inserted slidably into the rearwardly opening channel.

2. The eyewear of claim 1, further wherein the bridge comprises a wire bridge.

3. The eyewear of claim 2 wherein the nose bridge is integral with the frame.

4. The eyewear of claim 2 wherein the nose bridge is fastened to the frame by a fastener.

5. The eyewear of claim 2 further comprising a temple opposite each frame end hingedly connected to the frame.

6. The eyewear of claim 1, wherein the bridge is received as a snap fit into the channel.

7. The eyewear of claim 6, wherein the bridge is provided with a bent portion, the bent portion being received in the channel.

8. The eyewear of claim 1, wherein the bridge is received in the channel and a nose comforting member is attached to the nose bridge to hold the bridge and thus prescription inserts in place.

9. The eyewear of claim 1 wherein the prescription lens insert is held by the attachment device behind the lens.

10. The eyewear of claim 1, wherein the lens provides sun protection.

11. A prescription lens insert for non-prescription eyewear, the prescription lens insert comprising two lenses;

a supporting member attached to the two lenses;

the supporting member comprising a member adapted to be received by an attachment device of the non-prescription eyewear;

further wherein the supporting member comprises a bridge connecting the two lenses, the bridge being adapted to be attached to the attachment device of the eyewear and further wherein the non-prescription eyewear comprises eyewear comprising;

an eyewear frame;

at least one lens in the eyewear frame; and

an attachment device for holding the prescription lens insert so that the prescription lens insert is held in a position adjacent the lens of the eyewear thereby to correct the vision of a wearer of the eyewear;

further comprising a nose bridge attached to the frame of the eyewear, the attachment device being disposed on the nose bridge; and

wherein the attachment device comprises a horizontally extending channel in the nose bridge opening rearwardly,

and wherein the bridge of the prescription lens insert is received in the channel of the nose bridge, and further wherein the bridge is inserted slidably into the rearwardly opening channel.

12. The prescription lens insert of claim 11, wherein the bridge comprises a wire bridge.

13. The prescription lens insert of claim 11, wherein the bridge comprises a member having a substantially linear extent with a portion thereof bent away from the linear extent of the bridge for being received in the attachment device of the eyewear.

14. The prescription lens insert of claim 11 wherein the attachment device holds the prescription insert behind a lens of the eyewear.