Coupling system for securing a one-piece lens to temples

• US 6,742,891 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2002
• Issued: 06/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: High Rainbow Enterprise Comapny Limited
• Original Assignee: High Rainbow Enterprise Comapny Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Chih-Lung
• Primary Examiner(s): MAI, HUY KIM
• Application Number:
  US10/246,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20040057009A1
• Time in Patent Office: 621 Days
• Field of Search: 351/41, 351/51, 351/52, 351/103-106, 351/110, 351/116, 351/121, 351/140-143, 351/154
• US Class Current: 351/140
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 1/02 Bridge or browbar secured to lenses without the use of rims
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 1/04 Bridge or browbar secured to or integral with partial rims, e.g. with partially-flexible rim for holding lens
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2200/06 Locking elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2200/08 Modular frames, easily exchangeable frame parts and lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 5/10 Intermediate bars or bars between bridge and side-members

Abstract

A coupling system for securing a one-piece lens to temples includes a pair of temples, a one-piece lens and a pair of marking blocks. Each temple has a cavity in the outer surface of the front head, a through hole is provided in each cavity, a room is formed in each front head, and each room has a rear end portion. The one-piece lens has both inserting ends, and a hole is provided near each inserting end. Each marking block is made to be a certain configuration, an inserting hook is provided at the rear of each marking block, the bottom end of each inserting hook has a stopping member, and marks or characters may be provided on the front surface of each marking block.

Claims

1. An eyeglass assembly and coupling system therefor, comprising:

a one-piece lens having a pair of inserting ends respectively formed in opposing end portions thereof, each of said end portions having a hole formed therethrough adjacent a respective one of said inserting ends;

a pair of temples respectively secured to said opposing end portions of said one-piece lens, each of said temples having a longitudinally extending front head portion with a room extending longitudinally therein, said room having a rear end portion, said front head portion having a cavity formed in an outer surface thereof and a through hole disposed in said cavity, said through hole extending through said front head portion and being in open communication with said room, each said end portion of said one-piece lens being received in said room of said front head portion of a respective temple, each said inserting end of said one-piece lens contacting said rear end portion of a respective room and said hole in each said end portion being disposed in aligned relationship with a through hole of a respective one of said front head portions; and

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a pair of marking blocks respectively having an upper surface with a predetermined configuration and an inserting hook extending from a rear surface thereof, said inserting hook having a stopping member at a distal end thereof, each said marking block being disposed in a respective one of said cavities with said inserting hook thereof being passing through said through hole and said corresponding hole of said one-piece lens and said stopping member engaging an inner side of said front head portion to thereby secure said temples to said one-piece lens.