Eyewear supporting after-market electrical components
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1. A pair of glasses comprising:
- a first lens holder for receiving a first lens, the first lens holder having a first side and a second side;
a second lens holder for receiving a second lens, the second lens holder having a first side and a second side;
a bridge element coupling the first side of the first lens holder to the second side of the second lens holder;
a first temple having a first end and a second end, with the first end secured to the second side of the first lens holder; and
a second temple having a first end and a second end, with the first end secured to the first side of the second lens holder,wherein the first temple is a multi-part temple having a first part and a second part, with the first part closer to the corresponding lens holder than the second part, the second part of the first temple being removably coupled to the first part of the first temple,wherein at least one electrical component is at least partially embedded in the second part of the first temple, andwherein at least one other electrical component is at least partially embedded in the first part of the first temple and operatively interconnected with the electrical component that is at least partially embedded in the second part of the first temple to perform an electrical function.
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Abstract
Techniques for providing eyewear with electrical components are disclosed. The electrical components can provide electrical technology to eyewear without having to substantially compromise aesthetic design principles of the eyewear. The electrical components can be partially or completely internal to eyewear. The electrical components can also be attached to the eyewear as an after-market enhancement. The electrical components can operate independently or together with other electrical components provided elsewhere.
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19 Claims
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1. A pair of glasses comprising:
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a first lens holder for receiving a first lens, the first lens holder having a first side and a second side; a second lens holder for receiving a second lens, the second lens holder having a first side and a second side; a bridge element coupling the first side of the first lens holder to the second side of the second lens holder; a first temple having a first end and a second end, with the first end secured to the second side of the first lens holder; and a second temple having a first end and a second end, with the first end secured to the first side of the second lens holder, wherein the first temple is a multi-part temple having a first part and a second part, with the first part closer to the corresponding lens holder than the second part, the second part of the first temple being removably coupled to the first part of the first temple, wherein at least one electrical component is at least partially embedded in the second part of the first temple, and wherein at least one other electrical component is at least partially embedded in the first part of the first temple and operatively interconnected with the electrical component that is at least partially embedded in the second part of the first temple to perform an electrical function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An eyeglass frame, comprising:
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an eyeglass frame having at least first and second temples, one on each side of the eyeglass frame, the first temple having a forward part that removably couples to a rearward part; and a first electronic device partially or fully embedded in the rearward part of the first temple, wherein said eyeglass frame further comprises a second electronic device partially or fully embedded in the forward part of the first temple, wherein the rearward part and the forward part of the first temple are interconnected by a connector, and wherein, when the rearward part and the forward part of the first temple are interconnected, the first electronic device and the second electronic device are electrically interconnected by way of the connector. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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