Eyewear incorporating lenses with electronically variable optical properties
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1. An electro-optic eyewear assembly, comprising:
- a frame having opposed ends;
at least one moveable temple;
a hinge mechanically interconnecting said temple to a corresponding end of said frame, wherein said temple is moveable between a wearing position and a storage position;
at least one electro-optic lens carried by said frame wherein said electro-optic lens includes a pair of extending electrode tabs; and
a control circuit carried by said temple, wherein said temple comprises a pair of contact pins each of which is mateable with a corresponding one of said electrode tabs to provide electrical connection between said control circuit and said at least one electro-optic lens when said temple is moved to said wearing position.
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Abstract
An electro-optic eyewear assembly having a frame with opposed ends, a pair of temples, and a hinge mechanically interconnecting each temple to a corresponding end of the frame. Each temple moveable between a wearing position and a storage position and at least one electro-optic lens carried by the frame and a control circuit carried by at least one of the temples. The electrical connection between the control circuit and the at least one electro-optic lens being made by moving one of the temples into physical contact with the frame when the temple carrying the control circuit is moved to a wearing position.
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1. An electro-optic eyewear assembly, comprising:
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a frame having opposed ends; at least one moveable temple; a hinge mechanically interconnecting said temple to a corresponding end of said frame, wherein said temple is moveable between a wearing position and a storage position; at least one electro-optic lens carried by said frame wherein said electro-optic lens includes a pair of extending electrode tabs; and a control circuit carried by said temple, wherein said temple comprises a pair of contact pins each of which is mateable with a corresponding one of said electrode tabs to provide electrical connection between said control circuit and said at least one electro-optic lens when said temple is moved to said wearing position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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