Eyeglass system

• US 8,608,309 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2012
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: A New Vision, LLC
• Original Assignee: A New Vision, LLC
• Inventors: Schnoll, Jeffrey M., Kent, Gwendolyn R., Singh, Inder Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): MAI, HUY KIM
• Application Number:
  US13/426,960
• Publication Number:
  US 20130169923A1
• Time in Patent Office: 635 Days
• Field of Search: 351/41, 351/51, 351/52, 351/83, 351/86, 351/111, 351/119, 351/121, 351/153, 351 47- 48, 351 57- 58, 162/28
• US Class Current: 351/121
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/02 Ornaments, e.g. exchangeable
• 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

An eyeglass system having interchangeable components. The eyeglass system includes right and left temples that are connected to a front frame via a decorative pin. The pin is easily removed to allow one to replace the temples with those having another style, or use the temples with another frame. A front cover can also be connected to the frame via the pin to further change the style or design of the eyeglasses.

Claims

1. A reconfigurable eyeglass system comprising:

a front frame having a right lens holder and a left lens holder, the front frame including a first end portion on a first end of the front frame having a first opening, and a second end portion on a second end of the front frame having a second opening;

a first right arm connectable to the first end portion of the front frame by a first hinge having a first arm hinge portion and a second frame hinge portion, the second frame hinge portion including an opening configured for alignment with the first opening of the first end portion of the front frame;

a first left arm connectable to the second end portion of the front frame by a second hinge having a first arm hinge portion and a second frame hinge portion, the second frame hinge portion including an opening configured for alignment with the second opening of the second end portion of the front frame;

a first front frame cover including a first end portion having a first opening aligned with the first opening of the first end portion of the front frame and a second end portion having a second opening aligned with the second opening of the second end portion of the front frame;

a first connector pin positioned in the first opening of the first end portion of the front frame and the opening of the second frame hinge portion of the first hinge and the first opening of the first end portion of the first front frame cover, the first connector pin having an outer exposed decorative surface; and

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a second connector pin positioned in the second opening of the second end portion of the front frame and the opening of the second frame hinge portion of the second hinge and the second opening of the second end portion of the first front frame cover, the second connector pin having an outer exposed decorative surface.

2. The reconfigurable eyeglass system of claim 1 further comprising a second front frame cover.

3. The reconfigurable eyeglass system of claim 1 further comprising a second right arm and a second left arm connectable to the first front frame by the first connector pin and the second connector pin.

4. The reconfigurable eyeglass system of claim 1 comprising a third connector pin and a fourth connector pin.

5. The reconfigurable eyeglass system of claim 1 wherein each of the first connector pin and second connector pin has a threaded stem portion.

6. The reconfigurable eyeglass system of claim 5 wherein the threaded stem portion has a starting point and ending point configured to properly align a design on the decorative surface.

7. The reconfigurable eyeglass system of claim 1 wherein the first connector pin includes an internal spring element.

8. The reconfigurable eyeglass system of claim 7 wherein the first connector pin includes a cap having internal teeth configured to engage the internal spring element.

9. The reconfigurable eyeglass system of claim 1 wherein the first connector pin and the second connector pin are formed from plastic.

10. An eyeglass system comprising:

a front frame portion having a right lens holder and a left lens holder;

a right arm extending from a first end portion of the front frame portion and a left arm extending from a second end portion of the front frame portion;

a first connector pin connecting the right arm to the first end portion of the front frame portion;

a second connector pin connecting the left arm to the second end portion of the front frame portion; and

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a front frame cover portion connected to the front frame portion by the first connector pin and the second connector pin.

11. The eyeglass system of claim 10 wherein the first connector pin includes an exposed surface having a first image thereon.

12. The eyeglass system of claim 11 wherein the second connector pin includes an exposed surface having the first image thereon.

13. The eyeglass system of claim 11 wherein the second connector pin includes an exposed surface having a second image different than the first image thereon.

14. The eyeglass system of claim 10 wherein the front frame cover portion is snapped-fit onto the front frame portion.

15. The eyeglass system of claim 10 wherein the first end portion of the front frame portion includes a first opening and the second end portion of the front frame portion includes a second opening.

16. The eyeglass system of claim 15 wherein the front frame cover portion includes a first end portion having a first opening aligned with the first opening of the first end portion of the front frame portion, and a second end portion having a second opening aligned with the second opening of the second end portion of the front frame portion.

17. The eyeglass system of claim 16 wherein the first connector pin is positioned through the first opening in the first end of the front frame portion and the first opening of the first end portion of the front frame cover portion, and the second connector pin is positioned through the second opening in the second end of the front frame portion and the second opening of the second end portion of the front frame cover portion.

18. The eyeglass system of claim 17 further comprising a first hinge component connecting the right arm to the first end portion of the front frame portion, the first hinge component having an opening aligned with the first opening in the first end portion of the front frame portion, and a second hinge component connecting the left arm to the second end portion of the front frame portion, the second hinge component having an opening aligned with the second opening in the second end portion of the front frame portion.