Lighted reading glasses

• US 8,899,744 B2
• Filed: 07/22/2013
• Issued: 12/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Waters Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Michael Waters
• Inventors: Waters, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): DANG, HUNG XUAN
• Application Number:
  US13/947,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20140185003A1
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• Field of Search: 351/158, 351/41, 351/111, 351/121, 351/119, 362/105, 362/103
• US Class Current: 351/158
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/04 Illuminating means

Abstract

Lighted eyewear is described that projects light forwardly thereof. The eyewear includes a cross frame portion with temple arm portions extending rearwardly therefrom. Light mounts at forward portions of the temple arm portions include a forward opening and an interior space. Light emitting diodes are received in the interior space of the temple arm light mounts are mounted to project light through the forward openings thereof to a position forwardly of the cross-frame portion. A mounting surface of each light mount orients the light emitting diodes at a predetermined inwardly canted angle relative to normal from the lateral axis of the cross frame portion with the temple arm portions extending rearwardly from the cross frame portion.

Claims

1. Lighted glasses comprising:

a cross-frame portion extending along a lateral axis and having opposite end portions;

elongate temple arm portions extending rearwardly from forward portions thereof adjacent to the end portions of the cross frame portion in a use position;

inner and outer surface portions of each temple arm portion extending lengthwise along the temple arm portions;

electronic compartments at the forward portions of the temple arm portions, each having a forward opening, an interior space, and a lateral opening in one of the inner and outer surface portions configured to provide access to the interior space;

electronic assemblies received in the interior spaces of the temple arm electronic compartments, the electronic assemblies each including;

a light emitting diode mounted to project light through the forward opening of an associated one of the electronic compartments so that light is emitted forwardly of the cross frame portion,

a switch device, including a base portion and an actuator portion, with the base portion mounted in the interior of the associated electronic compartment and the actuator portion projecting to the exterior thereof to be accessible to a wearer for allowing the light emitting diode to be selectively energized, and

a power source received within the interior of the associated electronic compartment to provide power to the light emitting diode;

the lighted glasses further comprising;

covers of the temple arm portions configured to cover the lateral openings of the electronic compartments so that the electronic assemblies are secured within the interior spaces thereof; and

fasteners configured to be inserted into the temple arm inner surface portions to engage the covers and the temple arm forward portions to secure the covers onto the temple arm portions and to be substantially concealed from view with the temple arm portions in the use position while being worn.