Rechargeable lighted glasses
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1. Rechargeable lighted glasses comprising:
- a pair of temple portions, each temple portion including a forward portion;
a cross-frame member extending between the pair of temple portions;
a pivotable connection between each of the forward portions of the temple portions and the cross-frame member;
a light source mounted to the forward portion of at least one of the temple portions for directing light forwardly of the one temple portion;
a rechargeable power source mounted to the one temple portion and coupled to the light source for providing power thereto; and
a recharging interface disposed along the one temple portion and electrically coupled to the rechargeable power source for providing power thereto.
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Abstract
Rechargeable lighted glasses are provided having one or more light sources mounted thereto and powered by a rechargeable power source. The rechargeable power source can be recharged through a recharging interface mounted to at least one of the temple arm portions of the rechargeable lighted glasses.
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24 Claims
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1. Rechargeable lighted glasses comprising:
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a pair of temple portions, each temple portion including a forward portion; a cross-frame member extending between the pair of temple portions; a pivotable connection between each of the forward portions of the temple portions and the cross-frame member; a light source mounted to the forward portion of at least one of the temple portions for directing light forwardly of the one temple portion; a rechargeable power source mounted to the one temple portion and coupled to the light source for providing power thereto; and a recharging interface disposed along the one temple portion and electrically coupled to the rechargeable power source for providing power thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Rechargeable illuminated eyewear comprising:
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a pair of elongate temple arms each having forward and rearward end portions and inner and outer surface portions; a cross-frame including a bridge portion and extending laterally between the forward end portions of the temple arms with the temple arms and bridge portion adapted to be supported on a user'"'"'s ears and nose, respectively; a pivot connection between each of the forward end portions of the temple arms and the cross-frame for pivoting of the temple arms open and closed relative thereto so that when closed, the temple arms generally extend laterally along the cross-frame, and when open, the temple arms generally extend in a fore-and-aft longitudinal direction so that the rearward end portions are distal from the cross-frame; a plurality of light sources each having a lens thereof with each temple arm having at least one of the light sources mounted thereto at the forward end portion thereof to generally face forwardly in the fore-and-aft longitudinal direction to project light forwardly from the forward end portion with the light sources pivoting with the temple arms so that when the temple arms are pivoted closed, the light sources generally face laterally in a lateral direction; a plurality of rechargeable power sources for providing power to each of the light sources; a narrow power source compartment of each of the temple arms between the respective inner and outer surface portions thereof, the narrow power source compartment having a thin lateral width between the temple arm inner and outer surface portions sized to receive the rechargeable power source therein; and a recharging interface disposed in the each of the temple arms and electrically coupled to the rechargeable power source for providing power thereto, and exposed along each of the temple arms for being connected to corresponding contacts of a charger device for recharging the rechargeable power source. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Rechargeable illuminated eyewear:
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a pair of elongate temple arm members each having forward and rearward ends; a cross-frame member of a unitary one-piece construction having opposite ends at which the forward ends of the temple arm members are pivotally connected; an opening in the forward end of each of the temple arm members; a pair of LEDs, each including a lens received in a respective one of the forward end openings of the temple arm members; a thin rear portion of each of the temple arm members; opposite inner and outer surface portions of each of the temple arm members laterally spaced from each other and extending lengthwise along the respective temple arm members adjacent the forward ends thereof; an enlarged forward portion of each of the temple arm members that is laterally thicker between the opposite inner and outer surface portions and vertically larger in a vertical direction along the opposite inner and outer surface portions than the temple arm member thin rear portion; a tapered portion of each of the temple arm members that tapers from the vertically larger forward portion to the thin rear portion to transition therebetween; a battery compartment between the opposite inner and outer surface portions of each of the temple arm members at the enlarged forward portions thereof; a rechargeable battery for providing power to the corresponding LED and being disposed within the corresponding battery compartment; a recharging interface disposed in the temple arm members adjacent to the power source compartment with the rechargeable battery therein and electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery for providing recharging power thereto; and electrical contacts of the recharging interface exposed along the temple arm members. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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