Illuminated eyewear

• US 9,513,495 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2013
• Issued: 12/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael Waters
• Original Assignee: Michael Waters
• Inventors: Waters, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember, Thomas M
• Application Number:
  US14/038,301
• Publication Number:
  US 20140022765A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,167 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/00 Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/04 Illuminating means

Abstract

There is provided illuminated eyewear having one or more light sources mounted thereto to project light forwardly thereof. The illuminated eyewear includes a cross-frame member or portion and temple arm members or portions extending rearwardly therefrom in a use configuration. The illuminated eyewear may include a pass-through portion of the cross-frame member that is oriented to be forwardly of the light source to allow light projected from the light source to pass therethrough to an area forwardly of the cross-frame member.

Claims

1. Illuminated eyewear comprising:

a pair of temple arm members each having forward and rearward ends;

a front support extending laterally between the forward ends of the temple arm members and connected thereto;

a pivot connection between each of the forward ends of the temple arm members and the front support for pivoting of the temple arm members open and closed relative thereto so that when closed the temple arm members generally extend laterally along the front support and when open the temple arm members generally extend in a fore-and-aft longitudinal direction so that the rearward ends are distal from the front support;

a light source mounted to each of the temple arm members adjacent to or at the forward end thereof for projecting a light beam therefrom so that the light source pivots with the temple arm member to which it is mounted and relative to the front support;

a light altering material disposed on at least a portion of each light source, the material being selected so as to change a predetermined configuration of the light beam;

a power source mounted to each of the temple arm members for providing power to the light sources;

a switch mounted to each of the temple arm members for turning the light sources on and off.

2. The illuminated eyewear of claim 1 wherein the light altering material is configured to diffuse, refract, filter, or color the light beam of the light source.

3. Illuminated eyewear comprising:

a pair of temple arm members each having forward and rearward ends;

a front support extending laterally between the forward ends of the temple arm members and connected thereto;

a light source mounted to each of the temple arm members for projecting a light beam therefrom;

a light altering material disposed on at least a portion of each light source, the material being selected so as to change a predetermined configuration of the light beam;

a power source mounted to each of the temple arm members for providing power to the light sources; and

a switch mounted to each of the temple arm members for turning the light sources on and off;

wherein the temple arm members are constructed from a material having a predetermined appearance and the light altering material is configured to alter the appearance of the light source to mimic the predetermined appearance of the temple arm member material.

4. Illuminated eyewear comprising:

a pair of temple arm members each having forward and rearward ends;

a front support extending laterally between the forward ends of the temple arm members and connected thereto;

a light source mounted to each of the temple arm members for projecting a light beam therefrom, the light source including a light emitting diode having a lens portion, an illumination element disposed within the lens portion, and leads extending from the illumination element to an exterior of the lens portion;

a coating of light altering material is disposed on the lens portion of the light emitting diode of each light source or a light altering surface of the lens portion of the light emitting diode of each light source, the coating of light altering material or light altering surface being selected so as to change a predetermined configuration of the light beam;

a power source mounted to each of the temple arm members for providing power to the light sources; and

a switch mounted to each of the temple arm members for turning the light sources on and off.

5. The illuminated eyewear of claim 4 wherein the coating of light altering material or light altering surface is configured to diffuse, refract, filter, or color the light beam of the light source.