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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
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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.

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