Eyeglass frames with magnets at bridges for attachment
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1. An eyeglass device comprising:
- a first frame includingtwo retaining mechanisms for supporting a pair of lenses, and defining a frontal plane,a bridge connecting the two retaining mechanisms and holding the two retaining mechanisms together, anda first magnetic member at the bridge for magnetically coupling to another magnetic member at the bridge of a second frame;
such that when coupled,the two frames are attached together,due to the locations of the magnetic members, one of the frames is restricted from moving downwards relative to the other frame, andthe two magnetic members are coupled at a surface that is not parallel to the frontal phase.
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Abstract
A first frame of an eyeglass device includes a bridge with a magnetic member, and two retaining mechanisms for supporting a pair of lenses. The retaining mechanisms defines a frontal plane. The bridge ties the two retaining mechanism together, with the magnetic member magnetically coupling to another magnetic member at the bridge of a second frame. In one embodiment the coupling occurs at a coupling surface on the second frame that is substantially perpendicular to the frontal plane. The magnetic member at the bridge of the first frame can be a permanent magnet or a magnetizable member. The second frame can be a primary frame, and the first frame can be an auxiliary frame.
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1. An eyeglass device comprising:
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a first frame including two retaining mechanisms for supporting a pair of lenses, and defining a frontal plane, a bridge connecting the two retaining mechanisms and holding the two retaining mechanisms together, and a first magnetic member at the bridge for magnetically coupling to another magnetic member at the bridge of a second frame; such that when coupled, the two frames are attached together, due to the locations of the magnetic members, one of the frames is restricted from moving downwards relative to the other frame, and the two magnetic members are coupled at a surface that is not parallel to the frontal phase. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An eyeglass device comprising:
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a bridge connecting two retaining mechanism and holding them together, with the two mechanisms supporting a pair of lenses of a first frame; and a magnetic member at the bridge for magnetically coupling to another magnetic member at the bridge of a second frame; such that; the two retaining mechanisms defines a frontal plane; and when coupled, the two frames are attached together, due to the location of the magnetic members, one of the frames is restricted from moving downwards relative to the other frame; and the the two magnetic members are coupled at a surface that is not parallel to the frontal phase. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. An eyeglass device comprising:
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an auxiliary frame including two retaining mechanisms for supporting a pair of lenses, and defining a frontal plane, a bridge connecting the two retaining mechanisms and holding them together, and a magnetic member at the bridge; and a primary frame including two retaining mechanisms for supporting a pair of lenses, a bridge connecting the two retaining mechanisms and holding them together, and a magnetic member at the bridge for magnetically coupling to the magnetic member at the bridge of the auxiliary frame; such that when coupled, the two frames are attached together, due to the location of the magnetic members, the auxiliary frame is restricted from moving downwards relative to the primary frame; and the two magnetic members are coupled at a surface that is not parallel to the frontal phase. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An eyeglass device comprising:
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a primary frame including two retaining mechanisms for supporting a pair of lenses, and defining a frontal plane, a bridge connecting the two retaining mechanisms, and holding them together, and a first magnetic member at the bridge for magnetically coupling to a second magnetic member at the bridge of an auxiliary frame; such that when coupled, the two frames are attached together, due to the location of the magnetic members, the auxiliary frame is restricted from moving downwards relative to the primary frame; and the two magnetic members are coupled at a surface that is not parallel to the frontal phase. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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