Hinge device for eyeglasses

US10108026B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10108026-B2
Application numberUS-201515313064-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 13, 2015
Priority dateMay 21, 2014
Publication dateOct 23, 2018
Grant dateOct 23, 2018

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Abstract

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A hinge device for eyeglasses includes an accommodation body provided with engagement seats for gripping and locking a hinge body to an end piece of an eyeglass frame. The hinge body includes a central body that is adapted to engage within the accommodation body. The central body is further configured to engage in turn a temple of the eyeglass frame.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A hinge device for eyeglasses comprising an accommodation body provided with engagement seats for gripping and locking a hinge body to an end piece of an eyeglass frame, said hinge body comprising a central body that is adapted to engage within said accommodation body, said central body being adapted to engage in turn a temple of said eyeglass frame, wherein said central body is provided as a first C-shaped hollow body, provided with teeth that are adapted to engage engagement seats that are defined in said accommodation body, and wherein said central body provided as a first C-shaped hollow body is provided with a pair of coaxial eyelets that are adapted to allow the interposition of an eyelet of the temple and the locking by way of a pivot that passes through said coaxial eyelets and said eyelet of the temple. 2. The hinge device according to claim 1 , wherein said accommodation body is defined by a second C-shaped hollow body provided with engagement seats. 3. The hinge device according to claim 1 , wherein said central body is defined by a single element that is folded onto itself so as to define said first C-shaped hollow body. 4. The hinge device according to claim 1 , wherein said central body is defined by two separate elements, which are adapted to engage separately in said accommodation body. 5. The hinge device according to claim 1 , wherein said accommodation body is defined by a box-like body that is provided with engagement seats. 6. The hinge device according to claim 5 , wherein said accommodation body is provided inside said end piece, said engagement seats being in turn provided within said end piece, so as to define a second C-shaped hollow body. 7. The hinge device according to claim 1 , further comprising washers that are adapted to be arranged symmetrically so as to interpose themselves between the coaxial eyelets and the eyelet and be passed through by said pivot. 8. The hinge device according to claim 1 , wherein said accommodation body defines a portion that is adapted to accommodate said hinge body. 9. An eyeglass frame comprising a hinge device according to claim 1 .

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Classifications

  • Pivot bearings and hinge bolts other than screws · CPC title

  • G02C5/22Primary

    Hinges (pivotal connection in general F16C11/00) · CPC title

  • G02C5/10Primary

    Intermediate bars or bars between bridge and side-members · CPC title

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What does patent US10108026B2 cover?
A hinge device for eyeglasses includes an accommodation body provided with engagement seats for gripping and locking a hinge body to an end piece of an eyeglass frame. The hinge body includes a central body that is adapted to engage within the accommodation body. The central body is further configured to engage in turn a temple of the eyeglass frame.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Luxottica Srl
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02C5/22. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 23 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).