Sliding frame

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10139625-B2
Application number	US-201615210568-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2016
Priority date	Mar 28, 2012
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

A band or frame for wearing on a person's head, as for example eyewear, is provided with a frame that has an inner frame member that is slidable relative to an outer frame element for stiffness or sizing adjustment of the band.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A head-wearable frame, comprising:
an outer u-shaped frame member of a first stiffness having formed thereon one of a channel or an element receivable in said channel, the outer u-shaped frame member having a first outer-member tip-to-tip opening dimension;
an inner flexible u-shaped frame member with a second stiffness different than that of said first stiffness, having the other of said channel or element receivable in said channel formed thereon, the inner flexible u-shaped frame member having a first inner-member tip-to-tip opening dimension;
said inner and outer frame members being joined together in a sliding engagement with said element received in said channel, said inner flexible u-shaped frame member being movable relative to said outer u-shaped frame member to adjust stiffness of the head-wearable frame; and
a single fixation device operable for a singular fixation action that engages both (a) the outer u-shaped frame member in an adjusted position in which the outer u-shaped frame member has a second outer-member tip-to-tip opening dimension that is different from the first outer-member tip-to-tip opening dimension, and (b) the inner flexible u-shaped frame member in an adjusted position in which the inner flexible u-shaped frame member has a second inner-member tip-to-tip opening dimension that is different from the first inner-member tip-to-tip opening dimension.

2. The head-wearable frame of claim 1 , wherein said channel and element are a dovetail arrangement.

3. Eyewear, comprising:
a frame adapted to be secured to a wearer's head;
an outer substantially rigid curved frame member having formed thereon one of a channel or an element receivable in said channel, the outer substantially rigid curved frame member having a first outer-member tip-to-tip opening dimension;
an inner flexible curved frame member having the other of said channel or element receivable in said channel formed thereon, the inner flexible curved frame member having a first inner-member tip-to-tip opening dimension;
said inner and outer frame members being joined together in a sliding engagement with said element received in said channel, said inner flexible curved frame member being movable relative to said outer substantially rigid curved frame member to adjust fitting of the frame;
a single fixation device operable for a singular fixation action that engages both (a) the outer substantially rigid curved frame member in an adjusted position in which the outer substantially rigid curved frame member has a second outer-member tip-to-tip opening dimension that is different from the first outer-member tip-to-tip opening dimension, and (b) the inner flexible curved frame member in an adjusted position in which the inner flexible curved frame member has a second inner-member tip-to-tip opening dimension that is different from the first inner-member tip-to-tip opening dimension; and
at least one lens element mounted to said frame.

4. The eyewear of claim 3 , further comprising:
a camera mounted to said frame;
a power source for said camera; and
a storage device configured to store digital images taken by said camera.

5. The eyewear of claim 4 , further comprising:
a computing system carried by said frame, said computing system comprising said storage device.

6. The eyewear of claim 3 , further comprising:
a video projector mounted to said frame and configured to project images upon the inside of one or more of the at least one lens element mounted to said frame.

7. The eyewear of claim 3 , wherein said channel and element are a dovetail arrangement.

8. A head-wearable frame, comprising:
an outer frame member, the outer frame member having a first outer-member tip-to-tip opening dimension;
an inner frame member, the inner frame member having a first inner-member tip-to-tip opening dimension;
said inner and outer frame members being joined together with a mechanism that engages said inner and outer frame members in a sliding engagement to thereby adjust stiffness of the head-wearable frame; and
a single fixation device operable for a singular fixation action that engages both (a) the outer frame member in an adjusted position in which the outer frame member has a second outer-member tip-to-tip opening dimension that is different from the first outer-member tip-to-tip opening dimension, and (b) the inner frame member in an adjusted position in which the inner frame member has a second inner-member tip-to-tip opening dimension that is different from the first inner-member tip-to-tip opening dimension.

9. The head-wearable frame of claim 8 , wherein said inner and outer frame members are each of the same stiffness.

10. The head-wearable frame of claim 8 , wherein said inner and outer frame members are of different stiffness relative to each other.

11. The head-wearable frame of claim 8 , wherein said outer frame member has formed thereon one of a channel or an element receivable in said channel, and the other of said channel or element receivable in said channel is formed on said inner frame member, with said element received in said channel to join said inner and outer frame members.

12. The head-wearable frame of claim 11 , wherein said channel and element are a dovetail arrangement.

13. The head-wearable frame of claim 8 , wherein said outer frame member comprises an outer rigid u-shaped frame member having formed thereon an elongated channel along an inboard side, and said inner frame member comprises an inner flexible u-shaped frame member having an elongated element formed on an outboard side receivable in said channel,
said inner and outer frame members being joined together in a sliding engagement with said elongated element received in said elongated channel, said inner flexible u-shaped frame member being movable relative to said outer rigid u-shaped frame member to thereby adjust fitting of the head-wearable frame on a person's head.

14. The head-wearable frame of claim 8 , further comprising:
at least one lens element mounted to said head-wearable frame.

15. The head-wearable frame of claim 14 , further comprising:
a video projector mounted to said head-wearable frame and configured to project images upon the inside of one or more of the at least one lens element mounted to said head-wearable frame.

16. The head-wearable frame of claim 8 , further comprising:
a camera mounted to said head-wearable frame;
a power source for said camera; and
a storage device configured to store digital images taken by said camera.

17. The head-wearable frame of claim 16 , further comprising:
a computing system carried by said head-wearable frame, said computing system comprising said storage device.

18. A head-wearable frame, comprising:
an outer frame member, the outer frame member having a first outer-member tip-to-tip opening dimension;
an inner frame member, the inner frame member having a first inner-member tip-to-tip opening dimension;
a mechanism joining said inner and outer frame members in a sliding engagement; and
a single fixation device operable for a singular fixation action that engages both (a) the outer frame member in an adjusted position in which the outer frame member has a second outer-member tip-to-tip opening dimension that is different from the first outer-member tip-to-tip opening dimension, and (b) the inner frame member in an adjusted position in which the inner frame member has a second inner-member tip-to-tip opening dimension that is different from the first inner-member tip-to-tip opening dimension.

Assignees

• Google Llc

Inventors

• Cazalet Peter
• Hebenstreit Joseph John

Classifications

• H04N23/50

  Constructional details · CPC title

• G02B2027/0178

  Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C) · CPC title

• G03B29/00

  Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects (combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03) · CPC title

• G02C5/20

  adjustable, e.g. telescopic · CPC title

• G02C5/18

  reinforced · CPC title