Flexible temple for eyeglasses

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021263335-A1
Application number	US-201917255890-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 12, 2019
Priority date	Jun 28, 2018
Publication date	Aug 26, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A flexible temple for eyeglasses, has a temple body which has a fork-shaped end adapted to form a slot within which a slider can slide in contrast with the action of an elastic component. The elastic component is accommodated in a preloaded condition in the slider.

First claim

1 - 8 . (canceled)

9 . A flexible temple for eyeglasses, comprising a temple body having a fork-shaped end configured to form a slot within which a slider is configured to slide in contrast with an action of elastic means, said elastic means being accommodated in a preloaded condition in said slider.

10 . The temple according to claim 9 , wherein said fork-shaped end comprises a first upper portion and a second lower portion, said first and second lower portions are configured to define said fork and to accommodate said slider, said first upper and second upper portions being each provided with a hole for engagement of an engagement means adapted to mate said temple with an element of the front of a frame.

11 . The temple according to claim 9 , wherein said slider comprises a first shoulder portion and a portion configured for containment of said elastic means, which are adapted to define a receptacle for accommodating said elastic means in the preloaded condition.

12 . The temple according to claim 10 , wherein said element of the front has a rounded contoured portion adapted to engage by abutment rounded ends of said upper portion and said lower portion of said fork-shaped end of the temple.

13 . The temple according to claim 11 , wherein said slider is configured to move in a first portion of said slot which is wider than a terminal portion of said slot, said first shoulder portion for containing the elastic means being adapted to engage said terminal portion of said slot.

14 . The temple according to claim 10 , wherein said element of the front comprises a portion adapted to be accommodated between said upper portion and said lower portion of said fork-shaped end of the temple, said portion of the front being provided with a hole adapted to be engaged by said engagement means, together with said holes formed in said upper portion and said lower portion of the temple.

15 . The temple according to claim 9 , wherein said slider is configured to be extracted from said temple while said elastic means are kept accommodated within said slider.

16 . Eyeglasses comprising a pair of temples according to claim 9 .

Assignees

• Luxottica Srl

Inventors

• Dal Pont Moreno

Classifications

• G02C5/2254

  comprising elastic means other than coil spring · CPC title

• G02C5/2245 Primary

  comprising a sliding box containing a spring · CPC title

• G02C5/22

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

• G02C5/16 Primary

  resilient or with resilient parts · CPC title

• G02C5/146

  having special front end · CPC title