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US5347323A
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Sunglasses
Assignee: Reno Wilson Inc
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Filing: 1991-09-03
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Granted: 1994-09-13
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Expires: 2011-09-03
Abstract
Abstract A pair of sunglasses having an elongated lens support frame member having a pair of elongated grooves formed in its bottom surface for detachably receiving a left lens and a right lens. The lenses have a constant radius in the horizontal planes extending from their top edge to their bottom edge. The grooves in the lens support frame member have a predetermined asymetric curvature that requires the lenses to be bent during insertion or removal. The temple members in sequence from their front end to their rear end have a forward portion, an intermediate correctly oriented letter shaped portion, and a rear portion. The letter shaped portions when viewed from either side of the wearer's head have the same correctly oriented letter design incorporated in the structure of the temple member.
Inventors
- 👤 Ken Wilson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:20
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02C; G02C7/00; G02C7/02; G02C1/00; G02C1/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
374 words
A pair of sunglasses comprising: an elongated lens support frame member having a left end and a right end, said lens support frame member further having a left lens support portion and a right lens support portion, and a downwardly extending post member being located between said left and right lens support portions and also being connected to them; a left lens having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, a right edge and a front surface, said left lens further having a substantially symmetrical curvature R1 in its horizontal plane; a right lens having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, a right edge and a front surface, said right lens further having a substantially symmetrical curvature R1 in its horizontal plane; said left and right lens support portions each having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall and a rear wall; a groove is formed in the bottom wall of each of said left and right lens support portions for detachably receiving the top edges of said respective left and right lenses, the curvature of said grooves in their horizontal plane being asymmetrical so that the respective lenses have to be bent while installing them into said grooves; said post member having a left edge and a right edge and a horizontal radius R2 of curvature and a width X2 between the left and right edges of the post member; said left lens support portion having in sequence from the left edge of the post member: a width X3 having a radius R3, a width X4 having a radius R4, and a width X5 having a radius R5; said right lens support portion having in sequence from the right edge of the post member: a width X3 having a radius R3, a width X4 having a radius R4, and a width X5 having a radius R5; X2, X3, X4 and X5 are all different widths and R2, R3, R4 and R5 are different radii wherein R4>R3, R2>R4, R5>R2, and X3>X4, X5>X3; a pair of elongated temple members each having a front end; means for pivotally connecting the front ends of said temple members to the respective left and right ends of said lens support frame member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
374 words
A pair of sunglasses comprising: an elongated lens support frame member having a left end and a right end, said lens support frame member further having a left lens support portion and a right lens support portion, and a downwardly extending post member being located between said left and right lens support portions and also being connected to them; a left lens having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, a right edge and a front surface, said left lens further having a substantially symmetrical curvature R1 in its horizontal plane; a right lens having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, a right edge and a front surface, said right lens further having a substantially symmetrical curvature R1 in its horizontal plane; said left and right lens support portions each having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall and a rear wall; a groove is formed in the bottom wall of each of said left and right lens support portions for detachably receiving the top edges of said respective left and right lenses, the curvature of said grooves in their horizontal plane being asymmetrical so that the respective lenses have to be bent while installing them into said grooves; said post member having a left edge and a right edge and a horizontal radius R2 of curvature and a width X2 between the left and right edges of the post member; said left lens support portion having in sequence from the left edge of the post member: a width X3 having a radius R3, a width X4 having a radius R4, and a width X5 having a radius R5; said right lens support portion having in sequence from the right edge of the post member: a width X3 having a radius R3, a width X4 having a radius R4, and a width X5 having a radius R5; X2, X3, X4 and X5 are all different widths and R2, R3, R4 and R5 are different radii wherein R4>R3, R2>R4, R5>R2, and X3>X4, X5>X3; a pair of elongated temple members each having a front end; means for pivotally connecting the front ends of said temple members to the respective left and right ends of said lens support frame member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A pair of sunglasses as recited in claim 1 wherein said grooves are formed in the bottom walls of said lens support portions at an upwardly and forwardly inclined angle.
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