IP Library Granted Patent US 7,036,926
Granted Patent B2
US 7,036,926 · App. 10/306,033 · Granted May 2, 2006

Magnetic flappable shelter frame kit for glasses

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Patent No.
US 7,036,926
App. No.
10/306,033
Granted
May 2, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shelter frame kit is adapted for detachably mounting in front of a primary spectacle frame wherein the shelter frame kit for supporting two auxiliary lenses includes a bridge extended between the two auxiliary lenses, two shelter arms having two pivot hinges affixed on upper sides of the two auxiliary lenses respectively, and two interlocking device provided at two ends of the two shelter arms respectively for interlocking with two rim lockers of the primary spectacle frame such that the auxiliary lenses are adapted for pivotally folding from a closed position to an open position, wherein in the closed position of the shelter frame kit, the two auxiliary lenses are respectively positioned in front of two lenses of the primary spectacle frame, and in the opened position of the shelter frame kit, the two auxiliary lenses are 180-degree flipped over the two lenses of the primary spectacle frame respectively.

Claims (24)

1. A spectacle kit comprising a primary spectacle frame and a shelter frame kit detachably mounting in front of said primary spectacle;

wherein said primary spectacle comprises a frame body for mounting a pair of lenses in position, wherein said frame body which has two soft-magnetic metal portions and comprises a primary bridge connected between said two lenses and two side extension arms provided at two outer sides of said lenses coupling two temples respectively;

wherein said shelter frame kit which supports two auxiliary lenses in position and comprises two shelter arms having two portions pivotally hinged with said auxiliary lenses respectively, and two magnetic seats extended from said shelter arms to magnetically attract to said two soft-magnetic metal portions of said frame body respectively so as to detachably mount said shelter frame kit in front of said primary spectacle;

wherein when said shelter frame kit is mounted in front of said primary spectacle frame, said auxiliary lenses of said shelter frame kit are adapted for pivotally folding between a closed position that said two auxiliary lenses are respectively positioned in front of said two lenses of said primary spectacle frame and an open position that said two auxiliary lenses are flipped over said two lenses of said primary spectacle frame respectively.

2. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said primary spectacle frame further comprises a pair of lens rims for mounting said lenses in position, wherein each of said lens rims comprises a rim locker for securely locking up said lens within said respective lens rim, wherein said two rim lockers are made of soft-magnetic metal having magnetic attraction ability to form said two soft-magnetic metal portions of said frame body to magnetically attract said two magnetic seats of said shelter frame kit.

3. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 2 , wherein said two rim lockers are respectively connected at two outer sides of said two lens rims of said primary spectacle frame at said extension arms, wherein said two shelter arms are rearwardly extended to said two extension arms to align with said rim lockers respectively to magnetically mount said two magnetic seats with said two rim lockers respectively.

4. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 2 , wherein said two rim lockers are respectively connected at two inner sides of said two lens rims of said primary spectacle frame at said primary bridge, wherein said two shelter arms are rearwardly extended to said primary bridge to align with said rim lockers respectively to magnetically mount said two magnetic seats with said two rim lockers respectively.

5. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of said shelter arms has a pivot hinge affixed on an upper side of said respective auxiliary lens so as to allow said auxiliary lenses to upwardly flip over from said lenses of said primary spectacle respectively.

6. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 3 , wherein each of said shelter arms has a pivot hinge affixed on an upper side of said respective auxiliary lens so as to allow said auxiliary lenses to upwardly flip over from said lenses of said primary spectacle respectively.

7. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 4 , wherein each of said shelter arms has a pivot hinge affixed on an upper side of said respective auxiliary lens so as to allow said auxiliary lenses to upwardly flip over from said lenses of said primary spectacle respectively.

8. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 5 , wherein each of said magnetic seats comprises a magnetic housing which is made of non-magnetic material downwardly connected from said respective shelter arm and a magnet mounted in said magnet housing which is arranged to face toward and align with said respective rim locker of said respective lens rim when said shelter frame kit is mounted on said frame body of said primary spectacle frame.

9. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 6 , wherein each of said magnetic seats comprises a magnetic housing which is made of non-magnetic material downwardly connected from said respective shelter arm and a magnet mounted in said magnet housing which is arranged to face toward and align with said respective rim locker of said respective lens rim when said shelter frame kit is mounted on said frame body of said primary spectacle frame.

10. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 7 , wherein each of said magnetic seats comprises a magnetic housing which is made of non-magnetic material downwardly connected from said respective shelter arm and a magnet mounted in said magnet housing which is arranged to face toward and align with said respective rim locker of said respective lens rim when said shelter frame kit is mounted on said frame body of said primary spectacle frame.

11. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 8 , wherein a thickness of each of said two magnets is smaller than a depth of each of said magnet housings so as to define two engagement grooves in said magnet housings respectively when said two magnets are respectively embedded in said two magnet housings in order to engage with said two rim lockers of said primary spectacle frame.

12. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 9 , wherein a thickness of each of said two magnets is smaller than a depth of each of said magnet housings so as to define two engagement grooves in said magnet housings respectively when said two magnets are respectively embedded in said two magnet housings in order to engage with said two rim lockers of said primary spectacle frame.

13. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 10 , wherein a thickness of each of said two magnets is smaller than a depth of each of said magnet housings so as to define two engagement grooves in said magnet housings respectively when said two magnets are respectively embedded in said two magnet housings in order to engage with said two rim lockers of said primary spectacle frame.

14. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 11 , further comprising a bridge lock for holding said auxiliary lenses in the closed position, wherein said bridge lock comprises a magnet holder mounted on a mid-portion of said bridge of said shelter frame kit and a bridge magnet embedded on said magnet holder, which is arranged to face toward and align with said primary bridge which is made of soft-magnetic metal having magnetic attraction ability when said shelter frame kit is mounted in front of said primary spectacle frame.

15. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 12 , further comprising a bridge lock for holding said auxiliary lenses in the closed position, wherein said bridge lock comprises a magnet holder mounted on a mid-portion of said bridge of said shelter frame kit and a bridge magnet embedded on said magnet holder, which is arranged to face toward and align with said primary bridge which is made of soft-magnetic metal having magnetic attraction ability when said shelter frame kit is mounted in front of said primary spectacle frame.

16. A shelter frame kit for detachably mounting in front of said primary spectacle which comprises a frame body, having two soft-magnetic metal portions, for mounting a pair of lenses in position, wherein said spectacle kit comprises:

a shelter frame which supports two auxiliary lenses in position and comprises two shelter arms having two portions pivotally hinged with said auxiliary lenses respectively and two magnetic seats extended from said shelter arms for magnetically attracting to said two soft-magnetic metal portions of said frame body respectively so as to detachably mount said shelter frame kit in front of said primary spectacle, wherein said auxiliary lenses of said shelter frame kit are adapted for pivotally folding between a closed position that said two auxiliary lenses are respectively positioned in front of said two lenses of said primary spectacle frame and an open position that said two auxiliary lenses are flipped over said two lenses of said primary spectacle frame respectively.

17. The shelter frame kit, as recited in claim 16 , wherein each of said shelter arms has a pivot hinge affixed on an upper side of said respective auxiliary lens so as to allow said auxiliary lenses to upwardly flip over from said lenses of said primary spectacle respectively.

18. The shelter frame kit, as recited in claim 17 , wherein each of said magnetic seats comprises a magnetic housing which is made of non-magnetic material downwardly connected from said respective shelter arm and a magnet mounted in said magnet housing which is arranged to face toward and align with said respective rim locker of said respective lens rim when said shelter frame kit is mounted on said frame body of said primary spectacle frame.

19. The shelter frame kit, as recited in claim 18 , wherein said two shelter arms are rearwardly extended from said shelter frame towards two extension arms of said primary spectacle that said two soft-magnetic metal portions are provided thereon respectively for aligning said two magnetic seats to magnetically mount with said two extension arms of said primary spectacle respectively.

20. The spectacle kit, as recited in claim 18 , wherein said two shelter arms are rearwardly extended from said shelter frame towards a primary bridge of said primary spectacle that said two soft-magnetic metal portions are provided thereon for aligning said two magnetic seats to magnetically mount with said bridge of said primary spectacle.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2013
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: VIVA OPTIQUE, INC.; VIVA IP CORP.
Reel/Frame 031754/0876 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 25, 2011
From: HVHC, INC.; DAVIS VISION, INC.; DAVISVISION IPA, INC.; EMPIRE VISION CENTER, INC.; DVSC, INC.; VIVA OPTIQUE, INC.; VIVA IP CORP.; VIVA INTERNATIONAL, INC.; VIVA EUROPA, INC.; MIRACLE OPTICS; ECCA HOLDINGS CORPORATION; EYE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.; EYEMASTERS, INC.; ECCA ENTERPRISES, INC.; EYE CARE HOLDINGS, INC.; ECCA MANAGED VISION CARE, INC.; STEIN OPTICAL, INC.; EYE DRX RETAIL MANAGEMENT, INC.; VISION WORLD, INC.; HOUR EYES, INC.; VISIONARY RETAIL MANAGEMENT, INC.; VISIONARY PROPERTIES, INC.; VISIONWORKS HOLDINGS, INC.; VISIONWORKS, INC.; ECCA MANAGEMENT INVESTMENTS, INC.; ECCA MANAGEMENT, INC.; ECCA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LTD.; EYEMASTERS OF TEXAS INVESTMENTS, INC.; EYEMASTERS OF TEXAS MANAGEMENT, INC.; EYEMASTERS OF TEXAS, LTD.; ECCA DISTRIBUTION INVESTMENTS, INC.; ECCA DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT, INC.; ECCA DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, LTD.; VISIONARY LAB INVESTMENTS, INC.; VISIONARY LAB MANAGEMENT, INC.; VISIONARY LAB SERVICES, LTD.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 026645/0218 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2011
From: XIAO, XIN
To: VIVA IP CORP.
Reel/Frame 026481/0582 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 17, 2010
From: VIVA IP CORP., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION; VIVA OPTIQUE, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 023950/0143 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 7, 2006
From: DAVIS VISION, INC.; DAVISVISION IPA, INC.; DAVIS VISION OF NEVADA INC.; DVSC, INC.; EMPIRE VISION CENTER, INC.; VIVA OPTIQUE, INC.; VIVA EUROPA, INC.; VIVA INTERNATIONAL, INC.; VIVA IP CORP.; MIRACLE OPTICS
To: CITICORP USA, INC. AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 018224/0808 →