IP Library Granted Patent US 8,360,573
Granted Patent B2
US 8,360,573 · App. 12/926,273 · Granted Jan 29, 2013

Sunglass frame

Inventors: Gordon Levy (Golden, CO); Hoi Kwan Wong (Thornton, CO)
Assignee: Navajo Manufacturing Company, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,360,573
App. No.
12/926,273
Granted
Jan 29, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pair of sunglasses having interengaging surfaces of a temple portion and a lens frame portion with a groove, passageway or recess provided in or defined by at least one of the temple portion and the lens frame portion to accommodate a sliding therein of a hang tag attachment string or cord.

Claims (12)

1. A pair of eyeglasses comprising

a frame including a lens frame portion and two temple portions,

each temple portion having a temple extension portion, said temple extension portion being pivotably mounted in a recess of said lens frame portion, and

a passageway defined between said lens frame portion and said temple portion, said passageway terminating in two gaps spaced vertically above and below the recess, the temple portion in a fully extended position, having the lens frame part and said temple portion, above and below the temple extension portion, contacting each other for wearing of the eyeglasses, said passageway being adapted for slidably receiving a string with the string exiting through the two gaps of the passageway.

2. The eyeglasses according to claim 1 , further comprising a tag connected by a string to said temple portion.

3. The eyeglasses according to claim 1 , wherein said passageway is rectangular in shape.

4. The eyeglasses according to claim 1 , wherein a pathway for the string includes said passageway above and below the temple extension portion and a part of the recess of said lens frame portion.

5. A pair of eyeglasses comprising

a frame including a lens frame portion and two temple portions,

said two temple portions being pivotably mounted on said lens frame portion,

a recess in said lens frame portion accommodating one of the two temple portions, and

a string secured to said one temple portion and allowing a complete extension of said one temple portion and contact of an end edge of said one temple portion and an end edge of said lens frame portion with capture of a portion of said string between said lens frame portion and said one temple portion in a passageway with the passageway terminating in two spaced gaps above and below the recess for threading of the string in the passageway and exiting of the string through the two spaced gaps.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2022
From: WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: NAVAJO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060671/0079 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2020
From: NAVAJO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 052891/0691 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2010
From: LEVY, GORDON; WONG, HOI KWAN
To: NAVAJO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 025307/0043 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120113382A1 · May 10, 2012