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US 8,388,129 · App. 13/026,348 · Granted Mar 5, 2013

Flexible nose support and eyeglasses having the same

Inventor: Jimmy Chen (Taipei, TW)
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Patent No.
US 8,388,129
App. No.
13/026,348
Granted
Mar 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flexible nose support and eyeglasses thereof are disclosed. The eyeglasses include an eyeglass body and the flexible nose support. The eyeglass body has a bridge portion, and the flexible nose support has a mounting pad, at least one engaging member, and two flexible support arms, where all are integrally formed in one piece. By mounting the flexible nose support upwardly onto the bridge portion, the flexible nose support is secured to the eyeglasses.

Claims (29)

1. A flexible nose support, comprising:

a mounting pad having a front portion, a rear portion, and an intermediate portion connected in-between, wherein the intermediate portion further comprises at least one engaging member; and

a pair of flexible support arms having a fixed end connecting the rear portion of the mounting pad and a free end extending slantingly from the fixed end, wherein the pair of flexible support arms are oppositely disposed circular poles, wherein the distance between the opposing fixed ends thereof being less than the distance between the opposing free ends,

wherein the mounting pad, the engaging member, and the flexible support arms are of integrally formed one-piece construction of a same material.

2. The flexible nose support of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate portion is connected in between the bottom edges of the front portion and the rear portion.

3. The flexible nose support of claim 1 , wherein the front portion further comprises at least one thru hole, the rear portion further comprises at least one thru hole, or both the front and rear portion comprise at least one thru hole.

4. The flexible nose support of claim 1 , wherein at least one threaded hole is formed on the front portion, at least one threaded hole is formed on the rear portion, or both.

5. The flexible nose support of claim 1 , wherein the same material is selected form silicone, polybutylene terephthalate, polypropylene, nylon, and styrene butadiene copolymer.

6. The flexible nose support of claim 1 , wherein the same material is K-38 Resin, K-38 Resin mixed with general purpose polystyrene and high impact polystyrene, K-38 Resin mixed with acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, K-38 Resin mixed with styrene acrylonitrile, K-38 Resin mixed with styrene methyl methacrylate, K-38 Resin mixed with polyethylene terephtalate glycol, K-38 Resin mixed with polypropylene, or K-38 Resin mixed with polycarbonate.

7. An eyeglasses, comprising:

a frame unit having a bridge portion;

a flexible nose support coupled to the bridge portion, the flexible nose support comprising:

a mounting pad having a front portion, a rear portion, and an intermediate portion connected in-between, wherein the intermediate portion further comprises at least one engaging member, wherein at least one groove formed on the bridge portion for engaging the corresponding engaging member; and

a pair of flexible support arms having a fixed end connecting the rear portion of the mounting pad and a free end extending slantingly from the fixed end, wherein the pair of flexible support arms are oppositely disposed circular poles, wherein the distance between the opposing fixed ends thereof being less than the distance between the opposing free ends,

wherein the mounting pad, the engaging member, and the flexible support arms are of integrally formed one-piece construction of a same material.

8. The eyeglasses of claim 7 , wherein the intermediate portion is connected in between the bottom edges of the front portion and the rear portion.

9. The eyeglasses of claim 7 , wherein the bridge portion further comprises a pivot member, and wherein at least one thru hole is formed on the mounting pad for mating to the respective pivot member.

10. The eyeglasses of claim 7 , wherein at least one mating hole is formed on the bridge portion, and wherein at least one threaded hole is formed on the mounting pad to be interconnected with the respective mating hole by a screw.

11. The eyeglasses of claim 7 , wherein the same material is K-38 Resin, K-38 Resin mixed with general purpose polystyrene and high impact polystyrene, K-38 Resin mixed with acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, K-38 Resin mixed with styrene acrylonitrile, K-38 Resin mixed with styrene methyl methacrylate, K-38 Resin mixed with polyethylene terephtalate glycol, K-38 Resin mixed with polypropylene, or K-38 Resin mixed with polycarbonate.

12. An eyeglasses, comprising:

an eyeglass body having at least one lens portion, the lens portion having a centrally defined bridge portion; and

a flexible nose support coupled to the bridge portion, the flexible nose support comprising:

a mounting pad having a front portion, a rear portion, and an intermediate portion connected in-between, wherein the intermediate portion further comprises at least one engaging member, wherein at least one groove formed on the bridge portion for engaging the corresponding engaging member; and

a pair of flexible support arms having a fixed end connecting the rear portion of the mounting pad and a free end extending slantingly from the fixed end, wherein the pair of flexible support arms are oppositely disposed circular poles, wherein the distance between the opposing fixed ends thereof being less than the distance between the opposing free ends,

wherein the mounting pad, the engaging member and the flexible support arms are of integrally formed one-piece construction of a same material.

13. The eyeglasses of claim 12 , wherein the intermediate portion is connected in between the bottom edges of the front portion and the rear portion.

14. The eyeglasses of claim 12 , wherein the bridge portion further comprises a pivot member, and wherein at least one thru hole is formed on the mounting pad for mating to the respective pivot member.

15. The eyeglasses of claim 12 , wherein at least one mating hole is formed on the bridge portion, and wherein at least one threaded hole is formed on the mounting pad to be interconnected with the respective mating hole by a screw.

16. The eyeglasses of claim 12 , wherein the same material is K-38 Resin, K-38 Resin mixed with general purpose polystyrene and high impact polystyrene, K-38 Resin mixed with acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, K-38 Resin mixed with styrene acrylonitrile, K-38 Resin mixed with styrene methyl methacrylate, K-38 Resin mixed with polyethylene terephtalate glycol, K-38 Resin mixed with polypropylene, or K-38 Resin mixed with polycarbonate.

Continuity (1)
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