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Granted Patent B2
US 9,016,853 · App. 13/970,118 · Granted Apr 28, 2015

Eyewear having a quick lens release structure

Inventor: Meng-Hsien Chin (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Aswan International Corp.
G02C1/06A61F9/025G02C2200/08G02C5/08G02C5/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,016,853
App. No.
13/970,118
Granted
Apr 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An eyewear having a quick lens release structure includes a frame, a latching member, an elastic member, and a lens. The frame has a groove including a plurality of slots and a notch. The latching member is disposed in the groove and includes a lever disposed in the notch and a plurality of hooking portions disposed in the slots with portions protruding from slots. The lens is engaged to the frame and has a plurality of hooking portions. One end of the elastic member presses against the latching member, and the other end presses against the groove such that the hooking portions of the latching member and the lens can be coupled and decoupled.

Claims (22)

1. An eyewear having a quick lens release structure, comprising:

a frame having portions defining:

a groove arranged on a lateral side of the frame comprising:

a plurality of slots arranged adjacent to the groove, the slots spaced apart from each other and air communicable with the groove; and

a notch arranged adjacent to the groove and opposite the plurality of slots;

a latching member disposed in the groove and comprising:

a plurality of hooking portions arranged on a lateral side of the latching member, each hooking portion correspondingly disposed in each slot, and each hooking portion having a portion protruding from each slot; and

a lever arranged on the other lateral side of the latching member and movably disposed in the notch;

an elastic member disposed in the groove, one end of the elastic member pressing against the latching member, and the other end of the elastic member pressing against the groove; and

a lens engaged to the frame, one lateral side of the lens having a plurality of hooking portions, and each hooking portion of the lens coupled to each hooking portion of the latching member protruding from the slot;

wherein when the latching member is disposed in the groove, the elastic member presses against the latching member such that each hooking portion of the latching member is coupled to each hooking portion of the lens, the lever of the latching member is disposed on a side of the notch, and when the lever is pushed to the other side of the notch, each hooking portion of the lens is decoupled from each hooking portion of the latching member.

2. The eyewear having a quick lens release structure as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one plate cover engaged to the frame.

3. The eyewear having a quick lens release structure as recited in claim 2 , wherein each plate cover correspondingly covers the groove, and each plate cover has a protrusion correspondingly mated to the groove and the notch.

4. The eyewear having a quick lens release structure as recited in claim 3 , wherein the protrusion has a thickness corresponding to the height of the portion of the hooking portion of the latching member protruding out of the slot.

5. The eyewear having a quick lens release structure as recited in claim 2 , wherein each plate cover includes at least one coupling member, and the frame has portions defining at least one coupling slot corresponding to the coupling member.

6. The eyewear having a quick lens release structure as recited in claim 2 , wherein the plate cover is arranged on the other lateral side of the frame, an inner wall of the plate cover has a fixing portion, and the lens has portions defining a fixing slot corresponding to the fixing portion.

7. The eyewear having a quick lens release structure as recited in claim 1 , wherein the frame further comprising:

a lens slot arranged on an inner peripheral portion of the frame.

8. The eyewear having a quick lens release structure as recited in claim 7 , wherein the lens slot is arranged above and is air communicable with each slot.

9. The eyewear having a quick lens release structure as recited in claim 8 , wherein the lens slot has a depth corresponding to the height of the portion of the hooking portion of the latching member protruding out of the slot.

10. The eyewear having a quick lens release structure as recited in claim 1 , wherein the latching member includes a knob in which an end of the elastic member is sleeved on.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2013
From: CHIN, MENG-HSIEN
To: ASWAN INTERNATIONAL CORP.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150049294A1 · Feb 19, 2015