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US 10,254,561 · App. 16/026,004 · Granted Apr 9, 2019

Rimless eye wear

Inventor: Joseph Santinelli (Plainview, NY)
G02C1/04G02C1/10G02C5/10G02C2200/16
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,254,561
App. No.
16/026,004
Granted
Apr 9, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A simplified rimless or semi-frame eyewear is disclosed. The eyewear comprises a frame and a pair of lenses that slide into or engage a slotted connection in the frame. The lenses are held in place in a corresponding frame with a retainer.

Claims (36)

1. A rimless eyewear comprising:

a frame section comprising:

a bridge section;

a left section; and

a right section, wherein the left section and the right section are oppositely attached to said bridge section, each of the left section and the right section comprising a slot formed therein, each of said slot comprising:

a first slot extending from substantially a free end of a corresponding section to substantially the bridge section; and

a second slot, substantially centered within the first slot, wherein a width of said second slot being less than said first slot; and

a retainer positioned along a lower edge of the first corresponding section;

a first lens configured to attach to the left section; and

a second lens configured to attach to the right section, each of the first lens and the second lens comprising:

an engagement means formed along an upper edge, said engagement means configured to engage a corresponding second slot; and

a groove in a surface, wherein the retainer is configured to engage the groove.

2. The eyewear of claim 1 , further comprising a pliable lining element within at least one of: the first slot and the second slot.

3. The eyewear of claim 2 , wherein the lining element is one of: a rubber material, a neoprene material, and a silicon material.

4. The eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the retainer is a protrusion extending from a lower edge of a corresponding left section and right section inward towards the first slot.

5. The eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the retainer is a flexible material extending from a first end of the first slot to a second end of the first slot.

6. The eyewear of claim 5 , wherein the flexible material is a nylon strip.

7. The eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the second slot extends a greater distance into a corresponding left section and right section than a distance said first slot extends in a corresponding left section and right section.

8. The eyewear of claim 7 , wherein the distance of said first distance is in a range of 0 to less than the distance of the second slot.

9. The eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the engagement means comprises a ridge.

10. An eyewear configuration comprising:

a frame comprising:

a first section and a second section joined together by a bridge element, the bridge element including a nose element extending downward therefrom, each of the first section and the second section comprising:

a first slot extending a first distance into the section; and

a second slot, said second slot within the first slot, said second slot extending a second distance into the section, said second distance being greater than the first distance;

a retainer extending substantially a length of a corresponding one of the first section and the second section; and

a lens associated with each of the first section and the second section, each lens comprising:

a main portion; and

a ridge along an upper edge of the main portion, wherein a height of said ridge being substantially similar to the second distance; and

a groove along a surface of the main portion, wherein said ridge is configured to engage the second slot and the retainer is configured to engage the groove.

11. The eyewear of claim 10 , wherein the retainer is a stretchable material attached at each of a first end and a second end of a corresponding one of the first section and the second section.

12. The eyewear of claim 11 , wherein the material comprises a nylon material.

13. The eyewear of claim 10 , further comprising:

a lining material contacting at least one inner surface of at least one of: the first slot and the second slot.

14. The eyewear of claim 13 , wherein the lining material is a pliable material.

15. The eyewear of claim 10 , wherein the retainer is a protrusion extending from a lower edge of a corresponding one of the first section and the second section toward the first slot.

Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 15391767 · Dec 27, 2016
Provisional Application 62387620 · Dec 28, 2015
Cited By (1)
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