Eyeglasses with interchangeable lenses
A pair of eyeglasses having two-part upper rim portions. One part is made of a flexible material and the other part is made of a rigid material. The flexible portion can be pulled away from the rigid part by a user, allowing a user to interchange lenses without the use of any tools.
1. A pair of eyeglasses comprising:
a main frame having a right rim and a left rim;
a nose bridge connecting said right rim and left rim;
left and right temples extending from said right and left rims;
said right and left rims each having an upper rim portion and a lower rim portion;
wherein said right and left lower rim portion are rigid and right and left upper rim portions each have an inner portion and an outer portion;
wherein said right and left upper rim inner portions are flexible and said right and left upper outer portions are rigid, such that the right and left upper rim inner portions can be pulled away from said right and left upper outer portions so that lenses can be interchanged by a user without the use of tools.
2. The pair of eyeglasses of claim 1 , wherein said eyeglasses are sunglasses.
3. The pair of eyeglasses of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of lenses of varying prescriptions can be inserted by a user without the use of tools.
4. The pair of eyeglasses of claim 1 , wherein the lenses are sandwiched between flexible inner portions and rigid outer portions of the upper rims of the eyeglasses.