| US 7,553,015 B2 | ||
| Spectacles, particularly of the type without-lens-carrying rims | ||
| Tabacchi Vittorio, Pieve di Cadore (BL) (Italy) | ||
| Assigned to Safilo Societa Azionaria Fabbrica Italiana Lavorazione Occhiali, Pieve Di Cadore (BL) (Italy) | ||
| Appl. No. 11/663,442 PCT Filed Sep. 30, 2004, PCT No. PCT/IT2004/000539 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Mar. 20, 2007, PCT Pub. No. WO2006/035467, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 06, 2006. |
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| Prior Publication US 2007/0291222 A1, Dec. 20, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G02C 1/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 351—110 [351/153; 16/228] | 18 Claims |
| 1. Spectacles comprising at least one lens, at least one lug for the articulation of an arm of the spectacles, which lug is
connected directly to the lens, and at least one hinge device between the lug and the arm for the articulation of the arm,
and the at least one hinge device is accommodated at least partially inside a first opening formed in the thickness of the
lens,
wherein the at least one hinge device comprises first and second hinge elements which are rotatably coupled to each other
by a respective pin formation, the hinge elements and the hinge pin formation being accommodated in the first opening in the
thickness of the lens,
the first hinge element and the second hinge element are connected to the arm and to the lug, respectively, and mutual locking
means being provided between the lug and the lens, and
the locking means comprise screw means capable of engaging a second opening extending through the lens in order to lock the
lug relative to the lens, the first and second openings extending through the thickness of the lens in a position adjacent
to each other.
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