US 7,556,373 B2
Eyewear with retaining assembly
Dylan S. VanAtta, Portland, Oreg. (US); and Ryan C. Coulter, Beaverton, Oreg. (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, Oreg. (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/777,300.
Prior Publication US 2009/0015784 A1, Jan. 15, 2009
Int. Cl. G02C 5/14 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 351—121  [351/113; 351/116] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Eyewear comprising, in combination:
a frame having a right side and a left side; and
a retaining assembly comprising:
a right connecting member on the right side of the frame and including a first recess, the first recess including a first retaining wall extending along a portion of a first side of the first recess and a second retaining wall extending along a second side of the first recess;
a left connecting member on the left side of the frame and including a second recess, the second recess including a first retaining wall extending along a portion of a first side of the second recess and a second retaining wall extending along a second side of the second recess;
a right temple connecting member having a first substantially T-shaped projection on a front portion thereof, the first projection configured to be received by the first recess;
a left temple connecting member having a second substantially T-shaped projection on a front portion thereof, the second projection configured to be received by the second recess; and
a first biasing member on the front portion of the right temple connecting member; and
a second biasing member on the front portion of the left temple connecting member.