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US5020150:
Combination radio and eyeglasses
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Shannon, John; Houston, TX 77004
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1991-05-28
/ 1989-11-07
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| Application Number: |
US1989000432849
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G02C 11/06;
H04B 1/08;
Core:
G02C 11/00;
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IPC-7:
H04B 1/08;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
455/343.1;
455/344;
455/351;
Original:
455/343;
455/344;
455/351;
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| Field of Search: |
455/344,349,350,351,348,347,343
351/041,158
D16/102,103
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| Priority Number: |
| 1989-11-07 |
US1989000432849 |
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| Abstract: |
A combination of a radio and eyeglasses includes an antenna that is wrapped around the lenses of the eyeglasses and extends across the nose bridge element to obtain improved reception. The radio includes a power source that has a battery and a solar energy converter so the radio can be played for great lengths of time. Earphones are mounted on the skull pieces of the eyeglass frames to be placed in a wearer's ear.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Gernstein, Terry M. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Kuntz, Curtis;
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| Maintenance Status: |
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A combination comprising: p1 A) an eyeglass frame having
- (1) a front unit which includes two lens-holding elements and a top surface,
- (2) a nose bridge element connecting said lens-holding elements together,
- (3) two nose pads each being attached to one of said lens-holding elements,
- (4) two temple pieces each of which includes
- (b) a hinge on a front end of said skull piece attaching said skull piece to one lens-holding element of said two lens-holding element, and
- (c) an end piece on a rear end of said skull piece for supporting said skull piece on a wearer's ear, and
- (5) an eyeglass lens mounted in each of said two frame lens-holding elements; and
- B) a radio assembly mounted in said eyeglass frame and including
- (1) a radio receiver unit mounted in said nose bridge element and including
- (a) a volume control located in said nose bridge element,
- (b) an on/off switch located in said nose bridge element,
- (c) a tuning control located in said nose bridge element,
- (d) a speaker control located in said nose bridge element,
- (e) a band selector located in said nose bridge element top surface, and
- (f) two stereo earphones, each being mounted on one of said skull pieces and electrically connected to said radio receiver unit by a line connector, said earphones depending downwardly from said skull pieces with said line connectors being flexible so that said earphones can be placed in a wearer's ears,
- (2) a power source mounted in said frame and including
- (a) a battery located in said nose bridge element and connected to said radio receiver,
- (b) a photovoltaic solar energy converter power source mounted on said front unit and being connected to said radio receiver in parallel with said battery and supplementing said battery, said photovoltaic solar energy converter power source including
- (i) a solar energy concentrator mounted on said eyeglass frame top surface adjacent to one of said temple piece hinges,
- (ii) a solar energy concentrator hinge mounted on said eyeglass frame,
- (iii) a support post connecting said solar energy concentrator to said solar energy concentrator hinge for moving said solar energy concentrator from a collapsed configuration against said front unit top surface to a deployed configuration spaced from said front unit top surface,
- (iv) a solar energy collector array mounted on said front unit top surface adjacent to said solar energy concentrator to have solar energy concentrated thereon by said solar energy concentrator when said solar energy concentrator is in said deployed configuration,
- (c) an electrical isolating diode connecting said battery to said photovoltaic solar energy converter for permitting said parallel connected battery and photovoltaic solar energy converter power source to operate without damage to either said battery or said photovoltaic solar energy converter due to said parallel connection,
- (d) a battery charger element electrically connecting said photovoltaic solar energy power converter to said battery for charging said battery using solar energy, and
- (e) a power sensing device connected to said battery to sense power level in said battery and switch to said photovoltaic solar energy converter power source when power level in said battery drops below a certain level.
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