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Title: |
US5471257:
Bent-wire spectacle frame
[ Derwent Title ]

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Country: |
US United States of America

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Inventor: |
Houmand, Jan; DK-1455 Kobenhavn K, Denmark

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Assignee: |
None

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Published / Filed: |
1995-11-28
/ 1993-04-26

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Application Number: |
US1993000050160

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IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G02C 1/02;
G02C 1/04;
Subclass:
G02C;
IPC-7:
G02C 1/08;

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ECLA Code: |
G02C1/02; G02C1/04;

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U.S. Class: |
Current:
351/086;
351/083;
351/103;
351/110;
Original:
351/086;
351/083;
351/103;
351/110;

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Field of Search: |
351/109,108,110,140,104,105,106,103,141,51,52,83,86

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Priority Number: |

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Abstract: |
PCT No. PCT/DK91/00322 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 26, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 26, 1993 PCT Filed Oct. 22, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO92/08158 PCT Pub. Date May 14, 1992.A spectacle frame is fabricated by bending a piece of wire. The bends include eyelets or loops which are sized to accept therethrough the threaded shanks of plastic screws, but to stop the screw heads. The screws are passed through the eyelets and threaded into mating threaded holes in plastic lenses to attach the lenses onto the wire.

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Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Browdy and Neimark ;

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Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Sikes, William L.; Dang, Hung Xuan

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INPADOC Legal Status: |
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Designated Country: |
BE CH FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE CA US

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Family: |
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. Spectacles having two lenses made of a plastic material and each connected to a temple by means of a temple mounting member, and a bridge interconnecting the lenses, the temples, the temple mounting members and the bridge being made of wire material, wherein the temple mounting members and the bridge are formed by a single common piece of wire material bent to provide eyelets for supporting the head of a screw, said screw comprising a shaft of a yielding plastic material adapted for form-fit engagement with threaded bore drilled directly in the lens between the front and back of same, opposite ends of said single piece of wire material being connected with said temples via hinge joints.

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Description: |
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PCT Number: |
PCT/DK91/00322
WO9208158

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PCT Pub./Filed Dates: |
1992-05-14 / 1991-10-22

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§ 371 / 102(e) Dates: |
1993-04-26 / 1993-04-26

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Forward References: |
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