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Title: US5745210: Integral eyewear frame
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Biernat, Jr., Stanley J.; Pendleton, NY
Markovitz, Aaron M.; Rochester, NY
Skewes, Steven A.; Rochester, NY

Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY
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Published / Filed: 1998-04-28 / 1997-06-10

Application Number: US1997000872407

IPC Code: Advanced: G02C 1/06; G02C 3/00; G02C 5/00;
IPC-7: G02C 1/00;

ECLA Code: G02C1/06; G02C3/00B; G02C5/00; G02C5/22H;

U.S. Class: Current: 351/041; 351/083;
Original: 351/041; 351/083;

Field of Search: 351/041,114,121,113,120,118,111,83 016/228

Priority Number:
1997-06-10  US1997000872407
1992-03-10  US1992000848819

Abstract:     An eyewear frame is provided having an integral frame piece with a front portion and two temple portions positioned on opposite ends of the front portion wherein the integral frame piece is a continuous metallic wire having super-elastic properties.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: McGuire, Katherine ; Thomas, John E. ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Dang, Hung X.;

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Parent Case:     This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/848,819 filed on Mar. 10, 1992 now abandoned.

Designated Country: BE CH DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE  CA JP 

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What is claimed:     1. A unitary eyewear frame having first and second temple portions and a front brow portion extending between said first and second temple portions, said first and second temple portions and said front brow portion comprised of a unitary length of super-elastic material, said unitary length of super-elastic material forming and defining first and second bendable hinge areas between said front brow portion and said first and second temple portions, respectively, absent an independent hinge assembly, whereby said first and second temple portions are movable about said first and second bendable hinge areas from a first, closed position which is from about 5 to 15 degrees relative to said front brow portion to a second wearing position which is from about 80 to 100 degrees relative to said front brow portion.

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Get PDF - 2pp US3526449  1970-09 Bolle et al.   ONE-PIECE SUNGLASSES
Get PDF - 4pp US3531190  1970-09 LeBlanc   SPECTACLE FRAME ASSEMBLY
Get PDF - 4pp US3558369  1971-01 Wang et al.   METHOD OF TREATING VARIABLE TRANSITION TEMPERATURE ALLOYS
Get PDF - 10pp US3672879  1972-06 Buehler   TINI CAST PRODUCT
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Get PDF - 2pp EP0450224A3 1991-10  G02C 5/00 NAKANISHI OPTICAL CO LTD Spectacles frame member 
Buy PDF FR2388293A1 1978-11  G02C 5/00 MARTIN JOEL LUNETTES A USAGE MULTIPLE DE SECURITE, PLIABLES, INCASSABLES, INDEFORMABLES, AUTOPROTECTRICES DE SES VERRES QUI SONT INTERCHANGEABLES PAR TOUTE PERSONNE 
  JP54078885 1979-06       
Buy PDF GB0779472 1957-07  G02C 1/06 HANS GEORG SCHWAGER FISCHER Improvements in and relating to spectacle frames 
Buy PDF GB0871540 1961-06  G02C 5/00 PARMELEE PLASTICS CO Combined templet and frame unit for eye shield front 


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