Eyeglass frames with magnets at bridges for attachment (US6012811)

Application Number	Filed	Pub. Date	Title
US1996000766327	1996-12-13	1998-04-07	Auxiliary lenses for eyeglasses
US1997000847711	1997-04-28
US1997000865379	1997-05-29	1998-07-28	Method for forming a spectacle frame having a magnet member


	Parent Case:			CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/766,327, filed on Dec. 13, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,737,054, co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/847,711, filed on Apr. 28, 1997 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/865,379, filed on May 29, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,786,880 all incorporated by reference into this specification
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	First Claim: Show all 35 claims			We claim: 1. An eyeglass device comprising: a first frame including two retaining mechanisms for supporting a pair of lenses, and defining a frontal plane, a bridge connecting the two retaining mechanisms and holding the two retaining mechanisms together, and a first magnetic member at the bridge for magnetically coupling to another magnetic member at the bridge of a second frame; such that when coupled, the two frames are attached together, due to the locations of the magnetic members, one of the frames is restricted from moving downwards relative to the other frame, and the two magnetic members are coupled at a surface that is not parallel to the frontal phase.
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