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US6176576:
Eyewear supported by a wearer's concha of an ear
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Green, Robert W.; Memphis, TN
Bright, Aaron L.; Memphis, TN
Tutor, Michael S.; Memphis, TN
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| Assignee: |
Radians, Inc., Memphis, TN
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| Published / Filed: |
2001-01-23
/ 1999-06-07
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| Application Number: |
US1999000327762
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 9/02;
A61F 11/12;
G02C 3/00;
G02C 5/20;
G02C 11/06;
IPC-7:
G02C 5/20;
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| ECLA Code: |
G02C5/14E; A61F9/02Z; A61F11/08; A61F11/12; G02C3/00B; G02C5/10; G02C5/14F; G02C5/20; G02C5/22H; G02C11/06; S02C200/08; S02C200/16;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
351/123;
351/111;
351/158;
Original:
351/123;
351/111;
351/158;
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| Field of Search: |
351/158,119,118,41,111
128/163
002/013,12
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| Priority Number: |
| 1999-06-07 |
US1999000327762 |
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| Abstract: |
Eyewear with earpieces supported from a wearer's ear with optional audio apparatus for use by the wearer, having a front frame browpiece portion including a front transparent panel that may be tinted and/or may be designed to correct vision impairments, being supported on a wearer's head by a nose bridge and by at least one earpiece or earplug that is received into the concha of the wearer's ear and/or into the ear canal. The earpiece or earplug is attached to a rear end of its respective temple of the eyewear and the respective temple for the earpiece or earplug is not supported over the wearer's ear. Preferably both temples are only supported by their respective rear earpiece or earplug. The earpieces of some embodiments sealingly and protectively plug the ear canal of the wearer. The eyewear may include an optional microphone, whether as a boom-mounted microphone or an ear microphone, and may include audio earpieces for reproducing sound from an audio signal source. Various earpiece attachments are provided for attaching the earpieces and earplugs to the temples of the eyewear. The temples may have length adjustments and may have spread adjustments to adjust for various-sized wearers' heads. The temples preferably exert an inward pressure on the earpieces and earplugs so as to retain the eyewear on the wearer's head during physical activity. An overglasses embodiment is provided that can be worn over standard eyeglasses.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Walker, McKenzie & Walker, P.C. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Dang, Hung Xuan;
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/114,391 now abandoned, entitled "EYEWEAR AND AUDIO APPARATUS", filed Jul. 13, 1998, now hereby fully incorporated by reference herein, which itself was a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/870,433, entitled "EYESIGHT PROTECTION APPARATUS WITH ATTACHED EARPLUGS" (as amended), filed Jun. 6, 1997, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,781,272 on Jul. 14, 1998, now hereby fully incorporated by reference herein. This application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. Design patent application No. 29/104,345, entitled "EYEWEAR", filed May 3, 1999 now Design 426,845, now hereby fully incorporated by reference herein, and is further a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent application Ser. No. 60/132,205, entitled "EYEWEAR WITH HEARING PROTECTION", filed May 3, 1999, now hereby fully incorporated by reference herein.
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AE AL AM AP AZ BA BB BG BY CA CN CU CZ EA EE GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP AT BE CH DK ES FI IE IT
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. Eyewear for support by the ears of a human being, said eyewear comprising:
- (a) a front guard portion including a front transparent panel;
- (b) a first temple attached to said front guard portion, said first temple being substantially shape-retaining and length-inelastic and having a rear temple portion remote from said front guard portion;
- (c) a first earpiece attached to said rear temple portion of said first temple and adapted for supporting said first temple from a concha of a first ear of the human being by receipt of said first earpiece into the concha of the first ear, said first temple having no means of support extending over the top of the human being's first ear; and
- (d) a second temple attached to said front guard portion and extending rearwardly therefrom.
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