Eyeglass with flip-up auxiliary lens assembly (US6820976)

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US6820976: Eyeglass with flip-up auxiliary lens assembly
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Ifergan, Thierry; Aventura, FL

Chic Optic Inc., Quebec, Canada
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Published / Filed:

2004-11-23 / 2003-03-24

Application Number:

US2003000394651

Advanced: G02C 9/00; G02C 9/02;
IPC-7: G02C 9/00;

G02C9/02; G02C9/00; S02C200/02;

351/047; 351/057;

Field of Search:

351/047,57,44,41,158,48,58

Priority Number:

2003-03-24	US2003000394651
2002-03-22	US2002000366247P

Eyeglasses comprise a pair of spectacles having primary lenses and an auxiliary lens assembly attached to the spectacles. The auxiliary lens assembly is secured by a pair of arms having magnets at one end that co-operate with magnets provided on the spectacles. A hinge is provided at the opposite end o f the arms that allow the auxiliary lens assembly to move from a position in which the primary lenses are covered to a position in which they are exposed.

Primary / Asst. Examiners:

Dang, Hung Xuan;

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The Priority Claim is U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/366,247 filed on Mar. 22, 2002.

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The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. An auxiliary lens assembly for use with a pair of spectacles having a pair of primary lenses, said assembly having a pair of auxiliary lenses interconnected to one another by a bridge, a subframe connected at one end to said auxiliary lens and having a magnetic member at an opposite end for connection to a magnetic member on said spectacle and thereby locate said assembly on said spectacles, said subframe including a hinge to permit movement of said assembly between a first position in which said auxiliary lenses cover said primary lenses to a second position in which they do not cover said primary lense, said hinge including a retainer to hold said assembly in either said first or second position.

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Foreign References:

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Continuity Data:

Application Number

US2003000394651

is a related to the prior publication

US20040257523A1 issued 2004-12-23 Eyeglass device

US2004000759105

is a continuation in part of

>US2003000394651<

(pending) [presumed granted]

US6820976 issued 2004-11-23 Eyeglass device

US2004000759105

is a continuation of

>US2003000394651<

US6820976 issued 2004-11-23 Eyeglass with flip-up auxiliary lens assembly

US2003000394651

is a non-provisional of provisional

US2002000366247P

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