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Title: |
US6820976:
Eyeglass with flip-up auxiliary lens assembly
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Country: |
US United States of America

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Inventor: |
Ifergan, Thierry; Aventura, FL

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Assignee: |
Chic Optic Inc., Quebec, Canada
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Published / Filed: |
2004-11-23
/ 2003-03-24

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Application Number: |
US2003000394651

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

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ECLA Code: |
G02C9/02; G02C9/00; S02C200/02;

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U.S. Class: |
351/047;
351/057;

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Field of Search: |
351/047,57,44,41,158,48,58

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Priority Number: |
| 2003-03-24 |
US2003000394651 |
| 2002-03-22 |
US2002000366247P |

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Abstract: |
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.

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

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

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First Claim:
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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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US2003000394651 | 2003-03-24 | is a
related to the prior publication |
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US2004000759105 | 2004-01-20 | is a
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US6820976 issued 2004-11-23 Eyeglass with flip-up auxiliary lens assembly
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US2003000394651 | 2003-03-24 | is a
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