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Title: |
US7370961:
Interchangeable eyewear assembly
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Country: |
US United States of America

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Inventor: |
Lerner, Ira; New York, NY, United States of America 10012
Fujiuchi, Toshiro; Fukui-Pref. 919-0522, Japan

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Assignee: |
None

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Published / Filed: |
2008-05-13
/ 2004-12-21

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Application Number: |
US2004000018423

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IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G02C 1/00;
G02C 7/08;
G02C 9/00;
G02C 9/04;

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

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

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

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Priority Number: |
| 2004-12-21 |
US2004000018423 |
| 2004-10-01 |
US2004000957213 |
| 2003-10-02 |
US2003000508674P |

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Abstract: |
An eyewear system enables a person to switch lenses among a variety of frames or switch a variety of lenses within a single frame. The lenses can be easily attached to and detached from a frame assembly that may or may not otherwise contain lenses. The lenses may be frameless or positioned in one or more subframe assemblies.

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Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
O'Rourke, Thomas A. ;
Bodner & O'Rourke, LLP ;

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Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Mai, Huy K;

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Maintenance Status: |
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INPADOC Legal Status: |
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Parent Case: |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/508,674, filed on Oct. 2, 2003, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/957,213 filed Oct. 1, 2004 which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

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First Claim:
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1. An eyeglass assembly comprising a frame assembly and at least one subframe assembly, said frame assembly comprising at least one lens, a pair of temples, said frame assembly also comprising a front side and a back side, said back side of said frame assembly being closer to a wearer's face than said front side, said frame assembly having at least one nose pad having a front and a rear surfaces, the rear surface of said nose pad having a nose pad arm that secures said nose pad to said frame, said nose pad arm having a hood at an end of said nose pad arm, said hood having a magnetic member therein, said subframe assembly comprising at least one lens, said at least one subframe assembly comprising a front side and a back side, said back side of said subframe assembly being closer to said wearer's face than said front side of said subframe assembly, said subframe assembly having at least one projection from the subframe, said projection having a hood with a magnetic member therein, said subframe assembly being secured to said frame assembly at least in part by at least one of said magnetic members in each of said hoods such that said front side of said subframe assembly faces said back side of said frame assembly and said subframe assembly is at least partially positioned between said frame assembly and said wearer's face, a first magnetic member of said magnetic members being a magnet that is secured to one of said frame assembly and said subframe assembly and a second magnetic member of said magnetic members being a magnet or a material that is attracted to a magnet and said second magnetic member being secured to said other of said frame assembly and said subframe assembly such that said first magnetic member and said second magnetic member are generally aligned when said subframe assembly is secured to said frame assembly.

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Continuity Data: |
| Application Number | Filed | Notes |
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US2004000018423 | 2004-12-21 | is a
related to the prior publication |
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>US2004000018423< | 2004-12-21 | is a
continuation in part of |
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US2004000957213
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(pending)
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US2004000018423 | 2004-12-21 | is a
non-provisional of provisional |
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US2003000508674P
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