Adaptable loupe supporting eyewear

摘要

Eyewear comprising a pair of lenses assembled to a frame. Each lens comprises an integral tubular loupe mounting bracket extending forward of the lens exterior surface. The tubular mounting bracket defines an interior surface. The interior surface provides a loupe coupling receptacle for receiving and temporarily retaining a loupe assembly therein, enabling replacement of each loupe for repair, change in magnification, reduction in overall costs, reduced delivery time, etc. The loupe assembly is temporarily fixed within the loupe coupling receptacle by a loupe retention element feature. The lenses can be manufactured of a generally planar or curved shaped clear, translucent, or opaque material. The lenses can be adjustably assembled to the frame, enabling adjustable positioning of each loupe. Accessories, such as a camera, lighting, a secondary lens frame (such as prescription lenses), etc. can be integrated or removably attached to the eyewear frame.

主权项

1. An adaptable loupe supporting eyewear, the eyewear comprising:
eyewear comprising a pair of lens rims joined together by a frame bridge; a pair of eyewear lenses, each eyewear lens carried by a respective lens rim of said pair of lens rims, each eyewear lens including a loupe receiving feature passing therethrough, wherein each loupe receiving feature is adapted to receive a loupe; a pair of loupes, each loupe comprising a loupe barrel and a series of loupe lenses adapted for magnification of an image of an object, said loupe barrel having a tubular structure defining a loupe lens supporting interior and an exterior surface, said exterior surface including a loupe attachment feature, wherein said series of loupe lenses is carried by said loupe lens supporting interior of each respective loupe, wherein each loupe attachment feature is assembled to said respective loupe receiving feature, each loupe attachment feature includes an omni-directional loupe mount system, the omni-directional loupe mount system comprising:
a convex surfaced coupling ring carried at an attachment end of said loupe barrel, anda compression applying assembly ring having a concave loupe assembly ring inner surface,wherein said omni-directional loupe mount omni-directionally pivotally assembles each said loupe barrel to said respective eyewear lens of said pair of eyewear lenses,wherein said concave loupe assembly ring inner surface applies a compression force to said convex surfaced coupling ring, retaining said respective loupe in a fixed orientation, and an eyewear lens positioning feature enabling each eyewear lens to be adjustably positioned within each lens rim to align each loupe with an associated eye of a user.