Interchangeable Spectacle Frame Structure and Method

摘要

A system for production of front spectacle frames selected from front spectacle frames having a limited number of sizes of front spectacle frames; the front spectacle frames incorporating side arm attachments means which permit releasable attachment of side arms selected from side arms having a limited number of sizes of side arms. Also disclosed is spectacles frame system provided with hinge elements linking the side arms of the frame to the lens supporting portion of the frame; the hinge elements including a first half hinge portion integral with the lens supporting portion and a second half hinge portion pivotally linked to the first half hinge portion, and wherein the side arms of the spectacles are interchangeably and user-releasably attached to the lens supporting element.