Adjustable eyewear with fixed temple and method of manufacture

摘要

A novel pair of eyewear includes a frame, one or more optically active eyepieces, a first temple piece and a second temple piece. The first and second temple pieces each include an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the length and angle of the first and second temple pieces. In a particular embodiment, the first and second temple pieces each include a locking mechanism for fixing the length and angle of the first and second temple pieces with respect to the frame.

主权项

1. Adjustable eyewear, comprising:
a frame having a first side and a second side; a first temple piece coupled to said first side of said frame, said first temple piece having a length and including a first adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting both the length of said first temple piece and an angle of said first temple piece with respect to a line extending between said first side of said frame and said second side of said frame; and a second temple piece coupled to said second side of said frame, said second temple piece having a length and including a second adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting both the length of said second temple piece and an angle of said second temple piece with respect to said line extending between said first side of said frame and said second side of said frame; and wherein said eyewear is fixed-temple eyewear; and each of said first temple piece and said second temple piece includes a first temple portion rigidly affixed to said frame and extending away from said line extending between said first side of said frame and said second side of said frame, and a second temple portion slidably engaged with said first temple portion and adapted to engage the ear of a wearer of said eyewear, and whereby sliding said second temple portion with respect to said first temple portion facilitates adjusting the length of said temple piece.