Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G02—OPTICS
  • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
  • G02C11/00—Non-optical adjuncts; Attachment thereof
  • G02C11/02—Ornaments, e.g. exchangeable

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a decorative accessory intended to be removably attached to the front face of glasses, glasses on which is intended to be fixed such an accessory, and an assembly comprising such an accessory and such glasses.
• the invention aims to remedy these drawbacks by providing a simple, inexpensive and space-saving way of personalizing his glasses.
• the invention relates to a decorative accessory intended to be fixed on the front face of spectacles comprising two glasses connected by at least one nose bar and two branches each articulated with respect to a glass, comprising :
• first attachment means are not separate elements of the accessory that would be reported once the accessory placed against the front of the glasses, to allow its attachment.
• the first fastening means may be formed near the lateral ends of the accessory and / or on the bridge.
• the first fastening means comprise a hook tab formed on the bridge and intended to cooperate with the nose bar of the glasses so that said nose bar is housed between the bridge and the tab.
• the lug may have an L shape, one branch of which is substantially parallel to the bridge, and comprises, on its face opposite the bridge, a protruding element oriented substantially parallel to the bridge, intended to cooperate with a recessed portion formed on the nose bar of the glasses.
• the first fastening means comprise a notch formed in a lateral portion of at least one edge, intended to cooperate with a stud provided on the spectacles and / or a rod formed on the edge, intended to cooperate with a hole on the glasses.
• the invention relates to spectacles having two glasses connected by at least one nose bar and two branches each hinged with respect to a glass, comprising second specific means for removably attaching a decorative accessory as previously described. , intended to be fixed on the front face of said glasses.
• the second attachment means may comprise a groove formed in the nose bar, from its rear face, substantially perpendicular to said nose bar, said groove being intended to receive a part of a tab formed on the bridge of the accessory.
• the groove may further comprise a recess oriented substantially perpendicularly to the groove, intended to cooperate with a projecting element formed on the bracket of the bridge of the accessory.
• At least one leg has, in the vicinity of a glass and in front of it, a groove arranged to receive a lateral portion of a border of the accessory, a nipple protruding from the inside the groove and being intended to cooperate with a notch formed in said edge of the accessory.
• At least one orifice may be formed in a branch, in the vicinity of a glass, to receive a rod formed on the edge of the accessory.
• the invention relates to an assembly comprising at least one decorative accessory and spectacles as previously described.
• Figures 1, 2 and 3 are top views respectively of glasses equipped with an accessory, glasses alone (partial view) and the accessory alone, according to a first embodiment of the invention
• Figures 4 and 5 are front views respectively of the glasses equipped with the accessory according to Figure 1 and glasses alone;
• Figures 6a and 6b are front views of the accessory of Figure 3, respectively in developed view and in its form ready for attachment to the spectacles of Figure 2;
• Figure 7 is an enlarged view of detail A of Figure 2;
• Figure 8 is a partial side view of the glasses of Figure 2 and the accessory of Figure 3 during assembly;
• Figures 9, 10 and 11 are top views respectively of glasses equipped with an accessory, glasses alone (partial view) and the accessory alone, according to a second embodiment of the invention
• Figures 12 and 13 are front views respectively glasses equipped with the accessory according to Figure 9 and glasses alone;
• Figures 14a and 14b are front views of the accessory of Figure 11, respectively in developed view and in its form ready for attachment to the spectacles of Figure 10;
• Fig. 15 is an enlarged view of detail B of Fig. 10;
• Figure 16 is a sectional view along line CC of Figure 15;
• Figures 17 to 19 are partial sectional views along the line DD of Figure 9 respectively glasses alone, the accessory alone, and glasses equipped with the accessory.
• a pair of spectacles 1 typically comprises a frame 2 made of metal or plastic and lenses 3, which may be in particular corrective lenses, sunglasses, or even neutral lenses.
• the frame 2 has two borders 4 each surrounding a glass 3, the borders 4 being able to consist of a rigid part all around the glass, of a flexible wire completely surrounding the glass, or else to be mixed (rigid element and flexible wire, the latter being for example arranged around the lower half of the glass).
• the frame 2 also comprises a nose bar 5 connecting the two lenses 3.
• the frame 2 comprises two branches 6 each comprising a fixed tab 7 laterally bonded to a glass 3 or the corresponding border 4, forming an elbow, and a movable tab 8 pivotally mounted relative to the fixed tab 7, about an axis 9 and surrounded at its free end with a tip 10.
• the "front” is defined as the area of the space on the side of the plane formed by the lenses opposite to the wearer's face of the glasses 1, as opposed to "the back". At the end of simplification, the description will be made in the position such that the axis 9 is substantially vertical.
• a decorative accessory 11 is intended to be removably attached to the front face of the glasses 1, to change the appearance as often as the user wishes. This attachment is obtained through reciprocal fixing means which will be described later.
• the accessory 11 comprises two borders 12 connected by a bridge 13.
• the borders 12 of the accessory 11 are intended to cover at least part of the outline of a glass 3, to at least partially hide the edges 4 of the glasses 1.
• the borders 12 preferably have a shape similar to that of the borders 4. They may constitute a closed shape (and thus completely surround a glass) or open (and cover only part of the edge 4, for example the upper part) .
• the bridge 13 it is intended to cover the nose bar 5, and preferably has a shape similar to that of the nose bar 5.
• the accessory 11 is made of a sufficiently rigid material to ensure its holding, particularly when the accessory is attached to the glasses 1.
• the accessory 11 is flexible enough to allow the user to deform elastically to its setting on the glasses 1, as will be seen later.
• the accessory 11 is made of metal.
• the thickness e of the accessory 11 is relatively small (of the order of 0.3 to 0.5 mm for example), for aesthetic reasons but also to give it some flexibility.
• the accessory 11 is purely decorative, and has no part intended to cover substantially all of the glasses, such as optical glasses for example, which would be superimposed on the glasses 3.
• the fixed tab 7 of the branches 5 comprises an orifice 14 of axis 15 substantially parallel to the axis 9 of pivoting of the mobile tab 8.
• the orifice 14 is located substantially at the elbow formed by the fixed tab 7, in the plane formed by the glasses 3.
• the diameter of the orifice 14 is about 0.8 to 1.2 mm, and for example 1 mm.
• the nose bar 5 of the glasses 1 comprises a groove 16 of rectangular section, formed from the rear face 17 of said nose bar 5, substantially parallel to the axis 9 and substantially in the middle of the nose bar 5. In the embodiment shown, the groove 16 extends over substantially the entire height of the nose bar 5.
• the accessory 11 has a lug 18 extending from the lower edge 19 of the bridge 13, substantially in the middle, being folded in L rearwardly.
• the lug 18 thus comprises a branch 20 substantially parallel to the bridge 13 and spaced therefrom by a distance d adapted to the thickness of the nose bar 5 at the groove 16.
• the distance d is, for example, 2.5 mm to 3 mm.
• the width I of the lug 18, it is between 1, 5 and 2 mm, for example of the order of 1, 7 mm.
• the accessory 11 also comprises a rod 21 formed on each edge 12 at the upper lateral portion, on the outer side, that is to say opposite the bridge 13.
• the rod 21 projects from the edge 12 rearwards, substantially perpendicular to the plane of the accessory 11, and comprises a substantially vertical portion 22, of height r ⁇ between 3 and 4 mm, adapted to the depth of the orifice 14.
• the accessory 11 is formed from a piece substantially flat (Figure 6a) and fold back of the lug 18 and 21 rods to the rear ( Figure 6b).
• the vertical portions 22 of the rods 21 are introduced into the orifices 14 of the branches 5, parallel to the axis 15 (see FIG. 8) and the deformation is slight and eiastically distorted.
• accessory 11 to engage the tab 18 in the groove 16, from below.
• the accessory 11 is then perfectly held against the front face of the glasses 1.
• edges 4 of the glasses 1 are here substantially rectangular and rigid around the entire periphery of the lenses 3, and the borders 12 of the accessory 11 devoid of part covering the lower part of the borders 4, other embodiments are possible.
• the fixed tab 7 of each branch 5 comprises a groove 23 extending substantially parallel to the axis 9 in the vicinity of a lateral edge of a glass 3, and in front of the glasses 3.
• the groove 23 is open on the inside of the branches, that is to say on the side of the lenses 3, and has a bottom 24.
• a stud 25 protrudes substantially perpendicularly from the bottom 24 of the throat 23.
• the studs 25 are therefore substantially horizontal and directed toward each other, while each being housed in their groove 23. They have a height h 2 of between 1 and 1.5 mm, for example 1.1 mm .
• the nose bar 5 has a groove 16 similar to that of Figure 2.
• the groove 16 further comprises a recess 26 oriented substantially perpendicular to the groove 16, and extending over the entire width thereof.
• the accessory 11 comprises a tab 18 similar to that of the first embodiment.
• the lug 18 comprises a protruding element 27 oriented substantially horizontally.
• this protruding element 27 is formed by folding the branch 20 of the lug 18 along a median horizontal line, to bring an area of said branch 20 of the bridge 13 closer together.
• the accessory 11 also comprises a notch 28 formed in each of the borders 13, on the outer lateral edges.
• the height Us of the notches 28 is greater than the height h 2 of the pins 25. It is between 1.1 and 1.6 mm, for example of the order of 1.3 mm.
• the lateral edges of the borders 4 are introduced into the grooves 23, and the notches 28 into the studs 25, slightly bending the accessory 11, and the tab 18 is engaged. in the groove 16, from below, until 'element 27 projecting is engaged in the recess 26.
• the accessory 11 is then perfectly held against the front face of the glasses 1.
• the borders 4 of the glasses 1 are here constituted by a rigid upper part and a wire in the lower part of the glasses 3, while the borders 12 of the accessory 11 completely surround the glass 3.
• the invention provides a decisive improvement to the prior art, by allowing a user to customize his glasses easily and at a low cost, by fixing on his glasses an accessory that can be chosen from several accessories for its color and its shape.
• the reciprocal means of attachment are designed to allow easy installation and removal of the accessory, without risk of deterioration of the glasses or the accessory.

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