U.S. patent application number 10/328001 was filed with the patent office on 2004-04-29 for base and auxiliary eyeglass system using magnets.
Invention is credited to Park, Hun-Yang.
Application Number | 20040080708 10/328001 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 27728956 |
Filed Date | 2004-04-29 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040080708 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Park, Hun-Yang |
April 29, 2004 |
BASE AND AUXILIARY EYEGLASS SYSTEM USING MAGNETS
Abstract
A base and auxiliary eyeglass system in which the auxiliary
eyeglasses are not separated from the base eyeglasses but can be
unfolded so as to exhibit a similar effect to the case of
separating the auxiliary eyeglasses from the base eyeglasses,
thereby reducing inconvenience in use of auxiliary eyeglasses in
typical eyeglasses such as industrial eyewear, sunglasses, etc.,
which can rely upon auxiliary eyeglasses attached thereto. A
magnetic material is inserted into one side of a base eye rim, and
a magnetic material is inserted into one side of an auxiliary eye
rim in such a manner as to correspond to the magnet material
inserted into the one side of the base eye rim, so that each of the
auxiliary eyeglasses can be folded and unfolded. As a consequence,
the auxiliary eyeglasses can be unfolded without being separated
from the base eyeglasses.
Inventors: |
Park, Hun-Yang; (Daegoo,
KR) |
Correspondence
Address: |
JACOBSON HOLMAN PLLC
400 SEVENTH STREET N.W.
SUITE 600
WASHINGTON
DC
20004
US
|
Family ID: |
27728956 |
Appl. No.: |
10/328001 |
Filed: |
December 26, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
351/47 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G02C 2200/02 20130101;
G02C 9/00 20130101; G02C 9/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
351/047 |
International
Class: |
G02C 001/00; G02C
009/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Oct 24, 2002 |
KR |
2002-65357 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A base and auxiliary eyeglass system using magnets, comprising:
base eyeglasses each having a base eye rim and a base magnet
insertion part formed on the base eye rim; and auxiliary eyeglasses
each having an auxiliary eye rim and a magnet hinge part formed on
the auxiliary eye rim in such a manner as to be correspondingly
coupled to the base magnet insertion part in either a folded
position or an unfolded position.
2. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein each of the base eyeglasses has the base magnet insertion
part formed on one side of an uppermost portion of the base eye
rim, and each of the auxiliary eyeglasses has the magnet hinge part
formed on one side of an uppermost portion of the auxiliary eye rim
in such a manner as to be correspondingly coupled to the base
magnet insertion part.
3. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein two auxiliary eye rims of the auxiliary eyeglasses are
individually separable from the base eye rims of the base
eyeglasses and have magnet hinge parts formed thereon.
4. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein the base magnet insertion part horizontally protrudes from
one side of the base eye rim toward an inside of the base
eyeglasses so as to allow a magnetic material to be inserted
thereinto.
5. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein the base magnet insertion part is formed on only one of the
base eye rims.
6. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein the base magnet insertion part is fitted on a long rod that
extends from a lug of each of the base eyeglasses toward a desired
position adjacent the base eye rim.
7. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein the base magnet insertion part is fitted on a long rod that
extends from a base bridge toward a desired position adjacent the
base eye rim.
8. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein the magnet hinge part has an auxiliary eyeglass folding
portion horizontally protruding toward an inside of the auxiliary
eyeglasses, and an auxiliary eyeglass unfolding portion downwardly
bent from the auxiliary eyeglass folding portion so as to be
generally perpendicular thereto.
9. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein a magnet in said folding portion is magnetically secured to
said base magnet insertion part when said auxiliary eyeglasses are
folded to be generally parallel with said base eye rims, and a
magnet in said unfolding portion is magnetically secured to said
base magnet insertion part when said auxiliary eyeglasses are
unfolded to be generally perpendicular to said base eye rims.
10. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein the magnet hinge part is fitted on a long rod that extends
from an auxiliary bridge to a desired position adjacent the
auxiliary eye rim, said auxiliary bridge joining the eye rims of
the auxiliary eyeglasses.
11. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein the magnet hinge part is constructed in a semi-oval in such
a manner as to surround the base magnet insertion part in each of
the base eyeglasses.
12. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein either of the base magnet insertion part or the magnet
hinge part is formed of magnetic material and the other part is
formed of material magnetically reactable and securable to the
magnetic material.
13. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein the base magnet insertion part formed on one side of the
base eye rim and having a base magnet inserted thereinto is formed
on a common axis with the base eye rim.
14. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein the magnet hinge part horizontally protrudes such that a
magnetic force is generated only when each of the auxiliary
eyeglasses is unfolded upwardly in front of the base
eyeglasses.
15. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 1,
wherein said auxiliary eyeglasses in said folded position are
generally parallel with said base eyeglasses and in said unfolded
position are generally perpendicular to said base eyeglasses.
16. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 15,
wherein said auxiliary eyeglasses in said unfolded position extend
upwardly from said base eyeglasses.
17. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 15,
wherein said auxiliary eyeglasses in said unfolded position extend
forwardly from said base eyeglasses.
18. The base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to claim 17,
wherein two auxiliary eye rims of the auxiliary eyeglasses are
individually separable from the base eye rims of the base
eyeglasses and have magnet hinge parts formed thereon, each
auxiliary eye rim extending forwardly from a respective side of
said base eyeglasses when in said unfolded position.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to the field of eyeglasses and
more particularly, to a base and auxiliary eyeglass system using
magnets in which a user can easily attach/detach the auxiliary
eyeglasses to/from the base eyeglasses as well as fold/unfold the
auxiliary eyeglasses in front of the base eyeglasses according to
changes in external environment and his or her feelings, thereby
reducing inconvenience in the use of auxiliary eyeglasses in
conjunction with typical eyeglasses including sunglasses, convex
glasses, etc., to which general auxiliary eyeglasses are
attached.
[0003] 2. Background of the Related Art
[0004] In general, widely used base eyeglasses with auxiliary
eyeglasses are divided into two types. One type is constructed such
that each of the base eyeglasses permits a magnet to be directly
inserted into one portion of a lug thereof and each of the
auxiliary eyeglasses permits another magnet to be inserted into one
side thereof which is in contact with the one portion of the lug,
so that a user can easily attach/detach the auxiliary eyeglasses
to/from the base eyeglasses. The second type is constructed such
that an auxiliary bridge for connecting the auxiliary eyeglasses is
bent and caught by a base bridge for connecting the base
eyeglasses, and then the auxiliary eyeglasses are fixed to the base
eyeglasses by additional means.
[0005] The applicant of the present invention has filed many
applications concerning eyeglasses. Among them, Korean Patent
Application No. 10-2001-0075081 and Korean Utility Model
Registration No. 266471 will be described in detail with reference
to FIGS. 1 and 2.
[0006] A base and auxiliary eyeglass system comprises base
eyeglasses G having base eye rims E and a first bar 1 for
horizontally connecting the uppermost portions of the base eye rims
E, the first bar 1 having a base magnet lm inserted into the
central portion thereof. The auxiliary eyeglasses g have auxiliary
eye rims e and a second bar 2 for horizontally connecting the
uppermost portions of the auxiliary eye rims e, the second bar
having a horizontal portion 2a and a bent portion 2b extending
upwardly from the horizontal portion 2a so as to be orthogonal to
the horizontal portion 2a. The horizontal portion 2a and the bent
portion 2b have magnets 2m and 2m' inserted thereinto,
respectively, so that a user can easily attach/detach the auxiliary
eyeglasses to/from the base eyeglasses and fold/unfold the
auxiliary eyeglasses in front of the base eyeglasses. The utility
model application has already been finally registered in Technical
Evaluation in Korea.
[0007] In the prior art, the magnets are not directly inserted into
the eye rims but rather the first and second bars act as guides for
fixing the auxiliary eyeglasses to the base eyeglasses. Therefore,
the second bar 2 and the first bar 1 are formed in the auxiliary
eyeglasses and the base eyeglasses, respectively, as additional
attachment/detachment means for attaching/detaching the auxiliary
eyeglasses to the base eyeglasses and folding/unfolding the
auxiliary eyeglasses. The system so constructed has problems in
that its structure is complicated and there are restrictions in
creative designs which are important in the eyeglass industry from
an aesthetic point of view.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a base and
auxiliary eyeglass system using magnets that substantially obviate
one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the
related art.
[0009] An object of the present invention is to provide a base and
auxiliary eyeglass system using magnets, which can easily unfold
the auxiliary eyeglasses in front of the base eyeglasses without
additional attachment/detachment means.
[0010] To achieve these objects and other advantages and in
accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and
broadly described herein, there is provided a base and auxiliary
eyeglass system using magnets, including base eyeglasses each
having a base eye rim and a base magnet insertion part horizontally
protruding from one side of the base eye rim so as to allow a
magnetic material to be inserted thereinto, and auxiliary
eyeglasses each having an auxiliary eye rim and a magnet hinge part
protruding from one side of the auxiliary eye rim in such a manner
as to be correspondingly coupled to the base magnet insertion part,
the magnet hinge part having a magnetic material inserted
thereinto, the magnetic material of the magnet hinge part reacting
to the magnetic material inserted into the base magnet insertion
part when the auxiliary eyeglasses are folded and unfolded.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the
present invention will be apparent from the following detailed
description of the preferred embodiments of the invention in
conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0012] FIG. 1 is a detailed view illustrating the construction of a
base and auxiliary eyeglass system in the prior art;
[0013] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in
which auxiliary eyeglasses are folded and unfolded in the prior art
of FIG. 1;
[0014] FIG. 3A is a perspective view illustrating the construction
of the base eyeglasses of a base and auxiliary eyeglass system
according to a first preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
[0015] FIG. 3B is a perspective view illustrating the construction
of the auxiliary eyeglasses of the base and auxiliary eyeglass
system according to a first preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
[0016] FIG. 4 is a side and cross-sectional view of the base and
auxiliary eyeglass system shown in an unconnected state according
to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 4A is an enlarged side and cross-sectional view of the
circled portion of FIG. 4;
[0018] FIG. 5 is a side and cross-sectional view of the base and
auxiliary eyeglass system shown in a first connected state
according to the first preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
[0019] FIG. 5A is an enlarged side and cross-sectional view of the
circled portion of FIG. 5;
[0020] FIG. 6 is a side and cross-sectional view of the base and
auxiliary eyeglass system shown in a second connected state
according to the first preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
[0021] FIG. 6A is an enlarged side and cross-sectional view of the
circled portion of FIG. 6;
[0022] FIG. 7A is a perspective view illustrating the first
connected position in which the base and the auxiliary eyeglass
system is used according to the first preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
[0023] FIG. 7B is a perspective view illustrating the second
connected position in which the base and the auxiliary eyeglass
system is used according to the first preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
[0024] FIG. 8 is a side and cross-sectional view of a base and
auxiliary eyeglass system shown in a first connected position
according to a second preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
[0025] FIG. 8A is an enlarged side and cross-sectional view of the
circled portion of FIG. 8;
[0026] FIG. 9 is a side and cross-sectional view of a base and
auxiliary eyeglass system shown in a second connected position
according to the second preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
[0027] FIG. 9A is an enlarged side and cross-sectional view of the
circled portion of FIG. 9;
[0028] FIG. 10A is a perspective view illustrating the first
connected position in which the base and the auxiliary eyeglass
system is used according to a third preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
[0029] FIG. 10B is a perspective view illustrating the auxiliary
eyeglasses as detached from the eyeglass system according to the
third preferred embodiment of FIG. 10A;
[0030] FIG. 11 is a top plan view illustrating the operation of a
base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to a fourth preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
[0031] FIG. 11A is an enlarged top view of the circled portion of
FIG. 11;
[0032] FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the base eyeglasses of a base
and auxiliary eyeglass system according to a fifth preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
[0033] FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the base eyeglasses of a base
and auxiliary eyeglass system according to a variation of the fifth
preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0034] FIG. 14A is a top plan view of the auxiliary eyeglasses as
designed to accommodate the eyeglass systems according to the fifth
preferred embodiment of FIGS. 12 and 13; and
[0035] FIG. 14B is a front view of the auxiliary eyeglasses of FIG.
14A.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0036] Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred
embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
[0037] FIG. 1 is a detailed view illustrating the construction of a
base and auxiliary eyeglass system in the prior art of the present
applicant. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in
which auxiliary eyeglasses are unfolded in the prior art of FIG. 1.
FIGS. 3A and 3B are perspective views illustrating the construction
of a base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to a first
preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 4 and 4A are a
side and cross-sectional view of the base and auxiliary eyeglass
system according to the first preferred embodiment of the present
invention. FIGS. 5 and 5A and 6 and 6A are side and cross-sectional
views of the base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to the
first preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 7A and
7B are perspective views illustrating the states in which the base
and auxiliary eyeglass system is used according to the first
preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 8 and 8A and 9
and 9A are side and cross-sectional views of a base and auxiliary
eyeglass system according to a second preferred embodiment of the
present invention. FIGS. 10A and 10B are perspective views
illustrating the states in which a base and auxiliary eyeglass
system is used according to a third preferred embodiment of the
present invention. FIGS. 11 and 11A are a top plan view
illustrating the operation of a base and auxiliary eyeglass system
according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present
invention. FIGS. 12 and 13 are top plan views of the base
eyeglasses of a base and auxiliary eyeglass system according to a
fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 14A and
14B are a top plan view and a front view, respectively, of the
auxiliary eyeglasses according to the fifth preferred embodiment of
the present invention.
[0038] The base and auxiliary eyeglass system using magnets
according to the present invention includes base eyeglasses 10 and
auxiliary eyeglasses 20, which will be explained separately.
[0039] Referring to FIGS. 3A through 7B, each of the base
eyeglasses 10 includes a base bridge 11, a base eye rim 12 having a
magnetic material inserted into one side of the upper portion
thereof, and a base magnet insertion part 13 horizontally
protruding toward the inside of the base eyeglasses by such a
predetermined distance so as not to interfere with glass lenses
when the auxiliary eyeglasses are folded and unfolded. The base
magnet insertion part 13 has a magnetic material inserted thereinto
in such a manner that a magnetic force is generated in both the
bottom surface 13b and the top surface 13a thereof.
[0040] A base magnet 13m inserted into the base magnet insertion
part 13 has a thickness identical to or slightly smaller than that
of the base insertion part 13, so that the base magnet 13m is not
visible to others from the outside but performs its given
function.
[0041] As previously said, according to the present invention, the
base magnet insertion part 13 protrudes from the base eye rim 12 in
each of the base eyeglasses so as to allow the magnetic material to
be inserted thereinto without using any additional
attachment/detachment means.
[0042] As shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, 4 and 4A, each of the auxiliary
eyeglasses 20 includes an auxiliary bridge 21, an auxiliary eye rim
22, and a magnet hinge part 23 protruding from one side of the
auxiliary eye rim 22 by a predetermined distance in such a manner
80 as to correspond in position to the base magnet insertion part
13 in each of the base eyeglasses 10. The hinge part 23 is bent at
the predetermined distance in such a manner as to wrap over the
base magnet insertion part 13. The auxiliary magnet hinge part 23
includes an auxiliary eyeglass folding portion 23a horizontally
protruding from the auxiliary eye rim 22 in such a manner as to be
correspondingly coupled to the base magnet insertion part 13, and
an auxiliary eyeglass unfolding portion 23b bent from the end of
the auxiliary eyeglass folding portion 23a in such a manner as to
wrap over the base magnet insertion part 13, the auxiliary eyeglass
folding portion 23a having an auxiliary eyeglass folding magnet 23m
inserted thereinto and the auxiliary eyeglass unfolding portion 23b
having an auxiliary eyeglass unfolding magnet 23m' inserted
thereinto.
[0043] Particularly, when seen from each side of the auxiliary
eyeglasses 20, the section of the magnet hinge part 23 is generally
an "L" shape protruding toward the inside of the base eyeglasses.
The base magnet insertion part 13 protruding toward the inside of
the base eyeglasses is positioned inside the inner space formed by
the auxiliary eyeglass folding portion 23a and the auxiliary
eyeglass unfolding portion 23b in such a manner as to correspond to
the auxiliary eyeglass folding portion 23a.
[0044] The auxiliary eyeglass folding magnet 23m and the auxiliary
eyeglass unfolding magnet 23m' inserted into the magnet hinge part
23 each have a thickness identical to or slightly smaller than that
of the magnet hinge part 23, similarly to the case of the base
magnet insertion part in each of the base eyeglasses 10, so that
the magnets 23m and 23m' are not visible to others from the
outside.
[0045] The magnetic material can be any material having a magnetic
force capable of maintaining the state in which each of the
auxiliary eyeglasses is folded and unfolded to be attached/detached
to/from each of the base eyeglasses. That is to say, the magnetic
material has a magnetic force strong enough to sufficiently control
the weight of each of the auxiliary eyeglasses 20 so that the
position of each of the auxiliary eyeglasses attached/detached
to/from each of the base eyeglasses 10 is not changed unless an
external force greater than a predetermined threshold is
intentionally applied thereto. The magnetic material can be
inserted into both the base magnet insertion part 13 and the magnet
hinge part 23, or the magnetic material can be inserted into either
of the base magnet insertion part 13 or the magnet hinge part 23,
with metallic material which reacts to the magnetic material then
being inserted into the other of the two parts.
[0046] In the base and auxiliary eyeglass system using the magnets
constructed as above, states in which the auxiliary eyeglasses are
folded and unfolded in front of the base eyeglasses will be
explained in detail hereinbelow.
[0047] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 4A, the state in which each of the
auxiliary eyeglasses 20 is folded in front of each of the base
eyeglasses 10 will be explained. As previously mentioned, the
magnet hinge part 23 includes the auxiliary eyeglass folding
portion 23a protruding from the one side of the auxiliary eye rim
22 of each of the auxiliary eyeglasses 20 toward the inside of the
base eyeglasses, and the auxiliary eyeglass unfolding portion 23b
bent from the end of the auxiliary eyeglass folding portion 23a,
such that the magnet hinge part 23 is correspondingly coupled to
the base magnet insertion part 13, which protrudes from the one
side of the upper portion of the base eye rim 12 in each of the
base eyeglasses 10 and has the base magnet 13m inserted thereinto.
When the auxiliary eyeglass folding magnet 23m inserted into the
auxiliary eyeglass folding portion 23a magnetically reacts to the
top surface 13a of the base magnet insertion part 13, each of the
auxiliary eyeglasses 20 is supported on and secured to the base eye
rim 12 in each of the base eyeglasses 10, thereby maintaining the
state in which each of the auxiliary eyeglasses is folded.
[0048] When each of the auxiliary eyeglasses 20 folded in front of
each of the base eyeglasses, as shown in FIGS. 5, 5A, and 7A, is
lifted up by an external force, as shown in FIGS. 6, 6A, and 7B,
the state in which the auxiliary eyeglass folding portion 23a of
the magnet hinge part 23 of the auxiliary eye rim 22 is fixed to
the top surface 13a of the base magnet insertion part 13 into which
the base magnet 13m is inserted is released by the external force.
At the same time, the auxiliary eyeglass unfolding portion 23b of
the magnet hinge part bent in such a manner as to wrap over the
base magnet insertion part 13 approaches the bottom surface 13b of
the base magnet insertion part 13. Finally, the base magnet 13m of
the bottom surface 13b of the base magnet insertion part 13 of the
base eye rim 12 magnetically reacts to the auxiliary eyeglass
unfolding magnet 23m' inserted into the auxiliary eyeglass
unfolding portion 23b of the magnet hinge part 23 of the auxiliary
eye rim 22, thereby maintaining the state in which each of the
auxiliary eyeglasses 20 is unfolded upwardly, away from and
generally perpendicular to each of the base eyeglasses 10.
[0049] Conversely, when each of the unfolded auxiliary eyeglasses
20 is lowered again by an external force in front of each of the
base eyeglasses 10, the state in which each of the auxiliary
eyeglasses 20 is unfolded upwardly, away from each of the base
eyeglasses 10 is released by the external force. At the same time,
the auxiliary eyeglass folding portion 23a of the magnet hinge part
23 in each of the auxiliary eyeglasses 20 is bent and approaches
the top surface 13a of the base magnet insertion part 13 in each of
the base eyeglasses 10. Finally, the base magnet 13m inserted into
the top surface 13a of the base magnet insertion part 13 is fixed
to the auxiliary eyeglass folding magnet 23m inserted into the
auxiliary eyeglass folding portion 23a of the magnet hinge part 23
in each of the auxiliary eyeglasses 20, thereby maintaining the
state in which each of the auxiliary eyeglasses 20 is folded in
front of, and generally parallel with, each of the base eyeglasses
10.
[0050] The present invention is not restricted to the auxiliary
eyeglasses constructed as above but various types of auxiliary
eyeglasses are included falling within the sprit of the present
invention. As illustrated in FIGS. 8, 8A, 9 and 9A, the magnet
hinge part 23 may be formed at the lower side of each of the
auxiliary eyeglasses 20, with the corresponding base magnet
insertion part 13 then being formed at the lower side of each of
the base eyeglasses 10, such that the states in which each of the
auxiliary eyeglasses is folded and unfolded occur in a different
manner from the case of FIGS. 3A to 7B.
[0051] As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the auxiliary bridge for
connecting the auxiliary eye rims 22 of the auxiliary eyeglasses 20
may be removed such that the lenses of the auxiliary eyeglasses 20A
are separated from each other. In this embodiment, the two
auxiliary eyeglasses 20A are individually folded and unfolded.
[0052] As depicted in FIGS. 11 and 11A, the base magnet insertion
part 13 corresponding to the magnet hinge part 23 of the auxiliary
eye rim may be formed at one side of the base eyeglasses 10' in
such a manner that each of the auxiliary eyeglasses does not
interfere with the temple of each of the base eyeglasses when the
auxiliary eyeglasses are folded or unfolded. As a result, the
auxiliary eyeglasses can be unfolded in various configurations. For
example, should the auxiliary eyeglasses be of the embodiment
having two lenses connected by a bridge, represented by the dotted
line of auxiliary eyeglasses 20', by appropriately positioning the
hinge part 23 relative to the base magnet insertion part 13, the
auxiliary eyeglasses 20' can be folded forwardly relative to the
wearer's face as shown. Similarly, auxiliary eyeglasses of the
embodiment having two lenses that are not connected to each other,
as illustrated in FIG. 10B and represented by the dotted line of
auxiliary eyeglasses 20A', may be individually connected on the
sides of the base eyeglasses and, when viewing therethrough is not
desired, folded forwardly, one on either side of the base
eyeglasses 10'.
[0053] Furthermore, as illustrated in FIGS. 12 and 13, the base
magnet insertion part 13 may alternatively be formed to extend in a
long rod 33 from a lug 40 or from the base bridge 11, respectively,
to a wanted position in the vicinity of the base eye rim. As shown
in FIGS. 14A and 14B, the magnet hinge part 23 may extend in the
form of a long rod 34 from the auxiliary bridge 21 of the auxiliary
eyeglasses 20 to a wanted position in the vicinity of the auxiliary
eye rim, and not be formed on the auxiliary eye rim 22.
[0054] As described above, with the base and auxiliary eyeglass
system using the magnets constructed as above, it is possible to
easily fold and unfold the auxiliary eyeglasses by changing the
structure of the conventional base and auxiliary eyeglass system
without additional attachment/detachment means, solving the problem
of restricted designs which occurs in the prior art due to the
necessity for added components. The inventive eyeglass system also
achieves lighter weight and smaller size without compromising
function, giving users greater satisfaction and convenience in
use.
[0055] The foregoing embodiments are merely exemplary and are not
to be construed as limiting the present invention. The present
teachings can be readily applied to other types of apparatuses. The
description of the present invention is intended to be
illustrative, and not to limit the scope of the claims. Many
alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to
those skilled in the art.
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