U.S. patent application number 11/510975 was filed with the patent office on 2007-07-26 for accessory.
This patent application is currently assigned to CROSSFOR CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Hidetaka Dobashi.
Application Number | 20070171357 11/510975 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37896096 |
Filed Date | 2007-07-26 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070171357 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Dobashi; Hidetaka |
July 26, 2007 |
ACCESSORY
Abstract
An accessory comprises an insertion part, which is inserted into
a through hole provided in the direction of thickness of a lens of
eyeglasses and configured by combining an insertion core part with
a sheathing member made of an elastic material, and a basic
accessory part arranged jointly at an end of the insertion core
part on the side of a surface of the lens. The insertion part is
fixed to the lens by being pressed against the through hole with
repulsive force caused by the compression of the sheathing
member.
Inventors: |
Dobashi; Hidetaka; (Kouhu,
JP) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Patrick G. Burns, Esq.;GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD.
Suite 2500, 300 South Wacker Dr.
Chicago
IL
60606
US
|
Assignee: |
CROSSFOR CO., LTD.
|
Family ID: |
37896096 |
Appl. No.: |
11/510975 |
Filed: |
August 28, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
351/52 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G02C 11/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
351/52 |
International
Class: |
G02C 11/02 20060101
G02C011/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jan 24, 2006 |
JP |
2006-015705 |
Claims
1. An accessory, comprising: an insertion part, which is inserted
into a through hole provided in a direction of thickness of a lens
of eyeglasses and configured by combining an insertion core part
with a sheathing member made of an elastic material; and a basic
accessory part arranged jointly at an end of the insertion core
part on a side of a surface of the lens, wherein said insertion
part is pressed and fixed to the through hole with repulsive force
caused by compression of the sheathing member, and a pad part which
covers an end is provided at the end of the insertion core part on
a side of a back of the lens.
2. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein a length of said
insertion part is set to be identical to the thickness of the
lens.
3. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the insertion core
part has the same diameter regardless of a position in a
longitudinal direction, and the pad part has a larger diameter than
the diameter of the insertion core part.
4. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the pad part is made
of an elastic material.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an accessory attached to a
lens of eyeglasses.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Conventionally, human beings use, what is called,
accessories such as a ring, necklace, earrings, pierced earrings,
etc. in order to decorate their bodies. Such accessories have a
structure suitable for being directly put on a body, namely,
directly put on a particular portion of a body, such as putting a
ring on a finger, putting a necklace around neck, and putting
earrings or pierced earrings in ears. Therefore, the accessories
are not normally used to decorate a wearing person by being
indirectly put on a body, like a brooch put on clothes, due to
constraints such as an appearance derived from the structure, or
the like.
[0005] To overcome such constraints of accessories, eyeglasses
where an attachment hole for a pierced earring is provided in a
lens to enable the pierced earring to be attached is proposed as
disclosed by Patent Document 1. According to this invention, it is
supposed to make variations and fashion of eyeglasses enjoyable
with such a configuration. [0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese
Registered Utility Model No. 3069720
[0007] This invention has the above described advantage, but also
has the following problems: (1) the core of a pierced earring can
possibly damage a lens or the rim of an attachment hole or its
periphery when erroneously touching the lens, the rim or the
periphery at the time of being inserted into the attachment hole of
the lens, because the core of the pierced earring is made of metal;
(2) it is burdensome to require an exacting work for inserting the
core of the pierced earring into the small hole provided in the
lens, and for fitting a catch as a stopper into the core, and the
pierced earring and the catch tend to be lost when being detached
from eyeglasses since they are separate parts; (3) a feeling of
discomfort is produced by a sound of contact between the pierced
earring and the lens, which is caused by the movement of the core
inserted into the hole due to vibrations in the use of the
eyeglasses; and (4) a portion protruding on the side of a back of
the lens can possibly touch and injure a face or hand skin when the
eyeglasses are worn, since the core of the pierced earring is
longer than the thickness of the lens.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The present invention was developed in consideration of the
above described problems. An accessory according to the present
invention is an article of a new concept, which does not belong to
the concept of conventional pierced earrings or an accessory
directly put on a body, in a point of having a nature which cannot
be put in ears, and cannot serve as pierced earrings, although the
present invention has commonality in a point of being attached to
eyeglasses likewise the pierced earrings disclosed by Patent
Document 1.
[0009] Based on such a premise, it is an object of the present
invention to provide a new accessory which can decorate the
appearance of a wearing person by enhancing the beauty and the
fashionability of eyeglasses themselves, and does not damage a
lens, does not cause a discomfort sound due to vibrations, etc. in
the use of the eyeglasses, is easy to be attached to the lens, and
is difficult to be lost.
[0010] A second object of the present invention is to provide a
safe accessory which does not injure a face or hand skin when
eyeglasses are worn, in addition to the first object.
[0011] A third object of the present invention is to provide an
accessory which aggressively enhances the safety of a face or hand
skin when eyeglasses are worn, in addition to the first or the
second object.
[0012] To achieve the above described objects, the present
invention is characterized in the following configuration. Namely,
an accessory of an invention according to a first embodiment
(accessory in a first aspect of the present invention) comprises:
an insertion part, which is inserted into a through hole provided
in the direction of thickness of a lens of eyeglasses and
configured by combining an insertion core part and a sheathing
member made of an elastic material; and a basic accessory part,
which is arranged jointly at an end of the insertion core part on
the side of a surface of the lens, wherein the insertion part is
pressed against the through hole with repulsive force caused by the
compression of the sheathing member, and fixed to the lens.
[0013] An accessory of an invention according to a second
embodiment is characterized in that the length of the insertion
part is set to be identical to the thickness of the lens in the
accessory of the first embodiment.
[0014] An accessory of an invention according to a third embodiment
is characterized in that a pad part which covers an end of the
insertion core part is provided at the end on the side of a back of
the lens in the accessory of the first or second embodiments.
[0015] The accessory according to the invention of the first
embodiment produces the effects of being able to decorate a wearing
person by enhancing the beauty and the fashionability of eyeglasses
with a basic accessory part, of preventing a lens from being
damaged, preventing a discomfort sound from being produced in the
use of eyeglasses, of being easy to handle, such as attaching to a
lens, and of being difficult to be lost.
[0016] The accessory according to the invention in the second
embodiment also produces the effect of being safe without injuring
a face or hand skin when the eyeglasses are worn in addition to the
effects of the invention recited in the first embodiment.
[0017] The accessory according to the third embodiment produces the
effect of being safe by aggressively preventing a face or hand skin
from being injured when the eyeglasses are worn in addition to the
effects of the invention of the first or second embodiments.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] The present invention will be more apparent from the
following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings, in which:
[0019] FIG. 1 is a conceptual perspective view showing a state
where an accessory according to the present invention is attached
to eyeglasses;
[0020] FIG. 2 is a conceptual side cross-sectional view showing the
state enlarged;
[0021] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line A-A in
FIG. 2;
[0022] FIG. 4 is a conceptual enlarged front view of the
accessory;
[0023] FIG. 5 is a conceptual enlarged side view of the accessory;
and
[0024] FIG. 6 is a conceptual enlarged rear view of the
accessory.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0025] A preferred embodiment according to the present invention is
hereinafter described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0026] FIG. 1 is a conceptual perspective view showing a state
where an accessory according to the present invention is attached
to eyeglasses (partially omitted and shown), FIG. 2 is a conceptual
side cross-sectional view showing the state enlarged, FIG. 3 is a
conceptual cross-sectional view taken along a line A-A in FIG. 2,
FIG. 4 is a conceptual enlarged front view of the accessory, FIG. 5
is a conceptual enlarged side view of the accessory, and FIG. 6 is
a conceptual enlarged rear view of the accessory. Top and bottom
views of the accessory respectively become states where the side
view is rotated by 90 degrees in counterclockwise and clockwise
directions.
[0027] An accessory according to the present invention, which is
denoted with a reference numeral 1, is used by being attached to a
lens 3 of eyeglasses 2 (constituent elements on the side of the
right eye are partially omitted and shown) as shown in FIG. 1, and
has the following configuration. Namely, the accessory 1 comprises
an insertion part 6, which is inserted into a through hole 3A that
has a circular cross-section and is provided in the direction of
thickness of the lens 3 in a portion where vision is not
restricted, and configured by combining an insertion core part 1A
made of, for example, metal and a sheathing member 5 made of an
elastic material, and a basic accessory part made of, for example,
metal, which is arranged jointly at an end 1D of the insertion core
part 1A on the side of a surface 3B of the lens 3, as specifically
shown in FIG. 2.
[0028] More specifically, any types such as vision corrective
eyeglasses for shortsightedness, far sightedness, etc., sunglasses
for preventing ultraviolet rays or strong light, stylish
eyeglasses, etc. can be used as the eyeglasses 2 to which the
accessory 1 is attached in the present invention.
[0029] The cross-section of the insertion part 6 is formed to be
circular similar to the through hole 3A. The sheathing member 5 is
made of an elastic material such as silicon rubber, and combined
with the insertion core part 1A, for example, with an adhesive. The
diameter of the sheathing member 5, accordingly, the diameter of
the insertion part 6 is set to be slightly larger than that of the
through hole 3A as indicated by a dashed line 7 in FIGS. 2 and 3
before the insertion part 6 is inserted into the through hole 3A.
Accordingly, when the insertion part 6 is inserted into the through
hole 3A, the sheathing member 5 is compressed by the through hole
3A due to the nature of the material of the sheathing member 5, and
this state produces repulsive force. As a result, the insertion
part 6 is pressed and fixed to the through hole 3A, accordingly, to
the lens 3. Additionally, the length L (the horizontal length in
FIG. 2) of each of the insertion part 6 and the insertion core part
1A is set to be identical to the thickness T (the horizontal length
in FIG. 2) of the lens 3, and especially, the insertion core part
1A is configured not to protrude from the side of a back 3C of the
lens 3 in order to prevent a face skin from being touched.
[0030] Additionally, for the insertion part 6, a pad part 8 which
covers an end 1C is provided at the end 1C of the insertion core
part 1A on the side of the back 3C of the lens 3. The pad part 8 is
made of an elastic material such as silicon rubber similar to the
sheathing member 5, and a surface 8A on a side opposite to a
surface facing the insertion core part 1A, namely, the surface as
opposed to the skin of a human body is formed, for example, to be
spherical in order to softly touch the skin without injuring it.
Here, the pad part 8 is fixed to both of the insertion core part 1A
and the sheathing member 5, for example, with an adhesive in a
state of straddling also the sheathing member 5.
[0031] In the meantime, the basic accessory part 1B is formed, for
example, to be semispherical as an industrial design intended for
decoration, and formed together with the insertion core part 1A as
a single piece. Aesthetic processing, such as polishing, which is
required to fulfill a decorative function, is performed for the
basic accessory part 1B. In addition to such a configuration
example, the basic accessory part 1B can be configured, for
instance, with jewel, pearl, etc., which is linked to the end 1D of
the insertion core part 1A on the side of the surface 3B of the
lens 3 via a suitable base, as a matter of course.
[0032] The accessory 1 according to the present invention is
attached to the eyeglasses 2 by inserting the insertion part 6 into
the through hole 3A in the lens 3 of the eyeglasses 2. Since the
accessory 1 has the above described configuration, it fulfills a
function to decorate a wearing person by creating new beauty of the
eyeglasses themselves with the basic accessory part 1B while
maintaining the original function of eyeglasses. In the accessory
1, the insertion part 6 is fixed to the through hole 3A of the lens
3 via the sheathing member 5, whereby the insertion core part 1A
does not make contact with the lens 3 due to vibrations in the use
of the eyeglasses 2, and accordingly, a discomfort sound does not
occur. Additionally, in the insertion part 6, the insertion core
part 1A is sheathed with the sheathing member 5 made of an elastic
material, whereby the lens 3 and the through hole 3A or its
periphery are not damaged when the insertion part 6 is inserted
into the through hole 3A of the lens 3. Furthermore, this accessory
1 can be attached with extreme ease without requiring another part
as a stopper only by inserting the insertion part 6 into the
through hole 3A of the lens 3, the insertion part 6 is pressed and
fixed to the through hole 3A with the repulsive force of the
sheathing member 5, and also frictional force with the compressed
sheathing member 5 is simultaneously applied to the insertion core
part 1A. Therefore, it is difficult to remove the accessory 1,
which is once attached to the lens 3, by pulling out of the lens 3,
and accordingly, it never drops from the lens 3, and there is no
possibility of being lost for this reason. Besides, even if
external force F is applied as indicated by a character F in FIG. 2
when the basic accessory part 1B is touched, for example, with a
finger, the external force F is absorbed by the sheathing member 5
via the insertion core part 1A. Accordingly, there is a very low
possibility that the basic accessory part 1B breaks at and drops
from the end 1D of the insertion core part 1A on the side of the
surface 3B of the lens 3.
[0033] Furthermore, since the length L of each of the insertion
part 6 and the insertion core part 1A is identical to the thickness
T of the lens 3, they do not protrude from the side of the back 3C
of the lens 3. Accordingly, they do not touch and injure the skin
of a face or the like, and are safe. Still further, because the end
1C of the insertion core part 1A on the side of the back 3C of the
lens 3 is covered with the pad part 8, the pad part 8 prevents the
skin from being injured without fail even if the insertion core
part 1A protrudes from the side of the back 3C of the lens 3 due to
some reason such as a slight size error, etc.
[0034] The present invention is not limited to the above described
preferred embodiment. A variety of modifications can be made within
a scope which does not deviate from the gist of the present
invention. For example, the cross-section of the insertion part can
be formed to be a shape other than a circle, such as a polygon, in
accordance with the shape of the cross-section of the through hole
provided in the lens. Additionally, the insertion core part is
represented as an element formed as a thin pin in the preferred
embodiment shown in the drawings. However, the insertion core part
can be made as thick and close to the diameter of the through hole
as possible. As the method for combining the insertion core part
and the sheathing member, for example, a method for combining the
silicon rubber with the insertion core part by using thermal
adhesiveness, or for engaging the insertion core part with the
sheathing member by providing, for example, concavity and convexity
in the insertion core part can be available in addition to the
above described adhesive. Furthermore, frictional force with the
insertion core part, which occurs when the sheathing member is
compressed, can be made high depending on a material of the
sheathing member. Therefore, a state where the sheathing member and
the insertion core part are combined with this frictional force can
be obtained without using an adhesive. In this case, the action of
the frictional force prevents a situation where the insertion core
part is made apart from the sheathing member and pulled out towards
the side of the basic accessory part due to some reason. Still
further, the joint arrangement of the insertion core part and the
basic accessory part can be configured by adopting a suitable
method according to a material, shape, size, etc., such as a joint
made by welding the insertion core part and the basic accessory
part, combination made by mechanically engaging the insertion core
part with the basic accessory part by forming concavity and
convexity, etc. in addition to the above described arrangement as a
single piece. Still further, the pad part can be provided not by
bonding to the insertion core part, but by being formed at the end
of the insertion core part as a single piece, as a matter of
course. Accordingly, the insertion core part and the basic
accessory part can be configured as a single member by forming them
as a single piece.
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