EYEGLASSES

Abstract

An eyeglass frame with an eyeglass front for receiving at least one eyeglass lens, and with a left and right temple, which are pivotably connected to the eyeglass front via a pivot joint connection for holding the eyeglass frame on the head of an eyeglass wearer, wherein the eyeglass front forms at least an upper frame section, wherein the temples can be pivoted relative to the eyeglass front from a position of use into a closing position, in which the temples are arranged above the upper frame section, and vice versa. The temples are arranged in a crossed position relative to each other in their closing position above the upper frame section.

Claims

1. An eyeglass frame with an eyeglass front for receiving at least one eyeglass lens, and with a left and right temple which are pivotably connected to the eyeglass front via a pivot joint connection for holding the eyeglass frame on the head of an eyeglass wearer, wherein the eyeglass front forms at least an upper frame section, wherein the temples can be pivoted relative to the eyeglass front from a position of use into a closing position, in which the temples are arranged above the upper frame section, and vice versa, wherein in their closing position above the upper frame section the temples are arranged in a crossed position relative to each other.

2. The eyeglass frame according to claim 1, wherein the temples in each case have a first longitudinal portion, a second longitudinal portion and a crossing portion, which connects the first and second portion with each other.

3. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the crossing portion forms a displacement in height between the first and the second longitudinal portion of the temple.

4. The eyeglass frame according to claim 1, wherein the maximum overall width of the pairing of the crossed first and second temple above the upper frame section in the closing position corresponds to the width of the upper frame section or is smaller, and in particular the temples are designed such that the pairing formed by the crossed first and second temples above the upper frame section in the closing position does not protrude beyond the front side and the back side of the upper frame section.

5. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the crossing portions as viewed from the back or the front side, are arranged in succession in the crossed closing position of the temples amid the formation of a crossing region.

6. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the width of the crossing portions in each case is smaller than the width of the first longitudinal portions of the temples connecting to the crossing portions.

7. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the width of the crossing portions in each case is smaller than the width of the longitudinal portions of the temples connecting to the crossing portions.

8. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the overall width of the crossing portions in the crossed closing position of the temples is equal to or smaller than the width of the upper frame section.

9. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the height of the crossing portions in each case is larger than the height of the longitudinal portions connecting to the crossing portions, and in particular correspond to the overall height of the longitudinal portions of the temples lying above each other in the crossed closing position of the temples.

10. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the height of the crossing portions in each case corresponds to the height of the longitudinal portions connecting to the crossing portions.

11. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the crossing portions as viewed from the back or front side have a curved course with a diagonal intersection in the crossed closing position.

12. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the crossing portions of one of the temples as viewed from above has a curved course, in particular with a diagonal intersection, and thus forms a lateral displacement between the first and the second longitudinal portion of the temple in the crossed closing position.

13. (canceled)

14. The eyeglass frame according to claim 1, wherein the upper edge of the upper frame section is straight.

15-16. (canceled)

17. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein in the crossed closing position the temples, and in particular the crossing portions, in each case comprise at least one functional element for establishing a releasable, positive connection between the temples, which is in particular arranged in the crossing region.

18. The eyeglass frame according to claim 1, wherein the flat eyeglass frame lies in a common plane together with the pairing of the crossed temples in the closing position.

19. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the first and second longitudinal portion of the temples in each case is straight.

20. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the first and in particular also the second longitudinal portion in each case run in parallel with the upper edge of the upper frame section.

21. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein in the crossed closing position the first longitudinal portion of the temples in each case at least partly lies against the upper edge of the upper frame section, and in particular lies against the upper edge of the upper frame section along its entire length.

22. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein in the crossed closing position the second longitudinal portion of the temples in each case at least partly lies against the upper edge of the first longitudinal portion of the other temple, and in particular lies against the upper edge of the first longitudinal portion along its entire length.

23. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the overall width of the crossing portions forming the crossing region in the closing position corresponds to the width of one of: the first longitudinal portion; the second longitudinal portion; the first and second longitudinal portion of the temples.

24. The eyeglass frame according to claim 1, wherein the pairing of crossed temples in the closing position has a constant, i.e. uniform overall width.

25. The eyeglass frame according to claim 1, wherein the width of the second longitudinal portion is smaller than the width of the first longitudinal portion of the temple and/or of the upper frame section.

26. Eyeglasses comprising at least one eyeglass lens and an eyeglass frame according to claim 1.

27. (canceled)

28. A set comprising a protective shell or protective case for receiving an electronic handheld device, such as a smartphone, said protective shell or protective case forming a compartment, in particular when the electronic handheld device is received by the protective shell or protective case, and further comprising eyeglasses according to claim 26 inserted or insertable into the compartment.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0116] The subject-matter of the invention is hereinafter explained in more detail by way of embodiment examples which are represented in the accompanying figures. In each case in a schematic manner:

[0117] FIG. 1a shows a perspective view of eyeglasses according to the invention with the temples in the position of use;

[0118] FIG. 1b shows a perspective view of the eyeglasses according to FIG. 1a with the temples in the closing position;

[0119] FIG. 2a shows a lateral view of the eyeglasses according to FIG. 1a with the temples in the position of use;

[0120] FIG. 2b shows a lateral view of the eyeglasses according to FIG. 1b with the temples in the closing position;

[0121] FIG. 3a shows a frontal view of the eyeglasses according to FIG. 1a with the temples in the position of use;

[0122] FIG. 3b: shows a frontal view of the eyeglasses according to FIG. 1b with the temples in the closing position;

[0123] FIG. 4 shows a view from above of the eyeglasses according to FIG. 1b with the temples in the closing position;

[0124] FIG. 5a shows a perspective view of the detail of the crossing region of a further embodiment in the closing position;

[0125] FIG. 5b shows a perspective view of the detail of the crossing region of the embodiment according to FIGS. 1 to 4 in the closing position;

[0126] FIG. 5c shows a perspective view of the detail of the crossing region of a further embodiment in the closing position;

[0127] FIG. 5d shows a perspective view of the detail of the crossing region of a further embodiment in the closing position;

[0128] FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a set including a protective case and eyeglasses with closed temples according to FIGS. 1 to 4;

[0129] FIGS. 7a-7c show different perspective views of a set including a protective shell and eyeglasses with closed temples according to FIGS. 1 to 4;

[0130] FIGS. 8a-8b shows a view from above of the eyeglasses according to FIG. 10 with the temples in the position of use;

[0131] FIGS. 9a-9b shows a lateral view of the temples according to FIG. 8a, 8b;

[0132] FIG. 10 shows a frontal view of the eyeglasses from the back side with the temples in the closing position;

[0133] FIG. 11 shows a view from above of the eyeglasses according to FIG. 10 with the temples in the closing position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0134] Basically, in the figures, the same parts are provided with the same reference numerals. Certain features may not be represented in the figures for the purpose of a better understanding of the invention. The embodiment examples that are described hereinafter are merely exemplary for the subject-matter of the invention and have no limiting effect to the claims.

[0135] FIGS. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of eyeglasses 1. FIGS. 8 to 12 show a second embodiment of eyeglasses 51. The eyeglasses are also called spectacles or simply glasses, according to present invention. The eyeglasses according the two embodiments 1, 51 include an eyeglass frame 2, 52 with an eyeglass front 3, 53, which receives a pair of eyeglass lenses 4a, 4b; 54a, 54b. The eyeglass front 3, 53 includes a nose-bridge 6, 56 which connects the two mounting frame sections, which receive the eyeglass lenses 4a, 4b; 54a, 54b, with each other.

[0136] Further, the eyeglass frame 2, 52 includes a left and right temple 7, 8; 57, 58, which are pivotably connected to the eyeglass front 3, 53 via a left and right pivot joint connection 10a, 10b; 60a, 60b. The temples 7, 8; 57, 58 are articulated that is to say hinged to the eyeglass front 3, 53 on lateral sections of the eyeglass front 3, 53.

[0137] The eyeglass front 3, 53 forms an upper frame section 5, 55 with an upper edge 11, 61, which forms an upper finish, i.e. closure, of the eyeglass front 3, 53. The upper frame section 5, 55 extends between the lateral pivot joint connections 10a, 10b; 60a, 60b.

[0138] The eyeglass front 3, 53 has a front side 12, 62, which points away from the face of the eyeglass wearer, and a back side 13, 63, which is directed towards the face of the eyeglass wearer.

[0139] The temples 7, 8; 57, 58 can be pivoted around a geometric pivot axis D relative to the eyeglass front 3, 53 from a position of use (see FIG. 1a, 2a and 3a of the first embodiment and FIGS. 8a and 8b of the second embodiment), in which the temples 7, 8; 57, 58 are swung out with respect to the eyeglass front 3, 53, into a closing position (see figure 1b, 2b, 3b and 4 of the first embodiment and FIGS. 10 and 11 of the second embodiment) in which the temples 7, 8; 57, 58 are arranged above the upper frame section.

[0140] As described in more details further below, in their closing position the temples 7, 8; 57, 58 are arranged relative to each other in a crossed position above the upper frame section 5, 55.

[0141] The temples 7, 8; 57, 58 in each case include a first longitudinal portion 7.1, 8.1; 57.1, 58.1 with a first end section via which the temples 7, 8; 57, 58 are pivotably connected laterally to the eyeglass front 3, 53. The temples 7, 8; 57, 58 in each case further include a second longitudinal portion 7.2, 8.2 with a first free end section. In longitudinal direction L of the temples 7, 8; 57, 58 the first longitudinal portion 7.1, 8.1; 57.1, 58.1 with its second end section is connected to the second end section of the second longitudinal portion 7.2, 8.2; 57.2, 58.2 via a crossing portion 7.3, 8.3; 57.3, 58.3. In other words, the crossing portion 7.3, 8.3; 57.3, 58.3, which is located centrally, connects the first and the second longitudinal portion 7.1, 8.1; 7.2, 8.2; 57.1, 58.1; 57.2, 58.2 with each other.

[0142] The crossing portion 7.3, 8.3; 57.3, 58.3 forms a step that causes a displacement in height of the second longitudinal portion 7.2, 8.2; 57.2, 58.2 relative to the first longitudinal portion 7.1, 8.1; 57.1, 58.1. Displacement in height in particular also means a displacement along the pivot axis. The dimension of the displacement in height corresponds to the height of the first longitudinal portion 7.1, 8.1; 57.1, 58.1. This allows the arrangement of the second longitudinal portion 7.2, 8.2; 57.2, 58.2 above the first longitudinal portion 7.1, 8.1; 57.1, 58.1 of the other temple 7, 8; 57, 58 in the crossed position.

[0143] The crossing portions 7.3, 8.3; 57.3, 58.3 in each case form a contact surface 7.4, 8.4; 57.4, 58.4 that contact each other, in particular extensively, in the crossed position.

[0144] For taking the closing position the temples 7, 8; 57, 58 are pivoted, i.e. swivelled, around the pivot axis D inward and towards the eyeglass front 3, 53.

[0145] The temples 7, 8; 57, 58 take a crossed position above the upper frame section 5, 55 and come to lie with their first longitudinal portions 7.1, 8.1; 57.1, 58.1 on, i.e., against the upper edge 11, 61 of the upper frame section 5, 55.

[0146] The temples 7, 8; 57, 58 cross in the crossing region 14, 64 where the crossing portions 7.3, 8.3; 57.3, 58.3 of the temples 7, 8; 57, 58 come together and contact each other on the contact surfaces 7.4, 8.4; 57.4, 58.4. Due to the crossing the crossing portions 7.3, 8.3; 57.3, 58.3 are superimposed, i.e., overlay each other as viewed from the back or front side of the eyeglass front 3, 53.

[0147] Due to this the second longitudinal portion 7.2, 8.2; 57.2, 58.2 in each case comes to lie above the first longitudinal portion 7.1, 8.1; 57.1, 58.1 of the other temple 7, 8; 57, 58.

[0148] According to the first embodiment the crossing portions 7.4, 8.4 of the temples 7, 8, as viewed from the back or front side in the closing position, have a rectangular basic shape with a height which corresponds to the sum of the heights of the first and second longitudinal component (portion) 7.1, 7.2; 8.1, 8.2 (see FIG. 5b). Due to this, the pairing of crossed first and second temples 7, 8 in the closing position has a constant, i.e., uniform height and in particular a straight upper and lower edge.

[0149] The crossing portions 7.4, 8.4 of the temples 7, 8 have a width which is half of the width of the first longitudinal component (portion) 7.1, 8.1, respectively the second longitudinal component (portion) 7.2, 8.2. Due to this, the pairing of crossed first and second temples 7, 8 in the closing position has a constant, i.e., uniform width.

[0150] All in all the pairing of crossed first and second temples 7, 8 in the crossed closing position forms a cuboid structure with a constant, i.e., uniform height and a constant, i.e., uniform width.

[0151] According to the second embodiment the crossing portions 57.4, 58.4 of the temples 57, 58, as viewed from the back or front side in the crossed closing position, have a curved course with a diagonal intersection which connects with the first, straight lower longitudinal portion 57.1, 58.1 and with the second straight upper longitudinal portion 57.2, 58.2. In present embodiment the crossing portions 57.3, 58.3 have the same height as the first and second longitudinal portion 57.1, 57.2; 58.1, 58.2.

[0152] The displacement in height of the second longitudinal portion 57.2, 58.2 relative to the first longitudinal portion 57.1, 58.1 established by the crossing portions 57.3, 58.3 is shown in FIG. 11 by means of a change in the hachures. In other words, the hachures of the upper lying second longitudinal portion 57.2, 58.2 is more wide-meshed than the hachures of the underlying first longitudinal portion 57.1, 58.1 of the same type of hachures.

[0153] The second longitudinal portions 57.2, 58.2 have a width that is smaller than, and in particular is half of the width of the first longitudinal portion 57.1, 58.1. Further, the width of the second longitudinal portions 57.2, 58.2 is smaller than, and in particular is half of the width of the upper frame section 55.

[0154] The crossing portions 57.3, 58.3 of the temples 57, 58 have a width that in particular corresponds to the width of the second longitudinal portion 57.2, 58.2 and that is smaller than, and in particular half of the width of the first longitudinal portion 57.1, 58.1. Accordingly, the width of the temples 57, 58 decreases in the crossing region 64 in a transition zone between the first longitudinal portion 57.1, 58.1 and the crossing portion 57.3, 58.3. In FIG. 11 the dotted line 65 shows the decreasing width of the underlying first longitudinal portion 58.1

[0155] In present embodiment at the free end sections of the second longitudinal portions 57.2, 58.2 in each case an ear portion 57.5, 58.5 with an increased width, in particular a bulge, in comparison with the main width of the second longitudinal portion is formed. The maximal width of the ear portion 57.5, 58.5 is not larger than the (maximal) width of the first longitudinal portion 57.1, 58.1 and of the upper frame section 55 and in particular corresponds to the (maximal) width of the first longitudinal portion 57.1, 58.1 and of the upper frame section 55. The ear portion 57.5, 58.5 serves for a better holding of the temple 57, 58 behind the ear of the user.

[0156] In a view from above (see FIG. 8a) the crossing portion 57.3 of one of the temples 57, in present embodiment the left temple 57, forms a lateral displacement. The lateral displacement effects that the smaller second longitudinal portion 57.2, which has a smaller width than the first longitudinal portion 57.1, comes to lie towards the back side 63 of the upper frame section 55 in the crossed closing position. As a result, the ear portion 57.5 even when having the same width as the underlying first longitudinal portion 58.1 of the right temple 58 does not project beyond said first longitudinal portion 58.1 towards the front side 62.

[0157] The course of the crossing portion 58.3 of the right temple 58 is straight and runs parallel to the first and second longitudinal portions 58.1, 58.2 as viewed from above. The smaller second longitudinal portion 58.2, which has a lower width than the first longitudinal portion 58.1, lies towards the back side 63 of the upper frame section 55 in the crossed closing position. As a result, the ear portion 58.5 even when having the same width as the underlying first longitudinal portion 57.1 of the right temple 57 does not project beyond said first longitudinal portion 57.1 towards the front side 62.

[0158] Of course, the above described design of the left and right temple 57, 58 can be vice versa.

[0159] In contrary to the state of the art the temples 7, 8; 57, 58 according to present invention are pivoted around a single pivot axis from the position of use into the closing position above the upper frame section 5, 55.

[0160] The design of the crossing portion 7.3, 8.3; 57.3, 58.3 of the temples 7, 8; 57, 58 is not limited to the shown embodiments.

[0161] The FIGS. 5a, 5c and 5d show further designs of crossing portions 7.3′, 8.3′; 7.3″, 8.3″; 7.3″, 8.3″′ of temples 7′, 8′; 7″, 8″; 7″', 8″′.

[0162] What is shown in FIGS. 5a to 5d is the detail of the crossing region 14, 14′, 14″, 14″′ with the left temple 7, 7′, 7″, 7″′ and its first and second longitudinal portion 7.1, 7.2; 7.1′, 7.2; 7.1″, 7.2″; 7.1″′, 7.2″′ as well as its crossing portion 7.3, 7.3′, 7.3″, 7.3″′ and the right temple 8, 8′, 8″, 8″′ and its first and second longitudinal portion 8.1, 8.2; 8.1′, 8.2′; 8.1″, 8.2″; 8.1″′, 8.2″′ as well as its crossing portion 8.3, 8.3′, 8.3″, 8″′.

[0163] The embodiment according to FIG. 5a is similar to the embodiment according to FIG. 5b with the difference that the extension of the crossing portions 7.3′, 8.3′ in longitudinal direction L of the temples is smaller and in particular corresponds to the height of the first or second longitudinal portion 7.1′, 7.2′; 8.1′, 8.2′.

[0164] In the embodiment according to FIG. 5c the crossing portions 7.3″, 8.3″ of the temples 7″, 8″, as viewed from the back or front side in the closing position, are parallelogram shaped.

[0165] In the embodiment according to FIG. 5d the crossing portions 7.3″, 8.3″′ of the temples 7″′, 8″′, as viewed from the back or front side in the closing position, are S-shaped. This embodiment is characterised that the crossing portions 7.3″, 8.3″′ do not lie congruently above each other as it is the case in the embodiments according to FIGS. 5a-5c. Accordingly, recesses are formed in the crossing region 14″′ in the closing position of the temples 7″′, 8″′.

[0166] The set 21 as shown in FIG. 6 includes a protective case 23 that receives a smartphone 22 and eyeglasses 1 as described above. Between the inserted smartphone 23 and an outer wall of the protective case 23 a slit-shaped compartment 24 is formed into which the eyeglasses 1 with the temples in the closing position are inserted when not in use. In other words, the compartment 24 receives, i.e., houses, the eyeglasses 1. The smartphone 22 and the eyeglasses 1 are inserted into the protective case 23 via an opening on the small front end.

[0167] The set 31 as shown in FIGS. 7a to 7c includes a protective shell 33 with a back wall and an open, extensive front side—as shown in FIG. 7b—for receiving a smartphone 32 and eyeglasses 1 as described above. The protective shell 33 forms a longitudinal, trough-shaped compartment 34, which is open to the front side for receiving the eyeglasses 1 with the temples in the closing position. On the back side, i.e., in the back wall of the protective shell 33 as shown in FIG. 7a the compartment 34 forms a raised longitudinal ridge 35 that contours the compartment 34 for the eyeglasses 1.

[0168] For storing the eyeglasses 1 after use, the eyeglasses 1 are laid into the trough-shaped compartment 34 from the open front side (see FIG. 7b). It can be provided that the eyeglasses 1 are fastened in the compartment 34 by means of a snap-on connection.

[0169] In a second step the smartphone 32 is laid onto the open, extensive front side of the protective shell 33 with the display facing the protective shell 33 thus covering the compartment 34 receiving the eyeglasses 1. The smartphone 32 is connected to the protective shell 33, e.g., via a snap-on connection that is to say snap-fit.

[0170] The eyeglasses 1 are now caught between the protective shell 33 and the smartphone 1 snapped on the protective shell 33 in the closed compartment 34.

[0171] For releasing the smartphone 1 and the eyeglasses 1 from the protective shell 33 an opening 36 in the form of a through hole is provided in the protective shell 33 in the region of the back wall forming the compartment 34. The smartphone 32 can be separated from the protective shell 33 on releasing the snap-on connection by pressing a finger through said opening 36 onto the smartphone 1. The same way the eyeglasses can also be separated from the protective shell 33 that is to say moved out of the compartment 34.

[0172] Of course, the protective shell 33 as shown in FIGS. 7a to 7c can also be designed as protective case and—amongst a back wall—can also form a front wall. In this case the protective case forms an opening on the small front end for inserting the eyeglasses 1 and the smartphone into the compartment of the protective case, similar to the embodiment according to FIG. 6.