Eyewear with wire frame threaded through lenses

Abstract

A rimless eyeglass assembly is constructed using a first lens and a second lens with holes for receiving a wire. A wire having a first end and a second end is threaded through the holes of the first and second lens to form eyewear, in some cases including a bridge portion and temples.

1 . Eyewear comprising a first lens, a second lens and a frame connecting the first lens to the second lens, the first and second lenses being generally rigid, the frame comprising a wire, the first lens comprising a first hole and a second hole spaced apart in a first lens width direction, the second lens comprising a third hole and a fourth hole spaced apart in a second lens width direction, and the wire extending through the first hole of the first lens and the fourth hole of the second lens. 
     
     
         2 . The eyewear of  claim 1 , wherein the first hole of the first lens is positioned proximate a temple side of the first lens and the fourth hole of the second lens is positioned proximate a temple side of the second lens. 
     
     
         3 . The eyewear of  claim 2 , wherein the second hole of the first lens is positioned proximate a nasal side of the first lens and the third hole of the second lens is positioned proximate a nasal side of the second lens. 
     
     
         4 . The eyewear of  claim 1 , wherein the first hole and the second hole of the first lens are spaced apart by at least half of a full lens width of the first lens. 
     
     
         5 . The eyewear of  claim 1 , wherein at least the first and fourth holes comprise a fully closed shape and positioned inside of an outer peripheral surface of the first and second lenses respectively. 
     
     
         6 . The eyewear of  claim 1 , wherein the wire also extends through the second hole of the first lens and the third hole of the second lens. 
     
     
         7 . The eyewear of  claim 6 , wherein the first lens comprises a forward facing surface and at least a portion of the wire extends along the forward facing surface between the first and second holes. 
     
     
         8 . The eyewear of  claim 6 , wherein the first lens comprises a rearward facing surface and at least a portion of the wire extends along the rearward facing surface between the first and second holes. 
     
     
         9 . The eyewear of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the wire has a cylindrical cross-section. 
     
     
         10 . The eyewear of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the wire has a non-cylindrical cross-section. 
     
     
         11 . The eyewear of  claim 10 , wherein the portion of the wire with the non-cylindrical cross-section extends in a lens width direction along at least a portion of the first lens. 
     
     
         12 . The eyewear of  claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the wire extends rearward from the first lens and a second portion of the wire extends rearward from the second lens, the first portion of the wire defining a first temple tip and the second portion of the wire defining a second temple tip. 
     
     
         13 . The eyewear of  claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the wire extends rearward from the first lens and a second portion of the wire extends rearward from the second lens, the first portion of the wire being connected to a first temple tip and the second portion of the wire being connected to a second temple tip. 
     
     
         14 . The eyewear of  claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the wire extends away from the first lens in a temple region of the first lens and a second portion of the wire extends away from the second lens in a temple region of the second lens, a first temple member being connected to the first portion of the wire and being moveable relative to the first portion of the wire, and a second temple member being connected to the second portion of the wire and being moveable relative to the second portion of the wire. 
     
     
         15 . The eyewear of  claim 14 , wherein the first temple member and the first portion of the wire are connected by a first mechanical fastener and the second temple member and the second portion of the wire are connected by a second mechanical fastener. 
     
     
         16 . The eyewear of  claim 1 , wherein the wire is connected to the second hole of the first lens and the third hole of the second lens with a first mechanical member and a second mechanical member. 
     
     
         17 . The eyewear of  claim 16 , wherein the first and second mechanical members comprise pins. 
     
     
         18 . The eyewear of  claim 16 , wherein the second hole of the first lens and the third hole of the second lens are positioned generally between the first hole of the first lens and the fourth hole of the second lens. 
     
     
         19 . The eyewear of  claim 1  further comprising a nose pad mounting structure that is secured to one or more of the first lens, the second lens and the wire. 
     
     
         20 . The eyewear of  claim 19 , wherein the nose pad mounting structure is secured to a portion of the wire that spans between the first lens and the second lens.