Method and kit for attaching side shields to eyeglass temples

Abstract

A method for mounting safety shields onto eyeglass temples and a kit for carrying out that method. A temple of an eyeglass frame is placed in a channel forming part of a side shield thereafter, a screw is inserted into an opening formed in the side shield and into a member affixed to the temple to create a fastened fit between the temple and the channel which attaches the side shield to the temple. The side shield is placed in its operative position before the screw is inserted into the opening and the fastened fit results from the insertion of the screw into the opening and member which holds the side shield in its operative position. The kit includes a side shield having a longitudinally extending channel into which a longitudinally extending eyeglass temple may be inserted. The channel has an open lateral end through which the temple may be inserted and a supporting lateral end against which the temple may be supported. The side shield further includes an opening extending transversely to both the longitudinal direction and the supporting lateral wall. A screw is adapted to be inserted into the opening and the member so as to force the temple against the supporting end of the channel to create a fastened fit between the side shield and the temple when the temple is located in the channel. Alternatively, a fastener is placed into the transverse open lateral end in the channel of the side shield, to receive a screw which is a adapted to be inserted into the fastener to create a fastened fit and prevent the temple from moving longitudinally within the channel of the side shield.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A method of attaching a side shield to a temple of an eyeglass frame of the type which has a member with a threaded bore formed therein coupled to said temple, said method comprising the steps of: 
       (a) placing said temple in a channel forming part of said side shield; and thereafter  
       (b) attaching said temple to said channel with a screw which is inserted into said threaded bore.  
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein said temple extends along a longitudinal direction, said bore extends in a direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction and said screw prevents said side shield from moving in said longitudinal direction. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein said step of inserting said screw includes the step of inserting said screw through a washer located between a head of said screw and said side shield. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein said screw is a thumb screw. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein said member is formed integrally with said temple. 
     
     
       6. A method of attaching a side shield to a temple of an eyeglass frame, said side shield having an elongated channel with a side wall, said method comprising the steps of: 
       (a) placing said temple in said channel adjacent said side wall; and thereafter  
       (b) securing said temple against said side wall using a lock washer arrangement, said lock washer arrangement comprises a lock washer having a threaded through hole which extends perpendicular to said side wall and a threaded screw which extends through said threaded hole and presses said temple against said side wall when said screw it screwed through said threaded hole.  
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , wherein said lock washer arrangement further comprises a pair of openings formed in top and bottom walls of said channel and said lock washer is inserted into said pair of openings before said threaded screw is screwed through said threaded hole in said lock washer. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 7 , wherein said threaded screw is screwed through said threaded hole in such a manner that said lock washer presses against edges of said openings as said threaded screw presses against said temple to form a tensive locking arrangement. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 6 , wherein said threaded screw is a thumbscrew. 
     
     
       10. A kit for attaching a safety shield to a temple of a pair of eyeglasses, said kit comprising: 
       (a) a side shield having a longitudinally extending channel into which a longitudinally extending eyeglass temple may be inserted, said channel having an open lateral end through which said temple may be inserted and a supporting lateral wall against which said temple may be supported and an opening through which a screw may be passed to extend into said channel; and  
       (b) a member affixed to the temple and having a threaded bore formed therein for receiving a screw passed through said opening.  
     
     
       11. The kit of  claim 10 , wherein said member is integrally formed on said temple of said eyeglass frame. 
     
     
       12. The kit of  claim 10 , wherein said member is cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
       13. The kit of  claim 10 , wherein said opening is formed in a wall of said channel which extends transversely to said lateral wall. 
     
     
       14. The kit of  claim 10 , further including a screw which may be inserted into said opening and threaded into said threaded bore. 
     
     
       15. The kit of  claim 14 , further including a washer which may be positioned between a head of said screw and said opening. 
     
     
       16. The kit of  claim 10 , further including a thumbscrew which may be inserted into said opening and threaded into said threaded bore. 
     
     
       17. The kit of  claim 12 , further including a washer which can be disposed between a head of said thumbscrew and said opening. 
     
     
       18. A kit for attaching a safety shield to a temple of a pair of eyeglasses, said kit comprising: 
       (a) a side shield having a longitudinally extending channel defined by a lateral side wall and top and bottom walls, said channel having an open lateral end through which said temple may be inserted;  
       (b) a lock washer capable of being placed into said channel with opposite ends of said lock washer extending through respective openings formed in said top and bottom walls, said lock washer having a threaded bore formed therein; and  
       (c) a screw adapted to be screwed into said threaded bore of said lock washer so that, when a temple is located in said channel, and said lock washer is inserted into said openings formed in said top and bottom walls, an end of said screw will press said temple against said lateral side wall.  
     
     
       19. The kit of  claim 18 , wherein said screw is a thumbscrew. 
     
     
       20. A method of attaching a side shield to a temple of an eyeglass frame, said method comprising the steps of: 
       ( a )  placing said temple in a channel forming part of said side shield; and thereafter    
       ( b )  fixedly attaching said side shield to said temple with a screw.   
     
     
       21. A kit for attaching a safety shield to a temple of a pair of eyeglasses, said kit comprising: 
       ( a )  a side shield having a longitudinally extending channel for receiving a longitudinally extending eyeglass temple; and    
       ( b )  a member for receiving a screw to attach said side shield to said temple.   
     
     
       22. The kit of  claim 21 , further including a screw.