Eyeglass frame and hinge assembly for use with this frame

摘要

A spectacle frame comprises at least one lens engaging frame member (3, 4) and a pair of temple members (10) made from metallic wire material. An end piece (10a) of a temple member is pivotally connected with an end piece (3a, 4a) of the frame member (3, 4) by a hinge assembly (12) comprising relatively short, elongate first and second hinge members (14, 15) made of substantially the same metallic material as the wire material of the frame and temple members (3, 4, 10). In the hinge members (14, 15) bores (16 to 18) are formed for accomodation of the end piece (3a, 4a) of the frame member (3, 4) and the end piece (10a) of a temple member (10), respectively, with a firm frictional fit and the first and second hinge members (14, 15) are pivotally interconnected to confine relative rotational movability of the hinge members substantially to a planar movability about a single axis of rotation. IMAGE