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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2022
Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Benamanahalli K. Nagaraj, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Nicholas Streets, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Stephen Andrew Steger, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jordan Wakser, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Choonshin You, Irvine, CA (US);
Ugur Olgun, West Hollywood, CA (US);
Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Benamanahalli K. Nagaraj, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Nicholas Streets, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Stephen Andrew Steger, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jordan Wakser, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Choonshin You, Irvine, CA (US);
Ugur Olgun, West Hollywood, CA (US);
Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
Eyewear hinge assemblies for eyewear that connect temples to a frame. The hinge assemblies include hinge elements that are attached to the temples in an extended state, which stores an initial amount of energy or pre-load. The pre-load biases the temples inwardly and toward one another. After the temples are placed on the user's head, stored energy in the hinge elements can be released as the hinge elements exhibit elastic recoil. This causes the temples to grip the sides of the user's head in a snug and comfortable fit. The hinge assemblies have compact designs with material properties that provide comfortable closing forces while aiding in the reduction of electromagnetic noise from electrical subsystems in the eyewear.