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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2017
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Solomon Marini, Littleton, MA (US);
Paul A. Martinson, Maplewood, MN (US);
Laurent Froissard, Cranston, RI (US);
Glen E. Stanley, Woodstock, CT (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 5/16 (2006.01); G02C 5/14 (2006.01); G02C 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 5/16 (2013.01); G02C 5/143 (2013.01); G02C 5/146 (2013.01); G02C 5/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An eyewear article having a flexing portion including first and second longitudinally disposed ribs is disclosed. In another exemplary embodiment, the flexing portion has a maximum height (H), in a direction parallel to a mid-sagittal plane bisecting the eyewear into imaginary left and right halves, that is greater than 10 mm. The eyewear article of the present invention provides a balance of fit and comfort suitable for a range of user head sizes.