Eyeglass hinge pin repair kit

Details Eyeglass hinge pin repair kit Eyeglass hinge pin repair kit

1997-02-06

1998-02-10

Foster, Jimmy G.

Special receptacle or package

For a fastener

16228, 206231, B65D 8524

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057159416

ABSTRACT:
A kit for repairing an eyeglass frame that has lost a hinge pin comprises a container with at least one hinge pin therein, the hinge pin being locally plastically deformable at one end thereof, and instructions for installing the hinge pin in the frame. The replacement hinge pin is deformable either by softening or melting with a small flame or other heat source, or alternatively has a soft end portion which is mechanically deformable. The hinge pin has a first end with a diameter larger than a largest body diameter of a body of the pin and further has an easily detachable handling tab attached to the first end, the pin being again locally deformable at a second end thereof. In this case the a user inserts the pin into a hinge of the eyeglass frame, deforms a second end of the pin to give it a diameter greater than the maximum body diameter of the hinge pin, whereby the earpiece is pivotally secured by the pin, and then removes the tab. A first possibility for the tab is a generally flat, thin member that is easily grasped by a thumb and forefinger. A second possibility for the tab is a series of connected identical hinge pins that are easily separated.

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patent: 2819792 (1958-01-01), Margulis
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patent: 3546735 (1970-12-01), Liautaud
patent: 3593364 (1971-07-01), Liautaud
patent: 4063640 (1977-12-01), Wilkinson

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