claim: 1. In an ophthalnile mounting, a lens, an arcuate arm having a radially attached lug, said arcuate arm being disposed at the rear of and adjacent the edge of said lens and following a portion of the contour thereof, means attaching said lens to said lug, a bridge, said bridge being attached to said arcuate arm and extending along said arcuate arm on the, temporal side of said lug, said bridge hoving a portion overlying the edge of said lens on the temporal slde of said lug, a nose pad support member, said member being attached to said arcuate arm at a spaced distance along said arcuate arm from sald lug and on the nasal side thereof, said member having a portion overlying the edge of the lens, said bridge portion and sai-d member portion overlying.the,edge of said lens being urged into engagement with the edge of the lens by said arcuate arni. 2. In an ophthalmic m(>unting, a lens, an arcuate arm having a radially attached lug, said arcuate arin being disposed at the rear of and adjacent the edge (>f said lens and following a portion of the contour thereof, means attaching said lens to said lug, means engaging the edge of said lens on the temporal side of the lens attachment, a nose pad support member, said member being attached to said arcuate arm at a spaced distance along said arcuate arm from said lug and on the nasal side thereof, said member having a portion overlying the edge of said lens and urged into engagement with the edge of the lens by said arcuate arm, securing said lens in horlZ(ntal aligrment. 3. In an ophthalmic mounting, a lens, an arcuate arm having @g, radially attached lug, said arcuate arm being disposed at the rear of and adjacent the edge of said lens and following a portion of the contour thereof, said lens being attached to said lug, a bridge, said bridge being attached to said arcuate arm and having a portion overlying the edge of said lens on the ternporal side of the lens attachment, means overlying the edge of said lens, said means being attached to said arcuate arm at a spaced distance along said arcuate arm from said lug and on the nasal side of the lens attachment, said bridge portion and said means overlying the edge of the lens being urged into engagement with the edge (>f the lens by said arcuate arm, securing said lens in horizontal alignment. LOUIS JOHN PAGE. REFERENCES C]ITED The following references are of record In the the parts can be made, that the arcuate arm r3o file of this patent, extends on each side of the lug 2 and functions as a. brace for the lug 2; that the arcuate arm UNrrED STATES PATENTS braces the lens edge engaging means, that the tension of the lens edge engaging means against Number Name Date the edge of the lens can be reguiated by adjust- 6,5 2,057,855 Stayman ---------- Oct. 20, 1936 Ing the arcuate arm. 2,257,224 Bouchard --------- Sept. 30, 1941 It can now be seen that I have Provided an 2,254,749 Nerney ------------ Sept. 2, 1941 ophthalmic mounting in which the several 2,223,646 Splaine ------------- Dec. 3, 1940 objects of my invention are accomplished. 2,257,810 Pomeranz et al - ----- Oct. 7, 1941 I have shown and described several of the 70 Re. 21,574 Sweeney ---------- Sept. 17, 1940 preferred embodiments of my invention and it is 1,972,479 Ferris ------------- Sept. 4, 1934 understood that many modifications can be made 2,182,970 Nemey ------------ Dec. 12, 1939 without deporting from the spirit of my inven- 2,277,118 Teavitt ----------- Mar. 24, 1942 tion and that the specificatidn and drawing are 2,362,726 Slotsky ------------ Nov. 14, 1944 illustrative of my invention and not limiting.@ @75 2,366,659 Uhlemann et al. Jan. .2, 1045

Patented Feb. 10, 1948 2@435@636 U, NITED'@ll STATES,@14 PATEN@T-, O'FF@ICE@@ SEIVffR-DM@ ESS foPHTHALIMIC@MOUNTING@ L6u% John Fige,'Hbllis, N. Y. AI)pliibhtioh'@,D'Oiaeifib6f 127,1913i: Serial N6@. 515,895@ 3 -Claims. This invention rela-tes - toi 1 lmprovements - in ophthalm@ ic rnountings, and more -- ,particularly it@ has , reference to 1, the type - @of. mounting hav-ing an arcuate -arm, to @support the lens, .the temple and;tl-ie@ nose pad., This@ invention..Is -a continuation, in.: part of. -myr, co-pendirig patent. bpplications, Serial-No. 354,800, @filed August 30,, 19.40.,'entitled "8emi. rimless spectacles"l' and .86iial No. 490,035"@iTed June 8, 1943, entitled "Ophthalitic' mountings..1 -.'iii which@ is @ claime'd @an op-l@thalmic mounting comlirising arc,uate@ arras: 'and irioqns @f o@r"atta@ching lenses to sa ThOse,aTipliMtions' ha'v(@ result6-d in Pat,- ent!@@N6. 2 343 574;-datdd -.-bLreh 7,'194@4,'-and -Nd. 2,376"977,1 @ate"d-M'a'y 29,'1645, respectively.', , I The feature of ophthalmic mouritings @comlirisi,.ig areiiate arih8, to; @@, sul3port tli@ -leiases@ hag :depended"ilpoti'vari0ii8.. m6an8 attachnient. L'ens:: atta6hinelits of thd:type@ in@ which @the is @provid4d with a liole' ha@ve: 'corhprisi@d a strap having ears :;and @a'-sh'06. Iri @this@@invention a strai3@ ear-- ,'or lug@supports: the@@le?i'S: in corabina-@ tioii@with -a nov6l'@ arrangement@of th6-partg. Oiie of ' the objei@t;s i of this- invention-is.to @pro@ vide an ophthalmic mouftting- of the@ semi 5rimless type that@ will relieve g@destructive strain@! to thO@; lenses. Another obje!3t@ of@ @this; in-vention, !is to provide a mounting.-@to, which@ lenses. can bel easily@ mounted.@, Anotherr. object of:@this@ inventioii@ is to provide. @a mounting that, is, flexible in respect. to securing,the lenses in-,alignment. A,-further., obj@ect.of this. invention is to,.provide.a mount--ing that is practi6al and econbmical@ to manu-. facture, better looking, in6onspicuous, c omfortable.to.wear-and@adjustable to different sizes. The.-,e and other obj'ects and advantages reside in novel features-:of constructiorr,,arrangement and co-mbination of parts which will be fore fully dcsci,ibed and pointed out in the appended claim8. Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation of an ophthalmic mounting eitib6dying.my invention. Figure 2 is a fragmentary top view of the mountiiig-@shown in Figure@@l,"the temple ' b6ino., reltoved.@ Fi@@re'3 is@ a fragmentary@- te@at.@p6rspectiVe-Vlow@ I erilple: of @a @ niodifi'c@@;tion - of. my inv'6n'tibn' the'@ t and Iiiose pad being -removed.!@'. Fig@ure 4 is@a fragmentdry@t-oorp6rspective@ View@ of,@@:"another.- @@niodification- of-@,@my.:-inventibtii.:the tdtiiple iind-:nose -pad-being remblved. Fi'gure@5 is@a fragmentary r@@r@@perspective view of@ anotlierdification , of my' inventi6ii@, thb t6rii'ple,ai,id'Anose-pad-being remov'ed, Nbw @keftT-ring- more partioulorl@'to th6i (Cl. 88' 47)@ 21. ing, like,characters,designate, corresponding@ parts in,the@ several views. Referring to Fqgures, I and 2 the -arcuate arm,, I is provided with a radially extending lug 2 having a threaded hole. The lens! 3 is provided with a hole,and attached-to the lug 2 by,:any -suitable means. I prefer to,use,-,a screw@ 4 which is in-4 serted, thru a washer 5,rthru the@ hole in,the lens and-threaded into the lug,-2.@ The@ arcuate arm - 10.@-i is direc@ed along the Tear-Tsurface of,the lenq@3 and %shaped @to the contour @of the periphery of the lens. @ The arcuate carm, I @terminates at -the-: naal side of the lens in @a nose. Pad Asupport, 6 to which is, attached a iiose, pad@ I ietnd at,.the, tem@ 15@l.,poralsideofthelens@in@- an@endpiece,8.- Atemple.-7 9 - is pivotally@ - mounted,- to the endpiece, -8. - A bridge - I 0 @ connects -the arcuate@,@.-arms - 1. The bridge 1 1 0 - Is attached -tol the arcuate arms I so that @portions of, the bridge I 0 @ engagethe edge 20 of the lens 3 lon,each side of the hole in, the lens. It is- to, be- particula@rly noted that the bridge, functions as@ a shoe @on the, edge. of, the lens, securing. the lens -in horizontal alignment. The. . side portions ofr @the areliate arm function as a . 25 brace.by.engaging.the-.rear@ surface of the -16ils, aiding th6 bridge to maintain. engagement with the ed7e of the lens wh6n subjected-to strain. Iri the device,@above described several size@.of lenses can be fitted to bne size. of -arcuate arm. 30 By,talcing the stoclc. frbm th'e side portions-.of the arcuate arm the central, portion ca@n be lengthet-ied and a larger lens acebmmodated. By putting the stock@ fr6m the central pottibti of the arcuate arm into the sido porti6ris a small6r 35 letis can be accommod'ated. Similarly the dis-' tance between the nose padsis altered. . Now :referring to the modifidatibris shbv@ii in Figtires 3,14 ond 5,'th6 letis 3 is' prbvidi@d 'with- a ho@ le and att@Lched to the lug 2 by any suitable 40: @means. Thb lug 2 Is radially connected to the arcui@te arm 1. Th@e arcuate' arm I is directed along tli'e rear surf E@6e of the leiis@ 3 and shapi@d to the, coritour of th6 petiph-,ry of the lens. The leiis @ i@dg6 erip.,aging means -i 11 12,1 (21 @ i 3 and 14" 45, I 5 in Figures 3,@ 4. and 6 re@spectively tensione@IIY engages the edge portions of the@ lehs 3 securing the lens' in,positi on. Th6 arcuate arm I ten,sionall@@lenggges the rear surface 'of the leilg 3 upon securing @ th(@@ 16ns to @ the' lug @ 2. The, leiis 5o: 'edge engggirig meari @ 'atid th6 positio'ning@ of' the lug 2 :arei showri in varioti8 pteferred arrelnge-, ments' glir iri@ Pi o 3 'th6@ odge of @'the -leris @3 b-y @a continuation. of th6 @br-idgo @l O@ sh6Wn:as II:: 55 and by '.pad4,@at-

2,435,636 3 shown as 12. The continuation portions I I and i2 may be separate parts soldered or welded to the arcuate arm. I prefer to make such portions integral parts of the bridge and nose pad arm respectively. An endplece 8 is attached to 5 the temporal end of the arcuate arm 1. It should be noticed that the type of attachment of the lens to the lug 2 will allow the lens to pivot slightly upon the securing means, The arcuate arm I tensionally holds of the portions 10 I I and 12 overlying the edge of the lens against the edge of the lens on each side of the lug 2 securing the lens in horizontal alignment. In Figure 4 the edge of the lens 3 is engaged by a continuation of the noce pad arm 6 and by 16 a continuation of the arcuate arm 1. In this modification of my invention the brtdgo I 0- arcuate arm 1, nose pad arm 6 and the lug 2 are assembled at a common junction. The nose pad arm 6 extends rearwardly and terminates in a 20 stiitable means to attach a nose pad. The other end of the nose pad arm 6 is directed along the arcuate arm I gnd then redirected forwardly as shown at 12. The arcuate arm I continues beyond the junction of the parts and then Is di25 rected forwardly as shown at 13@ The other end of the arcuate arm I is directed along the rear surface of the lens and shaped to the contour of the periphery of the lens, terminating at the temporal side in an endplece B. The action of 30 the portions 12 and 13 against the edge of the lens @(-ciii-es the lens in horizontal alignment. In Figure 5 the edge of the lens 3 is engaged bY the flanges 14 and 15 whfch form the side members of a U-shaped Part. The central portion of as the U-shaped part Is directed along the arcuate arm I and attached so that the center is In substantial alignment with the center of the lug 2. The flonges IS, and 14 can be made as in&ividual units each connected to the arcuate arm. A 40 bridge 10 and the nose pad arm 6 are attached to the nasal end of the arcuate arm (. An endPiece 8 is attached to the temporal end of the arcuate arm 1. The action of the portions 14 and 15 against the edlye of the lens secures the 45 lens In horizontal alignment. The materials used for the several parts may be resilient, pliable, rigid or of any suitable nature. I prefer to make the arcuate arm of a, 50 resilient material so that thp parts engaging the edge of the lens will flex when the lens is accidently struck. To provide for this flexing action the arcuate arm is more curved when the lug 2 is not connected to the lens than when it is connected to the lens. 55 It is to be particularly noted that the lens edge enfraginz means are indedendent of the lug 2 Eind therefore a most desirable specifleation of 4