Children's sunglasses

Abstract

Sunglasses for infants and children includes an elongate integral member including a central portion having a central nose bridge, a lens opening on each side of the central nose bridge, and a temple extending rearwardly of the central portion at a bend in the elongate integral member on each side of the central portion. A lens-defining member is affixed to the central portion, and an elongate integral backing is affixed to the lens-defining member. The backing includes a central nose bridge opposing the central nose bridge of the central portion, and a lens opening on each side of the central nose bridge opposing the lens opening on each side of the central portion. A nose bridge pad is affixed to the backing, and a temple pad is affixed to the backing at each side thereof and to the temples maintaining the bends in the elongate integral member.

1 - 51 . (canceled)  
   
   
       52 . In a lensed frame portion having opposed first and second sides, improvements therein comprising: 
 a first temple extending rearwardly of the frame portion from a first bend formed between the frame portion and the first temple at the first side of the frame portion;    a second temple extending rearwardly of the frame portion from a second bend formed between the frame portion and the second temple at the second side of the frame portion; and    the frame portion coupled to the first and second temples to maintain the first and second bends between the frame portion and the first and second temples, respectively.    
   
   
       53 . The improvements according to  claim 52 , further comprising: 
 the first and second temples each having a free end; and    means for releasably retaining the free end of one of the first and second temples to the free end of the other of the first and second temples.    
   
   
       54 . The improvements according to  claim 53 , wherein the means includes a hook and loop fastener having an element thereof carried at the free end of one of the first and second temples and a complemental element thereof carried at the free end of the other of the first and second temples.  
   
   
       55 . In a lensed frame portion having opposed first and second sides, improvements consisting of a method comprising steps of: 
 providing a first temple at the first side of the frame portion, and a second temple at the second side of the frame portion;    forming a first bend between the frame portion and the first temple at the first side of the frame portion causing the first temple to extend rearwardly of the frame portion;    forming a second bend between the frame portion and the second temple at the second side of the frame portion causing the second temple to extend rearwardly of the frame portion; and    forming a coupling between the first and second temples and the frame portion maintaining the first and second bends between the frame portion and the first and second temples, respectively.    
   
   
       56 . The improvements according to  claim 55 , further comprising: 
 forming each of the first and second temples with a free end; and    forming the free ends with means for releasably retaining the free end of one of the first and second temples to the free end of the other of the first and second temples.    
   
   
       57 . The improvements according to  claim 56 , wherein the means includes a hook and loop fastener having an element thereof carried at the free end of one of the first and second temples and a complemental element thereof carried at the free end of the other of the first and second temples.