(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a nose pad for eyeglasses, and more particularly to a nose pad made of a buffering material, such that it can enhance the adhesion of eyeglasses to the human nose.
(2) Description of the Prior Arts
Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a conventional nose pad for eyeglasses is illustrated. The conventional nose pad 10 includes a pad part 11 and a connector 12 formed behind the pad part 11, such that the nose pad 10 can be connected to an eyeglass frame (not shown) via a screw or other connecting members.
It is noted that the conventional pad part 11 normally has a homogeneous thickness. However, since the nose bridge of Asian people is usually lower than that of the westerners, the conventional nose pad 10 is often incapable of sufficiently supporting the eyeglasses. As a result, the eyeglasses may slide down from the nose frequently, which will easily avert the focus of the eyeglasses. This will cause an improper vision correction. Even worse, the eyeglasses will slide away from nose and be damaged, especially when the user is sweating and doing exercises.
The currently available improvement to the conventional pad part 11 is to introduce a plurality of anti-slippery mechanisms, so as to prevent the eyeglasses from sliding down from the nose. However, there is still no proposal for improving the adhesion of the nose pad 11 with the user's nose.
In addition, in the conventional one-time molded eyeglass frame, one possible improvement is to introduce a hollow chamber in the nose pad during the one-time molding manufacturing process. In this manner, the height and style of the nose pad is adjustable. However, the introduction of the hollow chamber requires higher injection molding technology, which will largely increase the cost of the eyeglass frame. In addition, if the nose pad is broken and requires a replacement, one needs to replace the entire eyeglass frame, which is rather costly.
Accordingly, the inventor of the present invention has devoted himself to develop possible solutions for the drawbacks mentioned above. At last, a new nose pad is developed.