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Abstract

An eyeglass apparatus is provided including a pair of lenses and a housing therefor in which the lenses are disposed in a stowed position and are able to be shifted to a use position while still connected to the housing. The lenses are operably connected to a pivot mount, so that they pivot into and out from the housing to provide for space conservation in the housing. A detent is provided between the lenses and housing which releasably maintains the lenses in their stowed position and is operable via an actuator to allow the lenses to shift to their use position where the housing preferably is between the lensee to be used as a handle. In this form, the housing includes opposite side openings, and there is a biasing mechanism that urges the lens assemblies out through the side openings. The viewing lenses are kept attached to the housing whether in the stowed or use position thereof so as to prevent their separation from each other, and the potential for loss that this creates. In addition, the preferred small size of the present housing maintains a compact form for the apparatus herein when not in use to enable it to be easily transported such as in a user's pocket or the like. The small size of the present eyeglass apparatus allows it to incorporate additional features without creating a significant increase in its size, i.e., light module, digital memo recorder module, and/or a writing portion.

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