CPC H01Q 1/22 (2013.01) [G02C 11/10 (2013.01); G06F 1/1698 (2013.01); H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); H01Q 7/00 (2013.01); H01Q 9/26 (2013.01); H01Q 9/28 (2013.01); H01Q 21/28 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. An eyewear device comprising:
a body comprising:
an eyewear frame configured to hold one or more eyewear lenses, and
a pair of temples that, in a wearable configuration, project rearwards from the eyewear frame for supporting the eyewear frame within view of a user during wear of the eyewear device;
onboard electronics incorporated in the eyewear device;
an antenna system coupled to the onboard electronics for wireless signal transception to and/or from the onboard electronics; and
a lens retainer comprising an electrically conductive element extending circumferentially along an associated one of the one or more eyewear lenses, the lens retainer being selectively disposable between:
a locked condition in which the lens retainer is engaged with the associated eyewear lens to resist removal thereof from the eyewear frame, and
a released condition in which removal and replacement of the associated eyewear lens is permitted,
wherein the lens retainer is conductively coupled to the onboard electronics to provide a driven antenna element forming part of the antenna system.
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