US 11,789,294 B2
Eyewear frame as charging contact
Shaheen Moubedi, Santa Monica, CA (US); and Ashutosh Y. Shukla, Playa Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/957,518.
Application 17/957,518 is a continuation of application No. 16/730,748, filed on Dec. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,531,215, issued on Dec. 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0032559 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01M 10/46 (2006.01); G02C 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02C 11/10 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0176 (2013.01); H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H01M 10/46 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Eyewear, comprising:
a frame having a first side and a second side, wherein the frame first side has a first contact and the frame second side has a second contact that is electrically isolated from the first contact, wherein the first and second contacts are configured to connect to a battery charger;
an electronic component supported by the frame; and
a battery configured to provide power to the electronic component, the battery having a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the frame is electrically coupled to the battery first electrode.