US Patent Issued to Snap on July 29 for "Hyperextending hinge for wearable electronic device" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,807, issued on July 29, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Hyperextending hinge for wearable electronic device" was invented by Michael Ryner (Santa Monica, Calif.) and Stephen Steger (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. The extender may include a bushing and a spring that allows the temple hyperextension, and which also creates a bias force to urge the temple against a user's head du...