Hingeless frames are offered in either full rim or rimless styles. The hingeless part applies only to the temple. The hingeless temple was made popular by brands such as Silhouette in the late 1990's and has been very popular for it's lightweight and strength in it's lack of moving parts.
Since hingeless temples are a single, curved, solid piece of bendable metal, they will act as a bit of a spring. That is to say they can spring off onto the floor if you set them down without the due care. The other issue with hingeless temples are they are wider then traditional frames, which work well for people with a wide head, but not so well for people with a narrow head. The final issue with hingeless temples are they have less contact with your face then traditional frames - mostly just a smaller contact zone over the ear. This lack of a larger contact area usually makes heavier lenses, such as those of us with a high plus correction, rely more on the nose pads than one might like. My overall opinion of hingeless temples are positive. If your correction is under a -5.00 (+3.00), then a hingeless temple frame in a trivex lens will likely make you quite happy. I have a Zenni full rim hingeless frame in a 1.67 index lens that's just too front heavy in my +4.75 correction - even with larger silicone nose pads... I've also had an original Silhouette titanium hingeless rimless in a 1.67 and a small 44mm wide lens that I was very pleased with (until they were stolen). J. Evan On Jan 3, 8:10 pm, sonshine <[email protected]> wrote: > I am also very interested in getting a pair of rimless glasses because > I have always admired their delicate, minimalist appearance. But the > more I look, the more I can't decide on a particular frame. > I think I finally found what I'm looking for in regards to size, frame > color, etc with Zenni, but they are 'hingeless'. I have never seen a > pair of hingeless frames so I have no idea if that's a good option or > not. Could anyone here tell me a little bit more about the pros and/ > or cons of 'hingeless' frames? > Thank you > > On Jan 2, 7:23 pm, Chalo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Glasshunter wrote: > > > > Right now i am looking for the lightest option of frames. > > > If rimless are not a good solution, do you suggest me to buy a full- > > > rim titanium frame instead? > > > For the lightest possible weight, rimless can be a decent choice-- if > > the limited selection of appropriate materials works for you and your > > prescription. Trivex has the edge here, because it's optically > > superior to polycarbonate but tougher than CR39, while being > > significantly lighter in weight than either one. If you need higher > > index than these materials because your prescription is strong, then > > rimless might not be a good idea for you. > > > Full-rim titanium frames are stronger and lighter than conventional > > metal frames. Some of the new full-rim stainless steel frames are > > very lightweight, especially the hingeless ones. Either kind would > > allow you the whole range of lens material options. > > > Half-rim frames don't make structural demands of their lenses, but all > > else equal they are much flimsier than full-rim frames. > > > Chalol -- Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en
