Ridiculous Patent Part 1: Frameless glasses attaching to the body

You read correctly: the USPTO actually allowed this fabulous idea to become an actual patent.

This patent for Frameless glasses attaching to body piercing studs was originally published in 2003 by John Rose.

Here's a picture of the contraption.


In Rose's patent, the frameless glasses can attach to one's face either through eyebrow studs and/or nose bridge studs. This patent seems ridiculously painful to me, as I don't understand why a person would want to have his glasses on all day. Not only would the piercing hurt, but the could potentially become infected, which brings complicated the ordeal of having to wear corrective lenses. Moreover, wearing glasses is an inconvenience when one showers or sleeps.

This patent wouldn't infringe on the grounds of anticipation, as it's not likely that anyone in the field of eyeglasses production would think of that one's potential customers would be actually go along with the idea of having their faces pierces so as to not lose their glasses.

This patent particularly stood out to me because I have lost at least half a dozen of pairs of glasses in my lifetime. Still, I would not resort to having frameless glasses pierced on my face; I'll try to be more responsible instead.

If you'd like to take a look at the actual patent, here's the link: https://www.google.com/patents/US6557994?dq=pierced+glasses&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HR8rVZrbAsXooASywYDIDw&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA