Apple patents glasses with lenses that slide independently on rods
Apple has filed a patent for a wearable device, likely smart glasses, where the display units are attached to rods rather than fixed frames. This design allows each side of the device to slide along its rod separately, adjusting the fit without moving the other side.
In the filing’s own words
A wearable electronic device can include a frame, a first optical module including a first housing and a first display window coupled to the first housing, a second optical module including a second housing and a second display window coupled to the second housing, a first adjustment system including a first rod coupled to the frame, and a second adjustment system including a second rod coupled to the frame. The first housing can be movably coupled to the first rod and the second housing can be movably coupled to the second rod. The first housing and the second housing can be configured to be independently movably along the first rod and the second rod.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A wearable electronic device, comprising: a frame; a first optical module comprising a first housing, and a first display window coupled to the first housing; a second optical module comprising a second housing, and a second display window coupled to the second housing; a first adjustment system comprising a first rod coupled to the frame, wherein the first housing is movably coupled to the first rod; and a second adjustment system comprising a second rod coupled to the frame, wherein the second housing is movably coupled to the second rod; wherein the first housing and the second housing are configured to be independently movable along the first rod and the second rod.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number
- US20260329096A1
- Application number
- 19327739
- Filed
- Sep 12, 2025
- Published
- Oct 22, 2026
- Inventors
- 5
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G02B 27/0176 Physics & computingG02C 5/045 Physics & computingG02C 2200/06 Physics & computingMore from Apple in Wearables
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
Patent data and drawings: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USPTO.