Abstract: A cover and noseform is disclosed for protecting, dilating and maintaining dilation of the nose as well as aligning the nasal passages with the nares of the nose to increase the efficiency of breathing and prevent problems such as snoring. The noseform is applied to cover at least a portion of the nose and causes the end or apex of the nose to be lifted in a direction aligned with the nose and toward the forehead of the person to align the nares and nasal passages of the nose. The noseform includes a first portion adhered to the nose, a second portion adhered to the nose distal from the first portion and a means for moving the second portion toward the first portion to lift the end of the nose toward the glabella or forehead region as well as covering the nose of the wearer. The noseform also includes a rest to prevent a pair of glasses from slipping down the nose and constricting the nasal passages.

Abstract: An article of headwear for hunters, security guards, motorcyclists, industrial workers, spectators, joggers, hikers and boy and girl watchers. The headwear reduces accidents and crime and is comprised of a pair of reflectors mounted on the frame at about the eye level of a user, a pair of elongated slender arms having inner end portions mounted for rotation on a front portion of the headwear and a pair of reflectors joined by spherical joints to outer end portions of the slender arms. The slender arms are independently rotatable from non-operative positions adjacent to the front of the frame to operative positions forward of the frame. When the arms are at the forward operative positions, the reflectors are selectively rotatable about the spherical joints to extend the user's field of vision in lateral, vertical and rearward directions. When the headwear is not in use, the arms are stored adjacent to the front of the headwear and the reflectors are stored adjacent to sides of the headwear.

Abstract: A diving mask with supplemental lateral and posterior fields of vision. A pair of compartments which extend outwardly from opposite sides of the diving mask have fixed mirrorized surfaces which reflect light rays from objects at the sides and rear of the mask into a diver's view. In a first aspect of the invention, the fixed mirrorized surfaces are parallel to a front portion of the mask. In a second aspect of the invention, the fixed mirrorized surfaces extend outwardly and rearwardly from the opposite sides of the mask. In a third aspect of the invention, the fixed mirrorized surfaces extend outwardly and forwardly from the side portions of the mask. The compartments are preferably separately sealed to preserve the reflectance of the mirrorized surfaces, prevent fogging and avoid the necessity of cleaning.

Abstract: Extended vision eyewear for hunters, security guards, motorcyclists, industrial workers, spectators, joggers, hikers and boy and girl watchers. The optical system reduces accidents and crime. The eyewear is comprised of a frame, a pair of reflectors mounted on the frame at about the eye level of a user, a pair of elongated slender arms having inner end portions mounted for rotation on a front center portion of the frame and a pair of reflectors joined by spherical joints to outer end portions of the slender arms. The slender arms are independently rotatable from non-operative positions adjacent to the front of the frame to operative positions forward of the frame. When the arms are at the forward operative positions, the reflectors are selectively rotatable about the spherical joints to extend the user's field of vision in lateral, vertical and rearward directions.

Abstract: A diving mask with supplemental vertical, lateral and posterior fields of vision. A pair of sealed compartments at opposite ends of the diving mask have rotatable mirrorized surfaces which reflect light rays from objects above, below, or the side and rear of the mask into a diver's view. In a first aspect of the invention, the mirrorized surfaces are rotatable about vertical axes to provide supplementary lateral and posterior fields of vision in varying amounts. In a second aspect of the invention, the mirrorized surfaces are rotatable about horizontal axes to provide supplementary vertical and posterior fields of vision in varying amounts. In a third aspect of the invention, the mirrorized surfaces are on members which are rotatable with spherical joints to provide supplementary vertical, lateral and posterior fields of vision in varying amounts.

Abstract: A water sportsman's face mask for enabling a person swimming on or below the surface of a body of water to view objects in the opposite direction to his normaI line of vision. The mask comprises a frame, a lens mounted in the front portion of the frame, a flexible seal attached to the rear of the frame for forming a water-tight seal between the frame and the face of the swimmer, an adjustable strap for attaching the mask to the swimmer's head, and at least one prism in front of the lens having a pair of complementary faces which are inclined to the lens and internally reflect rays from objects behind the swimmer into his forward field of vision. In a second embodiment, a module is mounted on the front of a mask and has a pair of prisms, each having one member of a pair of complementary inclined faces for viewing objects behind a swimmer.

Abstract: A water sportsman's face mask for enabling a swimmer on or below the surface of a body of water to view objects which lie substantially above or below his normal line of vision without rotation of the swimmer's head or body. The mask comprises a frame, a lens mounted in the front of the frame, a flexible seal attached to the rear of the frame for forming a water-tight seal between the frame and the face of the swimmer, an adjustable strap for attaching the mask to the swimmer's head, and a pair of triangular prisms mounted on the lens which enable the swimmer to view objects above or below the swimmer's normal line of vision. One face of the prism is mirrorized and is in oblique relationship to the lens. In one embodiment of the invention the prisms are rotatably mounted to the frame and are selectively adjustable to a forward operative position and to a rearward inoperative position.

Abstract: A fashionable pair of spectacles with combined sliding and pivoting elements for viewing objects behind a forward facing user. The spectacles have temples at opposite ends of the eyepiece with longitudinal apertures for receiving closely fitting shafts. A pair of slender round shafts engage the apertures and have orthogonal forward end portions which project out of the apertures and receive reflective elements for viewing objects behind the user. In the first aspect of the invention, each reflective element is rotatably mounted to the orthogonal end of one shaft and is selectively adjustable by translating and rotating the shaft along and about the longitudinal axis of the corresponding temple aperture and by rotating the element about the axis of the orthogonal foward portion of the shaft.

Abstract: A fashionable pair of spectacles with a pair of dual pivot rear vision elements for viewing objects behind a forward facing user. The spectacles include a binocular eyepiece, a pair of symmetrically opposite temples rotatably attached to opposite end portions of the eyepiece, a pair of arms having windows for viewing dual pivot elements in their operative positions rotatably attached to the end portions of the eyepiece, and the pair of dual pivot elements having reflective surfaces rotatably attached to the arms. The dual pivot elements are rotatable about their attachments to the arms from non-operative stored positions alongside the temples whereat their reflective surfaces are in facing relationship to the user to operative positions whereat the arms extend forward of the eyepiece, the rear vision elements extend outwardly from the arms and the reflective surfaces of the elements are in facing relationship to the user.

Abstract: A computer terminal support and hand rest to be placed on a desk top and interposed between the computer terminal and a computer operator as well as being interposed between the computer terminal and the desk top. The computer terminal support provides a hand rest for supporting the hands of the computer operator both during use of the computer terminal and during rest intervals. In a preferred embodiment, the support also includes a conductive portion for draining static charges from the computer terminal operator to prevent circuit damage and erroneous command signals to the computer and to prevent electrical shock to the operator.Several embodiments of the support are disclosed including alternate structures for providing a static discharge path, alternate structures for supporting the hands and alternate structures for supporting the computer terminal.