Patents Assigned to Native Eyewear, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20090019620
    Abstract: The goggles of the invention utilize a substantially rigid frame with separate top and bottom individually rotatable elements, namely an upper browbar and a lower nosepiece, that firmly capture the lens from above and below. The lens is further secured to the frame by projections on each of the browbar and nosepiece which fit through apertures in the lens. At the top, a post which projects forwardly from the frame is received in the well of the browbar by snap-fit engagement. At the bottom, a prong on the rotatable nosepiece passes through a bottom aperture of the lens and is received in a recess of a bottom portion of the frame by snap-fit engagement. The apertures and cooperating projections are preferably located along the center of a one-piece lens. Thus, the rotatable browbar and nosepiece capture the lens top and bottom by edgewise compression and hold the lens front-to-back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: NATIVE EYEWEAR, INC.
    Inventor: Russell Reed
  • Publication number: 20040017540
    Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses which resist fogging are disclosed. The glasses may be a rimless design or a fully framed design. In each case, the glasses have a right upper lens rim and a left upper lens rim. Left and right lenses, each having front and occular sides, are supported by left and right upper lens rims, respectively. A bridge interconnects the right upper lens rim with the left upper lens rim. Each lens rim defines a plurality of apertures, displaced 70-90° from a horizontal viewing angle passing through the approximate center of the lens, to allow passage of air at the occular surface of the lens to limit fogging. In some embodiments, the temple arms are provided with enhanced gripping distal portions. The left and right temples, each extending from an outboard side of respective lens rims, terminate in a distal portion having a subtle S-shape for engaging the mastoid of the wearer. Preferred embodiments are useful as sport-glasses, with or without corrective and/or colored lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: Native Eyewear, Inc.
    Inventor: Pasquale Matera