Abstract: A pair of goggles including two housing units and two eye protecting units, each of the latter being secured within one of the former units that incorporate a flexible, convex, lateral extension for adjusting to a temple area. Each eye protecting units incorporates a cup-shaped structure and is provided, at its back edge, by a convex wall of reduced size that expands backwards into a deflectable lateral extension, the former and the latter being contiguous with a gasket for sealing. The adjustment of the flexible, lateral extension does not interfere with the deflectable, lateral extension and with the sealing unit. The latter has its cantilever length relatively longer than the deflectable, lateral extension, so that during and after stretching of the adjustable unit for strapping—the flexible, lateral extension forms a zone, wherein the deflectable, lateral extension is confined and spaced from the former.

Abstract: New constructions for the side retainers of eyewear, particularly swimming goggles, are disclosed. In place of the conventional strap connection to the lateral extremities of the eyepiece frames, this proposal provides a preformed branched component (3), preferably of moulded plastics, having upper and lower limbs (31) connecting to the eyepiece cups (1) at upper and lower positions. This construction helps to distribute pressure around the engagement of the eyepiece with the face. It also reduces the length of strap that needs to be tightened. A further feature described is a lateral wing formation (133) on the eyepiece cup (1) that extends out of the wearer's eye socket and round onto the side of the head.