Mask-style frame for sunglasses
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mask-style frame for sunglasses showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view as seen from a plane indicated by a line 4--4 in FIG. 3, with broken lines depicting, for illustrative purposes only, where a thin sheet of darkened sunglass lens material typically extends across portions of the rear face of the mask to cover eye openings that are defined by the mask;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof, with broken lines depicting for illustrative purposes only portions of a human head on which the sunglasses are positioned; and,
FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1-5.
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Patent History
Patent number: D365589
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 1993
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 1995
Inventors: James M. Whitley (Shaker Heights, OH), William N. Whitley (Shaker Heights, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: R. Barkai
Attorney: David A. Burge
Application Number: 0/16,626
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 1993
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 1995
Inventors: James M. Whitley (Shaker Heights, OH), William N. Whitley (Shaker Heights, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: R. Barkai
Attorney: David A. Burge
Application Number: 0/16,626
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Provision For Flexible Attachment To Head (D16/311)