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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D112614 December 1938 Payne
D132442 May 1942 Montgomery
D150474 August 1948 Stangl
D158020 April 1950 Spier
D170499 September 1953 Gloeckler
D178328 July 1956 Tilton
D181976 January 1958 Hanft
377835 February 1888 Lyman et al.
1274257 July 1918 Furlong
1596019 August 1926 Nelson
3119195 January 1964 Braunhut
Foreign Patent Documents
2595919 September 1987 FRX
Other references
  • Washington Star Mag. Nov. 29, 1953, p. 31 "R11C". Details, Mitchell B. Fox (Publisher), New York, Jun.-Jul. 1990 Issue, See Photos on pp. 2, 12, 15, 23, 44, 47, 48, 66, 68, 121, 123, 126, 135-139 & 154. Pan Oceanic Eyewear Ltd, New York, 2-page brochure (undated but believed to be prior to Dec. 1993).
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
Classifications