With Seal For Face Patents (Class 2/428)
  • Patent number: 6367091
    Abstract: A type of swimming goggles, comprising the following: a monobloc formation made of flexible materials and composed of a lens frame unit, a nose bridge and a protective pad, and a lens made of rigid materials, characterized in that: the lens frame unit comprises a front frame unit and a rear frame unit, the front frame unit has a nose bridge that joins the upper and lower frame parts of the front frame unit to form a left and a right frame openings, and the two frame openings respectively have accommodating grooves; the rear frame unit is an appropriate extension horizontally extending from the rim of the front frame unit; and the protective pad is located a step lower than the rear frame unit and tapered off along the rim to the outside; on the rim of the lens and in the area corresponding to the nose bridge are respectively filling holes to enable firmer fastening of the lenses in the nose bridge and in the accommodating grooves on the frame openings of the front frame unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6349420
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a swimming goggle comprising a lens frame, a padding member, a lens and a head strap, characterized in that the lens and the padding member are fixed as a whole piece with tight pressing engagement with the lens frame of such swimming goggle, wherein the lens frame comprising a frame having a bridging portion disposed at the center of the lens frame; an inlaid groove being disposed at the internal rim of the frame; and a suppressing means being disposed at the lateral side of the frame. Further, the padding member comprises a face fitting part and a lens retaining part, wherein the face fitting part attaches the upper section of the eyebrows and the lower section of the eye socket such that both eyes are cupped in the same enclosed space, and the lens retaining part can accommodate and mount the lens to the inlaid groove of the lens frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6349417
    Abstract: A type of swimming goggles, comprising: two lens frame units, each lens frame unit accommodating a lens, and, at its two opposite ends are a first joining unit and a second joining unit, on each joining unit are two accommodating holes with clasp openings; at least one string that is pulled through the accommodating holes on the first and second joining units on the two lens frame units, maintaining an appropriate distance between the two lens frames; and a headband device that is joined to the two joining units on the outside of the two lens frame units, by such features in configuration, the user can regulate the length of string between the two lens frames, and adjust the span of the nose bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6349419
    Abstract: This invention relates to a type of swimming goggles, comprising: a lens frame main unit, a protective pad, lenses and a headband device, characterized in that: the lens and the protective pad of the swimming goggles are assembled as one unit by compression to the lens frame main unit, wherein the lens frame main unit comprises a frame unit with a center connector at its center part, embedding grooves on the inside rims of the frame unit, and compressing devices on the sides of the frame units, and, the protective pad has a face contact part and a lens accommodating part, wherein the face contact part is for close contact with areas above the eyebrows and below the lower eye sockets of the user, the two eye frames are encompassed in the same one space, while the lens accommodating part accommodating the lenses is assembled in the embedding grooves of the lens frame main unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6349418
    Abstract: The invention relates to an innovated type of swimming goggles, including: a monobloc formation of lens frame main units, nose bridge and protective pad that are made of a flexible material, and two lenses made of a rigid material that are joined by a joint part, wherein in each of the frame openings of the two lens frame main units is an inserted groove, edges are on the rims of the two lenses, and, between the frame openings of the lens frame main units is at least one positioning groove, while on the joint part between the two lenses and opposite to the positioning groove is a stop unit, to enable firmer and more convenient assembling of the two lenses and the lens frame main units. Furthermore, the protective pad has a face mask with the function of single covering space to combine two lens frames as one space, and provide comfortable contact with the user's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6349421
    Abstract: Swimming goggles includes a fastener part provided at a rear end of each lens frame of the swimming goggles for holding an end of a head strap firmly in position. The fastener part includes a guide member around which the head strap can be passed and a protrusion. The head strap has at its end a plurality of through-holes arranged in a lengthwise direction of the head strap for receiving the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Tabata Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunji Fukasawa, Hiromasa Satou
  • Patent number: 6343386
    Abstract: A padding member is made from soft material and comprises a main ring portion, a connecting portion extending from an outer side of the main ring portion for engaging with a main frame of a pair of swimming goggles, and an annular contact flange extending from an inner side of the main ring portion for intimate contact with a wearer's eye socket. The connecting portion includes an engaging piece extending radially inward from an inner periphery thereof, the engaging piece including an engaging edge. An engaging portion extends radially inward from the annular contact flange, thereby defining a cushioning space between the engaging piece and the engaging portion. The engaging edge of the engaging piece and the engaging portion are bonded together to seal the cushioning space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Publication number: 20020010959
    Abstract: Swimming goggles includes a fastener part provided at a rear end of each lens frame of the swimming goggles for holding an end of a head strap firmly in position. The fastener part includes a guide member around which the head strap can be passed and a protrusion. The head strap has at its end a plurality of through-holes arranged in a lengthwise direction of the head strap for receiving the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Shunji Fukasawa, Hiromasa Satou
  • Patent number: 6341863
    Abstract: A diving mask having a lens providing a wide view field, which is formed by glueing together of multiple glasses, using a glue with elastic and flexible properties. The planes of the connection between the glasses is designed to overlap or be parallel with the line of sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: QDS Injection Molding Inc.
    Inventor: Pan Chen-Lieh
  • Patent number: 6324703
    Abstract: Novel gels and gel composites for direct contact with the body and capable of substantially preventing the generation moisture from said body in extreme cold weather use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Applied Elastomerics, Inc.
    Inventor: John Y. Chen
  • Publication number: 20010044946
    Abstract: In a protective garment, a facing and backing layer are positioned adjacent one another with a layer of insulating material interposed therebetween. The layers are sewn together in a quilted pattern defined by lines of stitching, portions of which include closely spaced patterns of reinforcing stitches. The facing and backing layers as well as the insulating layer of material are sized to extend around and partway along the limb of a wearer with fasteners extending along opposed lateral edges to releasably attach the garment to the wearer's limb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventor: Anthony G. Phillips
  • Patent number: 6321390
    Abstract: A structural improvement of swimming goggles, comprising: lens frames to accommodate lenses, a nose bridge to connect the lens frames, and a protective pad that is glued to the lens frames, characterized in that: the thickness of the protective pad of the swimming goggles is inconsistent, and the side of the protective pad in contact with the user's face is designed to have different planes to fit the rims of the user's eye sockets, and specifically, the protective pad is formed in inconsistent thickness, based on the common properties at the rims of people's eye sockets, including the different depressions of upper and lower eye sockets and the depression near the nose bridge, the one side of protective pad in contact with the user's face is inclined along the upper and lower eye sockets, to make up for the difference of depressions to match the inclines, so the user can enjoy better and more comfortable contact, preventing water from seeping in even when the user is twitching his or her
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6317897
    Abstract: The invention provides a new type of swimming goggles, characterized in that: a binding frame is used for assembling the main lens frames. The binding frame includes left and right frame units and a nose bridge that combines the left and right frame units. On the left and right frame units near the nose bridge is at least one clasp unit. On the main frame unit corresponding to the clasp unit is a clasp piece. On one side of the left and right frame units away from the nose bridge is an assembling device, thus with the coordinative assembly of the clasp unit, the clasp piece and the assembling device, the main frame unit can be securely fastened onto the binding frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20010034896
    Abstract: A type of swimming goggles, comprises: two lens frame units, each lens frame unit accommodates a lens, and, at its two opposite ends are a first joining unit and a second joining unit, wherein the first joining which is located closely to the inner of each lens frame has a through hole, and the second joining units which located on the outside of each lens frame has a engaging hole with a clasp opening thereon; which the diameter was less than the through holes and the a engaging hole, to pull and position in sequential order along the through holes and the clasp opening of the first and second joining units of said two lens frame units, maintaining an appropriate span between the two lens frame units; and a headband device that is joined to the two joining units on the outside of the two lens frame units, so as to enabling step-less adjustment to suit the nose bridge configuration of different users who can feel comfortable, and can be more convenient and do not effect the span after adjusting the span.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6309270
    Abstract: Swim gear including a headpiece which covers the forward portion of the wearer's head and supports a pair of spaced lenses therein. A tailpiece which extends rearwardly from the forward portion of the wearer's head and terminates atop the wearer's head. An elastic band member is secured to the tailpiece and extends downwardly across the back of the wearer's head for secured relation with a connector member which is slidably carried on a head-encircling band. The head-encircling band extends around the wearer's head and has its ends secured to the headpiece adjacent each lens. The upper portion of the headpiece includes a surface for support of an appendage thereon. As a novelty feature, the appendage may be configured in the shape of the dorsal fin of a shark. Other configurations may be provided on the appendage, if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Big Time Toys, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Samuel K. Harwell, IV, Craig C. Williamson
  • Patent number: 6289523
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to the presentation of structural improvement of swimming goggles. This comprises of two frames, two tenses contained on the two frames, a nose bridge joining the two frames, and a headset fitted to the outside of the two frames. It is characterized in that: the nose bridge comprises of a connecting unit and a combining unit, with soft material fitted to one side where the connecting unit is in contact with the nose bridge; and, the combining unit is located at two sides of the connecting unit, whereby the soft material will provide comfortable contact with the nose when the swimming goggles are worn by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6282727
    Abstract: Eye wear includes at least a single piece lens supported and captured within a frame. In one embodiment a ramped protrusion from the lens engages a matching accommodating slot and lies off of a main slot in the frame which engages the upper edge of the lens. A lower lens is engaged by a fitted member having a soft sealing structure extending to one side. The fitted member is contoured to and attaches adjacent the edge of the lens and may extend from a point near the outermost edge of one side of the eye wear and to the nose area. Another embodiment of the fitted member is available as a continuous length having notches and which may be conformed to a wide variety of lens shapes. Another length of fitted member can also serve as a nose support structure extending completely across the front lens of the eye wear. Embodiments of the invention are utilizable with conventional spectacles. All embodiments contemplate removabilty, replaceability and interchangeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Inventor: Arthur Charles Lindahl
  • Patent number: 6282728
    Abstract: Goggles having a transparent body adapted to be worn over the eyes and including anterior and posterior lenses spaced apart to permit fluid flow therebetween. The anterior lens is shaped so as to reduce fluid drag and the posterior lens is shaped to minimize visual distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Xenophon Design Inc.
    Inventors: Marc C. Baragar, Bruce F. Milton
  • Publication number: 20010014982
    Abstract: A face mask for diving includes a pair of front lenses and a nose cover formed by a portion of a skirt between these lenses. Proximal ends of the nose cover and a portion of the skirt being contiguous to these proximal ends are curved along the lens frame with the lenses held therein closely in contact with an inner peripheral surface and an inner surface of the lens frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Haruo Kawashima, Taro Fujima
  • Patent number: 6253387
    Abstract: A goggles assembly has a one-piece molded frame which includes a pair of lens rims, a bridge interconnecting the lens rims, and a pair of looped protective pads connected to and lining the lens rims. The lens rims have a stiffness sufficient to resist deformation caused by a pulling force. The bridge has a stiffness different from that of the lens rims. The protective pads have flexibility and softness sufficient to flex so as to conform to the profile of a wearer's face. The molded frame is fabricated from at least two different molding compositions, one of which has high stiffness to impart rigidity to the lens rims, and the other one of which imparts good flexibility to the protective pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Inventor: Wen-Hao Yu
  • Publication number: 20010004774
    Abstract: Protective sports eyeglasses with buffer an shock-absorbing function includes a cushion having a a hollow sealed endless shape. The cushion has a routine of a 3D tubular space instead of 2D (two dimensions) surface. The cushion is attached on an annular edge of a lens contacting the face of a wearer so as to suit to the curvature of a face, and has an inner pressure preset in advance so that the cushion may contact closely and comfortably the face of a wearer with buffer and shock-absorbing effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Inventor: Ing Chung Huang
  • Patent number: 6247187
    Abstract: A swimming goggle model, comprising: two lens frames, each lens frame accommodating a lens, and a first joining unit and a second joining unit on two opposite ends. At least one round string, pulled in sequence through the first and the second joining units of the two lens frames, maintains an appropriate span between the two lens frames. A headband device is joined in series to the two joining units on the outside edge of the two lens frames. Using this structural characteristic, the user can adjust the span of the round string between two lens frames, to adjust the span of the nose bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6243882
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include an elastic head strap. Free ends of the strap are guided through first guiding holes and then through second guiding holes. A stopper member is inserted into a gap defined between a peripheral wall of the second guiding hole and the strap. The swimming goggles thus constructed allow a length of the strap once adjusted to be maintained during repeated use of the swimming goggles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Tabata Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruo Kawashima, Masashi Fujiwara, Shunji Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 6195807
    Abstract: A lens combination is provided for a pair of swimming/diving goggles having a goggle frame. The lens combination includes a planar lens mounted to the goggle frame and a curved lens mounted in front of the planar lens, thereby defining a space between the planar lens and the curved lens for receiving water. The curved lens includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The planar lens includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The space is filled with water. When the lens combination is used in water such that the outer surface of the curved lens, the inner surface of the curved lens, and the outer surface of the planar lens contact with water, thereby allowing formation of clear image when viewing an object in water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Patent number: 6195808
    Abstract: Protective sports eyeglasses with a buffer being a shock-absorbing function includes a cushion having a hollow sealed endless shape. The cushion has a 3D tubular space instead of 2D (two dimensions) surface. The cushion is attached on an annular edge of a lens contacting the face of a wearer so as fit the curvature of the face, and has an inner pressure preset in advance so that the cushion may contact closely and comfortably the face of a wearer with a buffer and a shock-absorbing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventor: Ing Chung Huang
  • Patent number: 6192523
    Abstract: A structural improvement of a diving mask which consists of a main frame, a sub-frame, a lens and a skirt. Tenons are provided on the sub-frame, engaging mortises on the lens. A soft connecting edge is provided on the skirt, which is closely connected with a periphery of the lens. A rigid structure is established by the tenon jointing the sub-frame with the lens, and the connecting frame of the skirt is closely connected with periphery of the lens, when the main frame is connected with sub-frame. This construction allows the diving mask lens removal and keeps a stable connecting state after its assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: QDS Injection Molding Inc.
    Inventor: Chen-Lieh Pan
  • Patent number: 6151720
    Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles include two lens frames, two lens units, a nose bridge, two gasket units and a head strap. Each of the lens frames has an inner periphery that defines a lens retaining space, and an outer periphery that has bridge and strap connecting portions. Each of the lens units is mounted on a front part of a respective one of the lens frames in the lens retaining space of the latter. Each of the two terminal end portions of the nose bridge is connected to the bridge connecting portion of the respective lens frame. The gasket units are provided on rear parts of the respective lens frames. The head strap has two ends connected respectively to the lens frames. The lens frames, the nose bridge and the gasket units are formed integrally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6152137
    Abstract: A sealing pad (14) made of a compliant and resiliently deformable gelatinous elastomer suitable to conform under pressure to form a substantially airtight seal with at least a portion of the user's skin adjacent to the sealing pad (14). The gelatinous elastomer may be attached to a second material by incorporating the gelatinous elastomer into a large plurality of interstitium in the second material. In addition, the second material can be configured to form an endoskeleton or exoskeleton that modifies the physical properties of the gelatinous elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventors: Alan N. Schwartz, Thomas D. Theisen
  • Patent number: 6145133
    Abstract: Swimming goggles that include a pair of lens assemblies each having an inner end portion formed with a recess and an end wall extending forward. A bridge is formed at each end with an outer leg, an inner leg and an intermediate leg. The outer leg is adapted to be firmly engaged with the recess of the lens assembly and cooperate with the inner leg to retain the end wall therebetween. The intermediate leg is adapted to be firmly engaged with a groove formed in the end wall. The swimming goggles thus constructed allow the bridge to be firmly engaged with the lens assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Tabata Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Sato, Shunji Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 6119279
    Abstract: Eye goggles comprising left hand and right hand eyepieces and a nosebridge interconnecting inner portions of the eyepieces. The nosebridge has at least two filaments, each filament having left hand and right hand end portions cooperating with respective eyepieces. A headband cooperates with outer portions of the eyepieces to extend therebetween. Spacing between the eyepieces is adjusted by positioning the goggles in a generally operative position and rotating one eyepiece relative to the other eyepiece through at least one revelation so that portions of the filaments are twisted together, thus tending to reduce spacing between the eyepieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Sharp Plastics Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventor: Joseph Haslbeck
  • Patent number: 6119277
    Abstract: The invention relates to the presentation of a new construction of swimming goggles, comprising: two lens frame main bodies, each lens frame main body accommodating a lens, and, at two opposite ends of a longer side are a first joint and a second joint; at least one string that is sequentially pulled through the first and second joints of the aforementioned two lens frame main bodies, maintaining an appropriate separation between the two lens frame main bodies, and winding along the rims of the lens frame main bodies, by thus structural characteristics, the user will be able to adjust the distance between the two lens frame main bodies, in order to adjust the length of the nose bridge; meanwhile, the length extending from the winding string will serve directly as a headband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6119278
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include a pair of lenses, a pair of lens frame members each supporting one of the lenses, a bridge belt by which respective inner edges of the lens frame members are connected to each other, and a head band extending between respective outer edges of the lens frame members. The lens frame members are provided adjacent their inner edges with coupling means adapted for releasably receiving stoppers formed on the bridge belt so that a distance between the inner edges can be adjusted. The bridge belt is formed on its inner surface with pairs of the stoppers arranged symmetrically with a center line longitudinally dividing the bridge belt in two. The bridge belt is made of a plastically deformable material and a portion of the bridge belt defined between a pair of the symmetrically arranged stoppers is formed on its inner surface with grooves extending transversely of the bridge belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Tabata Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Haruo Kawashima
  • Patent number: 6115849
    Abstract: A scuba mask which can be easily and quickly repositioned when the diver descends into deep water, wherein the pressure change causes the scuba mask to become loose. The coupling member between the fabric body portion and the adjustable straps is flared, increasing its surface area, and allowing any tension created within the scuba mask strap, during use, to be equally distributed throughout the mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Inventor: Kurt E. Meyerrose
  • Patent number: 6115848
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention a water activity mask has a transparent visor and a pliable frame defining an interior volume. One end of the frame rests flush against the wearer's face, forming a substantially watertight seal. The interior of the mask contains a fluid directing member extending towards the visor from the inner surface of the mask. In use the fluid directing member normally retains and prevents liquid in the mask from coming into contact with the wearer's face. The liquid is generally used to defog the mask as necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Inventor: Mark B. Key
  • Patent number: 6112334
    Abstract: The invention relates to a type of swimming goggles with a nose-fitting bridge, comprising: two frames, two lenses accommodated on the two frames, a nose bridge connecting the two frames, and a headband device that is fitted to the outside edges of the two frames, characterized in that: said nose bridge has at least one face-fitting part, said face-fitting part forming recesses from the exterior surface of the nose bridge towards the frames, the bottom ends of said recesses are protruded to have proper contact with the ridge of the user's nose, so designed to enable the nose bridge of the swimming goggles to join the two frames, to have better contact with the ridge of the user's nose, to provide better comfort, and to ensure better resistance to water seepage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6098206
    Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles includes two lenses, two padding members, a frame, a bridge, and a strap. Each lens is made of transparent rigid material and includes an engaging section. Each padding member is made of soft, flexible, and extensible material and includes a hollow receiving section sized to be smaller than the lens such that the engaging section of an associated lens is fitted into the padding member by stretching the padding member. Each padding member further includes a padding section to be in close contact with user's face. The frame and the bridge are integrally formed by material that is slightly flexible and less extensible than the padding member. The frame includes two hollow receiving portions each having an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the associated lens such that the engaging section of the associated lens that has been engaged with an associated padding member is fitted into an associated hollow receiving portion by stretching the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Patent number: 6098205
    Abstract: The goggles (10) include a frame (12) having a transparent portion adapted to cover at least one of the users eyes and a sealing pad (14) adjacent to the frame, comprising a compliant and resiliently deformable gelatinous elastomer suitable to conform under pressure to form a substantially airtight seal between the frame (12) and at least a portion of the user's face adjacent to the sealing pad (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Inventors: Alan N. Schwartz, Thomas D. Theisen
  • Patent number: 6085359
    Abstract: A headwear apparatus for use in swimming is provided that has a generally hemispherically shaped swim cap portion with a forward section and a rearward section. The forward section has a forward terminal edge which is coupled to a goggle portion along the forward terminal edge. The goggle portion includes a left lens and a right lens that each have a front surface and an outer perimeter surface extending rearwardly from the front surface. The outer perimeter surface has an upper portion that is coupled to the forward terminal edge of the swim cap portion. The swim cap portion has a thickness defined by a top surface and a bottom surface, and the top surface of the forward section is in a planar relationship with the front surface of the lenses at the forward terminal edge. The swim cap portion has a rearwardly extending strap formed integrally with the cap portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Inventor: Barry J. Viola
  • Patent number: 6079054
    Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles includes two lenses, two padding members, a bridge, and a strap. The lenses, the padding members, and the bridge are integrally formed by a material that is transparent and flexible. Each lens is formed with an end edge and a front face that are resistant to stretching. A connecting section is formed on the end edge of each lens for connecting with an end of the strap. Each padding member is annular and directly formed on an inner side of an associated lens. Each padding member has a thickness smaller than that of the front face of the associated lens and that of the end edge of the associated lens to provide resiliency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Patent number: 6070272
    Abstract: The creation is to provide a type of new structure for swimming goggle. It is a one piece swimming goggle consists of the lens frames, nose rest and protective pads. The main features of the swimming goggle lies with: the combined mount of the frame comprises no less than one vertical rib in partitioning into no less than two assembly areas, and through the assembly areas, the headband of the swimming goggle can go through, and wind over the rib so that when putting on the swimming goggle, the pull force is absorbed by the rib to ensure that the frame shall not distort in achieving distributing the pull force while wearing the swimming goggle. The simplified structure shall enable cost reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6052834
    Abstract: A padding device is provided for a pair of swimming goggles. The padding device includes a connecting portion connected to a lens of the pair of the swimming goggles. An elastic annular extension extends inwardly from an inner wall of the connecting portion. A flange extends from the elastic annular extension to thereby define an annular groove between the inner wall of the connecting portion, the annular extension, and the flange. The flange provides a close contact with an eye socket of a user. A plastic protective ring is received in the annular groove for preventing the flange from being contacted with a rigid portion of the pair of swimming goggles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Patent number: 6032298
    Abstract: A swimming goggle structure includes two frames, each having a lens seat defined by a raised wall formed thereon to support a lens. A loop-like lens securing member, is removably fit onto the raised wall of the frame to hold the lens on the lens seat of the frame. The raised wall has an inner surface on which a sideways-opened groove for supporting and holding the lens is provided and an outer side on which a circumferential shoulder is formed to support the loop-like lens securing member. The shoulder has a lateral groove recessed into and Co-extensive with the raised wall and the loop-like lens securing member has a corresponding inward-projecting rib receivable within the outer groove of the circumferential shoulder to removably hold the lens securing member on the lens seat so as to allow a user to replace the lens by oneself by removing the lens securing member from the raised wall of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6029284
    Abstract: A peripheral wall of a lens member in swimming goggles is gradually thickened rearward from a front lens so that the peripheral wall has a height extending beyond a top of a flange of the lens member and a first groove extending along the flange is formed. A second groove of a cushion pad is engaged with an entire periphery of the flange so that the pad is exposed at an outer end (A) of the lens member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Tabata Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruo Kawashima, Shoji Fujiwara, Shunji Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 5983406
    Abstract: A scuba mask which can be easily and quickly repositioned when the diver descends into deep water, wherein the pressure change causes the scuba mask to become loose. The coupling member between the fabric body portion and the adjustable straps is flared, increasing its surface area, and allowing any tension created within the scuba mask strap, during use, to be equally distributed throughout the mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Inventor: Kurt E. Meyerrose
  • Patent number: 5966745
    Abstract: The Goggles (10) include a frame (12) having a transparent portion adapted to cover at least one of the user's eyes and a sealing pad (14) adjacent to the frame, comprising a compliant and resiliently deformable gelatinous elastomer suitable to conform under pressure to form a substantially airtight seal between the frame (12) and at least a portion of the user's face adjacent to the sealing pad (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventors: Alan N. Schwartz, Thomas D. Theisen
  • Patent number: 5956778
    Abstract: A device for regulating the length of a swimming goggles strap (5), said goggles comprising a pair of supporting frames (1) providing a couple of parallel fins (3) radially extending from the outer side of each frame, the free ends of each couple of the fins being joined by a respective pivot (4), strap (5) wrapping around each pivot and having a plurality of transverse stop-ribs (7). The device comprises a respective stop lever (9) and a tooth (8) extending from it, engageable with one of ribs (7), said stop lever comprising a first arm (11), having a first end pivotally connected to fins (3) and a second end abutting against said frame, and a second arm (10), from the substantially intermediate section of which said tooth transversely extends, said second arm having a free first end for operating and a second end which is integral to the second end of said first arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Cressi Sub S.P.A.
    Inventor: Carlos Alberto Godoy
  • Patent number: 5950248
    Abstract: Each lens member 1 of swimming goggles includes an annular peripheral wall 12 extending rearward from a peripheral edge of a front lens portion of the lens member 1 and a flange 13 formed on a rear end of the peripheral wall 12. The peripheral wall 12 is partially formed with a wall surface portion 14 spaced from a front surface of the flange 13 to define a second groove 16 therebetween and the front surface of the flange 13 is formed with a first groove 19. Each of pad members 2 presents an annular configuration and is formed with a first wall 22 and a first projection 26 adapted to be received by the second groove 16 and the first groove 19 respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Tabata Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruo Kawashima, Shunji Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 5946736
    Abstract: Flavored goggles, having lenses and a strap for attaching the goggles around a swimmer's head. The goggles straps have a flavored coating which is selectively released when the strap is placed within the swimmer's mouth. The flavored coating provides a pleasant flavor to the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Inventors: George L. Caspescha, Dean J. Exas
  • Patent number: 5940892
    Abstract: An eye protection device is formed of an elongated strip of translucent material. The length of the elongated strip of translucent material is such that it will encircle the wearer's head, with strap-like portions overlapping at the back of a wearer's head and being secured to each other. The elongated strip of translucent material is formed with two enlarged eye protection portions spaced apart by a nose bridging portion, with strap-like portions extend from each of the enlarged eye protection portions. A cushioning material encircles the eye protection area and nose bridging portions, somewhat in the shape of a figure eight. Complementary securing means are applied adjacent the ends of the strap-like portions so as to engage each other at the back of a wearer's head to retain the eye protection device over a wearer's eyes. For the comfort of a user, cushioning pads are provided on the strap-like portions in the regions where the strap-like portions pass behind a users ears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Morgan Evans Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: David H. Morgan
  • Patent number: 5915540
    Abstract: A connecting device for a pair of swimming goggles includes a first end securely attached to a frame of the swimming goggles and a second end including a first part and a second part releasably engaged with the first part. The strap is movable between the first part and the second part to adjust a length of a strap when the first part and the second part are disengaged from each other. The strap is retained in position between the first part and the second part when the first part and the second part are engaged with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Inventor: Terry Chou