Having Unitary Frame Patents (Class 2/439)
  • Patent number: 6715157
    Abstract: A pair of sports goggles is disclosed. The sports goggles include: a lens a flexible frame housing the lens, and a headband. The goggles also include rotatable headband mounting members and/or a removable/replaceable moisture wicking system affixed to the inner surface of the frame. The lens is configured to be positioned over a wearer's eyes. The flexible frame housing houses the lens and is defined by a frame top, a frame bottom, a frame right side and a frame left side. The frame has an inner surface that is worn towards the wearer's face. The headband has a headband left end and a headband right end. The first and second rotatable headband mounting members are attached to the headband left end and the headband right end respectively and the first and second rotatable headband mounting members are attached to the frame left side and the frame right side respectively for providing rotatable engagement of the headband with the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Spy Optic, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerome Jacques Marie Mage
  • Publication number: 20040034904
    Abstract: A pair of sports goggles is disclosed. The sports goggles include: a lens a flexible frame housing the lens, and a headband. The goggles also include rotatable headband mounting members and/or a removable/replaceable moisture wicking system affixed to the inner surface of the frame. The lens is configured to be positioned over a wearer's eyes. The flexible frame housing houses the lens and is defined by a frame top, a frame bottom, a frame right side and a frame left side. The frame has an inner surface that is worn towards the wearer's face. The headband has a headband left end and a headband right end. The first and second rotatable headband mounting members are attached to the headband left end and the headband right end respectively and the first and second rotatable headband mounting members are attached to the frame left side and the frame right side respectively for providing rotatable engagement of the headband with the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventor: Jerome Jacques Marie Mage
  • Patent number: 6467098
    Abstract: A goggles with removable lenses comprising a pair of soft lens rim each with a lens, a cushion in sucker format is formed with the soft lens rim into one body. The lens is flat with thickness less than 5 mm, on the circumference of the lens has a fixing ring in stair shape for holding, a fixing mechanism is on the fixing ring near bridge. Two soft lens rims are tied together with a bridge, the soft lens rims and the bridge are formed into one body with soft plastic. A groove in stair shape for the fixing ring and a hole for the fixing mechanism are inside the soft lens rim for a lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: First Rank Co., LTD
    Inventor: Tony Lee
  • Publication number: 20020124299
    Abstract: A secure fastener for use with divers' hoods comprises a post assembly (3000) and a latch assembly (2700). The post assembly comprises an inner post (2555), an outer post (3015), and a locking pin (2900). The inner post is placed inside the diver's hood (125). A hollow column (2567) on the inner post passes through a hole in the hood material. The outer post is joined with the inner post via the column. The column contains recesses (2565) that mate with an inner ridge (2550) on the outer post (3015). It also contains cuts (2570) that relieve the column walls and allow the inner and outer posts to slidably engage. The inner and outer posts are forced together, engaging the ridge with the lowest recess on the column. A locking pin (2900) is then inserted into the column, preventing flexure of the column walls and locking the two halves of the post assembly in place. The post assembly is thus able to accommodate different wall thicknesses encountered in diving hoods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventor: John Joseph Malcolm
  • Publication number: 20010023503
    Abstract: Diving mask, in particular proper to fit optical glasses, including a face of elastomeric material, provided with at least one opening, a stiff body having at least one seat to house a glass or lens. Watertight means are provided between said lens or glass and said seat, and means means are provided for holding said lens or glass in said seat. Along a substantial part of the perimetric edge of said stiff body, on a plane substantially parallel to the lying one of the lens or glass, guiding means are formed for the insertion of the holding means of the lens or glass into said housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Inventor: Giovanni Garofalo
  • Patent number: 6082857
    Abstract: Lightweight safety spectacles have a lens portion and two wing portions formed from a thin sheet of polycarbonate. A flange extends forwardly of the top edge of the lens portion, and a browguard of thin sheet aluminum is fixed to the flange by indentation of one of the opposed faces of the browguard by pin punches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventor: Michael William Lockhart
  • Patent number: 6076196
    Abstract: A pair of goggles include a frame with an upper frame portion and a lower frame portion, arms extruded from extrusion positions on the upper and lower frame portions, and a strap being attached to the arms. The frame and arms are integrally made of soft elastic synthetic resin. The strap is attached to the arms at strap attaching positions at their distal end portions away from the extrusion positions. The arms are formed in a manner that the arms overlap with at least part of a front surface of said frame or that the arms extend in front of and generally along the front surface of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Yamamoto Kogaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuusuke Masumoto
  • Patent number: 6026518
    Abstract: An eyewear lens frame constructed of plastic and rubber like materials that has the added advantage of collecting, transferring and disposing of forehead perspiration through its member parts. Perspiration runoff is captured via a lip seal where it becomes congregated in a collection trough. Excess run off flows through the absorption cutouts where they amass in the frame canal. These fluids become gravitationally expelled out the ends of the frame arms via an inter connecting network of canals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Robert L. Brown
  • Patent number: 5903929
    Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles includes two frames interconnected by a bridge member. The bridge member includes two receptacles respectively defined in two ends thereof adjacent to the frames. The bridge member further includes two first slots respectively defined in the two ends thereof and intersecting with an associated receptacle. Each frame includes a space which receives a lens and communicates with the associated receptacle. Each lens includes a tab received in the associated receptacle, wherein the tab has a second slot defined therein and aligned with an associated first slot. An engaging member includes two legs respectively extended through aligned first slots and second slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Patent number: 5901382
    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: May 11, 1999
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 5890237
    Abstract: A swimming goggle structure includes lens frames, lenses, cushion pads and a head strap. The cushion pads of the swimming goggles include a collapsible layer and a resilient layer. The collapsible layer has a cushioning portion and a connection portion. The cushioning portion is mounted to the lens frame and is collapsible. The connection portion is connected to the resilient layer. The resilient layer is made of a resilient material, such as foam materials, for example foam rubber and foam plastics, and sponge. The collapsible layer collapses upon worn on the wearer's face to create a negative pressure suction inside the goggles. The resilient layer provides a comfortable engagement with the wearer's face and also provides a water-tight, hermetic contact engagement with the wearer's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Inventor: Chiang Herman
  • Patent number: 5873134
    Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles includes a pair of protective pads each including an engaging section having an engaging groove defined therein. Each protective pad further includes an outer side having a mediate portion. A pair of lenses each has a flange securely received in the engaging groove of an associated protective pad. A pair of connecting straps each has a connecting section connected to the outer side of the engaging section of the associated protective pad. A slot is defined in the connecting section such that the mediate portion of the outer side of the engaging section is not deformed when the strap is subjected to a force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Patent number: 5867841
    Abstract: A sport goggle structure includes a rim having an inner circumference along which a circumferential slot is formed to receive and hold therein a lens and a head strap having two ends respectively connected to connecting holes formed on two opposite lateral side edges of the rim. The circumferential slot of the rim has a minimum depth that is sufficient to receive a circumferential edge of the lens in order to minimize the size of the rim. The size-minimized rim has ventilation device and face contact device provided thereon. The face contact device is to provide a more comfortable and position-secured engagement with wearer's face. The ventilation device is to guide fresh air flow from outside goggles through a right-angled bend and directly toward an inner surface of the lens to provide the best defogging effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 5862530
    Abstract: Protective eyewear is described which includes a frame and a detachable lens. The frame has right and left temple flaps, each with at least one hole for locking the flaps onto corresponding detents molded into the temples of the frame. The lens may be molded in a ready-to-wear shape including temple portions, or it may be a flat shape for easy packaging. For the flat lens, a wearer can bend the lens appropriately to create the temple portions, thus forming a ready-to-wear shape. The lens is then secured to the frame by closing the flaps, thus sandwiching the temple portions of the lens between the flaps and the temples of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventor: Richard A. Shillington
  • Patent number: 5802621
    Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles includes two lenses formed of transparent rigid material, a goggle frame for receiving the lenses, and a length-adjustable strap having two ends attached to one of the goggle frame and the lenses. Each lens includes a peripheral surface formed therearound and extended inwardly to provide an increased visual angle, and a flange is formed around the peripheral surface. Each lens further includes a rigid engaging section having a hook formed thereon. The goggle frame is integrally formed of plastic material and includes two rings interconnected by a connecting section. Each ring includes an annular groove defined in an annular periphery thereof for receiving the flange of an associated lens. Each ring further includes an protective wall for close contact with an eye socket. The connecting section includes two engaging recesses for respectively, securely receiving the hooks on the lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Patent number: 5802620
    Abstract: A swimming goggle structure includes two frames each having a lens fixed therein with a bridge connecting between inner sides of the frames. The bridge comprises a bendable insert embedded therein and substantially extending across the bridge to provide conformity of the bridge to a wearer's nose contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 5644800
    Abstract: A sports pad for substantially covering certain exposed areas of an eyewear frame to prevent facial cutting from the hard, rigid eyewear frame. The sports pad is preferably formed of a resilient, flexible elastomeric material. The sports pad is removably coupled to the eyewear frame by stretching the sports pad relative the eyewear frame. Preferably, the sports pad includes a pair of temple cushions and a nose cushion. The sports pad can be constructed to cover either eyewear with frameless lenses, partially frameless lenses, or framed lenses. In some embodiments, substantially the entire front portion of the eyewear is covered by the sports pad, while in other embodiments, only the peripheral edge of the front portion of the eyewear is covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Halo Sports and Safety, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter F. Leonardi
  • Patent number: 5575278
    Abstract: The equipment is usable by a person exposed to NBC threats. It has a helmet, a face-cover provided with fastenings for connection to the helmet and with a coupling for a breathing gas feed or ventilation hose. A flexible envelope extends the helmet and the face-cover downwards. For providing sealed connection between the helmet, the face-cover, and the envelope, a hoop is fixed to the helmet in permanent or removable manner. It projects from the base of the helmet forwards. The top edge of the hoop receives the face-cover and the lower edge hoop receives the envelope in sealed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Intertechnique
    Inventors: Jean-Phillipe Bonhomme, Eric Farin, Jean-Claude Urgel, Claude Fevrier
  • Patent number: 5524300
    Abstract: An improved pair of swimming goggles includes two lens frames, each provided with a lens unit and formed with an inclined stop member which extends outwardly and rearwardly from a strap connecting portion thereof. Each stop member and a respective one of the strap connecting portions cooperatively define an engaging hole therebetween. A U-shaped nose bridge has two terminal ends that extend integrally and respectively to bridge connecting portions of the lens frames, an upper end portion, a lower end portion and an intermediate portion which extends between the terminal ends and which is located between the upper and lower end portions. The intermediate portion is thicker than the upper and lower end portions. Two gasket units are formed integrally and respectively on rear portions of the lens frames. A head strap unit includes two engaging members, each having a U-shaped portion with two terminal ends, and a plate portion that is connected to the terminal ends of the U-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 5495623
    Abstract: A sports pad for substantially covering certain exposed areas of an eyewear frame to prevent facial cutting from the hard, rigid eyewear frame. The sports pad is preferably formed of a resilient, flexible elastomeric material. The sports pad is removably coupled to the eyewear frame by stretching the sports pad relative the eyewear frame. Preferably, the sports pad includes a pair of temple cushions and a nose cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Halo Sports and Safety, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter F. Leonardi
  • Patent number: 5479917
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a structure of diving mask wherein a nose notch is formed on the soft skirt of diving mask, a nose slot is provided in a corresponding position on the mask frame can nest the nose notch, a plurality of frame slots are provided around the outer periphery of nose slot to fix a hard nose cover, the bottom of nose cover is provided with a drain valve to drain the water accumulated in the diving mask; and one each flowguide hole is provided on the two sides of nose slot, a flowguide cover covers the exterior of the nose cover and flowguide holes, a flowguide passage is fromed between the interior of flowguide cover and the flowguide holes, so the accumulated water drained out of the drain valve on the nose cover can be guided to flow out to the exterior of the two sides of diving mask through the flowguide holes on the two sides of nose slot in order to avoid disturbing the diver's vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Inventor: Hsing-Chi Hsieh
  • Patent number: 5438710
    Abstract: A thermal nose protector for use in subfreezing climates, e.g. by an alpine skier with ski goggles. The thermal nose protector consists of a flexible shield sheet material sized to conformingly fit over the skier's nose and having at least a first and a second layer. The first layer is made from a soft, thermally insulating material for direct engagement with the skin of the skier's nose. The second layer is of the multiple-hook type for separable gripping engagement with a corresponding portion of the foam-like, peripheral, interior strip of the ski goggles. The flexible shield sheet extends beyond the tip of the skier's nose whereby a substantially open air pocket is defined by the nose-covering the shield sheet beneath the skier's nose and ahead of the skier's mouth, wherein an air breathing channel is formed coextensively of the open air pocket for promoting air breathing from the nose of the skier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: Kathleen McDonald
    Inventors: Neil McDonald, Kathleen McDonald, Sharon McDonald
  • Patent number: 5410763
    Abstract: A protective eyeshield (10) with detachable components is disclosed. The eyeshield consists of a detachable lens (11) maintained in a frame (12) by notches (46 and 48) on the lens which cooperate with brackets (50 and 51) on the frame and by insertion of the side edges (44) of the lens into slots (20) in the frame, The eyeshield is held in place on the head of the wearer by a strap (13) attached to a rotatable connector (14) attached to the frame, The connector's rotatability allows the position of the strap to be adjusted to the wearer. An optional eyeglass frame (15) having eyeglass lenses (68) mounted therein may be attached to the eyeshield frame to form a part of the eyeshield for simultaneous wearing of eyeglasses with the eyeshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Etablissments Bolle
    Inventor: Maurice Bolle
  • Patent number: 5343258
    Abstract: Safety glasses for use with an endoscope and similar devices, the glasses being made of a frame, a first lens portion fixed to the frame, a second, moveable lens portion, and a member for connecting the second lens portion to the first lens portion so that the second lens portion is displaceable when an external force is applied against an outer surface of the second lens portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Inventors: Leigh J. Lachman, Reid A. Lachman
  • Patent number: 5307523
    Abstract: An eye protection device comprising two eye cups joined by a bridge with the eye cups being mirror images of each other, each of the eye cups being generally oblong as viewed from the front with longer tops and bottoms and shorter inner and outer sides, each of the eye cups having a substantially flat front surface with an opening and a lens positioned in the opening, with the outer side of each of the eye cups projecting rearwardly at least about twice as far as the inner side and with the top and bottom of each of the eye cups having concave curved rear edges, with the bridge and the eye cup tops substantially in parallel horizontal planes, and with the bridge having an arch extending forwardly of the eye cups at least about the length of the eye cup inner edges. In the preferred embodiment, the design is a molded unitary piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: California SunCare, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Lewis, Thomas A. Safstrom, Gary E. Tippitt
  • Patent number: 5243711
    Abstract: An eye shield, particularly directed to hair spraying and styling, provides a transparent lens portion fitted with a resilient peripheral seal forming a wall surrounding the eyes and conforming to facial contours so as to effectively protect the eyes from exposure to hair spray or other airborne substances. The shield is fitted with side arms which press inwardly against the temples to hold it in place without interfering with the styling of the hair. The shield provides convenient eye protection suited to many activities involving airborne sprays, including professional hair styling, and is particulary beneficial in enabling a person doing his or her own hair styling to apply hair spray and to simultaneously view the progress of the styling continuously while having full use of both hands for the spraying and styling without risk of eye damage or irritation from the spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Inventor: Susan M. Graham
  • Patent number: 5216759
    Abstract: The eye protection lens of safety goggles provides increased impact protection without utilizing external fasteners or external sealing means. The mechanical attachment of the lens to the goggles rim is improved and stabilized against separation forces by the interlocking engagement of a wedge shaped retainer rib formed along the periphery of the safety lens. The lens support frame has a retainer rim which is intersected by an open slot, thereby defining an outside body portion and an inside body portion. An annular shoulder is formed on the inside body portion and partially closes the open slot. The retainer rib is received within the slot, with its apex being engaged against the inside body portion of the goggles rim, and the wedge portion of the retainer rib being disposed in overlapping, interlocking engagement with the annular shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignee: American Allsafe Company
    Inventors: Charles D. Hewitt, Andrew T. Kelley
  • Patent number: 5182817
    Abstract: Goggles having an extrusion-mounted lens, wherein the lens is mounted to the goggle frame using an extruded flexible member provided with a frame slot and a lens slot. In a preferred embodiment the lens slot and frame slot are parallel to each other and are sufficiently deep to removably mount on the inside edge of the frame and the outside edge of the lens and facilitate interchanging various lenses. Alternatively, glue may be applied to the frame slot and lens slot for permanently mounting the lens in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Inventor: Brian Branum
  • Patent number: 5138714
    Abstract: The windsheet optical device for protective eye and facial wear on the head of a human user comprises a transparent flexible sheet including left, middle, and right integral sections of sufficient length to cover the front and at least part of the sides of a human face. The sheet has a plurality of vertically spaced slots adjacent to the outer edge of each of the left and right sections axially aligned across from each other and a nose notch extending upwardly from the bottom edge of the middle section dimensioned to seat upon the bridge of a human nose. A pair of buttons are provided at opposite ends of a resilient band and are dimensioned for releasable engagement in a pair of the vertically spaced slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Inventor: Ronald I. Smith
  • Patent number: 5138723
    Abstract: A goggle including a unitary lens mountable about the head of a user is shown. A lens of the goggle is mounted in a frame. The lens has no nose opening and projects from near the forehead to the tip of the nose of the user. The frame of the goggle has a lower half which projects forwardly and has a nose opening in a horizontal plane to fit about the nose. Second or bottom lenses positioned in the lower half of the frame allow downward vision of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Establissements Bolle S.N.C.
    Inventor: Maurice Bolle
  • Patent number: 5111536
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to safety eyeglasses. The safety eyeglasses protect a user against gases. The eyeglasses include a frame having a flat surface and an eye space surrounding both eyes of a user. The eye space is equipped with fittings to accept eye lenses. These fittings are attached asymmetrically at the corresponding angle (60) to the flat surface. The improvement in the safety eyeglasses comprises, on the flat surface of the eye glass frame protruding from this surface, a first and second single fold bellow forming a first and second eye space, respectively, and fittings for the eyeglasses which are a part of the bellow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Auergesellschaft GmbH
    Inventor: Volker Hunnebeck
  • Patent number: 5042094
    Abstract: Practical, safe and comfortable eye wear for babies and small children. A rigid shatterproof lens portion encased in a padded and pliable frame that is strapped around the baby's head. Specially designed nose and temple pieces are incorporated into the frame to provide support for the frame on the baby's face in the absence of the normally supportive bone structure of adults.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Inventor: Cynthia L. Sadowsky
  • Patent number: 5033128
    Abstract: A goggles through which air is to be breathed by the user. During the breathing of the air, the air is filtered through the side walls of the goggles. There may also be incorporated an oxygen supply tube in conjunction with the goggles to increase the oxygen intake of the user over that of ambient air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Inventor: Telesford E. A. Torres
  • Patent number: 5000558
    Abstract: Eye wear is described which is useful as sunglasses, safety glasses, etc. The product includes a unitary plastic lens piece or shield having a uniform thickness. The side edges of the lens piece are folded rearwardly to form side shields. A brow member is attached to the top edge of the lens piece and extends along the entire length of the lens piece and is perpendicular to the lens piece. Temple members attached to the ends of the lens piece or shield preferably include an integral hinge portion. The eye wear product can be made from plastic sheets. Preferably the lens piece includes integral nose support pads which are adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Action Eyewear, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Blackstone
  • Patent number: 4972521
    Abstract: Protective eyewear is disclosed which comprises a sheet of transparent synthetic plastics material with means for attaching to the wearer's head with a viewing area of said sheet extending across the wearer's eyes. A protrusion extends along the top edge of the sheet, contacts the wearer's forehead in use and holds the viewing area away from the wearer's eyes. Slits are provided in the sheet to improve ventilation and the plastics material is coated with anti-fogging material to prevent misting-up. The slits also make it possible to use the protective eyewear over spectacles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Negaids (Properietary) Limited
    Inventor: Solomon M. Lison
  • Patent number: 4951322
    Abstract: A detachable mono-glass sports goggles includes a curved rod-like spectacle frame with two bows bilaterally connected thereto; an unitary glass having its top edge inserted into the bottom scoop channel of the spectacle frame; and a nose piece having an inverted V-shaped portion to support the unitary glass and to mount on user's nose, a split pin for insertion through the unitary glass into the spectacle frame to firmly retain the unitary glass therebetween, and a corrugated face portion for touching of fingers to correct the position of the goggles when it is in wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Inventor: David J. T. Lin
  • Patent number: 4868930
    Abstract: Protective eye wear is described which is useful as sunglasses, safety glasses, or the like. The product includes a unitary plastic lens piece or shield having a uniform thickness. The side edges of the lens piece are folded rearwardly to form side shields. A brow member is attached to the top edge of the lens piece and extends along the entire length of the lens piece and is perpendicular to the lens piece. Temple members can be attached to the ends of the lens piece or shield. The eye wear product can be made from plastic sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Inventor: Joshua Blackstone
  • Patent number: 4850058
    Abstract: A pair of goggles includes a transparent goggle body of flexible sheet material which may be worn on the head of a person. The goggle body is unitary and has a front shield, an upper shield extending rearwardly from the upper edge of the front shield, and a pair of opposed side shields respectively extending rearwardly from two opposite side edges of the front shield and coupled with the upper shield. The manufacturing method of the goggle body includes the steps of (1) pressing and shearing a large sheet material into a small sheet material of a predetermined outline which has a front shield area, an upper shield area, and two side shield areas; and (2) folding the upper and side shield areas rearwardly relative to the front shield area to form the front, upper, and side shields, and subsequently coupling the side shields with the upper shield to form the goggle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Inventor: Chensan Cheng
  • Patent number: 4843655
    Abstract: For the purpose of obtaining a cost-effective and esthetically pleasing design, it is provided in protective goggles, particularly sun goggles, consisting of a lens and earpieces with adjustable inclination, that the lens has flat lateral extensions in which slit-like recesses are provided through which extend parts of the ear pieces, the ear pieces being connected with each other via a lateral support extending along the upper edge of the lens, and in that a pivot bearing is formed between the lateral support and the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: Alpina Int'l Sport + Optik-Vertriebs-GmbH
    Inventor: Erich Hegendorfer
  • Patent number: 4793002
    Abstract: An adjustable, disposable eye protector is formed from an adhesive-backed ovoid to circular shaped film segment. The conical shaped eye protectors are easy to use for reducing exposure of the eyes to incident light or other potential eye irritants. When formed from polymeric film segments having low ultraviolet (UV) transmittance, the present eye protectors are used effectively to protect eyes from harmful UV radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: Eye Pro, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Simon
  • Patent number: 4790031
    Abstract: An eye shield formed of inner and outer layers of soft fabric with a flexible sun blocking material located between the inner and outer sheets of fabric for blocking total sun rays including harmful ultraviolet rays and having a relatively thick layer of soft material located between the inner and outer sheets of fabric to provide body to the mask-like portion and comfort to the wearer. The eye shield also includes a relatively small sight opening formed in each eye member and a semi-opaque lens plate extending across the eye member sight openings for blocking harmful ultraviolet rays. The sight opening may be located below the center of each eye member in order to prevent light rays from impinging directly on the eye of the wearer. In addition, portions of the straps forming the eye shield may be formed of material substantially transparent to ultraviolet tanning light rays such that the skin of the user may tan in those areas thereby avoiding white strap marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Inventor: Stormy W. Duerer
  • Patent number: 4779291
    Abstract: A shield comprising a thin elongated transparent flexible member having an upper flat edge, a pair of spaced convex edges spaced apart and located opposite the flat edge for forming a pair of spaced planar portions. The planar portions extend between the flat edge and the convex edges, with the convex edges being joined by a concave edge located opposite the flat edge and between the convex edges which defines a narrowed webbed portion extending integrally between the planar portions. An elongated deformable flexible sealing member extends along the flat edge between the distal ends of the flexible member and a second elongated deformable flexible sealing member extends continuously along the convex edges and the concave edge between the distal ends of the flexible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Inventor: John P. Russell
  • Patent number: 4707863
    Abstract: An anti-fog goggle is provided having a foam frame with a method of manufacturing the goggle. The goggle is composed of generally planar individual members, yet the goggle has a desired degree of self-supporting curvature. The anti-fog goggle has a semi-rigid support member for supporting the goggle's lens, the support member being stamped out of a planar sheet of foam. The foam support member has air channels depressed therein through which air enters and exits the interior of the goggle to prevent condensation from forming on the viewing surface of the lens' interior. The lens is stamped from a planar sheet of transparent plastic which is deformable into a simple curve. The lens is formed with a plurality of apertures therein which are aligned with air channels in the support member when the lends is secured thereto. The lens' apertures form ports through which air may flow into the air channels, the air channels directing the air downward across the inner surface of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Assignee: Scott USA Limited Partnership
    Inventor: Joseph R. McNeal
  • Patent number: 4701962
    Abstract: An adjustable, disposable eye protector is formed from an adhesive-backed ovoid to circular shaped film segment. The conical shaped eye protectors are easy to use for reducing exposure of the eyes to incident light or other potential eye irritants. When formed from polymeric film segments having low ultraviolet (UV) transmittance, the present eye protectors are used effectively to protect eyes from harmful UV radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Assignee: Eye Pro, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Simon
  • Patent number: 4674136
    Abstract: A safety mask construction comprises a substantially rigid face portion which is receivable over a portion of the face of a wearer and a pair of substantially rigid arm portions which extend rearwardly and inwardly from opposite sides of the face portion for engagement with the rear and upper rear portions of the head of the wearer. The arm portions are preferably hingeably attached to the face portion and biased toward inwardly hinged positions so that when the safety mask is mounted on the head of the wearer, they resiliently embrace the head to retain the face portion in proper orientation thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Inventor: Christopher G. Ladewig
  • Patent number: 4630321
    Abstract: A pair of safety spectacles incorporates a brow-protecting bar member which is formed separately from the spectacle frame and is anchored thereto only at its ends, by means of the hinge pins attaching the temples to the frame. The frame and brow bar therefore have such freedom to flex back and forth with respect to each other as to provide a cushioning effect absorbing impact on the frame from the front after the brow bar engages the brow of the wearer, and this engagement is also made more comfortable by providing the brow bar with a brow-engaging flange of substantial height which extends the full length of the brow bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1986
    Assignee: H. L. Bouton Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans W. Sagemuehl, Kenneth G. Duffie
  • Patent number: 4571748
    Abstract: A frameless goggle construction including an elongated lens structure having opposed ends formed of a generally planar, semi-rigid, transparent sheet of plastic deformed about its minor dimension to be configured as a simple curve with convex and concave sides. The sheet rigidity is such that the lens structure may flex to move the ends closer to or further from each other and the periphery of the concave side mounts a layer of soft resilient cushioning material of substantial thickness adapted for cushioned contact with and conformance to the face of a wearer of a goggle. An elongated strap is connected to the ends of the lens structure to secure the goggle to the head of the wearer and to provide a face conforming force to the lens. The lens structure is antifogging and formed of a non-rigid spacer sandwiched between inner and outer lenses with air flow passages formed in the spacer and inner lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1986
    Assignee: Scott USA Limited Partnership
    Inventors: John E. Carroll, Joseph R. McNeal
  • Patent number: 4556995
    Abstract: A frame for surrounding and holding the lens of goggles for sports comprises an upper frame member, opposite side frame members and a lower frame member which are formed integrally. A protector is provided along the front portion at least of the upper frame member of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: Yamamoto Kagaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tamenobu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 4455688
    Abstract: Welder's protective goggles particularly adapted for operators who must use corrective bifocal lenses in their work. The goggles comprise a generally tubular shaped member, having an open end contoured to fit snugly against the face about the eyes of the wearer. The axis of the open end of the tubular member is on approximately the same horizontal plane as the axes of the eyes of the wearer when looking straight ahead. The tubular member also has a closed viewing end which has at least one viewing aperture adapted to receive a safety lens. The axis of the closed viewing end intersects the axis of the open end at an angle from below it. The degree of the included angle formed by the intersecting axes is predetermined so that the tilt thus given to the closed viewing end in relation to the open end is such that the wearer of the goggles when using corrective bifocal lenses underneath them will have an unobstructed view when looking through either corrective section of the bifocal lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Inventor: Boyd L. Poe
  • Patent number: 4447914
    Abstract: A flexible goggle has an internal frame ledge with anti-glare textured surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventor: James H. Jannard