Having Frame For Each Eye Patents (Class 2/442)
  • Patent number: 11596218
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a wearable drinking device and a method of using the same. In embodiments, the wearable drinking device comprises at least one retaining member; a frame member; and two arms. The at least one retaining member is configured for being secured to the at least one retaining member. In embodiments, the wearable drinking device comprise at least one cap detachably secured to the at least one retaining member. In embodiments, a method of using the wearable drinking device comprise providing a wearable drinking device comprising at least one retaining member, at least one cap and a frame member; filling the at least one retaining member with a liquid; securing the at least one cap to the at least one retaining member; securing the at least one retaining member to the frame member; and positioning the frame member on a user's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventor: Bryce Evans
  • Patent number: 10634933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glasses frame having a main frame provided with two openings for respectively receiving two lenses, at least one opening having an inner peripheral edge for cooperating with an outer peripheral edge of a lens, the glasses frame having at least one functional member. According to the invention, the peripheral inner edge of said opening of said frame has at least one recess in which said functional member is mounted, said functional member being designed so as to be locked in position by said lens when it is mounted in said opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Inventors: Pierre-Franck Linossier, Richard Chene, Dominique Delamour, Alain Miklitarian
  • Patent number: 10603548
    Abstract: Swimming goggles of the present invention comprise a hard combining frame, a left soft frame, and a right soft frame. The hard combining frame is composed of a first embedding frame and a second embedding frame, each having an embedding hole. The left and right soft frames are respectively assembled with the embedding holes. Each of the left and right soft frames is composed of a frame portion and a face contact portion. The frame portion assembled with each of the left and right soft frames receives a lens, characterized in that: the face contact portion is disposed with a flange rib with respect to an edge of the lens, to provide the face contact portion with a buffer against an impact caused when being compressed and deformed in wearing, and to provide a desired engagement without pressure stress and water leakage to ensure a wearing comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 10539808
    Abstract: There is provided an impact absorbing element for eyewear, comprising a compressible and deformable impact absorbing material sized to fit over at least a portion of a lower edge of a lens of the eyewear, the impact absorbing material comprising an outer portion and an inner portion, at least one of which is capable of deforming against a wearer of the eyewear when the eyewear experiences an impact. There is also provided eyewear comprising at least one lens; a frame supporting the at least one lens; and the impact absorbing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Brent Sheldon
  • Patent number: 9656433
    Abstract: This method of manufacturing an element forming part of an eyeglass frame includes the steps of: manufacturing by molding by injection of plastic material two layers of the element to be manufactured of the eyeglass frame; overmolding by means of these two layers a central core, to obtain an eyeglass frame element comprising three layers, its first and second layers forming external layers and its central core forming an internal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: Plastinax Austral Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexandre Sonthonnax, Didier Rougier Lagane
  • Patent number: 9009873
    Abstract: Swimming goggles includes left and right frames integrally formed together, a connecting element for interconnecting the left and right frames, protection pads, lenses installed in the left and right frames, buckles integrally formed on side portions of the left and right frames, and a head strap being movably connected with the buckles. Each of the buckles has a main body which is disposed on and integrally formed with the corresponding side portion of the left/right frame. More specifically, the buckles are capable of forming a part of the lenses, or a part of the left and right frames. Additionally, the main body is defined with a through hole for simplifying the structure of the swimming goggles and for making assembly of the swimming goggles less difficult, and further for efficiently reducing a cost for assembly of the swimming goggles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Global Esprit Inc.
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20150077712
    Abstract: An apparatus for covering a left eye and a right eye of a human, includes: a first eye piece configured for covering a left eye of a human; and a second eye piece configured for covering a right eye of the human; wherein the first eye piece and the second eye piece are configured for preventing transmission of visible light; and wherein at least one of the first eye piece and the second eye piece comprises a region that is transparent for electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength range outside a visible range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: GN Otometrics A/S
    Inventor: Thomas GEERTSEN
  • Patent number: 8959670
    Abstract: A pair of swim goggles include a lens frame body, a lens unit, and buckle devices, characterized in that each of the buckle devices includes: a resilient element, an engaging arm, and at least a button, wherein the resilient element has a first base plate and a second base plate both bending in a same direction and spaced away from each other, the first and second base plates having end portions at opposite ends thereof, the engaging arm having a connecting end and an engaging end opposite the connecting end, the connecting end connected with the first base plate, the engaging end engaged with a head strap after being assembled, the at least a button having a press portion and a linking portion opposite the press portion, the linking portion connected to one of the end portions of the first and second base plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Global Esprit Inc.
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20150025794
    Abstract: Goggles for use in water that are configured to guide a person along predetermined courses. The goggles can have a pair of indicators that can be in communication with a microprocessor. The microprocessor can actuate the indicators selectively to guide a person wearing the goggles along a predetermined course.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Rodney Wayne Long, William J. Darnell, Aaron Robert Palaian, Trevor G. Grove
  • Publication number: 20140359923
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include left and right frame bodies installed with lenses, a connecting element, and protective pads and head strap bases. The left and right frame bodies each has inner and outer peripheral faces. The protective pads each has a connecting portion having a connecting face and an abutting face. Lip portions are respectively formed along the inner peripheral faces of the left and right frame bodies. The connecting faces integrally encompass the lip portions. The abutting faces are inclined with respect to face portions corresponding to an area above the eye socket and adjacent to an eyebrow, a side portion of a nose bridge adjacent to lacrimal gland at an inner side portion of the eye socket, an area adjacent to an under-eye bag below the eye socket, and an outer eye corner with respect to an outer side portion of the eye socket adjacent to a temple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20140345038
    Abstract: Swimming goggles comprise a left frame body, a right frame body, lenses, protective pads and head strap bases, wherein each of the left and right frame bodies has an inner peripheral face and an outer peripheral face, and the inner peripheral face forms a hook channel therealong; each of the protective pads are attached to the inner peripheral faces and has a face contact portion and a connecting portion, characterized in that a backup ring is disposed between the connecting portion and the hook channel, and has a first peripheral face and a second peripheral face, such that the first peripheral face integrally encompasses the hook channel of the inner peripheral face and also the second peripheral face forms with the connecting portion, thereby, the swimming goggles could be worn comfortably in swimming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20140331395
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include left and right frame bodies installed with lenses, a connecting element, and protective pads and head strap bases respectively disposed on the left and right frame bodies. The left and right frame bodies each of which has an inner peripheral face and an outer peripheral face, and the protective pads each has a face contact portion and a connecting portion. Contours of the outer peripheral faces of the left and right frame bodies and the face contact portions are fit to face portions with respect to inner peripheries of eye sockets of a cranium of a wearer. Upper and lower edges of the face contact portions with respect to lower sides of eyebrows and lower sides of under-eye bags remain gaps with the connecting portions in a manner that the upper and lower edges of the face contact portions are nearly in contact with the connecting portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
  • Patent number: 8650667
    Abstract: Swimming goggles includes goggle bodies and face-contact pads. Each face-contact pad is mounted to the goggle body wherein an upper bottom surface and a lower bottom surface, respectively being in contact with positions above and below each eye of a wearer, are asymmetrically formed, and a distance from a lens front surface of the goggle body and an extension surface of the lens front surface to the lower bottom surface is greater than a distance from the lens front surface and the extension surface to the upper bottom surface. The swimming goggles does not leave un-wanted mark of the face-contact pad around the eyes of the wearer, a wearer does not feel uncomfortable, and water does not enter inside the goggles even when a high water pressure is applied at the time of diving or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Yamamoto Kagaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Tominaga, Shinichi Hadehara
  • Publication number: 20130318692
    Abstract: The patent relates to the structure of sports eyeglasses, which includes frames and rims. The frames contains upper and lower frame (together as combined frame) and temple attached to two sides of the combined frame. The rims join with the combined frame. The rims has 2 rim holes designed to allow the lens to fit. The width of the upper frame and the lower frame increase from the bridge to the sides of the frame, therefore the upper frame and the lower frame can be combined with the outer frame. The outer section of the upper frame is covered by the protective pad. The inner frame separates with the upper frame, and there are screw holes at the disconnected segments. Screws can pass though the screw holes to lock the disconnected segments of the upper frame and the inner frame together. As a result, it is easy to insert the lenses within the rim. By locking the frames with the rims, a pair of sports eyeglasses is easily assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Shih Hsin Chen
  • Publication number: 20130283509
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide swimming goggles including left and right frames, a connecting element interconnecting the left and right frames, padding portions, and buckling devices respectively attached to outer sides of the left and right frames for connecting and guiding a head strap, wherein the connecting element has left and right portions for integrally covering inner sides of the left and right frames. The connecting element has flexibility to allow the connecting element to be perfectly fitted to a user's nose bridge. Furthermore, flexible elements are disposed between the buckling devices and outer sides of the left and right frames to allow the swimming goggles to be fitted to the user's face. Accordingly, the swimming goggles are ergonomically designed and provide comfort in wearing without water leakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Global Esprit Inc.
    Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20130239306
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include a frame body, lenses, buckles attached to left and right portions of the frame body, and a head strap passed through the buckles. Each of the buckles has a base having a connecting portion and a guiding portion, and an operating portion. With the head strap being frictional engaged with the guiding portions and retained by the operating portion and being stretched after wearing of the swimming goggles, the head strap is adjustable through the buckles without taking off the swimming goggles, so as to provide a quick and easy adjustment, and a lower cost of manufacturing because of simplified structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Global Esprit Inc.
    Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20130145511
    Abstract: The present invention seeks to provide an eye protection device that can be removably attached to a standard sports helmet. The device is provided with attachment arms that are configured for connection to existing attachment points on standard helmets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventor: John Ross Guenther
  • Patent number: 8402569
    Abstract: A pair of swim goggles include left and right frames respectively encircling lenses, position elements, and a pair of strap apparatuses assembled with the left and right frames, respectively. Each of the strap apparatuses includes a coupling element, a propping plate, a releasing plate, and a head strap having multiple retaining slots. The coupling element has a base defining an opening therein for receiving the head strap. The propping plate is mounted to the base with one end thereof, and the other end of the propping plate forms a propping wall in the opening and is spaced away from the base. The releasing plate is provided with a pair of guiding walls on opposite sides thereof with respect to two opposite sides of the opening. Each of the guiding walls has a hook portion. An engaging portion is disposed between the guiding walls with respect to the propping wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Global Esprit Inc.
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 8359673
    Abstract: A swimming goggle having connector members which are formed by a material which is flexible, elastically deformable and has rigidity as well as hardness higher than those of the head strap where each of the eye cups is formed on its laterally outer portion with a sloped guide depression and a stopper extending in the vertical direction so as to straddle the guide depression, and the connector member has a front end segment adapted to be connected the eye cup and a rear end segment adapted to be connected with the head strap wherein the front end segment is formed with a latching detent adapted to be engaged with the stopper while the rear end segment is formed with an insertion hole through which the head strap is inserted so that the connector member is inserted with its rear end segment ahead into a gap between the guide depression and the stopper until the latching detent is engaged with the stopper to connect the connector member to the eye cup in a detachable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Tabata Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shunji Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 8250678
    Abstract: A protective eyewear includes a bridge unit, two lens rims, and two sealing gaskets as the major functional components which are made of different silicone materials with different degrees of hardness, and are integrally bonded together to form an integrated goggle frame. The functional components are made of different types of silicone materials as long as they are soft and flexible. Each functional component has a preset hardness determined by the type of silicone material being used, to achieve the different purposes of use for different activities, such as competition or general swimming activity. The functional components are also made into different color to provide aesthetic effect. In additional, the manufacture method not only provides manufacturing different functional components for enabling mix and match design but also facilitates the goggle frame for mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Tian Hui Silicone (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ha Heang Sup
  • Patent number: 8245320
    Abstract: An eye shield attachment can be used in combination with a safety helmet. This helmet has a front brim continuous with a rim extending along each opposite side of the safety helmet to a pair of rim slots in the helmet's rim. The attachment has a pair of frames that can removably attach to the pair of rim slots in the helmet. The frames each have a fastening member that is lockable onto a corresponding one of the rim slots and adjustable to accommodate various depths in the rim slots. A support structure attached to the pair of frames extends along the rim toward the front brim. A front lens and corrective glasses may be attached to the support structure. A pliable bead may be attached to the front of the support structure and extend rearwardly to engage a wearer's forehead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Inventors: Jack Provost, Dennis Jenkins, Brian Jenkins, Jeffrey R. Burger, Chris S. Daniels, Kevin J. Vititoe
  • Patent number: 8225430
    Abstract: Swimming goggles have a frame unit, lenses and buckles assembled on the frame unit, and at least a head strap with a plurality of stop grooves. Each buckle comprises an abutting arm having a stop end, an operating lever being movable transversely and bringing the abutting arm to move, and an offset portion between the abutting arm and the operating lever. When the operating lever moves transversely, the offset portion makes the stop end of the abutting arm move upward or downward to abut or release the stop grooves of the head strap. The swimming goggles adjust length of the head strap easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20110302702
    Abstract: A pair of swim goggles include left and right frames respectively encircling lenses, position elements, and a pair of strap apparatuses assembled with the left and right frames, respectively. Each of the strap apparatuses includes a coupling element, a propping plate, a releasing plate, and a head strap having multiple retaining slots. The coupling element has a base defining an opening therein for receiving the head strap. The propping plate is mounted to the base with one end thereof, and the other end of the propping plate forms a propping wall in the opening and is spaced away from the base. The releasing plate is provided with a pair of guiding walls on opposite sides thereof with respect to two opposite sides of the opening. Each of the guiding walls has a hook portion. An engaging portion is disposed between the guiding walls with respect to the propping wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20110283445
    Abstract: A customizable eyewear for use in water recreational activities includes a main frame member having a first and a second opening and a support surface disposed on an outer surface adjacent to the respective first and second opening. The eyewear also includes a first and a second eyecup disposed in the respective first and second opening. The eyecups include a retention member and a receiving channel between the retention member and the support. An ornamental frame is removably received in the receiving channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: WARNACO SWIMWEAR, INC.
    Inventor: Craig Stiff
  • Publication number: 20110219523
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include a frame body, lenses received in the frame body, and buckles assembled on a left side and a right side of the frame body. Each buckle includes a first cover and a second cover assembled together for accommodating and positioning a head strap, and a manipulation element mounted between the first cover and the second cover. The manipulation element has a bias bar and a manual bar interacting with each other to form an L shape for pivoting the first cover with the second cover according to the lever principle, a link arm extending axially from the manual bar, and a first flexible arm and a second flexible arm extending obliquely from opposite ends of the link arm in opposite direction. The first flexible arm and a second flexible arm respectively form a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: GLOBAL ESPRIT INC.
    Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
  • Patent number: 7886371
    Abstract: Swimming goggles are provided including an outer frame and an inner frame integrally formed together, lenses respectively received in the outer frame, and a strap device with a head strap. The outer frame includes a first frame unitarily formed with hard material. The first frame defines receiving slots respectively for receiving the lenses. Each receiving slot has an inner edge with a first positioning portion formed thereon. The inner frame includes a second frame formed by soft material enveloping along the first frame, and defines openings respectively corresponding to the receiving slots. The lenses form second positioning portions along rims thereof for engaging with the first positioning portions. The strap device includes base portions respectively assembled on opposite sides of the first frame for supporting and adjusting the head strap. The strap device is only assembled to the first frame of the outer frame when being assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20100319112
    Abstract: Swimming goggles are provided which include a hard combined frame, a soft left frame and a soft right frame receiving lenses therein, and hard buckles. The hard combined frame includes a first assembling frame, a second assembling frame, and a connecting member connecting the first assembling frame with the second assembling frame. The soft left frame and the soft right frame are respectively assembled on the first assembling frame and the second assembling frame. The hard buckles are respectively assembled on the first assembling frame and the second assembling frame for accommodating a head strap. The connecting member has first portions with bendable flexibility for fitting to users' nose profiles. The first assembling frame and the second assembling frame have second portions with bendable flexibility on parts of side edges thereof for fitting to users' face profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20100257660
    Abstract: Swimming or diving goggles includes a lens unit including two viewing sections. A front face of each viewing section is a portion of a peripheral face of a cone. The cone has an apex and a bottom face, and the peripheral face extends between the apex and the bottom face. A spacing from a top face of each viewing section to a vertical axis passing through a center of the bottom face in the thickness direction is smaller than a spacing from a bottom face of the viewing section to the vertical axis in the thickness direction. A normal plane perpendicular to each of the two viewing sections is at an acute angle with the vertical axis. Each viewing section is a curved face in a circumferential direction about the vertical axis. A frame mechanism is coupled to the lens unit and in intimate contact with eye sockets of a wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Publication number: 20100024098
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include a left bracket, a right bracket, a hard nose support between the left bracket and the right bracket, lenses respectively assembled on the left bracket and the right bracket, soft integral assembly of frame, nose bridge and pad, and a head strap. The left bracket and the right bracket are made of rigid material, and form a plurality of latch portions and define injection orifices thereon. Strap assembling blocks are formed on outward sides of the left bracket and the right bracket for assembling with the head strap. Through holes are defined in the lenses for corresponding to the injection orifices. Soft integral frame, nose bridge and pad is made in such a way that during shaping, the left bracket, the right bracket and the hard nose support are covered along peripherals of the lenses with the strap assembling blocks being exposed outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 7647650
    Abstract: Swimming goggles include a couple of reticulate holding frames connected by a bridge, a couple of frames assembled in the reticulate holding frames, a couple of eyeglasses assembled in the frames, and fasteners. The reticulate holding frames are made of rigid material. Each reticulate holding frame forms a first and a second locking annulus corresponding to each other. Each reticulate holding frame defines an assembling opening in outward sides of the first and the second locking annulus. A first and a second connecting sheets respectively extend from opposing sides of the assembling opening and are assembled together when the swimming goggles are assembled. The frames are made of soft material and are assembled in the reticulate holding frames. The fasteners are assembled on the first and the second connecting sheets of the reticulate holding frames, and press the first and the second connecting sheets in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20090288243
    Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles includes a body having a strap coupling section formed on each of two sides thereof. Each strap coupling section includes front and rear faces, with upper and lower grooves formed in the front face. Each groove includes a slot in an outer end thereof and a through-hole in an inner end thereof. The slots and the through-holes extend from the front face through the rear face. A head strap includes two ends each extending in sequence through one of the slots, one of the grooves, one of the through-holes, the other through-hole, the other groove, and the other slot, with the head strap forming upper and lower clamping sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventor: Terry CHOU
  • Publication number: 20090188023
    Abstract: This invention discloses sports eyeglasses containing an inner removable sealing member, commonly referred to as eye cup, where the inner removable sealing member contains overlapping profile where the overlapping profile acts as attachment means to attach the inner removable sealing member to the main eyeglasses frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Roger Wei Yi Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090064399
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pair of holistically designed swimming goggles, including two lens, two lens-receiving pads, and one or more head securing straps. The specialized lens includes a lens-pad engaging area, a lens-strap engaging piece, and a smooth curve transition between its front and lateral view without having an angle formed therein. Each of lens-receiving pads includes a loop-like lens-receiver, a pad extension, an eyes-goggles interface and a nose bridge. The secure engagement between lens and lens-receiving pads is achieved by having a substantially increased contact area between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventor: Terry CHOU
  • Patent number: 7203973
    Abstract: Swimming goggles have a left frame, a right frame, head strap, a nose support connecting the left frame and the right frame. Lenses are slantwise formed in the left frame and right frame. The width between upper edges of inner surface of the lenses and upper edges of the left and the right frames is smaller than the width between lower edges of inner surface of the lenses and lower edges of the left and the right. In use, the lenses fit to the user's face and eyes for maintaining almost horizontal relative to the eyes and close to the eyes, thereby reducing resistance force when a user jumps into water and enlarging visual field of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 7159250
    Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles includes left and right frames made of hard material, a head strap and a connection frame connecting the left and right frames and made of soft material. Supporters respectively extend from the inner ends of the peripheral surfaces of the frames opposite to the fastener base. A fill zone is defined in each of the inner surfaces of the frames opposite the supporters. A head strap is connected to the fastener base of each of the left and right frames. The connection frame includes a nose bridge and left and right pads connecting with opposite ends of the nose bridge. Receiving recesses are respectively defined in the junctions between the nose bridge and the pads for respectively receiving the supporters therein. Junction portions are respectively formed at the left and right pads corresponding to the fill zone of each of the left and right frames for being filled in the fill zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 7146654
    Abstract: Swimming goggles have a left frame, a right frame and a connecting frame connecting the left frame and the right frame. The left frame and the right frame are made of hard material. Enveloping frames are respectively formed adjacent to the inner surfaces and slightly offset relative to outer rims of the peripheral surfaces. Fastener base are respectively formed on outward sides of the enveloping frames for movably receiving head strap. The connecting frame is made of soft material, and includes a nose bridge, a left pad and a right pad respectively on left and right sides of the nose bridge. Thus head strap easily move through the fastener base made of hard material, while the left pad and the right pad touch a user softly. The nose bridge supports the support portions of the left frame and the right frame reliably, so the swimming goggles are used comfortably and avoiding distortion of the left frame and the right frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 7020904
    Abstract: A swimming goggles has left and right frames respectively accommodating lenses. A connecting frame is located between the left and the right frames. Head fasteners are respectively connected to outer sides of the left and right frames. Adjusting apparatuses are arranged between the head fasteners and the left and right frames. Each adjusting apparatus has a button with a biasing arm. The biasing arms unilaterally engage/disengage stopping slots of the head fasteners, whereas a user can directly pull the head fasteners to make the head fasteners tighter or press the button to make the head fasteners looser. The swimming goggles can be incrementally adjusted while being worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20040064875
    Abstract: Swimming or diving goggles comprising a pair of lenses that are separate or carried out as one piece, and a sealing frame surrounding said lenses; each of said lenses is provided with a temporal portion and with a nasal portion; said nasal portion is bent on a substantially horizontal plane and follows a first theoretical cylindrical surface with substantially vertical generatrixes, whereas said temporal portion is bent on a second theoretical surface having a combined bend both on a horizontal and on a vertical plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Giovanni Garofalo, Andrea Silvestri
  • Patent number: 6647557
    Abstract: A pair of waterproof goggles comprises two lenses made of a transparent rigid material, two padding members made of a soft material, two frames, a bridge, and a head strap. Each lens includes an annular groove in an outer periphery thereof. Each padding member includes an engaging portion on a side thereof for receiving a flange of the associated lens. Each padding member further includes a padding portion. The frames and the bridge are integrally formed of a material that is slightly stretchable. Each frame further includes a receiving portion for clamping a bottom wall defining the annular groove of the associated lens. Each frame has an inner edge that is completely received in the annular groove of the associated lens, thereby allowing easy, reliable assembly and providing improved pull-resistance through use of the slightly stretchable frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Publication number: 20030172443
    Abstract: A pair of waterproof goggles comprises two lenses made of a transparent rigid material, two padding members made of a soft material, two frames, a bridge, and a head strap. Each lens includes an annular groove in an outer periphery thereof. Each padding member includes an engaging portion on a side thereof for receiving a flange of the associated lens. Each padding member further includes a padding portion. The frames and the bridge are integrally formed of a material that is slightly stretchable. Each frame further includes a receiving portion for clamping a bottom wall defining the annular groove of the associated lens. Each frame has an inner edge that is completely received in the annular groove of the associated lens, thereby allowing easy, reliable assembly and providing improved pull-resistance through use of the slightly stretchable frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventor: Terry Chou
  • Patent number: 6591459
    Abstract: A device for fastening eyeglasses is improved such that the lenses can be adjusted to the eyes of the mask user independently from one another. An ear piece (6) bent in an L-shaped pattern is provided. The earpiece is arranged on a holding element (4), which is located at an edge (1) of an eye-protecting lens (2). A frame (9) with a lens (10) is fastened at the other free end of the ear piece (6) by a displaceable bracket (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co., KGaA
    Inventors: Rüdiger Müller, Carolin Klesing
  • Publication number: 20030046751
    Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles comprises a first and a second single-eye modules, each of which includes a lens frame that has lens units mounted thereon, a module nose bridge which is mounted on the side of the lens frame, a module strap which is mounted on opposition the module nose bridge, wherein the module nose bridge include at least a first connection set which is disposed on the lens frame, the first connection set have a first position portion and a nose body which can be connected to the first position portion. The module strap including a matching mean which is mounted on the lens frame, a join mean which can be engaged to the matching mean, a strap element which is assembled on the join mean, and a fastener having a first and a second jacket set which are mounted on the free end of the strap element, such that the user can chose the dual single-eye module which are respectively conformity with own each eye's diopter and can be easily assembled into a pair of swimming goggles when in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20020170108
    Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles for swimming pool purposes comprising: a left lens frame, a right lens frame, two lens units and a strap mean, each of lens frames has an inner periphery that defines a lens retaining space for receiving a lens unit and the periphery of each lens frame have at least one connection base. A strap mean for passing through the connection base of each of lens frames and tightening the swimming goggles to a wearer's head, such the swimming goggles can effectively guard against interference each other during the adjusting and can respectively conform with a wearer's eyehole contour, so as to provide more comfortable fitting and prevent the seepage of water when the swimming goggles are in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Publication number: 20020002359
    Abstract: A disposable diaper includes a pair of wings formed with a nonwoven fabric. Each of the wings is formed on its circumferentially outer edge with fastener sections each including a male member as a component of so-called mechanical fastener. The fastener sections are folded back onto inner surface of the wing so that only a portion of hooks constituting the male member are releasably engaged with the component fibers of the nonwoven fabric protruding toward the hooks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Shingu, Hirotomo Mukai
  • Patent number: 6249386
    Abstract: Helmet mounted system is provided which includes a helmet which is custom fitted to a user, an optical system which is removably attachable to the helmet, an attachment which is fixedly attached to the optical system, and a mount which is custom fitted and fixedly attached to the helmet. The mount is located on the helmet such that once the attachment is snap-fit onto the mount, the optical system is in place for use by the user, without any further adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Elbit Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Zvi Yona, Joseph Yaeli
  • 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: 6016805
    Abstract: A face seal assembly for respirators comprising a generally U-shaped frame having a bottom portion and first and second side portions spaced from each other and extending in a generally upward direction from the bottom portion. The assembly further includes a first face seal segment attached to the bottom portion at a point closer to the second side portion than the first side portion and to the first side portion at a point above the bottom portion, and a second face seal segment attached to the bottom portion at a point closer to the first side portion than the second side portion and to the second side portion at a point above the bottom portion. The first and second face seal segments may each include an elastic piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: James A. Burns, Gerald M. Brostrom
  • Patent number: 5963295
    Abstract: A protective eyeglass assembly for use during sport activities comprises a pair of separate lens frames individually cooperating with a lens holder to secure a pair of lenses therebetween. A detachable nose bridge interconnects the pair of separate lens frames with the lens holder so as to form a unitary eyeglass assembly, easily dismountable for lens replacement due to lens damage or lens prescription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Leader Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Pernicka
  • Patent number: 5890236
    Abstract: A new and improved firefighting goggle has sealing members formed from fire-resistant cloth material which improves both the firefighter's comfort and safety. The sealing members are removably attached to edges of the eye cups by a groove extending along the face-contacting edges. The headband of the goggle is protected with fire- and high temperature-resistant fabric material and includes a connector, e.g., a side release snap buckle, that connects in the back of the firefighter's head to facilitate doffing and donning without removal of the firefighter's helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Inventors: Cordell Frank Harges, Jr., Bert Rivera
  • Patent number: 5711035
    Abstract: Eye goggles for use in different sporting activities to protect the eyes against harsh light and possible impact injury. The goggles comprise a goggles frame having a pair of eyepiece frames interconnected by a nosepiece, a pair of eyepiece lenses, and a goggles retainer to retain the goggles against the wearer's face. Each eyepiece frame has elongated and spaced apart inner and outer support elements in which the inner support elements are locatable between a wearer's face and an adjacent outer support element. The support elements are spaced apart by a plurality of relatively short spacer elements and extend in generally similar directions to define upper and lower edge portions of each eyepiece frame. The spacer elements are spaced apart along lengths of the support elements to provide ventilation openings located between the support elements and spacer elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Sharp Plastics Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventor: Joseph Haslbeck