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Ventilated goggles

Assignee: H L BOUTON Co
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Filing: 1961-09-18
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1981-09-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jack B Hirschmann

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 11:05
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F9/00; A61F9/02; A61F9/028

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 236 words
IN A SAFETY GOGGLE HAVING A FRAME INCLUDING AN IMPERVIOUS WALL, A SAFETY VENTILATOR PROVIDING FOR VENTILATION WHILE PROTECTING THE WEARER AGAINST ACCIDENTAL INTRUSION OF HARMFUL LIQUIDS INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE GOGGLE, COMPRISING A HOLLOW TUBULAR PORTION EXTENDING AXIALLY THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE GOGGLE WALL AND TERMINATING AT ONE END INTERIORLY OF THE GOGGLE AND AT AN OUTER END EXTERIORLY OF THE WALL WITH SAID OUTER END BEING POSITIONED IN SPACED RELATION FROM THE WALL, MEANS FORMING A PAIR OF AXIALLY SPACED INNER AND OUTER ANNULAR FLANGE PORTIONS ON SAID VENTILATOR ONE OF WHICH IS RECEIVED ON EACH SIDE OF THE GOGGLE WALL AT SAID OPENING TO SUPPORT SAID TUBULAR PORTION DIRECTLY ON THE GOGGLE WALL IN SEALING RELATION WITH THE WALL, MEANS ON SAID VENTILATOR FORMING A GENERALLY CUP-SHAPED CAP HAVING AN IMPERVIOUS OUTER END AND AXIALLY INWARDLY EXTENDING SIDES OVERLAPPING THE OUTER END OF SAID TUBULAR PORTION WITH THE INNER SURFACES OF SAID CAP BEING PROPORTIONED RESPECTIVELY IN SPACED RELATION TO THE SIDES AND OUTER END OF SAID TUBULAR PORTION, AND MEANS IN SAID CAP SIDES DEFINING AT LEAST ONE COMBINED DRAIN AND VENTILATING OPENING THERETHROUGH POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID OUTER FLANGE AND AXIALLY INWARDLY OF THE RADIAL PROJECTION OF SAID OUTER END OF SAID TUBULAR PORTION FOR THE AIR PASSAGE THROUGH SAID TUBULAR PORTION INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE GOGGLE AND PROVIDING FOR THE DRAINAGE OF LIQUIDS OUTWARDLY FROM WITHIN SAID CAP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 236 words
IN A SAFETY GOGGLE HAVING A FRAME INCLUDING AN IMPERVIOUS WALL, A SAFETY VENTILATOR PROVIDING FOR VENTILATION WHILE PROTECTING THE WEARER AGAINST ACCIDENTAL INTRUSION OF HARMFUL LIQUIDS INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE GOGGLE, COMPRISING A HOLLOW TUBULAR PORTION EXTENDING AXIALLY THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE GOGGLE WALL AND TERMINATING AT ONE END INTERIORLY OF THE GOGGLE AND AT AN OUTER END EXTERIORLY OF THE WALL WITH SAID OUTER END BEING POSITIONED IN SPACED RELATION FROM THE WALL, MEANS FORMING A PAIR OF AXIALLY SPACED INNER AND OUTER ANNULAR FLANGE PORTIONS ON SAID VENTILATOR ONE OF WHICH IS RECEIVED ON EACH SIDE OF THE GOGGLE WALL AT SAID OPENING TO SUPPORT SAID TUBULAR PORTION DIRECTLY ON THE GOGGLE WALL IN SEALING RELATION WITH THE WALL, MEANS ON SAID VENTILATOR FORMING A GENERALLY CUP-SHAPED CAP HAVING AN IMPERVIOUS OUTER END AND AXIALLY INWARDLY EXTENDING SIDES OVERLAPPING THE OUTER END OF SAID TUBULAR PORTION WITH THE INNER SURFACES OF SAID CAP BEING PROPORTIONED RESPECTIVELY IN SPACED RELATION TO THE SIDES AND OUTER END OF SAID TUBULAR PORTION, AND MEANS IN SAID CAP SIDES DEFINING AT LEAST ONE COMBINED DRAIN AND VENTILATING OPENING THERETHROUGH POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID OUTER FLANGE AND AXIALLY INWARDLY OF THE RADIAL PROJECTION OF SAID OUTER END OF SAID TUBULAR PORTION FOR THE AIR PASSAGE THROUGH SAID TUBULAR PORTION INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE GOGGLE AND PROVIDING FOR THE DRAINAGE OF LIQUIDS OUTWARDLY FROM WITHIN SAID CAP.

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