Auxiliary clip-on eye protectors

Claim 2

An auxiliary lens supporting structure comprising a bridge adapted to receive and support a lens at each of its opposite ends and a second member about which said bridge is pivotable, said second member comprising the unitary structure of a pair of spaced U-shaped clips, a finger gripping section intermediately of said clips and extending away therefrom, said section being terminated with a reverse bend and having a bridge clamping arm extending from said reverse bend generally toward said U-shaped clips, said clamping arm being resiliently biased toward said finger gripping section and terminating with a bearing portion for pivotally clamping said second member to said bridge intermediately of the opposite ends of said bridge whereby the bridge may be selectively manually pivoted relative to said second member for bringing lenses supported thereby into preselected differently oriented relationship with respect to a given position of said second member.

Claim 3

An auxiliary lens supporting structure according to claim 1 wherein said bridge is provided with at least one cam section intermediately of said opposite ends thereof and a portion of said finger gripping section of said second member is resiliently clamped against said cam section by said clamping arm.

Claim 4

An auxiliary lens supporting structure according to claim 1 wherein said bridge has a centrally disposed portion of circular cross-sectional configuration against which said bearing portion of said clamping arm is seated for pivotally connecting said second member to said bridge.

Claim 5

An auxiliary lens supporting structure according to claim 3 wherein said bridge further includes a cam section adjacent each of opposite ends of said central portion of circular cross-sectional configuration, said finger gripping section of said second member having a pair of legs one of each engaging one of said cam sections and said clamping arm resiliently urging said legs of said finger gripping section against said cam sections whereby said bridge may be pivotally detented into preselected positions of differently oriented relationships with respect to said given position of said second member.

Claim 6

An auxiliary eye protector for attachment to a wearer''s primary sepctacles comprising a bridge having a lens attached to each of its opposite ends, a second member about which said bridge is pivotable, said second member comprising the unitary structure of a pair of laterally spaced inverted U-shaped clips, a forwardly directed finger gripping section terminated with a reverse bend and having a clamping arm extending rearwardly from said reverse bend, said clamping arm being resiliently biased upwardly toward said finger gripping section and itself terminating with a bearing portion for pivotally clamping said second member to said bridge member intermediately of said lenses whereby, with said bridge member so journaled in said bearing portion, said lenses may be selectively manually pivoted in unison toward and away from a position in front of said primary spectacles when said auxiliary eye protectro is attached to such spectacles with said U-shaped clips.

Claim 7

An auxiliary eye protector for attachment to a wearer''s primary sepctacles comprising a bridge having a lens attached to each of its opposite ends, a second member about which said bridge is pivotable, said second member comprising the unitary structure of a pair of laterally spaced inverted U-shaped clips, a forwardly directed finger gripping section terminated with a reverse bend and having a clamping arm extending rearwardly from said reverse bend, said clamping arm being resiliently biased upwardly toward said finger gripping section and itself terminating with a bearing portion for pivotally clamping said second member to said bridge member intermediately of said lenses whereby, with said bridge member so journaled in said bearing portion, said lenses may be selectively manually pivoted in unison toward and away from a position in front of said primary spectacles when said auxiliary eye protectro is attached to such spectacles with said U-shaped clips.

Claim 8

An auxiliary eye protector according to claim 5 wherein said bridge is provided with at least one cam section intermediately of said opposite ends thereof and a portion of said finger gripping section of said second member is resiliently clamped against said cam section by said clamping arm.

Claim 9

An auxiliary eye protector according to claim 5 wherein said bridge has a centrally disposed portion of circular cross-sectional configuration against which said bearing portion of said clamping arm is seated for pivotally connecting said second member to said bridge.

Claim 10

An auxiliary eye protector according to claim 7 wherein said bridge further includes a cam section adjacent each of opposite ends of said central portion of circular cross-sectional configuration, said finger gripping section of said second member having a pair of legs, one of each engaging one of said cam sections and said clamping arm resiliently urging said legs of said finger gripping section against said cam sections whereby said bridge may be pivotally detented into preselected positions of differently oriented relationships with respect to said given position of said second member.