Protective eye shade for sportsmen

Claim 1

A protective eye and face shield for sportsmen comprising: a unitary transparent front element of high impact synthetic resinous material, said element including integrally molded first and second covers adapted to overlie the eyes of a wearer, and a nose piece interconnecting said covers and adapted to overlie at least a portion of the nose of said wearer, said nose piece being so contoured that the weight of said element is distributed along the length thereof when the device is worn; said front element being bounded by an upper edge lying in a horizontal plane, and a lower edge substantially parallel to said upper edge; and left and right planar temple elements pivotally interconnected substantially at forward edges thereof to side edges of said front element, said temple elements having a vertical height substantially equal to that of said frontal element; a padding member of generally elongated configuration secured to an upper edge portion of the inner surface of said front element, and extending between left and right temple elements, said padding member having an exposed rearward surface adapted to lightly contact the brow of a wearer; and planar padded members secured to the inner surfaces of said temple elements to cushion said temple elements relative to the sides of head of said wearer, said temple elements having rearwardly positioned means for engaging the ears of said wearer; whereby upon the occurrence of an impact from a golf ball or similar missile upon an exposed surface of said shield, said impact is absorbed by the flexing of said resinous material and compression of said padding member.