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US4877320A
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Eye-shielding glasses
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-10-03
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Granted: 1989-10-31
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Expires: 2008-10-03
Abstract
Abstract Eye-shielding glasses contoured to fit and completely cover the human eye area with a one-piece curved lens section is provided with hinge-attached, removable temples. The lens section has a widened overhanging top rim and a narrowed bottom rim formed centrally into an upwardly curved nose rest. The removable temples are pin-hinged inside of side shield hinge housings at both shorter ends of the one-piece lens section. At the hinge end, the temples widen into eye area protecting webbed sides. Both the web sections and the temples are removable and style changes can be accomplished by changing the web sections or the temples. To prevent fogging, vent slits are opened in the web sections partly covered by debris deflectors. In special sports glasses, the top rim is vented in debris deflecting projections and float attachments are provided by snap-in replacement web members and by a top-fitting snap-on tube section. The eye-shielding glasses are foldable for storage and a special nose piece is provided to achieve a more comfortable fitting for various sized human nose shapes.
Inventors
- 👤 W. Bruce Holden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:43
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F9/00; A61F9/02; G; G02; G02C; G02C11/00; G02C11/02; G02C11/08; G02C11/12; G02C5/00; G02C5/12; G02C5/126; G02C5/14; G02C5/146; G02C5/22; G02C5/2209; G02C7/00; G02C7/16; G02C2200/00; G02C2200/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
In eye-shielding glasses of a type having a pair of transparent lenses formed in a one-piece curved lens section narrowed centrally by a bridge opening and retained to a human face by ear hooking temples, improved glasses comprising: circuitous framing edgewise along said lens section being a molded continuation thereof interfacing a concave surface side of said lens section, said framing being a wide horizontal strip along the upper edge of said lens section ending longitudinally flanged upwardly into a short vertical lip, said framing being a narrow horizontal strip along the lower edge of said lens section widened into a frame for a nose rest along a semicircular bridge, said framing forming transversely along both shorter ends of said lens section into side shielding hinge housing having temple attachment apertures upwardly downwardly inside said side shielding hinge housing; two temples each having ear hooks at distal ends thereof and oppositely widened into framed air vent web sections adjacent insert end members affixed with upwardly and downwardly positioned hinging attachment pins, said temples attaching inside said side shielding hinge housing and being and being snap-in and removable for replacement by various temples having a variety of designs in said framed air vent web section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
In eye-shielding glasses of a type having a pair of transparent lenses formed in a one-piece curved lens section narrowed centrally by a bridge opening and retained to a human face by ear hooking temples, improved glasses comprising: circuitous framing edgewise along said lens section being a molded continuation thereof interfacing a concave surface side of said lens section, said framing being a wide horizontal strip along the upper edge of said lens section ending longitudinally flanged upwardly into a short vertical lip, said framing being a narrow horizontal strip along the lower edge of said lens section widened into a frame for a nose rest along a semicircular bridge, said framing forming transversely along both shorter ends of said lens section into side shielding hinge housing having temple attachment apertures upwardly downwardly inside said side shielding hinge housing; two temples each having ear hooks at distal ends thereof and oppositely widened into framed air vent web sections adjacent insert end members affixed with upwardly and downwardly positioned hinging attachment pins, said temples attaching inside said side shielding hinge housing and being and being snap-in and removable for replacement by various temples having a variety of designs in said framed air vent web section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improved glasses of claim 1 wherein said one-piece curved lens section, said molded frame, said temples and parts thereof being fabricated from durable, high impact and mar resistant plastic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The improved glasses of claim 1 wherein in said glasses curtail sun ray passage through the lens section, said circuitous framing, and said temples having sun ray resistant coloring manufactured into the materials.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improved glasses of claim 1 wherein said one-piece curved lens section of said glasses being provided with prescription lenses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The improved glasses of claim 1 wherein snap-on auxiliary nose pieces fitting said lens section widened somewhat into a frame for a nose rest are provided in sizes and shapes selectable by a wearer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The improved glasses of claim 1 wherein a sealed hollow auxiliary flotation tube is contoured to the shaped of said wide horizontal strip framing along said upper edge of said lens section ending longitudinally flanged upwardly into a short vertical lip with said flotation tube arranged to fit over and snap onto said vertical lip and said framing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
194 words
In eye-shielding glasses of a type having a pair of transparent lenses formed in a one-piece curved lens section narrowed centrally by a bridge opening and retained to a human face by ear hooking temples, improved glasses comprising: circuitous framing edgewise along said lens section being a molded continuation thereof interfacing a concave surface side of said lens section, said framing being a wide horizontal strip along the upper edge of said lens section ending longitudinally flanged upwardly into a short vertical lip, said framing being a narrow horizontal strip along the lower edge of said lens section widened into a frame for a nose rest along a semicircular bridge, said framing forming transversely along both shorter ends of said lens section into side shielding hinge housing having temple attachment apertures upwardly and downwardly inside said side shielding hinge housing; two temples each having ear hooks at distal ends thereof and oppositely widened and formed into frames holding snap-in removable insert panels with said frames adjacent insert end members affixed with upwardly and downwardly positioned hinging attachment pin, said temples attaching inside said side shielding hinge housing and being snap-in and removable for replacement.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
194 words
In eye-shielding glasses of a type having a pair of transparent lenses formed in a one-piece curved lens section narrowed centrally by a bridge opening and retained to a human face by ear hooking temples, improved glasses comprising: circuitous framing edgewise along said lens section being a molded continuation thereof interfacing a concave surface side of said lens section, said framing being a wide horizontal strip along the upper edge of said lens section ending longitudinally flanged upwardly into a short vertical lip, said framing being a narrow horizontal strip along the lower edge of said lens section widened into a frame for a nose rest along a semicircular bridge, said framing forming transversely along both shorter ends of said lens section into side shielding hinge housing having temple attachment apertures upwardly and downwardly inside said side shielding hinge housing; two temples each having ear hooks at distal ends thereof and oppositely widened and formed into frames holding snap-in removable insert panels with said frames adjacent insert end members affixed with upwardly and downwardly positioned hinging attachment pin, said temples attaching inside said side shielding hinge housing and being snap-in and removable for replacement.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improved glasses of claim 7 wherein said one-piece curved lens section, said molded frame, said temples and parts thereof being fabricated from durable, high impact and mar resistant plastic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The improved glasses of claim 7 wherein in said glasses curtail sun ray passage through lens section, said circuitous framing, and said temples having sun ray resistant coloring manufactured into the materials.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improved glasses of claim 7 wherein said one-piece curved lens section of said glasses being provided with prescription lenses.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The improved glasses of claim 7 wherein snap-on auxiliary nose pieces fitting said lens section widened somewhat into a frame for a nose rest are provided in sizes and shapes selectable by a wearer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
58 words
The improved glasses of claim 7 wherein a sealed hollow auxiliary flotation tube is contoured to the shaped of said wide horizontal strip framing along said upper edge of said lens section ending longitudinally flanged upwardly into a short vertical lip with said flotation tube arranged to fit over and snap onto said vertical lip and said framing.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improved glasses of claim 7 wherein said snap-in removable insert panels are exchangeable with like panels affixed with surface designs.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
The improved glasses of claim 7 wherein said snap-in removable inserts panels are exchangeable with like panels having ventilation openings cut through said panels with said openings cut in a manner to produce variations in the design of different panels.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
The improved glasses of claim 7 wherein said snap-in removable insert panels are provided in replacement panels sealed along the edges and having hollow centers with said replacement panels providing flotation assistance for said glasses.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
51 words
The improved glasses of claim 7 wherein said wide strip having an upwardly flanged vertical lip with said wide strip horizontally framing said upper edge of said lens section having vents cut in angular vent projections spaced along said wide strip with said vents opened towards said upwardly flanged vertical lip.
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