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US4240718:
Sports spectacle structure
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Wichers, Max F.; Topeka, KS 66611
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1980-12-23
/ 1978-01-26
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| Application Number: |
US1978000872683
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G02C 3/00;
G02C 9/00;
G02C 11/08;
Core:
G02C 11/00;
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IPC-7:
G02C 3/00;
G02C 11/08;
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| ECLA Code: |
G02C11/08; G02C3/00B; G02C9/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
351/062;
351/083;
351/111;
Original:
351/062;
351/083;
351/111;
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| Field of Search: |
351/041,42,44,110,111,47,48,53,83,86,121,57
002/010-15,424,426,427,430,436,443,444,447
016/128 A
D02/263,277,231,41,233,234
350/179
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| Priority Number: |
| 1978-01-26 |
US1978000872683 |
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| Abstract: |
A spectacle structure for wear during active sports where eye protection is desired includes a protective panoramic or wrap-around frame and portions snugly engaging spaced parts of the head to support the frame on the head of a person. Lenses, such as prescription lenses, are fitted into the frame with removable transparent guard lenses thereover and spaces are provided for ventilation of the lenses and the person's eyes to aid in remedying condensation and discomfort.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Fishburn, Gold & Litman ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Sacher, Paul A.;
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First Claim:
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What is claimed and desired to secure by Letters Patent is:
1. A spectacle structure for use in sports and the like to protect the wearer's eyes from moving objects comprising:
- (a) a wrap-around front frame member having portions curvingly extended around the front of the head and rearward of the eyes of a person wearing the spectacle structure at a level adjacent to the eyes, said front frame member having portions for engaging selected areas of the front of the person's head and including a centrally positioned bridge portion with respective slightly elastically resilient upper and lower bow portions extended laterally outwardly therefrom and curved rearwardly in converging relation and joining in rearwardly positioned end portions, said bow portions being separated and forming spaced apart guard members defining elongated, rearwardly curved, generally tear-drop shaped openings extending rearward of the eyes of a person wearing the spectacle structure and permitting vision therethrough with the guard members protecting a person's eyes from large objects;
- (b) lens means having substantially lesser curved horizontal axes than said rearwardly curved openings and mounted within a portion of said openings forwardly of a wearer's eyes adjacent said bridge portion, said lens means being contractively supported by said upper and lower bow portions, said openings having substantial space portions not covered by the area of the lens means and extending in curved relation outwardly and rearwardly of said lens means exposing a lateral end of said lens means; and
- (c) head engaging means connected to said end portions of said front frame member and extending rearwardly therefrom and cooperating with said front frame portions for engaging selected areas of the person's head for maintaining said front frame member in position on the wearer's head and the lens means in aligned position relative to the person's eyes.
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