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US4989274:
Sports goggles
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Patelski, III, Kazimir J.; Costa Mesa, CA
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| Assignee: |
Sport Eyes Enterprises, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA
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| Published / Filed: |
1991-02-05
/ 1989-11-13
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| Application Number: |
US1989000435711
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| IPC Code: |
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A61F 9/02;
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IPC-7:
A61F 9/04;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
002/436;
002/441;
Original:
002/436;
002/441;
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| Field of Search: |
002/428,429,430,426,441,443,436,437,439,447,440
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| Priority Number: |
| 1989-11-13 |
US1989000435711 |
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| Abstract: |
A sports goggle, for water sports, downhill skiing and other sports, comprises a frame having left and right vision openings and having anterior and posterior surfaces, the frame is floatable and is contoured and constructed of a resilient and flexible plastic or rubber material so as to enable the posterior surface to conform to a wearer's face. Included are left and right curved lenses which are sized and shaped for covering a respective one of the vision openings in the frame and which are constructed of a thin, transparent, shatter-resistant plastic polarized lens material. A plurality of stand-off mounting bosses are formed on the frame to project forwardly from the anterior surface around each vision opening, each mounting boss having a forwardly-opening recess therein. A like plurality of rearwardly-projecting pins are fixed to each lens, the pins being sized and located for inserting into corresponding recesses in the mounting bosses. Spacing bosses are formed on the frame intermediate at least some of the mounting bosses so that an air gap is assured between the lenses and underlying regions of the frame even when the frame is flexed to conform to a small-sized face, air flow through the gap keeping the lenses from getting fogged during use and enabling water drainage. A floatable resilient strap is connected to rearward ends of the frame for retaining the goggles on a wearer's head.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Hackler, Walter A. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Nerbun, Peter;
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None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A sports goggle for water sports, downhill skiing and other sports, said sports goggle comprising:
- a. a frame having left and right vision openings and having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, said frame being constructed of a resilient and flexible material so as to enable said posterior surface to fit relatively closely to a wearer's face when the goggles are worn with the left and right vision openings in front of the wearer's respective left and right eyes;
- b. at least one lens contoured and sized for covering said vision openings in said frame, said at least one lens including left and right individual lenses sized and contoured to cover a corresponding one of said left and right vision openings in the frame;
- c. combination lens attaching and primary lens spacing means for detachably attaching said at least one lens to the anterior surface of the frame in a spaced apart relationship in order that said at least one lens covers said left and right vision openings, said combination lens attaching and primary lens spacing means include at least four mounting bosses for each of said lenses, said mounting bosses extending forwardly from said frame anterior surface around each of said vision openings, each of said mounting bosses being formed with a forwardly-opening recess, said combination lens attaching and primary lens spacing means further including rearwardly projecting attachment pins mounted to each of said left and right lenses in locations corresponding to said mounting bosses, said lenses being attached to said frame by the forced insertion of said pins into said recesses; and
- d. secondary lens spacing means for enabling said at least one lens to maintain said spaced apart relationship with the anterior surface of the frame after the attachment of said at least one lens thereto, thereby assuring an air gap between said at least one lens and underlying regions of said anterior surface of the frame.
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