Apparel – Guard or protector – For wearer's head
Reexamination Certificate
2001-04-24
2002-12-31
Calvert, John J. (Department: 3765)
Apparel
Guard or protector
For wearer's head
Reexamination Certificate
active
06499148
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a pair of swimming goggles that is aesthetically pleasing, easy to assemble, and improved in application, wearing comfort, supporting effect, and pulling resistance.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 6
of the drawings illustrates a pair of conventional swimming goggles that includes two lenses
1
′, two padding members
2
′, a bridge
3
′, and a head strap
4
′. Each lens
1
′ is made of a transparent rigid material and includes a first connecting portion
12
′ on an inner end thereof for engaging with the bridge
3
′ and a second connecting portion
13
′ on an outer end thereof for engaging with the head strap
4
′. Each padding member
2
′ is made of a soft material and includes a tensile engaging portion
21
′ on an outer side thereof for engaging with a flange
11
′ of an associated lens
1
′. Each padding member
2
′ further includes a padding portion
22
′ on an inner side thereof for intimate contact with the eye socket of a wearer. The bridge
3
′ is made from a slightly flexible material and is thus bendable. The padding members
2
′ can be in contact with the eye sockets of various wearers. However, the lenses
1
′ and the bridge
3
′ are separate from each other and thus fail to provide an overall aesthetically pleasing effect.
FIGS. 7 and 8
illustrate another pair of conventional swimming goggles comprising two lenses
5
′, two frames
6
′, a bridge
7
′, and a head strap
8
′. Each lens
5
′ is made of a transparent rigid material and includes a connecting edge
51
′ for engaging with an associated frame
6
′. The frames
6
′ and the bridge
7
′ are integrally formed from a soft material. Each frame
6
′ includes a padding portion
61
′ for intimate contact with a wearer's eye socket, an engaging portion
62
′ for engaging with the head strap
8
′, and an annular receiving portion
63
′ for receiving an associated lens
5
′. The annular receiving portion
63
′ is made of a soft material and is tensile and thus can be pulled for engaging with the connecting edge
51
′ of the associated lens
5
′. The frames
6
′ and the bridge
7
′ are integral and thus provide a better appearance. The frames
6
′ can be in intimate contact with the eye sockets of various wearers due to the soft material of the bridge
7
′. However, it was found that the frames
6
′ and the bridge
7
′ are too soft and thus tend to deform and fail to support the lenses
5
′ if the material of the frames
6
′ and the bridge
7
′ is identical to that of the padding members
61
′. If a harder material is chosen for manufacturing the frames
6
′, the bridge
7
′, and the padding members
61
′, the resultant padding members
61
′ would be too hard to the wearer's eye sockets. In addition, as illustrated in
FIG. 9
, when the head strap
8
′ is pulled rearwards, the frames
6
′ will extend laterally outward, which causes large inward deformation and thus discomforts the wearer's nose.
FIG. 10
illustrates a further pair of conventional swimming goggles that comprises two lenses
91
′, two frames
92
′, a bridge
93
′, two padding members
94
′, and a head strap
95
′. Each lens
91
′ is made of a rigid material and includes an engaging hole
911
′ in a side thereof. The frames
92
′ and the bridge
93
′ are integrally formed by rigid material. Each frame
92
′ includes a protrusion
921
′ for engaging with the engaging hole
911
′ of an associated lens
91
′. Each padding member
94
′ is made of soft material and includes a receiving portion
941
′ for engaging with an associated lens
91
′ by means of tensilibility of the padding member
94
′. The bridge
93
′ is made of a rigid material and is thus not easy to deform such that the padding member
94
′ cannot be exactly in intimate contact with the eye sockets of the wearer. In addition, the rigid bridge
93
′ and the frames
92
′ tend to break when impinged, which might cause injury to the wearer.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a pair of swimming goggles that is aesthetically pleasing, easy to assemble, and improved in application, wearing comfort, supporting effect, and pulling resistance.
A pair of swimming goggles in accordance with the present invention comprises:
two lenses made of rigid material and each including an engaging portion;
two frames each for receiving an associated said lens therein, each said frame having an engaging portion;
a bridge integrally formed with the frames and located between the frames, the frames and the bridge being integrally formed from a material that is slightly flexible and has a supporting ability;
two padding members made of a flexible material that is softer than that of the frames, each said padding member having a receiving portion for securely engaging with the engaging portion of the associated lens, each said padding member including a padding portion in intimate contact with a wearer's eye socket; and
a head strap engaging with the engaging portion of the frames.
The padding members may be integrally formed.
Thus, the pair of swimming goggles in accordance with the present invention provides an aesthetically pleasing effect. The bridge and the frames can be deformed to be intimate contact with the wearer's eye sockets during wearing. In addition, the frames and the bridge will not deform to a large extent when the head strap is pulled. The soft padding portion of each padding member is in intimate contact with the wearer's eye socket and thus provides improved wearing comfort.
Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Calvert John J.
Moran Katherine
Rosenberg , Klein & Lee
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