Optics: eye examining – vision testing and correcting – Spectacles and eyeglasses – Floating or underwater type
Patent
1995-12-13
1997-09-30
Mai, Huy
Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting
Spectacles and eyeglasses
Floating or underwater type
351148, G02C 100, G02C 500
Patent
active
056730942
ABSTRACT:
An eyeglass flotation assembly including a first and second resilient ear piece connector each having a curved orifice for resiliently receiving the curved end portion of an eyeglass ear piece; and a strap member secured between the first and second ear piece connectors. The ear piece connectors are constructed from a buoyant material, preferably a plastic foam. In various embodiments the strap member may include an inflatable bladder member housed within a fabric sheath; one of the ear piece connectors may include an inflation mechanism for inflating the bladder member; the other ear connector may includes a valve for adjusting the buoyancy level of the assembly by adjusting the amount of air contained within the bladder member; and the strap member may be equipped with an adjustment slide.
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Breaux Joseph N.
Mai Huy
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