Apparel – Guard or protector – For wearer's head
Patent
1996-07-09
1998-06-23
Vanatta, Amy B.
Apparel
Guard or protector
For wearer's head
2446, 2448, 351 63, A61F 902
Patent
active
057687161
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns goggles, in particular for sports and/or leisure wear, according to the preamble to the main claim.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A pair of goggles with a U-shaped side piece connected to a hinged frame is known from FR 20 85 536. The side piece can be pivoted in relation to the frame with the visor arranged therein in such a way that in the operating position, the side piece and the visor lie in different planes approximately perpendicular to one another, and in the non-operating position, the two parts lie in planes basically parallel to one another. The design of the side piece, its shape and the possibility of adjusting it easily to the shape of the wearer's head and the possibility of padding the goggles and equipping them with other aids that make them more comfortable to wear are given. When the visor is in the operating position, it is arranged on the U-shaped side piece adjacent to the wearer's forehead so it hangs down from a hinge placed in the center of the frame, roughly in the bridge area. This affects not only the aesthetic impression but also the wearing comfort of such goggles due to the projecting frame.
GB 15 30 691 describes goggles in which the visor is in a plane staggered 90 degrees to the plane of the side piece in the operating position, and when not in use, swings up, i.e., away from the nose in such a way that it forms an extension of the goggle plane. Such arrangements have been known for a long time, and the design is similar to the mirror a physician wears on his head.
DE OS 34 131 72 describes another pair of goggles, in which an extra visor can pivot opposite the frame in which corrective lenses are arranged and can be stopped in the pivoted position. The pivoting movement is made, for the most part, away from the nose, i.e., toward the upper part of the side piece. Here the visor and the side piece are in two different planes, regardless of whether the goggles are in the operating or non-operating position.
DE OS 34 39 830 also describes goggles with a removable visor, in which a changeable visor is used on a curved side piece and attached to the side piece near the bridge. But the structural form of the glasses described here does not allow the goggles to pivot toward the side piece.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The task of this invention is to specify goggles with small dimensions in the non-operating position, especially small height, with optimal wearing comfort. The goggles should also be aesthetically pleasing.
This task is solved by the goggles specified in claims 1 and 16. The subclaims introduce advantageous variations.
The special design of the goggles, especially the flexing of the ear piece toward the front piece and the pivoting of the side piece into the plane of the visor, guarantee an aesthetically pleasing impression and maximum wearing comfort. This is particularly due to the fact that the goggles have means that not just allow the side piece to pivot in relation to the visor or visors, but, due to their special arrangement and design, allow the resilient visor to be pulled and adjusted to the curvature, i.e., to the shape of the front piece. Here, the principle of a simple, very light goggle design, wherein the visor is preferably frameless is not abandoned. By making the side piece so it can fold away from the bridge and the visors or visors in the plane of the side piece or in a plane extending basically parallel to it, in the non-operating position, the height of the goggles in the invention is only roughly the thickness of the side piece plus the visor, which is only roughly 8-9 mm. The plane of the visor in one advantageous embodiment may lie basically in the plane of the side pieces. In this case, when the goggles are in the non-operating position, the side piece with its two sections, the front piece and the ear pieces, is flat on the visor or visor sections. When the goggles are in the operating position, optimal wearing comfort is guaranteed, i.e., the curved shape of the goggles is fully guaranteed
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Vanatta Amy B.
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