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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE40108 | Eyeglasses convertible into an eyeglass case Eyeglasses convertible into an eyeglass case, including a frame, seats, rotary blocks, upper and lower covers, and hinges. The frame has lenses and a larger nose pad at the center. The seats are provided on both ends of the frame and have upper and lower grooves on ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7118210 | Eye covers An eye cover for use as sunglasses, eye shields, eye glasses or other eye wear, is formed of an elongated and flexible sheet of transparent plastic material adapted to extend horizontally over both eyes and temples of a wearer, to a location forward of the ears of t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7003811 | Detachable and rotatable clip A clip for attaching a strap to a pair of eye wear, such as goggles, includes a body portion, a slot to secure an end of the strap, a detent supported on the body to rotatably secure the clip to the goggle, and an engagement member for removably attaching the clip t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004581 | Eye covers An eye cover for use as sunglasses, eye shields, eye glasses or other eye wear, is formed of an elongated and flexible sheet of transparent plastic material adapted to extend horizontally over both eyes and temples of a wearer, to a location forward of the ears of t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6783236 | Foldable glasses A pair of foldable glasses includes two lenses. Each lens has a first side and a second side, with the first side facing an eye when the glasses are worn, and the second side being opposite to the first side. In one approach, the lenses are connected together by a f... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6672307 | Quick-donining full face oxygen mask with inflatable harness and soft foldable lens A mask and harness system for use in providing breathing oxygen and protection from pollutants for the eyes and respiratory system as might be encountered in high altitude aviation environments. In one preferred embodiment, the mask system has a face seal... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6530660 | Eyeglass frame with a reversible arm The present invention is directed to eyeglasses provided with at least one reversible arm that can be manipulated to fold in towards the outer (front) face of the lens retaining portion of the frame, thereby covering it. The arm can be attached to the fra... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6513926 | Double-foldable eyeglasses Disclosed is a double foldable eyeglasses whose opposite temples can be folded toward the front, and then turned downward, thereby laying the folded temples below the front to be coplanar therewith. The front of the eyeglasses has two traverses integrally... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6494573 | Foldable spectacle frame with engaging means for maintaining the spectacle frame in unfolded state while wearing A foldable spectacle frame having two lens frames forming a plane, two temples which are foldable to a thin form in substantially the same plane as the lens frames without lapping over the lens frames. Each of the temples comprises an auxiliary temple mem... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6443155 | Quick-donning full face oxygen mask with inflatable harness and soft foldable lens A mask and harness system for use in providing breathing oxygen and protection from pollutants for the eyes and respiratory system as might be encountered in high altitude aviation environments. In one preferred embodiment, the mask system has a face seal... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6375323 | Foldable eyewear with mechanism facilitating quick opening Eyewear which comprises a frame front and a first and second hinge coupled to the frame front. A first and second temple are pivotably coupled to the frame front through the first and second hinge respectively. The first and second temples are movable bet... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6253388 | Eye wear with snap-together bridge The present eye wear is comprised of a pair of lenses, a pair of releasable connectors connected to respective inner ends of the lenses, a pair of temples pivotally connected to respective outer ends of the lenses, and a rigid strap attached between the r... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254235 | Connection structure of ear upholders for eyeglasses The invention is an improved connection of ear upholders for integrally molded arch eyeglasses comprising a lens and a frame. The connection ends of the ear upholders form curved hooks. When the ear upholders are unfolded prior to wearing the eyeglasses, ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6102541 | Eyeglasses convertible into an eyeglass case Eyeglasses convertible into an eyeglass case, including a frame, seats, rotary blocks, upper and lower covers, and hinges. The frame has lenses and a larger nose pad at the center. The seats are provided on both ends of the frame and have upper and lower ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6070580 | Quick-donning full face oxygen mask with inflatable harness and soft foldable lens A mask and harness system for use in providing breathing oxygen and protection from pollutants for the eyes and respiratory system as might be encountered in high altitude aviation environments. In one preferred embodiment, the mask system has a face seal... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5957132 | Quick-donning full face oxygen mask with inflatable harness and soft foldable lens A mask and harness system for use in providing breathing oxygen and protection from pollutants for the eyes and respiratory system as might be encountered in high altitude aviation environments. In one preferred embodiment, the mask system has a face seal... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5940892 | Eye protection device constructed from an elongated strip of translucent material An eye protection device is formed of an elongated strip of translucent material. The length of the elongated strip of translucent material is such that it will encircle the wearer's head, with strap-like portions overlapping at the back of a wearer's hea... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5896185 | Foldable compact glasses A pair of foldable compact glasses comprises two frames for retraining two lenses therein and each provided with a hinge device at the outer sides thereof, two temples respectively pivoting to the hinge devices, and a bridge device connecting the two fram... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5768716 | Goggles, in particular for sports and/or leisure wear The invention concerns goggles, in particular for sports and/or leisure wear, having a side piece, a curved front bar, a visor and a bridge for the nose. The side piece and the visor can be pivoted relative to each other. In the operating position they li... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5740560 | Non-fouling eyewear for high pollution environments Protective goggles which comprise a transparent protective member made of a polarizing lens with a polarizing characteristic oriented to reduce glare are disclosed. A transparent anti-fouling member is configured to overlie at least a portion of the trans... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5640218 | Foldable spectacles with temple members having deformable earpieces for fitting into compact case Spectacles accommodated in a flat case comprise an auxiliary temple member pivoted to the outer end of upper side of a lens frame and a main temple member pivoted to a free end of the temple member, the temple members being folded generally in the same pl... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638146 | Collapsible spectacles The invention relates to collapsible spectacles provided with two arms (4) connected to a flat lens frame (2) and which can be folded into a collapsed configuration in which they are coplanar and situated side-by-side with the lens frame (2), one at an up... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636388 | Goggles A set of goggles comprising a lens holder including a pair of confronting straps having aligned lens apertures therein which receive lens. The straps are coupled together along the bottom, side and outer top confronting edges but are separated at a centra... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5633692 | Facial protective wear, particularly for protection from the sun Facial protective wear comprising a lens portion for disposition over each eye of a wearer, a support frame for attaching each lens portion thereto, temple bars coupled hingedly to respective outwardly extending portions of the frame, the temple bars bein... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5576776 | Folding eyeglasses The reading glasses are foldable, the hinge (4) having only a single joint axis (5). The optical part (1) of the eyeglasses is in one piece with the nosepiece (2) and consists of a synthetic material. I.e., frameless eyeglasses whose foldable earpieces (9... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5555571 | Collapsible diving mask A SCUBA diving mask body is completely comprised of flexible material so that the mask can be folded into a small package. The inventive mask comprises a flexible rubber body which integrally incorporates the mask skirt. A rigid lens for each eye is inser... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5544361 | Headgear mountable protective face shield The present invention provides a lightweight headgear mountable protective face shield capable of protecting substantially the entire face of a human wearer from ultraviolet radiation. The face shield comprises an articulated shielding arrangement to be p... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5140710 | Bilayer X-ray eye shield An eye shield having two layers of X-radiation protective material is disclosed. X-radiation initially encounters a metalized thin layer that permits the substantial transmission of accompanying visible light yet partially diffracts, reflects, and refract... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5042094 | Eye wear with prosthetic parts for small children Practical, safe and comfortable eye wear for babies and small children. A rigid shatterproof lens portion encased in a padded and pliable frame that is strapped around the baby's head. Specially designed nose and temple pieces are incorporated into the fr... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4972521 | Protective eyewear Protective eyewear is disclosed which comprises a sheet of transparent synthetic plastics material with means for attaching to the wearer's head with a viewing area of said sheet extending across the wearer's eyes. A protrusion extends along the top edge ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4951322 | Detachable mono-glass sports goggles A detachable mono-glass sports goggles includes a curved rod-like spectacle frame with two bows bilaterally connected thereto; an unitary glass having its top edge inserted into the bottom scoop channel of the spectacle frame; and a nose piece having an i... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4868930 | Protective eye wear Protective eye wear is described which is useful as sunglasses, safety glasses, or the like. The product includes a unitary plastic lens piece or shield having a uniform thickness. The side edges of the lens piece are folded rearwardly to form side shield... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4852189 | Headband structure The present invention is directed particularly to a headband structure which includes a moisture absorptive member for encircling a human head in embracement with the brow thereof, the head encircling member taking various forms exemplified by a bandanna ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4837862 | Sun, rain and wind deflector Disclosed is a personal sun shield device for attachment directly to the facial area of the wearer. The shield has a primary shield member preferrably positionable immediately above the wearer's line of vision and a lower shield member which extends downw... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4811430 | Eye shield and headband combination In combination, a frameless optical eye shield and a moisture-absorbent headband. The eye shield is a transparent sheet having one of a pair of loop-and-pile fasteners adhered to the upper margin of its outer surface. The headband has a pocket attached to... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4712254 | Headband and eyepiece combination A headband and eyeglasses combination comprises a headband element which is receivable on the head of a wearer and has an open pocket formed therein, an eyepiece which is receivable in the pocket and a mounting assembly for mounting the eyepiece on the he... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4520510 | Convertible headband construction A headband construction is convertible for use, in the alternative, as a conventional headband or as a pair of sunglasses or sunshields. The headband construction includes an elongated band having a pair of eye openings therethrough which is receivable in... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4176410 | Sport goggle A sport goggle is disclosed which includes a rectangular flexible frame normally disposed in planar relation and bendable to conform to a wearer's head on which the goggle may be secured by flexible straps secured to opposite ends of the frame. The frame ... | 12/04/1979 |