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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364288 | Lens structure of safety glasses A lens structure of safety glasses consists of a lens part, and a warning sticker; the lens part consists of a main body, and a rim formed on a border of the main body; the rim has a strip-shaped recess on an upper portion, extending along an upper border thereof; t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356854 | Goggles with flexible side mounting tabs Eyewear such as goggles having a frame made of a first material and a pair of side mounting tabs secured to the frame at the respective opposite side ends thereof for attachment with a head support such as a head strap. The side mounting tabs are made of a second ma... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7320144 | Protective mask with removable lens A protective mask and method, comprising a face mask having a body shaped so as to generally cover a face of the user person. The body defines an opening opposite the eyes of the user person when the face mask is worn. A removable lens has a lens portion of see-thro... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293560 | Respirator mask with supplementary panels In a respirator mask in which the visor panels can be covered by light-absorbing supplementary panels, first and second snap-in hooks are molded onto opposite sides of the visor panel and a stop is molded onto a corner section to form a guide pocket. The outer conto... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7181780 | Swimming goggles A pair of swimming goggles comprises a pair of frames, lenses, a connecting portion, a fastening portion having a side cover and a strap apparatus having an adjusting portion and a strap, wherein an operation zone is formed on the side cover. The adjusting portion c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163290 | Baby and toddler sunglasses Baby and toddler sunglasses comprising frames having lenses. The frames are secured around the user's head by a band. The band is secured to the frames by a securing piece. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159250 | Swimming goggles A pair of swimming goggles includes left and right frames made of hard material, a head strap and a connection frame connecting the left and right frames and made of soft material. Supporters respectively extend from the inner ends of the peripheral surfaces of the ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146654 | Swimming goggles Swimming goggles have a left frame, a right frame and a connecting frame connecting the left frame and the right frame. The left frame and the right frame are made of hard material. Enveloping frames are respectively formed adjacent to the inner surfaces and slightl... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147321 | Eyewear with nosepiece Eyewear includes a lens with front and rear surfaces, a peripheral edge surface, and a recess. First and second notches are formed in the recess. A nosepiece is secured to the lens and includes a core member having first and second ends and a substantially V-shaped ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7100250 | Garment closure and method of making same Flexible strips of a garment closure are injection molded around skeletons of the more rigid fastener members which are held together by ligatures embedded in the strip material. The closure members are of the snap/hook-type. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096514 | Protective goggles A goggle having features of the present invention comprises a transparent housing with an arcuate upper surface with a first end and a second end, a planar frontal surface, a centrally disposed nose bridge and a first and second lower panel disposed opposite the nos... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093303 | Perspiration blocking and absorbing apparatus The present apparatus is directed, in one embodiment, towards a liquid-absorbing component for attachment to eyeglasses, that impedes the flow of perspiration and other materials into the wearer's eyes. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a liquid-absorbin... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7080904 | One piece spectacle with temple pre-load The disposable safety eyewear has a lens portion having a bridge portion and a nose support thereon. Left and right temple bars are connected to the lens portion by living hinges. The living hinges are operable between an open position and a folded position. Mating ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7062798 | Glasses having a protective module A pair of glasses include a rim having two opposite sides each formed with a receiving hole having a periphery formed with an urging face directed outward in an oblique manner, and a protective module selectively mounted on the rim and including a protective frame m... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062797 | Multi-purpose goggle A multi-purpose goggle for protecting the eyes of the wearer in industrial and sporting environments and against glare when the wearer is viewing a computer screen for extended periods of time, for housing a virtual reality display and for use by pilots engaged in t... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036927 | Face foam free protective eyewear with inner liner and vent The present invention provides protective eyewear for indoor and outdoor activities. In particular the present invention provides eyewear with an inner liner that protects the wearer's eyes from wind, dust, moisture, glare, allergens, and damaging ultraviolet radiat... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7007310 | Integrated swimming goggles mechanism The present invention provides an improved integrated swimming goggles mechanism. The swimming goggles of the present invention comprises a first frame made from rigid material and a second frame made from soft material. The first frame includes a pair of front lens... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6973930 | Phototherapy eyeshield for babies An eyeshield (10) for protecting babies' eyesight during phototherapy treatment for neonatal jaundice includes a strap (11) of soft material sized and shaped to pass around and secured to the head of the baby. An eye pad (18) is attached or form... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6921164 | Underwater viewing lens A viewing lens that is divided into at least three sections such that a wearer can see through a center section with both eyes, and can see through a lateral section only with the eye immediately adjacent to that section. ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6804835 | Lens/frame assembly for swimming goggles A lens/frame assembly for swimming goggles comprises a frame made of rigid material with slight flexibility, two lens received in a lens-holding compartment of the frame, and a connecting block. The lens-holding compartment has a bridge portion in a middle thereof. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6715157 | Sports goggles A pair of sports goggles is disclosed. The sports goggles include: a lens a flexible frame housing the lens, and a headband. The goggles also include rotatable headband mounting members and/or a removable/replaceable moisture wicking system affixed to the inner surf... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6467098 | Goggles with removable lenses A goggles with removable lenses comprising a pair of soft lens rim each with a lens, a cushion in sucker format is formed with the soft lens rim into one body. The lens is flat with thickness less than 5 mm, on the circumference of the lens has a fixing r... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6082857 | Lightweight safety spectacles Lightweight safety spectacles have a lens portion and two wing portions formed from a thin sheet of polycarbonate. A flange extends forwardly of the top edge of the lens portion, and a browguard of thin sheet aluminum is fixed to the flange by indentation... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6076196 | Goggles having strap bearing arms connected to a goggle frame between central and lateral end portions thereof A pair of goggles include a frame with an upper frame portion and a lower frame portion, arms extruded from extrusion positions on the upper and lower frame portions, and a strap being attached to the arms. The frame and arms are integrally made of soft e... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6026518 | Forehead perspiration collection and transfer device in an eyeglass frame An eyewear lens frame constructed of plastic and rubber like materials that has the added advantage of collecting, transferring and disposing of forehead perspiration through its member parts. Perspiration runoff is captured via a lip seal where it become... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5903929 | Swimming goggles with nose protection arrangement A pair of swimming goggles includes two frames interconnected by a bridge member. The bridge member includes two receptacles respectively defined in two ends thereof adjacent to the frames. The bridge member further includes two first slots respectively d... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5901382 | Swimming goggles A pair of swimming goggles include two lens frames, two lens units, a nose bridge, two gasket units and a head strap. Each of the lens frames has an inner periphery that defines a lens retaining space, and an outer periphery that has bridge and strap conn... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5890237 | Cushion pad structure of swimming goggles A swimming goggle structure includes lens frames, lenses, cushion pads and a head strap. The cushion pads of the swimming goggles include a collapsible layer and a resilient layer. The collapsible layer has a cushioning portion and a connection portion. T... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5873134 | Swimming goggles with improved impermeability between protective pads and lenses A pair of swimming goggles includes a pair of protective pads each including an engaging section having an engaging groove defined therein. Each protective pad further includes an outer side having a mediate portion. A pair of lenses each has a flange sec... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5867841 | Ventilated sport goggle structure A sport goggle structure includes a rim having an inner circumference along which a circumferential slot is formed to receive and hold therein a lens and a head strap having two ends respectively connected to connecting holes formed on two opposite latera... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5862530 | Protective eyewear with frame and detachable lens Protective eyewear is described which includes a frame and a detachable lens. The frame has right and left temple flaps, each with at least one hole for locking the flaps onto corresponding detents molded into the temples of the frame. The lens may be mol... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5802620 | Swimming goggle structure A swimming goggle structure includes two frames each having a lens fixed therein with a bridge connecting between inner sides of the frames. The bridge comprises a bendable insert embedded therein and substantially extending across the bridge to provide c... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5802621 | Swimming goggles with improved water-proof effect A pair of swimming goggles includes two lenses formed of transparent rigid material, a goggle frame for receiving the lenses, and a length-adjustable strap having two ends attached to one of the goggle frame and the lenses. Each lens includes a peripheral... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5644800 | Sports pad for eyewear frames A sports pad for substantially covering certain exposed areas of an eyewear frame to prevent facial cutting from the hard, rigid eyewear frame. The sports pad is preferably formed of a resilient, flexible elastomeric material. The sports pad is removably ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5575278 | Individual equipment for protection against NBC attacks The equipment is usable by a person exposed to NBC threats. It has a helmet, a face-cover provided with fastenings for connection to the helmet and with a coupling for a breathing gas feed or ventilation hose. A flexible envelope extends the helmet and th... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5524300 | Pair of swimming goggles An improved pair of swimming goggles includes two lens frames, each provided with a lens unit and formed with an inclined stop member which extends outwardly and rearwardly from a strap connecting portion thereof. Each stop member and a respective one of ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5495623 | Sports pad for eyewear frames A sports pad for substantially covering certain exposed areas of an eyewear frame to prevent facial cutting from the hard, rigid eyewear frame. The sports pad is preferably formed of a resilient, flexible elastomeric material. The sports pad is removably ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5479917 | Structure of diving mask The present invention is related to a structure of diving mask wherein a nose notch is formed on the soft skirt of diving mask, a nose slot is provided in a corresponding position on the mask frame can nest the nose notch, a plurality of frame slots are p... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5438710 | Thermal nose protector and ski goggles A thermal nose protector for use in subfreezing climates, e.g. by an alpine skier with ski goggles. The thermal nose protector consists of a flexible shield sheet material sized to conformingly fit over the skier's nose and having at least a first and a s... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5410763 | Eyeshield with detachable components A protective eyeshield (10) with detachable components is disclosed. The eyeshield consists of a detachable lens (11) maintained in a frame (12) by notches (46 and 48) on the lens which cooperate with brackets (50 and 51) on the frame and by insertion of ... | 05/02/1995 |
