EP0183806A1 - Lunettes de protection - Google Patents

Lunettes de protection

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Publication number
EP0183806A1
EP0183806A1 EP85902933A EP85902933A EP0183806A1 EP 0183806 A1 EP0183806 A1 EP 0183806A1 EP 85902933 A EP85902933 A EP 85902933A EP 85902933 A EP85902933 A EP 85902933A EP 0183806 A1 EP0183806 A1 EP 0183806A1
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EP
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Prior art keywords
eyeshield
strip
eyeshielding
wing
loop
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Application number
EP85902933A
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German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP0183806A4 (fr
Inventor
Murray David Kirby Hunter
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Design & Industry Pty Ltd
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Design & Industry Pty Ltd
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Publication of EP0183806A1 publication Critical patent/EP0183806A1/fr
Publication of EP0183806A4 publication Critical patent/EP0183806A4/fr
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/02—Goggles

Definitions

  • the present invention relates generally to sunshades for the eyes and in particular relates to a novel eyeshield which may be worn instead of sunglasses and which is relatively light and inexpensive.
  • the present invention consists in an eyeshield comprising a strip of coloured, semi-rigid transparent material, said strip having a centrally located eyeshielding portion, a nose piece located substantially centrally of the eyeshielding portion and formed in a lower longitudinal edge thereof, a pair of wing portions extending from each end of the eyeshielding portion, and the separation of each wing portion and the eyeshielding portion being defined by one or more crimps extending substantially transversely of the strip and each wing including ear attachment means provided at its distal end.
  • embodiments of the eyeshield will include means for spacing an upper edge of the strip away from the forehead, while other embodiments will also include means for spreading the weight of the shield on the nose of the wearer such that the thin edge of the strip will not cause discomfort.
  • the nose piece will include a recess cut into the strip and adapted to fit over the nose of the wearer.
  • the means for attaching the eyeshield to the ears of the wearer will include a loop formed in the distal end of each wing and adapted to fit over the ear of the wearer.
  • the forward portion of each loop will be formed as part of the strip of transparent material, while the rearward portion of the loop will be formed of a resilient material adapted to conform to the contours of the ear and to provide sufficient surface area to avoid discomfort.
  • the strip is a strip of acetate film or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) film and in the preferred embodiment is a strip of hot pressed and polished transparent PVC film, with a thickness in the order of 200 micron.
  • PVC polyvinyl chloride
  • the means for spacing the strip from the forehead of the wearer is a strip of cross linked polyethylene foam in the order of 4 mm thick and 14 mm wide attached along the top edge of the eyeshielding portion of the strip, and the rearward portion of the ear attachment loops is preferably also of cross-linked polyethylene foam.
  • Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the eyeshield of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 (a) , (b) , (c) and (d) are rear elevation. front elevation, plan and end elevation views respectively of the eyeshield of Fig. 1; and
  • Fig. 4 is a developed view of the blank sheet from which the embodiment of Figs. 1 - 3 is formed, showing the relative position of foam forehead and ear pieces in dashed line.
  • the preferred embodiment of the invention comprises an inexpensive, lightweight disposable eyeshield, which can be worn in place of sunglasses, the eyeshield being substantially formed as a strip of coloured acetate or PVC film 10 cut or stamped from a sheet of such material.
  • the material is 200 micron hot pressed and polished PVC film.
  • the eyeshielding portion 11 of the strip 10 is substantially rectangular and has a recess 12 substantially centrally located in the lower edge thereof to form a nose piece.
  • a plurality of substantially parallel crimps 13 are provided beyond each end of the eyeshielding portion 11 in respective downwardly sloping wing portions 14 of the strip and at the distal end of each of the wing portions are formed ear engaging loops 15, these loops being defined by the distal edges 16 of the strip and loops 17 of resilient foam material attached thereto.
  • the foam material is a cross linked polyethylene foam.
  • a strip of cross linked polyethylene foam 18 is also provided across the rear top edge of the eyeshielding portion 11 to space the eyeshield from the forehead of the wearer to thereby avoid possible discomfort caused by the top edge of the eyeshield rubbing against the forehead.
  • the spacer also helps to ensure that the eyeshield is held clear of the eyes and eyelashes to further avoid discomfort.
  • the crimps 13 retain a certain degree of resiliency and if physically compressed or extended, the distance between the eyeshielding portion 11 and the ear engaging loop 15 can be adjusted to suite the size of head of the particular person wearing the eyeshield. Further, by stretching the upper region of the crimps relative to the lower region of the crimps the wings can be lowered relative to the eyeshielding portion while stretching of the lower region of the crimps relative to the upper region of the crimps results in the wings being raised relative to the eyeshielding portion.
  • the nose recess 12 may be provided with foam such that the area over which the nose recess engages the nose of the wearer is increased.
  • Fig. 4 the developed shape of the strip 10 is illustrated prior to crimping along the dashed lines 13 and from this drawing it will be seen that the wing portions 14 of the strip 10 slope downwardly relative to the eyeshielding portion 11 and that the crimp lines 13 are substantially parallel to the centre line of the strip. The relative position of the foam ear loops 17 and the foam forehead spacer 18 are also shown in dashed line.

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Respiratory Apparatuses And Protective Means (AREA)

Abstract

Les lunettes de protection comportent une bande de film transparent semi-rigide de couleur (10) formé de manière à donner une partie de protection centrale (11), un pont (12) et une paire d'ailes (14) s'étendant des deux côtés de la partie de protection des yeux. Chacune des ailes (14) est mobile de manière résiliente par rapport à la partie de protection des yeux (11) grâce à une pluralité de gauffrages essentiellement parallèles (13) permettant le réglage de la longueur effective des ailes (14) si bien que les lunettes de protection peuvent être portées par des personnes avec des têtes de différentes tailles. A l'extrémité de chaque aile (14) se trouve une boucle d'engagement d'oreille (15) conçue pour entourer l'oreille d'une personne portant les lunettes de protection, cette boucle se composant d'une pièce de matériau mousse résilient (17). Le long d'un bord arrière supérieur de la partie de protection des yeux (11) une bande de mousse résiliente (18) est prévue afin d'écarter la partie de protection des yeux (11) du front de l'utilisateur pour prévenir la gêne due au frottement du bord de la bande contre le front et espacer de manière appropriée la bande des yeux et des cils.
EP19850902933 1984-06-07 1985-06-07 Lunettes de protection. Withdrawn EP0183806A4 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU5398/84 1984-06-07
AUPG539884 1984-06-07

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0183806A1 true EP0183806A1 (fr) 1986-06-11
EP0183806A4 EP0183806A4 (fr) 1987-11-30

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EP19850902933 Withdrawn EP0183806A4 (fr) 1984-06-07 1985-06-07 Lunettes de protection.

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EP (1) EP0183806A4 (fr)
JP (1) JPS61502307A (fr)
WO (1) WO1986000012A1 (fr)

Families Citing this family (8)

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FR2617612B1 (fr) * 1987-07-01 1991-04-26 Charden Eric Lunettes
US4826309A (en) * 1987-09-08 1989-05-02 Vanneste Kenneth J Eyeglass construction
DE4028126C2 (de) * 1990-09-05 1993-10-14 Escher Wyss Gmbh Schlitzdüse, insbesondere für einen Doppelsiebformer und deren Verwendung in einem Doppelsiebformer
CA2089808A1 (fr) * 1992-06-05 1993-12-06 Peter F. Leonardi Lunettes sport munies de plaquettes elastiques molles
FR2711913B1 (fr) * 1993-11-04 1998-06-05 Petit Jean Claude Lunettes de protection destinées plus particulièrement à la pratique du parachutisme.
US5495623A (en) * 1994-02-14 1996-03-05 Halo Sports And Safety, Inc. Sports pad for eyewear frames
WO2012016271A1 (fr) * 2010-08-05 2012-02-09 Craig Mathew Erskine-Smith Article de lunetterie
CN103431942B (zh) * 2013-07-26 2015-10-21 朱海韵 航空眼罩及其制造方法

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US2419917A (en) * 1944-07-25 1947-04-29 Thomas Benton Short Vision aid
CH254667A (fr) * 1947-03-11 1948-05-15 Bula Robert Protège-visage anti-buée.
US2728078A (en) * 1952-12-15 1955-12-27 Carl J Taylor Protective eye mask
US3310812A (en) * 1964-10-02 1967-03-28 Gladys F Gaisser Protective face mask
US3378851A (en) * 1966-07-06 1968-04-23 Nasa Usa Soft frame adjustable eyeglasses
DE2039188A1 (de) * 1969-08-06 1971-02-18 Rosenthal Sol Roy Sehgeraet
FR2117399A7 (fr) * 1970-12-04 1972-07-21 And Enterprises Ltd
US3952331A (en) * 1974-10-09 1976-04-27 Thomas Melville Protective eye shade for sportsmen
GB1557144A (en) * 1978-05-17 1979-12-05 Lowe V Eye protector

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US2762051A (en) * 1954-04-28 1956-09-11 Leonard P Frieder Adjustably contoured frame structure for eye shields and the like
CH490849A (de) * 1968-05-10 1970-05-31 Hurni Germain Gesichtsmaske
AU5828773A (en) * 1972-07-20 1975-01-23 George Norman & Co. Pty. Ltd Facemask
AU6777374A (en) * 1973-06-13 1975-10-16 Stayput Engineering Pty Ltd Face and head guard
AU6774374A (en) * 1974-04-10 1975-10-16 Wira & Mather Protective device

Patent Citations (9)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2419917A (en) * 1944-07-25 1947-04-29 Thomas Benton Short Vision aid
CH254667A (fr) * 1947-03-11 1948-05-15 Bula Robert Protège-visage anti-buée.
US2728078A (en) * 1952-12-15 1955-12-27 Carl J Taylor Protective eye mask
US3310812A (en) * 1964-10-02 1967-03-28 Gladys F Gaisser Protective face mask
US3378851A (en) * 1966-07-06 1968-04-23 Nasa Usa Soft frame adjustable eyeglasses
DE2039188A1 (de) * 1969-08-06 1971-02-18 Rosenthal Sol Roy Sehgeraet
FR2117399A7 (fr) * 1970-12-04 1972-07-21 And Enterprises Ltd
US3952331A (en) * 1974-10-09 1976-04-27 Thomas Melville Protective eye shade for sportsmen
GB1557144A (en) * 1978-05-17 1979-12-05 Lowe V Eye protector

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Title
See also references of WO8600012A1 *

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EP0183806A4 (fr) 1987-11-30
WO1986000012A1 (fr) 1986-01-03

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