EP0827761B1 - Schwimmbrille - Google Patents

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EP0827761B1
EP0827761B1 EP96306401A EP96306401A EP0827761B1 EP 0827761 B1 EP0827761 B1 EP 0827761B1 EP 96306401 A EP96306401 A EP 96306401A EP 96306401 A EP96306401 A EP 96306401A EP 0827761 B1 EP0827761 B1 EP 0827761B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B33/00—Swimming equipment attachable to the head, e.g. swim caps or goggles
    • A63B33/002—Swimming goggles
    • A63B33/004—Swimming goggles comprising two separate lenses joined by a flexible bridge

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  • the present invention relates to swimming goggles and in particular to a swimming goggle structure having integrally formed lens frames, bridge and gaskets with a bendable or pliable insert fixed in the bridge to provide a better nose conformity and to allow the goggle frame to be made with a softer material to provide enhanced comfort of wearing the swimming goggles.
  • Taiwan utility model No. 93080 filed on January 12, 1994 by the present applicant.
  • the Taiwan utility model provides a novel design and modifications on the bridge, the lens frames and the gasket of the goggle structure in order to allow these portions of the goggle structure which require different flexibility and softness to be integrally formed with the same soft material without water leakage in use under water.
  • the Taiwan utility model is shown in Figures 1A to 1C wherein the goggle structure comprises a bridge 60 which has a cross section having a center portion thicker than the sides (see Figure 1A) in order to provide the bridge which is made of a soft material with a great resistance to stretching.
  • the gaskets 61 (see Figure 1B) of the goggle structure are formed as integral parts of the frames 62.
  • the lens frames 62 are each provided with a connecting hole 621 and a constraining projection 622 outboard the connecting hole 621 (see Figure 1C).
  • the fastener 63 of the head strip comprises a retaining tab 631 extending therefrom to engage the connecting hole 621 and abut against the lens frame 62.
  • the bridge 50 is integrally formed with the lens frames so that no adjustment of the bridge 50 is possible.
  • the goggle structure 5 has to be made of a rigid material so that it is uncomfortable to wear such goggles. Further, a bridge made of the rigid material is easy to break.
  • the conventional goggle structure 5' shown in Figure 3 provides a bridge strip 50' separate from the lens frames of the goggles so as to allow adjustment of the goggles to satisfy different wearers.
  • a separate bridge strip needs to be additionally mounted to the frames to construct the goggles. This increases the cost. Furthermore, the adjustment provided by such a separate bridge strip is not fully satisfactory.
  • DE 29606609U discloses swimming goggles according to the preamble of claim 1 with a bridge between inner sides of two lens frames into each of which is inserted a lens.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a goggle structure comprising a pliable or bendable bridge insert which is capable of plastic deformation so as to completely conform to the contour of a wearer's nose.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a goggle structure which is integrally made of a soft material with a stretching resisting member fixed inside the bridge to provide the goggle structure with a soft and comfortable gasket while the bridge is strong enough to resist the stretching occurring thereon during wearing the goggles.
  • a goggle structure comprises a bendable or pliable insert within the bridge and substantially straddling between the frames which is capable of plastic deformation to allow the bridge to bend and deform to any desired configuration, providing better conformity to the wearer's nose contour, while maintaining resistance to the stretching force applied thereto during wearing the goggles.
  • the bendable insert is made of a deformable metal plate, such as copper or copper based alloys, aluminum or aluminum based alloys; plastic-deformable rubbers or plastics, such as silicon rubber, natural rubber or injection moldable plastics, for example polyvinylchloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP) and nylon.
  • a deformable metal plate such as copper or copper based alloys, aluminum or aluminum based alloys
  • plastic-deformable rubbers or plastics such as silicon rubber, natural rubber or injection moldable plastics, for example polyvinylchloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP) and nylon.
  • the bendable insert within the bridge comprises a hollow frame-like member substantially straddling between the lens frames with an concave arcuate cushion pad extending inward from the hollow section of the frame-like insert to provide a cushion for the wearer's nose.
  • the goggle structure comprises two lens frames 10 and 11 with a bridge 12 connected between an inner side of the frames 10 and 11 and a head strip 13 (see Figure 5A) connected between an outer side of the frames 10 and 11.
  • Each of the lens frames 10 and 11 has a lens 14 or 15 fixed therein and a gasket 16 or 17 extending along the lens frame.
  • the frames 10 and 11 have inner flanges 101 and 111 for holding the lenses 14 and 15.
  • the bridge 12 comprises a nose contour conforming means 2 mounted thereto.
  • the nose contour conforming means 2 comprises a bendable insert 20.
  • the bendable insert 20 is in the form of a plate made of a material which is capable of plastic deformation embedded within the bridge 12 and more preferably, the bridge 12 is molded so as to embed the bendable insert 20 therein to form an integral bendable bridge structure.
  • Suitable materials for making the bendable insert 20 include, but are not limited to, deformable metal sheets or plates, such as copper or copper based alloys, aluminum or aluminum based alloys; plastic-deformable rubber materials, such as natural rubber and synthetic rubbers, for example silicon rubber; and plastic materials, such as injection moldable plastics, for example polyvinylchloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP) and nylon.
  • deformable metal sheets or plates such as copper or copper based alloys, aluminum or aluminum based alloys
  • plastic-deformable rubber materials such as natural rubber and synthetic rubbers, for example silicon rubber
  • plastic materials such as injection moldable plastics, for example polyvinylchloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP) and nylon.
  • the bendable insert 20 may be a hollow frame like plate as best seen in Figure 7.
  • An inward projection 121 serving as a nose cushion pad, in the form of a concave arc extends inward from the hollow portion of the insert 20 to provide resilient contact between the bridge 12 and the wearer's nose (not shown).
  • the frames 10 and 11, the bridge 12 and the gaskets 16 and 17 are made as a single piece of an injection moldable material with injection molding technique.
  • the bendable insert 20 is provided with a plurality of pin holes 201 into which pins provided on a molding die (not shown) are insertable to hold the insert 20 in position during the molding process.
  • pins provided on a molding die (not shown) are insertable to hold the insert 20 in position during the molding process.
  • the frames 10 and 11 have stretching release means 3 mounted to the outer side thereof to reduce or release the stretching force acting upon the bridge 12 and the frames 10 and 11 in wearing the goggles.
  • the stretching release means 3 comprises an inner segment 30 extending from the outer side of each of the frames 10 and 11, a middle segment 31 connected to the inner segment 30 and an outer segment 32 connected to the middle segment 31.
  • the inner segment 30 takes the form of an arc having an end integrally formed on and extending from the respective frame 10 or 11 and an opposite free end from which the middle segment 31 extends.
  • the middle segment 31 may comprise a plurality of dimples (not shown) to increase the resistance to the stretching force.
  • the outer segment 32 extends from the middle segment 31 and comprises two steps 321 and 322 formed thereon, see Figure 5B.
  • a fastener 4 for connecting the head strip 13 is provided on the outer segment 32.
  • the fastener 4 comprises two members 40 and 41 fixed together to sandwich the outer segment 32 therebetween.
  • the two fastener members 40 and 41 comprise catch and paw pairs 401, 411 and 402, 412 to engage each other for securing the two members 40 and 41 together.
  • the outer segment 32 is provided with a through hole into which one of the catch and paw pairs 401, 411 extends to more securely fix the fastener 4 to the outer segment 32.
  • the fastener 4 is also provided with slots or openings for receiving and engaging the head strip 13 therethrough as indicated by the arrows shown in Figure 5B.
  • the strip receiving slots or openings of the fastener 4 may be modified to another form, designated 4' in Figure 5D, which provides the same function of connecting the head strip 13 to the fastener 4.
  • Figure 5D arrows are also shown to indicate the way to extend the head strip 13 through the strip receiving slots of the fastener 4'.
  • the goggle structure in accordance with the present invention comprises a bendable insert 20 and/or a nose cushion pad 121 which allow the goggles 1, particularly the bridge 12 of the goggles 1, to be bent to any desired contour to conform to the nose contour of a wearer so as to make the wearer comfortable.
  • the present invention allows the goggles to be formed integrally as a single piece with a soft material which provides a better conformability around the wearer's face without losing resistance to stretching in wearing the goggles.
  • the second embodiment goggles have a structure quite similar to the first embodiment with the only difference that the nose cushion pad 121 is removed.
  • the insert plate 20 is embedded in the bridge 12 to provide the conformity to the nose contour.
  • Same reference numerals are used to represent the same parts or elements in both the first and second embodiments.
  • FIG. 7 shows goggles constructed in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention, which are generally designated with the reference numeral 1'.
  • the goggles 1' have two frames 10' and 11' with a bridge 12' connected between inner sides thereof and a head strip 13 connected between outer sides thereof.
  • the bridge 12' has nose contour conforming means 2 mounted thereon which in the embodiment illustrated comprises a hollow frame like bendable insert 20' embedded in the bridge 12'.
  • the frames 10' and 11' comprise a connecting hole 18 formed thereon and a constraining projection 19 extending from the frames 10' or 11' and located outboard the hole 18.
  • the head strip 13 comprises a U-shaped fastener 131 associated with each of the connecting holes 18, having a retaining tab 132 mounted thereto to retain the fastener 131 to the respective connecting hole 18.

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  1. Schwimmbrillenstruktur (1) umfassend zwei Linsenrahmen (10, 11), welche jeweils eine darin befestigte Linse (14, 15) aufweisen, mit einer Innenseiten der Rahmen verbindenden Brücke (12),
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Brücke einen biegbaren Einsatz (20) umfasst, welcher darin eingebettet ist und sich im Wesentlichen über die Brücke erstreckt, um die Brücke an die Nasenkontur eines Trägers anzupassen.
  2. Schwimmbrillenstruktur nach Anspruch 1, wobei der biegbare Einsatz (20) aus einem Metallmaterial gefertigt ist, welches aus der aus Kupfer, kupferbasierten Legierungen, Aluminium und aluminiumbasierten Legierungen bestehenden Gruppe ausgewählt ist.
  3. Schwimmbrillenstruktur nach Anspruch 1, wobei der biegbare Einsatz (20) aus einem Material gefertigt ist, welches aus der aus Naturkautschuk, Silikongummi und durch Spritzguss geformtes Polyvinylchlorid, Polypropylen und Nylon bestehenden Gruppe ausgewählt ist.
  4. Schwimmbrillenstruktur nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der biegbare Einsatz (20) ein hohles rahmenartiges Teil mit einem Nasenkissenpolster (121) ist, welches sich ausgehend von dessen hohlen Abschnitt zu der Nase eines Trägers hin erstreckt, um einen angenehmen Kontakt mit der Nase des Trägers herzustellen.
  5. Schwimmbrillenstruktur nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei jeder der Rahmen (10, 11) eine entlang des Rahmens verlaufende Abdichtung (16, 17) umfasst.
  6. Schwimmbrillenstruktur nach Anspruch 5, wobei die Rahmen (10, 11), die Brücke (12) und die Abdichtungen (16, 17) integriert als ein einziges Teil ausgebildet sind.
  7. Schwimmbrillenstruktur nach Anspruch 5, wobei die Rahmen (10, 11), die Brücke (12) und die Abdichtungen (16, 17) mit Hilfe einer Gusstechnik als ein einziges Teil ausgebildet sind und wobei der biegbare Einsatz (20) mehrere Positionierlöcher (201) umfasst, welche ausgestaltet sind, um darin Positionierstifte einer Gussform zum Halten des biegbaren Einsatzes in Position während des Gießens aufzunehmen.
  8. Schwimmbrillenstruktur nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei jeder der Rahmen (10, 11) ein darauf ausgebildetes Verbindungsloch (18) und einen außerhalb des Verbindungslochs angeordneten und sich von dem Rahmen ausgehend erstreckenden Einzwängvorsprung (19) aufweist, und wobei die Schwimmbrillenstruktur des Weiteren ein Kopfband (13) mit einem an jedem von zwei Enden davon angebrachten Befestiger aufweist, wobei der Befestiger einen U-förmigen Körper (131) mit einer daran angebrachten Befestigungslasche (132) zum Eingreifen in das Verbindungsloch (18) zur Befestigung des Kopfbands an dem Rahmen aufweist.
  9. Schwimmbrillenstruktur nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Brillenstruktur des Weiteren ein zwischen Außenseiten der Rahmen (10, 11) verlaufendes Kopfband (13) umfasst, und wobei die Außenseiten jedes Rahmens daran angebrachte Dehnungslösemittel (3) zur Verbindung mit dem Kopfband (13) umfassen, wobei die Dehnungslösemittel (3) einen gebogenen Innenabschnitt (30), welcher darauf integriert ausgebildet ist und sich von der Außenseite des entsprechenden Rahmens ausgehend erstreckt, einen mit dem freien Ende des Innenabschnitts verbundenen mittleren Abschnitt (31) und einen Außenabschnitt (32), welcher sich ausgehend von dem mittleren Abschnitt (31) erstreckt und einen daran befestigten Befestiger zum in Eingriff Bringen mit dem Kopfband aufweist, umfasst.
  10. Schwimmbrillenstruktur nach Anspruch 9, wobei der mittlere Abschnitt (31) mindestens eine darauf ausgebildete Vertiefung umfasst.
  11. Schwimmbrillenstruktur nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 7, weiterhin umfassend an der Außenseite jedes Linsenrahmens (10, 11) angebrachte Dehnungslösemittel (3), wobei die Dehnungslösemittel (3) einen integriert darauf ausgebildeten und sich ausgehend von der Außenseite des Rahmens erstreckenden gebogenen Innenabschnitt (30), einen mit dem freien Ende des Innenabschnitts verbundenen mittleren Abschnitt (31) und einen sich ausgehend von dem mittleren Abschnitt (31) erstreckenden Außenabschnitt (32) mit einem daran befestigten Befestiger (4) umfasst; und
    ein Kopfband (13) mit zwei entgegengesetzten Enden, welche jeweils mit den Befestigern (4) der Rahmen in Eingriff gebracht sind.
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ES96306401T ES2180707T3 (es) 1996-09-04 1996-09-04 Estructura de gafas de natacion.
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AT96306401T ATE221404T1 (de) 1996-09-04 1996-09-04 Schwimmbrille
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