EP1197246A1 - Schwimmbrille - Google Patents

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EP1197246A1
EP1197246A1 EP00309047A EP00309047A EP1197246A1 EP 1197246 A1 EP1197246 A1 EP 1197246A1 EP 00309047 A EP00309047 A EP 00309047A EP 00309047 A EP00309047 A EP 00309047A EP 1197246 A1 EP1197246 A1 EP 1197246A1
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connecting plate
swimming goggles
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Hermam Chiang
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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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  • This invention relates to a type of swimming goggles, particularly to an innovated construction of swimming goggles which protective pad can encompass two eye frames in a same space to provide wearing comfort and a wider field of vision.
  • the two lens frames cover the two eye sockets separately on the left and right.
  • conventional design of swimming goggles is aimed at covering the eye sockets to achieve the purpose of resistance to water seepage. Therefore, the protective pads on the lens frames are independently , whether of sponge type or sucker type, are independently assembled on the left and right.
  • the protective pad frames covering the rims of eye sockets will have a suction force that will cause discomfort after they are worn for an extended period of time, especially when the user has dived a certain depth underwater.
  • the field of vision of conventional swimming goggles is limited because of the small area of lenses.
  • the main objective of this invention is to provide a type of swimming goggles that is comfortable to wear and has a wide field of vision; the protective pad of the swimming goggles has the performance of a facemask that covers the areas beyond the eye sockets, and by encompassing the two eyes in the same space, there will be no risk of any pressure on the eyeballs.
  • the main characteristic of this invention of swimming goggles lies in that: the lenses and protective pad of the swimming goggles are compressed and fixed as one unit by the lens frame main unit, wherein the lens frame main unit comprises a center connector that joins the upper and lower rims of the lens frame main unit, embedding grooves that accommodate the lenses and protective pad, and compressing devices located on the sides of the embedding grooves, the compressing device comprising: connecting plates extending from the lens frame main unit, openings penetrating the embedding grooves and connecting plates, and a bottom cover and top cover that join the connecting plates, wherein between the bottom cover, the top cover and the connecting plates are fastening units, and the bottom cover and the top cover have a clasp member to close and engage the embedding grooves to the openings of the connecting plates;
  • the lens and the protective pad can be securely assembled inside the embedding grooves of the lens frame main unit by the fastening unit between the bottom cover, the top cover and the connecting plates, and the clasp member of the bottom cover and the top cover.
  • the connecting plate is an extension of the entire side of the lens frame main unit, while the opening divides the connecting plate into two areas, one large and the other small, to facilitate clasping by the clasp member between the bottom cover and the top cover.
  • the fastening unit has fastening holes on the large area connecting plate, and fastening posts at the corresponding positions on the bottom cover, thereby to join the bottom cover with to the connecting plate.
  • the clasp member has pressing margin on the bottom cover opposite the upper and lower rims of the large area and small area connecting plates.
  • the vertical distance of the pressing margin is equivalent to the closing distance of the large area and small area connecting plates. So, when the fastening post of the bottom cover is inserted in the fastening hole of the large area of the connecting plate, the pressing margin can compress the small area connecting plate to the large area connecting plate, to close the openings of the two parts and achieve the fastening performance by compression.
  • the top cover has a pressing margin at a position opposite the pressing margin of the bottom cover, and between the pressing margin and the compressing margin are depressed grooves and protruded mounds that can be fastened to each other, to further compress the large area and small area connecting plates, and simultaneously, to fix the bottom cover and the top cover.
  • Another characteristic of this invention of swimming goggles is that, on opposite positions on the bottom cover and the connecting plates are inserting holes to accommodate the insertion of the headband of the swimming goggles.
  • Another characteristic of this invention of swimming goggles is that, on the inside of the top cover is a stop face to restrict that headband from excessive insertion, and to guide the insertion of the headband.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded view of this invention of swimming goggles.
  • FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 5 illustrate the gradual steps taken to assemble this invention of swimming goggles.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates the section views of the bottom cover, top cover and connecting plate of this invention of swimming goggles.
  • FIG. 7 is a section view taken along the line marked A-A in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 8 is a second preferred embodiment of this invention of swimming goggles.
  • this invention of swimming goggles comprises: a lens frame main unit 2, a protective pad 3, lenses 4, a compressing device 5 and a headband device 6 (FIG. 5), in which, the lens frame main unit 2 is a frame unit, monobloc formed at the center of the frame unit is a center connector 20 that joins the upper and lower parts of the frame unit, the center connector 20 dividing the frame unit into a left part and a right part, and on each of the inside rim of the left and right frame units is an embedding unit 201 that serves to accommodate the lens 4 and the protective pad 3.
  • the protective pad 3 has a face contact part 30 and a lens accommodating part 31.
  • the face contact part 30 has a larger area, its upper part to be in close contact with the areas above the eyebrows, while its lower part to be in close contact with the areas below the lower eye sockets.
  • the lens accommodating part 31 relates to a formation of a frame opening on the protective pad 3 with an area to match the lens 4.
  • On the rim of the frame is a depressed ring 310 that serves to envelop the rim of the lens 4 before they are jointly accommodated in the embedding groove 201 on the lens frame main unit 2.
  • the compressing device 5 comprises: a connecting plate 50, an opening 51, a bottom cover 53 and a top cover 52, in which, the connecting plate 50 is an extension of the entire side of the lens frame main unit 2, the opening 51 penetrating the embedding groove 201 and the connecting plate 50, dividing the connecting plate 50 into a large area 501 and a small area 502, the small area 502 having a connecting plate 502 with a better elasticity to facilitate closing of the opening 51. Between the bottom cover 53, the top cover 52 and the.
  • connecting plate 50 is a fastening unit 8
  • the fastening unit 8 has a fastening hole 80 on the connecting plate 501 of the larger area, and a fastening post 81 at an opposite position on the bottom cover 53, to join the bottom cover 53 to the connecting plate 50.
  • the bottom cover 53 and the top cover 52 have a clasp member 9 to close the embedding groove 201 to the opening 51 of the connecting plate 50.
  • the clasp member 9 has a pressing margin 90 on the upper and lower rims of the bottom cover 53 matching the connecting plates 501, 502 of the large and small areas.
  • the vertical distance of the pressing margin 90 is equivalent to the distance to close up the connecting plates 501, 502 of the large and small areas.
  • FIGS. 2 through 5 that illustrate the steps taken to assemble this invention of swimming goggles.
  • the lens 4 is assembled inside the depressed ring 310 of the lens accommodating part 31 on the protective pad 3, as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the top cover 52 and the bottom cover 53 are assembled on one side, as shown in FIG. 3. Now, referring also to FIG.
  • the top cover 52 and the bottom cover 53 are assembled in the way that, the fastening post 81 of the bottom cover 53 is inserted to the fastening hole 80 of the large area connecting plate 501, so the pressing margin 90 and the compressing margin 91 will compress the small area connecting plate 502 to the large area connecting plate 501, so the depressed grooves 92 and the protruded mounds 93 on the pressing margin 90 and the compressing margin 91 will fasten the opening 51 between the connecting plates 501, 502.
  • the top cover 52 and the bottom cover 53 on the other side are assembled as the above as shown in FIG. 4.
  • the two ends of the headband 60 of the headband device 6 are respectively inserted through the already assembled top cover 52 and the bottom cover 53.
  • the headband 60 will be stopped by the stop face 95 (shown in FIG. 7) and guided to go through the inserting holes 94 (shown in FIG. 1) on the bottom cover 53 and the large area connecting plate 501, and then the headband is inserted in position as shown in FIG. 5.
  • the lens frame main unit 2' of the swimming goggles 1' is composed of an upper frame 21' and a lower frame 22'.
  • a center connector 20' joins the upper and lower frames 21', 22' of the lens frame main unit 2' as one unit.
  • the center connector 20' and the lower frame 22' are formed as one unit, while the upper frame 21' is assembled to the center connector 20' showing a joining face 7'.
  • Other components such as the protective pad 3', the lenses 4', the compressing device 5' and the headband device 6' are the same as in the first preferred embodiment, so it needs no elaboration.
  • the lens frame main unit of this invention of swimming goggles can be one single frame unit as shown in the first preferred embodiment, or the assembly of two frame units as shown in the second preferred embodiment. Both are capable of achieving the objective of this invention.

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US7900280B2 (en) 2006-05-18 2011-03-08 Speedo International Limited Goggles

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FR2438579A1 (fr) * 1978-10-09 1980-05-09 Amf Inc Masque de plongee
US4279040A (en) * 1979-08-28 1981-07-21 Amf Incorporated Diving mask
DE29711504U1 (de) * 1997-07-01 1997-08-28 Huang, Ann, Tainan Schwimmbrille mit verbessertem Eingriff zwischen den Linsen und den Polstern

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FR2438579A1 (fr) * 1978-10-09 1980-05-09 Amf Inc Masque de plongee
US4279040A (en) * 1979-08-28 1981-07-21 Amf Incorporated Diving mask
DE29711504U1 (de) * 1997-07-01 1997-08-28 Huang, Ann, Tainan Schwimmbrille mit verbessertem Eingriff zwischen den Linsen und den Polstern

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7900280B2 (en) 2006-05-18 2011-03-08 Speedo International Limited Goggles

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