JP3208449U - Assist band, underwater mask equipped with the assist band, and exercise goggles - Google Patents

Abstract

An assist band configured to closely attach a mask main body to a predetermined face position of a diver or the like and effectively prevent not only the lateral direction but also the mask main body from shifting vertically is provided. An underwater mask and exercise goggles are provided. An assist band is used by being attached to a lateral headband for closely attaching an underwater mask or exercise goggles to a predetermined position on a face, and the assist band body has flexibility or rubber elasticity. It is made of silicone rubber, synthetic rubber or thermoplastic elastomer, and has an annular portion 3 for passing the lateral headband 14 at both ends, and the assist band 1 hangs the top of the wearer in the vertical direction. The underwater mask 10 or the exercise goggles can be prevented from shifting not only in the horizontal direction but also in the vertical direction. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an underwater mask used for diving, an assist band attached to exercise goggles used for swimming, skiing, etc., an underwater mask equipped with the assist band, and exercise goggles.

  For example, in the case of an underwater mask for diving, as shown in the following patent document, a lens frame provided with a lens, a skirt extending rearward from the lens frame, and the vicinity of both left and right sides of the lens frame And a lateral headband that is wound around the buckle so as to be adjustable in length and is in close contact with the back of the head. The underwater mask body is in close contact with the face by the contraction force of the lateral headband. It will be in the state.

JP 2003-265647 A

In the case of the underwater mask disclosed in Patent Document 1, the underwater mask main body has a predetermined position on the face only by a lateral headband that is hung on a buckle attached in the vicinity of both the left and right sides of the lens frame and is in close contact with the back of the head. The structure is in close contact with.
However, in the fixing method using only the lateral headband, if the wearer's occipital shape is a straight shape called a precipitous head or tortilla, the lateral headband is not caught on the occipital region. However, there is a problem in that it is easily displaced in the vertical direction, in particular, downward from the back of the head, and as a result, the underwater mask main body cannot be firmly fixed to a normal position. In particular, for beginners such as scuba divers, there is a serious problem that when water enters the mask body, the user feels stress, panics from the stress, and leads to death.

  The present invention selectively uses an assist band that extends in the vertical direction near the top of a head such as a diver in addition to the horizontal headband attached to the conventional underwater mask or exercise goggles, or The horizontal headband and the vertical assist band are integrally molded, and the mask body is brought into close contact with a predetermined face of a diver or the like to effectively prevent the mask body from shifting vertically as well as laterally. It is an object of the present invention to provide an assist band, an underwater mask provided with the assist band, and exercise goggles.

  If the structure of this invention for solving the said subject is explained in full detail, the invention which concerns on Claim 1 selectively attaches to the horizontal headband for closely attaching the underwater mask or the exercise goggles to the predetermined position of the face. The assist band body is made of silicone rubber, synthetic rubber or thermoplastic elastomer having flexibility or rubber elasticity, and has an annular portion at both ends for passing the lateral headband. The assist band is configured so that the top of the head of the wearer can be stretched vertically by the assist band so that the underwater mask or exercise goggles can be prevented from shifting in the vertical direction. It is a band.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the assist band according to claim 1, wherein a substantially intermediate portion of the assist band is formed in a wide shape to increase a contact area with the top of the head.

  Further, the invention according to claim 3 is a flexible or rubber made of the same material as the lateral headband in a substantially symmetrical position of the lateral headband for closely attaching the underwater mask or exercise goggles to a predetermined position on the face. An assist band that can hang the top of the wearer in the vertical direction is integrally formed of elastic silicone rubber, synthetic rubber, or thermoplastic elastomer, and the underwater mask or exercise goggles are vertically moved by the assist band. An underwater mask or exercise goggles having an assist band characterized in that it can be prevented from shifting.

  Further, the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that an approximately middle portion of the assist band is formed in a wide shape to increase a contact area with the top of the head. Mask or exercise goggles.

  According to the device according to claim 1, the assist band body is not integrally formed with the lateral headband attached to the underwater mask or the exercise goggles, but in the annular portion formed at both ends of the assist band body, After adjusting the required length through the both ends of the lateral headband, fix both ends of the lateral headband with buckles, hang the assist band body over the top of the head, and lateral displacement by the lateral headband In addition to prevention, it is possible to prevent vertical displacement, that is, vertical displacement by the assist band body, and effectively prevent water from entering the mask or goggles body. Further, when the substantially middle part of the assist band is formed in a wide shape to increase the contact area with the top of the head, it is more difficult to shift and the safety is improved.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, since the lateral headband and the assist band are integrally formed, it is possible to provide an underwater mask or exercise goggles having a structure that is easy to use and difficult to deviate from a predetermined position on the face. Can do. In addition, when the substantially middle part of the assist band is formed in a wide shape to increase the contact area with the top of the head, the same effect as in the case of the above embodiment can be obtained.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the conventional underwater mask with which a head is mounted | worn only by a horizontal headband. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the assist band which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the state which attached the assist band to the horizontal direction headband of the conventional underwater mask. It is a perspective view which shows an example which integrally molded the horizontal headband and the assist band.

  Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the present invention will be described in detail based on the illustrated embodiment.

  The embodiment described below shows an example for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the following description and illustrated. In particular, the materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the components described in the embodiments are not merely intended to limit the scope of the present invention unless otherwise specified, but are merely illustrative examples. Is. In addition, the size, positional relationship, and the like of the members shown in each drawing may be exaggerated for clarity of explanation.

FIG. 1 shows a conventional underwater mask, in which 10 denotes an underwater mask body.
The underwater mask main body 10 is made of a lens frame 11 in which a lens is fitted in a watertight manner, a flexible or rubber-elastic silicone rubber, a synthetic rubber, a thermoplastic elastomer, or the like that extends to the rear side of the lens frame 11. The skirt portion 12, the lens frame 11 or the buckle portions 13 and 13 attached to the left and right sides of the skirt portion 12, and the silicone rubber or the thermoplastic elastomer hung around by the buckle portions 13 and 13 on the left and right sides. The headband 14 is provided, and conventionally, the headband 14 is expanded and fitted into the head, and the required length of the headband 14 is adjusted so that the underwater mask body 10 is in close contact with a predetermined position on the face. I was using it.

However, the headband 14 only tightens the head in a so-called lateral direction, and the occipital shape of the wearer as described above is a straight line that does not have a roundness called a precipice or an occipital head. In the case of a simple shape, there is a problem that the lateral headband is not caught on the occipital region and is displaced in the vertical direction, in particular, downward from the occipital region.
Therefore, the present invention is designed so that the assist band can be selectively attached to the lateral headband 14 to prevent the underwater mask body 10 from shifting downward.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the assist band 1. The assist band 1 is made of silicone rubber, synthetic rubber or thermoplastic elastomer having flexibility or rubber elasticity, like the lateral headband 14 and the skirt portion 12 described above. The annular portion 3 having the through holes 2 through which both end portions of the lateral headband 14 are passed is formed at both end portions. The length of the assist band 1 in the longitudinal direction needs to be from the attachment base point on either the left or right side of the headband 14 to the attachment point on the other side through the top of the wearer, but is flexible as the material used. In view of the elastic properties of silicone rubber, synthetic rubber, thermoplastic elastomer, and the like, which are characteristic or rubber elastic, it is possible to obtain a favorable effect because the head fits the head.

When the portion 4 corresponding to the substantially middle portion of the assist band 1, that is, the top of the head, is formed in a wide shape as shown in FIG. 2, the contact area with the top of the head is expanded, and a better feeling of adhesion is obtained. Vertical displacement can be prevented completely.
Although not particularly illustrated, a large number of small protrusions are formed inside the portion 4 corresponding to the top of the head so as to increase the slip resistance with a head such as a diver or a hood made of wet suit material. Can be.

  In applying the assist band 1 according to this embodiment to the conventional underwater mask 10, first, both end portions 15, 15 of the lateral headband 14 are removed from the buckle portions 13, 13, and the lateral head is in a free state. After the positions of both ends 15 and 15 of the band 14 are adjusted through the through holes 2 of the annular portion 3 formed at both ends of the assist band 1, both ends 15 of the lateral headband 14 are adjusted as shown in FIG. , 15 are passed through the buckle parts 13, 13 to complete the setting.

  According to this embodiment, it can be attached to a headband attached to an existing underwater mask, and the free ends at both ends of the lateral headband 14 are connected to the assist band 1 as shown in FIG. It can push into the through-hole 2 of the annular part 3 of both ends, and can prevent that the free end of the horizontal headband 14 gets in the way.

  Next, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the flexibility or rubber elasticity of the same material as that of the lateral headband 14 is set at a substantially symmetrical position of the lateral headband 14 for closely attaching the underwater mask 10 to a predetermined position on the face. The assist band 1 that can hang the top of the wearer in the vertical direction is integrally formed with silicone rubber, synthetic rubber, or thermoplastic elastomer having the above structure, and the underwater mask 10 is displaced in the vertical direction by the assist band 1. Since both end portions 5 and 5 of the assist band 1 are integrally formed so as to be orthogonal to the head band 14, the assist band 1 can be attached as compared with the single assist band 1 described above. It is possible to save the labor required for the set to be removed and to provide an underwater mask equipped with an easy-to-use assist band. It can be.

  Although the underwater mask is taken as an example in the above-described embodiment, the technical idea of the present invention can of course be applied to various types of exercise goggles that hold the goggles with a single lateral headband. Even in the case of exercise goggles with an assist band attached so as to hang over the top of the head, it is possible to prevent the goggle body from shifting not only in the horizontal direction but also in the vertical direction.

As described above, the present invention relates to an assist band, an underwater mask equipped with the assist band, and an exercise goggles. Of course, the present invention can also be applied to a case in which the band is attached and fixed so that the center of the band is in contact with the back of the head of the human head via the upper part of the ear in the lateral direction of the head.
That is, in the same manner as the present invention, in the shape of a straight occipital region such as a precipice and an occipital head, the band easily moves after wearing, and it may not be fixed in a normal position and may not be used normally. However, by adopting the technical idea of the present invention, it is possible to use it normally, so it is possible to use anti-dust goggles for protection against dust, eye protection, goggles for rescue activities, or steam or chemicals. It can also be applied to fields such as goggles for autoclaves that protect the environment.

1: Assist band 2: Through hole 3: Ring portion 4: Portion corresponding to the top 5: Both ends 10: Underwater mask body 11: Lens frame 12: Skirt portion 13: Buckle portion 14: Headband 15: Both ends

Claims (4)

  An assist band used by selectively attaching an underwater mask or exercise goggles to a lateral headband for closely contacting a predetermined position on the face, wherein the assist band body is a silicone rubber having flexibility or rubber elasticity, synthetic It is made of rubber or thermoplastic elastomer, and an annular portion for passing the lateral headband is formed at both ends, and the top of the wearer's head can be stretched vertically by the assist band. An assist band characterized in that the mask or exercise goggles can be prevented from shifting in the vertical direction.   2. The assist band according to claim 1, wherein a substantially intermediate portion of the assist band is formed in a wide shape to increase a contact area with the top of the head.   Silicone rubber, synthetic rubber, or heat that has the same flexibility and rubber elasticity of the same material as the horizontal headband at the left and right symmetrical positions of the horizontal headband for closely attaching the underwater mask or exercise goggles to a predetermined position on the face An assist band that can stretch the wearer's head in the vertical direction with a plastic elastomer is integrally molded, and the assist band can prevent the underwater mask or exercise goggles from shifting vertically. An underwater mask or exercise goggles equipped with an assist band.   The underwater mask or exercise goggles provided with the assist band according to claim 3, wherein a substantially intermediate portion of the assist band is formed in a wide shape to increase a contact area with the top of the head.

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