MXPA96005791A - Protecto goggles assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a set of safety protective goggles comprising: a frame including left and right lens frame portions connected by a central bridge portion, each of the left and right lens frame portions includes a Lens receiving aperture, the frame further includes portions of left and right temple bars, a protective lens piece integrally molded from a clear plastic material, resistant to rupture and including left and right lens panels connected by a bridge portion In the center, the lens piece is received in assembled relation with the frame of the left and right lens panels aligned in register with the left and right lens frame portions, the left and right lens panels and the bridge portion of the lens. piece of lens have an outer peripheral margin that is generally similar to a peripheral margin The outer part of the left and right framework portions and the bridge portion of the frame so that the lens part is substantially hidden from view when viewed in the lens assembly from a front view position, and means to detachably secure the piece of lens to the frame when the lens piece is received in assembled relation with the frame

Description

PROTECTIVE GOGGLES ASSEMBLY Background and Compendium of the Invention The present invention relates to protective articles for the eyes, and more particularly, to a set of protective glasses that includes a frame portion and a protective lens piece that can be easily assembled and disassembled with the frame , for a fast and efficient exchange of the frame and / or replacement of the lens piece. The importance of wearing safety glasses or safety glasses in many industrial environments is widely recognized, and as a result, a variety of different types and styles of protective eyewear have been available up to now. Although the presently existing protective glasses are suitable for their intended purpose, however, there is a continuing need for improved versions of protective glasses. In this regard, it is believed that in the market, protective glasses that imitate the frame styles of current designers, and that offer versatility to change the colors or styles of the frame, are highly desirable. to replace the lens parts. The present invention provides a novel and effective protective eyeglass assembly having a high degree of versatility. More specifically, the spectacle assembly of the present invention comprises a frame, and a lens piece that is adapted to ar-egurnrr.c in a detachable manner to the frame, such that a user can exchange the frame by another frame of the same type, but of a different color or appearance, and / or replace the lens piece if the lens piece is damaged. The frame comprises left and right lens frame portions, left and right lens receiving apertures, respectively formed in the left and right lens frame portions, a bridge portion connecting the left and right lens frame portions, , and bars of the temples left and of. They extend backward from the left and right lens frame portions. The spacer bars are angularly adjustable with respect to the left and right lens frame portions, and can also be telescopically adjusted in their length. The lens piece is preferably molded integrally from a durable transparent plastic material, and includes left and dot echo lens panels, a central bridge portion connecting the left and right lens panels, left and right side shields that they extend backward from the left and right side extremities of the left and right lens panels, and upper left and right shields that extend between the left and right upper extremity portions of the left and right lens panels, and the shields left and right sides-, respectively. The lens piece is received in an armed relationship with the frame, with the left and right lens panels aligned in registration with the left and right lens frame portions. The lens part and the armature are secured in a reinforced relationship by means of intercoupling formations on the frame and lens part. More specifically, the left and right temple bars each include a horizontally disposed T-shaped bolt that extends inward, while the left and right lateral pieces of the lens piece include a vertically complementary slot. ready to receive their respective bolts. The center piece portion of the lens piece further includes a stop, while the bridge portion of the frame includes a small recess to receive the stop. To assemble the frame and the lens piece, the temples bars of the frame are bent outward to insert the bolts into the slots of the side shields of the lens pieceIn this aspect, the lens piece is originally placed with the lens panels facing downward, so that the slots of the side shields are arranged horizontally, and aligned with the bolts, and then the work piece is rotated. lens forward and upwardly relative to the frame, for engaging the lens piece with the recess of the bridge portion of the frame. The bolts, together with stopping, cooperate to keep the lens piece in an armed relationship with the frame. The left and left lens panels and the bridge portion of the lens part are preferably formed with an outer peripheral margin that is generally similar to the outer peripheral margin of the left and right lens frame portions and the portion of the frame bridge, such that the lens piece is substantially hidden from view when the glasses are viewed from a frontal viewing position. Still further, the left and right lens panels each include a stepped lens formation that is received in an interengaged coupling in the aligned lens receiving aperture of the frame portion, when the lens piece is armed with the frame. The stepped lens formation c-r and the perception that there are individual lenses snapped instantaneously in the openings of the lens frame. It has been found that the protective goggle assembly of the present invention has significant commercial advantages over the protective goggles available up to now. In a specific way, because the lens piece can be removed from the frame, the frame can be exchanged with another frame of a different color or appearance, by simply disassembling the lens piece from the original frame, and assembling it with a new frame. In addition, the particular design of the frame and the lens piece is intended to minimize the visibility of the lens piece, and thus create the perception of a conventional pair of designer eyeglasses, rather than a bulky pair of protective goggles. . The provision of a protective eye article for the designer style makes it more attractive to use the protective article for the eyes, and therefore, increases the number of people who will actually wear the protective glasses. Still further, due to the unified construction of the lens part, and at -1 in a manner in which it is adapted to be assembled with the frame, the lens part can provide highly effective eye protection. Still further, the overall construction of the frame and the lens piece, makes it possible for the protective glasses of the present invention to be used comfortably and effectively by a user for a prolonged period of time. In accordance with the foregoing, the primary object of the present invention is the provision of a COT. Set of protective goggles, which comprises a lens piece and a frame that can be separated from the lens piece to exchange the frame with another frame of a different color or appearance, and / or replace the lens portion if the lens portion becomes scratched or damaged. Other objects of the invention include the provision of temple bars that are angularly adjustable with respect to lens frame portions, and the provision of temple bars that can be telescopically adjusted in length. Other objects, features, and additional advantages of the invention will become clearer as the description thereof proceeds, when considered in connection with the accompanying illustrative drawings.

Description of the Drawings In the drawings that illustrate the best mode currently contemplated to realize the present invention: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the eyeglass assembly of the present invention. Figure 2 is a perspective view thereof, with a pair of lens portions in a separate relation in parts. Figure 3 is a front elevated view of the assembled eyeglass assembly. Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along lines 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view thereof. Figure 6 is an elevated top view of the child. Figure 7 is a rear elevational view thereof, Figure 8 is an enlarged side view of the temple bar, with a side portion of the body of the temple bar removed to illustrate the rod of the temple bar. Figure 9 is an enlarged top view of the temple bar with an upper portion of the body of the temple bar removed to illustrate the rod of the temple bar.

Description of the Invention Referring now to the drawings, the protective eyeglass assembly of the present invention is illustrated, and is generally indicated in 10 of Figures 1 to 7. The eyeglass assembly 10 comprises a frame generally indicated at 12, and a lens part generally indicated at 14, which is removably secured to the frame 1"", as will be more fully stipulated later herein.The frame 12 is preferably constructed of a durable plastic material, and comprises portions thereof. of left and right lens frames 16, 18, respectively, left and right lens receiving apertures 20, 22 formed respectively in the left and right lens frame portions 16, 18, a central bridge portion 24 connecting the portions of left and right lens frame 16, 18, and left and right temple bar assemblies, generally indicated at 26, 28, extending backward from of the left and right lens frame portions 16, 18. More specifically, the left and right lens frame portions 16, 18, include respective side bar portions 30, 32, which extend rearwardly from the peripheral edges of the respective lens frame portion 16, 18, and temple bar assemblies 26, 28 are attached to these side bar portions of the frame 12. The temple bar assemblies 26, 28 can be angularly adjusted with - with respect to the left and right lens frame portions 16, 18, by means of a ratchet assembly, and in addition they can be telescopically adjusted in their length. In this regard, each of the temple bar assemblies 26, 28 is of identical construction, and therefore, for ease of description, only a set of reference numerals will be used. • for both temple bar assemblies 26, 28. Each of the temple bar assemblies 26, 28 comprises a front temple bar portion generally indicated at 34, and a posterior temple bar portion generally indicated at 36, which are hingedly connected by a bolt 38 extending along a vertical axis. The bolt 38 provides the bend of the rear temple rod portion 36 inward for storage. Referring to Figures 6 and 8, the front temple bar portion 34 generally has a U-shape, which has a body portion 40 and separate internal and external leg portions 42 and 44 respectively (see Figure 6). The separated leg portions 42, 44 are received in an interengaged relation on the opposite sides of a rearwardly extending finger portion 46 of the respective side bar portion 30, 32 of the frame 12, and are maintained in a ratio of assemble by another bolt 48 extending along a horizontal axis. The bolt 48 provides pivoting or angular movement of the front temple bar portion 34 with respect to the side bar portions 30., with respect to the side bar portions 30, 32 of the frame 12. The angular adjustment of the front temple bar portion 34 is provided by facing the rim surfaces formed on the outer leg 44 of the front temple bar portion 34 and on the respective side bar portion 30, 32 of the frame 12. More specifically, the outer leg 44 of the front temple rail portion 34 includes an enlarged end portion having an arcuate surface, and teeth of saw 50 formed on the arched surface (see Figure 8). The end portion of the leg 44 is further provided with an arcuate groove 52 adjacent the arcuate end surface, to provide a limited degree of inward bending at the saw tooth end 50 of the foot 44. Sawtooth 50 on the outer leg 44, face towards, and engage with, a stop 54 formed on a shoulder of the respective side bar portion 30, 32, and prevent an unintended pivoting movement of the respective temple bar assembly 26, 28, once the user places it. However, the operator can, nevertheless, adjust the angular position of the temple bar assembly 26, 28, by applying slight pressure to the temple bar. The back temple bar portion 36 comprises a generally indicated body portion 56, which includes the articulated connection with the front temple bar portion 34, and a rod portion generally indicated at 58. The body portion 56 is of construction generally tubular, and the rod portion 58 is slidably received inside the body portion 56 for a sliding movement therein. In this manner, the shank portion 58 can telescopically adjust its length relative to the body portion 56. To provide fixed adjustment points, the shank portion 58 includes a stop 60 on its bottom surface, while the portion of body 56 includes a series of longitudinally spaced openings 62 in its lower surface, for receiving detection 60. The rod 58 is further provided with a slot 64 (Figure 8) adjacent to its lower edge in proximity to detection 60, to provide a slight bend or inward flexion of the stop 60, when the rod 58 is moved within the body portion 56. The operator of the eyeglasses 10 can adjust the length of the temple rod 58 by forcefully pulling or pushing the rod 58 in relation to the body portion 56 for placing the stop 60 in one of the openings 62. The backward movement of the rod 58 is restricted by a pin. e projection 66 (Figures 1, 2, 8, and 9) formed on the inner side of the rod 58, which runs in a groove 68 (Figures 1, 2, 8, and 9) formed on the inner side of the body portion 6. The rod 58 is further provided with a vertically extending groove 70 (Figure 9), adjacent to its terminal end. The bead 70 provides a bending bend of the rod 58 for insertion into, and removal from, the body portion 56. The rear end of the rod 58 includes a curved body portion 72 to be received around the ear of a user, and it further includes an elastic bearing 74 that is integrally formed with the body 72. The structure of this double-flexed temple rod is more specifically illustrated and. it is described in U.S. Patent No. 5,345,616, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference. Referring particularly to Figure 2, the lens part 14 is preferably integrally molded from a durable transparent plastic material, and includes left and right lens panels generally indicated at 76, 78, a central bridge portion 80 which connects left and right lens panels 76, 78, left and right side shields 82, 84 extending backward from the left and right lateral ends of the left and right lens panels 76, 78, and left and right upper shields 86, 88 extending between the left and right upper leg portions of the panels left and right lens 76, 78, and left and right side shields 82, 84, respectively. The lens piece 14 is received in an assembled relationship with the frame 12, with the left and right lens panels 76, 78 aligned in register with the left and right lens frame portions 16, 18. More specifically, the lens part 14 and the frame 12 are detachably secured in an assembled relation by means of interengaged formations on the frame 12 and the lens piece 14. Still more specifically, the front temple bar portion 34 of the assemblies of left and right temples bar 26, 28, includes a horizontally disposed T-shaped bolt, extending inwardly 90 (as seen more clearly in Figure 2), while the left and right side shields 82, 84 of the lens piece 14 includes a complementary vertically disposed slot 92 for receiving the respective pin 90. The central bridge portion 80 of the lens piece 14 further includes a stop 94, which The bridge portion 24 of the frame 12 includes a small recess 96 (FIG. 6) to receive the arrest 94. To assemble the lens piece 14 and the frame? , the temple bar assemblies 26, 28 of the frame 12, are bent outwards to insert the bolts 90 into the slots 92 of the side shields 82, 84 of the lens part 14. In this aspect, the lens part 14 it is placed first with the lens panels 76, 78 facing downwards, in such a way that the grooves 92 are oriented horizontally and aligned with the T-shaped bolts 90. Then the lens piece 14 is rotated upwards and forwards with with respect to the frame 12, for interlocking the T-shaped bolt 90 with the slots 92, and for engaging the lens piece 94 with the recess 96 in the bridge portion 24 of the frame 12. Referring to Figure 3, it is noted that the left and right lens panels 76, 78, and the lens portion 80 of the lens piece 14, are preferably formed with an outer peripheral margin that is generally similar to the outer peripheral margin of the frame portions of the lens. left lens and right 16, 18, and the lens portion 24 of the frame 12, such that the lens piece 14 is substantially hidden from view when the assembled spectacles 10 are viewed from a frontal viewing position. The intent of this configuration is to create the perception that the user is not really wearing protective glasses, but rather, is wearing a pair of conventional glasses. Referring to Figures 1, 2, and 4, the left and right lens panels 76, 78, each further comprise a stepped lens formation 98, 100 which is received in an interengaged coupling in the aligned lens receiving aperture. , 22 of the frame portion 12, when the lens piece 14 is assembled with the frame 12 (Figure 4). The stepped formations 98, 100 have an outer peripheral margin that is substantially identical to the outer peripheral margin of the lens apertures 20, 22, such that the stepped formations 98, 100 look like inserted lenses when the lens piece is assembled. with the frame 12. The outer peripheral sides of the stepped formations 98, 100, and the inner peripheral sides of the lens apertures 20, 22, further include complementary chamfered edges 102, 104, respectively (Figure 4), for an interengaged coupling of the lens part 14 and the frame 12. Accordingly, it is seen that the present invention provides an effective protective eyeglass assembly 10 which has significant advantages over the safety goggles available hitherto. In a specific way, because the lens piece 14 can be removed from the frame 12, the frame 12 can be exchanged with another frame of a different color or appearance, by simply disassembling the lens piece 14 from the original frame, and assembling it with a new frame. In addition, the particular design of the frame 12 and the lens piece 14, is intended to minimize the visibility of the lens piece 14, and thus create the perception of a conventional pair of designer eyeglasses. The provision of designer-style protective eyewear makes wearing protective goggles more attractive, and therefore increases the number of people who will actually wear goggles. Still further, due to the unified construction of the lens piece 14 and the manner in which it is adapted to be assembled with the frame 12, the lens piece 14 can provide highly effective eye protection. Still further, the overall construction of the frame 12 and the lens piece 14 makes it possible for the protective glasses of the present invention to be worn comfortably and effectively by a user for a prolonged period of time. Still further, the staggered lens formations 98, 100 of the lens part 14 create the perception of lenses inserted into the frame 12. Although a certain specific structure incorporating the invention is shown and described herein, it will be apparent to the experts in this field that various modifications and reconfigurations of the parts may be made, without departing from the spirit and scope of the underlying inventive concept, and that it is not limited to the particular forms shown and described herein, except as indicated for the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (24)

1. A set of protective goggles, comprising: a frame including left and right lens frame portions connected by a central bridge portion, including each of the left and right lens frame portions, a lens receiving aperture, the frame further including portions of the left and right temples bar; and a lens piece integrally molded from a transparent plastic material, and including left and right lens panels - connected by a central bridge portion, further including the lens piece, left and right side shields extending towards back from the respective left and right lateral extremities of the left and right lens panels, and left and right upper shields extending between the left and right upper extremity portions of the left and right lens panels and the left and right side shields right, respectively, the lens piece being received in an assembled relationship with the frame, with the left and right lens panels aligned in register with the left and right lens frame portions; and elements for releasably securing the lens piece to the frame when the lens piece is received in an assembled relationship with the frame. The spectacle assembly of claim 1, wherein the left and right lens panels and the bridge portion of the lens part having an outer peripheral margin that is generally similar to an outer peripheral margin of the frame portion Left and right and the bridge portion of the frame, such that the lens piece is substantially hidden from view when the eyeglass assembly is viewed from a frontal viewing position. 3. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 1, wherein the left and right lens panels each include a stepped lens formation, this stepped lens formation being respectively received in an interengaged coupling in the lens receiving aperture of the lens. the frame portions of the frame, when the lens piece is assembled with the frame. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 3, wherein the outer peripheral margins of the stepped lens formations are substantially identical to the internal peripheral margins of the respective lens receiving apertures. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 2, wherein the left and right lens panels each include a stepped lens formation, this stepped lens formation being respectively received in an interengaged coupling in the lens receiving aperture of the lens. the frame portions of the frame, when the lens piece is assembled with the frame. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 5, wherein the outer peripheral margins of the stepped lens formations are substantially similar to the internal peripheral margins of the respective lens receiving apertures. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 1, wherein the element for releasably securing the lens part-to the frame, includes an element for releasably securing the bridge portion of the lens part to the lens. bridge portion of the frame, and further including an element for releasably securing the left and right temple bars to the left and right side shields of the lens piece. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 7, wherein the element for releasably securing the bridge portion of the lens piece to the bridge portion of the frame comprises intercoupled formations formed on the bridge portions ^ Á. respective. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 7, wherein the element for releasably securing the left and right temple bars to the left and right side shields of the lens piece comprises inter-coupled formations formed on the bars of the eyepiece. temples and side protectors. 10. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 9, wherein the interengaged formations K ^ comprise a T-shaped bolt extending inwardly from the temple bar, and a complementary groove formed in the side shield. 11. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 9, wherein the element for securing a In a separable manner, the bridging portion of the lens piece to the bridge portion of the frame comprises interengaged gu formations formed on the respective bridge portions. 1

2. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 10, wherein the element for releasably securing the bridge portion of the lens piece to the bridge portion of the frame comprises intercoupled formations formed over the respective bridge portions. . 1

3. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 1, wherein the left and right temple bars are angularly adjustable with respect to the left and right lens frame portions. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 1, wherein the left and right temple temples can be telescopically adjusted to different lengths. 15. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 13, wherein the left and right temple temples can be telescopically adjusted to different lengths. 16. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 2, wherein the left and right temple temples can be angularly adjusted with respect to the left and right lens frame portions. 17. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 2, wherein the left and right temple temples can be telescopically adjusted to different lengths. 18. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 17, wherein the left and right temple temples can be telescopically adjusted to different lengths. 19. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 3, wherein the left and right temple temples can be angularly adjusted with respect to the left and right lens frame portions. 20. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 3, wherein the left and right temple bars can be telescopically adjusted to different lengths. 21. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 20, wherein the left and right temple temples can be telescopically adjusted to different lengths. 22. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 5, wherein the left and right temple temples can be angularly adjusted with respect to the left and right lens frame portions. 23. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 5, wherein the left and right temple bars can be telescopically adjusted to different lengths. 2

4. The protective eyeglass assembly of claim 23, wherein the left and right temple temples can be telescopically adjusted to different lengths. SUMMARY A set of protective goggles includes a frame having left and right lens frame portions, lens receiving apertures in the frame portions, a central bridge portion connecting the frame portions, and left and right temple bars. The spectacle assembly further includes an integrally formed lens part that is adapted to be secured in a detachable manner to the frame, such that a user can exchange the frame and / or replace the lens piece. The lens piece includes left and right lens panels, a central bridge portion that connects to the lens panels, left and right side shields, and left and right top shields. The lens piece is received in an assembled relationship with the frame, with the left and right lens panels aligned in registration with the left and right lens frame portions. The lens panels and the bridge portion of the lens part have an outer peripheral margin that is substantially similar to the left and right frame portions and the bridge portion of the frame, such that the lens piece is substantially concealed when the spectacle assembly is viewed from a frontal viewing position. The left and right lens panels further include stepped lens arrays that are received in an interengaged coupling in the lens receiver apertures of the frame, when the lens piece is assembled with the frame. The temple bars can be adjusted angularly with respect to the frame portion, and in addition they can be telescopically adjusted in their length. * * * * *