US2272542A - Eyeshade - Google Patents

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EYESHADE Filed Oct. ll, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I INVENTOR. Ola u .B/oay'er BYQ Q4 TToRNEY Patented Feb. 10, 1942 UNITED STATES PATET GFFICE EYESHADE Olav Blodjer, Stockton, Calif.

Application October 11, 1939, Serial No. 298,930 y (C1. 2-12) 6 Claims.

The present invention pertains to improvements in eye-shades, and specically this invention constitutes improvements over the devices shown in my United States Letters Patent No. 2,138,086, and copending applications Ser. -No. 254,039, filed February 1, 1939, which has since become Patent Number 2,248,331, and Ser. No. 279,138, led June 14, 1939.

The principal objects of the present invention are to provide an eye-shade so arranged that substantially the entire area of the main panel or shield is disposed in spaced relation in front of the wearers face; to provide an eye-shade which permits of ample ventilation between the main panel and a persons face; to provide an eyeshade which in certain embodiments may be comfortably head supported or attached to the visor of a cap or hat; and to provide an eye-shade which remains firmly in place, whether head or cap supported, and assures ample protection against Wind, glare, etc. The device is an allpurpose eye-shade which may be adapted to all types of service.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purpose for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specication and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views:

Figure 1 is a front View of the transparent blank as cut for one form of the device.

Figure 2 is a front view of such form of visor as completed.

Figure 3 is a top plan of the same.

Figure 4 is a side elevation, partly in section, of such form of visor as worn.

Figure 5 is a front elevation of another embodient to the form of the invention shown in Figs.

1-4 inclusive, the numeral I indicates a transparent, elongated panel or shield of ilexible and resilient material.

Adjacent but spaced from its upper edge, the panel I is formed with a longitudinally extending slot 2; the strip of material above said slot having a central portion thereof cut away, as at 3, leaving separate inwardly projecting fingers 4.

A Sweat band 5, preferably of sponge rubber, is aixed on the back surfaces of the ngers 4 and connects the same; the adjacent ends of said fingers being drawn toward each other some distance from their initial position and before the band 5 is secured thereto. The fingers 4 and band 5 then form a unitary strip portion. As this unitary strip portion of the device above slot 2 is then shorter than the initial strip, the panel below said slot bows outwardly from end to end, and assumes such position in a plane in front :of the plane of said strip portion, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

At each end, the panel I is provided with eyes S through which are connected the ends 'I of an elastic head band 8. In use, the head band 8 engages about a wearers head, and the sweat band of the device engages the persons forehead; the bowed and forwardly offset panel I then being disposed in spaced relation to such persons face as shown in Fig. 4.

If it is desired to do so, the above described eyeshade can be supported on a cap or hat by projecting the visor through slot 2 from the back side of the panel and engaging the head band 8 about the cap or hat on the exterior thereof.

The modication lcf the invention shown in Fig. 5 is quite similar to that described above, and includes a similar forwardly bowed main panel 9, elongated slot I0, and connected projecting iingers II, above the slot and forming a shortened strip.

In this type, however, the head band 8 is omitted, and the element connecting the ngers is a length of elastic ribbon I2 which is under tension and extends through holes I3 in adjacent ends of fingers II and is connected together at its ends in any convenient manner. This type of the eye-shade is intended only for use on the visor of caps or hats; the visor being projected through slot I0 from the back of the panel, and the fingers then bending and lying flat on top of the visor. As the main panel 9 is bowed forwardly and as ribbon I2 is under tension, the panel at the ends I4 of the slot can be frictionally engaged with opposed edges of the visor to prevent displacement of the eyeshade. As will be clear from Fig. 5, the ribbon I2 is tied with a bow knot. This enables the tension and bowing effect exerted by said ribbon to be altered if desired.

The modification shown in Figs. 6 and 7 comprises an elongated panel I5 of flexible and resilient material; the width of the panel adjacent its ends being increased upwardly as at I6 and these end portions are provided with cap or hat visor engaging clips I Between portions I 6, the panel gradually increases in width upwardly and toward the center as at I8. The panel is formed with holes I9 adjacent its upper edge and between portions I6 and I 8; an elastic ribbon R under tension being connected at its ends through corresponding ones of said holes causing the panel to bow forwardly.

This type of the device is attached to a cap or hat visor by inserting the visor between portion I8 and ribbon I9; the ribbon resting atop and across the visor, while the curved upper edge of L portion I8 engages the underside of the visor and conforms to the curvature thereof. The end portions of the panel are then curved rearwardly and clips I I secured on the adjacent edges of the visor, as shown in Fig. 7.

Figs. 8-10 inclusive illustrate a modification of the invention which comprises an elongated transparent panel 25A having a pair of vertical longitudinally spaced narrow slots ZI cut therethrough adjacent each end, and adjacent its upper edge. A head encircling elastic ribbon 22 is threaded through each pair of slots from the back of the panel and extends between the slots of each pair at the front of the panel.

The above eye-shade is used as follows. The elastic band is placed about the wearers head and panel 20 bowed forward to the desired extent and to aord suitable clearance from the face. The panel is held in such bowed position by sliding the ribbon through the pairs of slots which serve as a lock on the ribbon and prevent the panel from shifting its position unless definite sliding pressure is exerted on the panel.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as f substantially fullls the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specication sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An eye-shade comprising an elongated panel of flexible and resilient material, opposed lingers on the panel projecting inwardly in a plane above the upper edge of said panel, the inner ends of said fingers being disposed in spaced relation, and an element connecting said fingers; said element holding the ngers under tension whereby to cause the panel to bow forwardly relative to said lingers.

2. An eye-shade as in claim 1 in which said element comprises a head engaging sweat band secured on the back surface of said lingers.

3. An eye-shade as in claim l in which said element comprises a length of elastic ribbon un der tension connected between adjacent ends or said ngers.

4. An eye-shade comprising an elongated panel of ilexible and resilient material, opposed fingers on the panel projecting inwardly in a plane above the upper edge of said panel, the inner ends of said iingers being disposed in spaced relation, an element connecting said fingers and holding the same under tension whereby to cause the panel to bow forwardly relative to said fingers, and a head encircling band connected at its ends on the ends of said panel.

5. An eye-shade comprising an elongated panel of flexible and resilient material, the panel hav ing a relatively long slot therein adjacent but spaced from the upper edge of said panel. the strip portion of the panel above the slot initially having a section thereof cut out intermediate the ends of said strip portion, and an elastic element connecting adjacent ends of the remaining strip portions and holding the latter under tension, whereby the panel below the slot bows forwardly relative to said strip portions.

6. A device as in claim 1, with means to adjust the tension of said element.

OLAV BLODJER..

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