US2717385A

US2717385A - Eyeshade

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Publication number: US2717385A
Application number: US353965A
Authority: US
Inventors: Nicholas A Linster
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1953-05-11
Filing date: 1953-05-11
Publication date: 1955-09-13
Anticipated expiration: 1972-09-13

Description

Sept. 13, 1955 N. A. LINS''ER EYESHADE Filed May ll, 1955 INVENTOR. /V///O 45 4. [/A/5759 A TTORNE Y eyes.

United .States Patent i Nicholas AQListe', Mausfield, Ohio Application May 11, 1953, Serial No. 353365 "4 Claims. (GL 2--10) This invention relates'to aneyesha de that is especially designed for'use 'by golf players. 4

It is we'll known 'that 'the gr'eat' majoritybf amateur golfers have trouble' keeping their heads 'down 'with 'their eyes -on the ball' when making a shot. They are s'o anxious to seewhere the ball isi'goin'g that they quickly look up towards the end of their"swing. j 'Generallythis is just before the club' head liitslthe ba'llwhicl' results in a' poor shot for it is'essential' for aj'goodj 'shot'that 'one see the club head strike theb'll. Many "glfers s'ay'or 'think to themselves when addressing: the ball preparatory to making a shot, Keep your" head down?? "A` better slogan would be See the-club headht the ball.

I have found by experience that if a' player's' vision `is restricted, when making a shot, to the small areaaround the ball this tendendy to look up" -toosoon is greatly minimized; With this in mindI have provided an' eyeshade visor, which is adapted to extend forwardly from one`s head above their eyes, with a pair of fiaps which extend downwardly from each side of the visor in position to restrict the wearer's vision straight forwardly. In order that a player's vision will not be restricted when walking between shots I mount the fiaps upon the visor in such a manner that they can be quickly and easily moved back and forth between their vision restricting position and a position above and substantally parallel to the vsor.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an eyeshade with constraining means by which a wearer's vision is restricted straight forwardly.

Another object of the invention is to provide an eyeshade with vision constraining means which is so constructed that it can be quickly and easily moved back and forth between operative and inoperative position. V

Another object of the invention is to provide a vision constraining means of the aforesaid character which can be easily applied to the visors of caps or eyeshades.

Other and more limited objects of the invention will be apparent from the following specfication and the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof wherein:

Fig. 1 is a view showing a golf player wearing an eyeshade constructed according to my invention, in the act of making a shot;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of an eyeshade constructed accordingly to my invention;

Fig. 3 is a side elevaton thereof showing the eyeshade in position upon a player's head with the visor constraining fiaps in operative position;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing one of the fiaps in operative position; and

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring now to the drawings by reference characters the numeral 1 indicates a visor which is secured to a cap 2 by which the visor 1 is removably held upon a player's head in position to extend forwardly therefrom above the A pair of aligned tubular tracks 3 having slots 4 extending from end to end along one side thereof are se- Paten'ted Se t. 213, 1955 ice 2 c'ured by 'tongues Sto the upper surface of 'the visor' 1, one t'each* side thereofwith the 'outer-ends 'of 'the tracks ex't'idng out'slightlybeyond the sideed'ges`7- of the visor 1. The slots 4 at the outer ends 6 of the tracks 3 'termin'ate *in rearwardly and downwardly extendingexten'sions as shown `at-8 in'Figs. 4 and 5.

A ball! is slidably and -rotatab1y mountedin` each of the tracks l'. The'balls 9 carry clips 10 which xt'ehd out throu'gh "the slots 4 and havefiaps ll securedby'rivets 12 to the' outer'ends thereof. The fiaps 11 'may be made'` `of any' suitable light stili opaque 'material and the clips 10 are--*preferably secured thereto intermediate the ends therebf.

i When used -to constrain 'one's vision during the making of-a-'sh'ot theflaps 11 extend substantally verticaIly-'dowhwardly from the sides 7 of the visor 1 withthri-ends thei-cof in'contact with a users' face slightly rearwa'rdly of his eyes-as shown in Fig. 4. From 'the po'ii't of 'contact' with a -player's 'face 'the fiaps 11- exterid forwardly substantally parallel with the side edges 7 of the visor' 1 with'fthe forward ends-15 of the fiaps 11 disposda substantialdistance-in frontof the eyes.

'-"When it' is -not 'desired' to use the flaps 11 to restrain ones vision as when a player is= walking between sh'ot's the 'flaps =are adapted' to 'be disposed over thevisor 1 in apbsition substantally parallel thereto as shown in Fig: -2.

-ln moving the fiaps 11 -from the 'inoperativeposition 'shown'in Fig. 2 to the operative position shown inFigs. 3, 4'and` 5; they' are first pulled-straight outwardly' from the full' line positions 'shown in Fig. 2 to the dotted line positions 'A'shown in Fig. 2 in which position the balls 9 ^are"--atthe etids`6=of the tracks 3. The flaps' l l are then turned from the dotted line positions A in Fig. 2 to the dotted line positions B in Fig. 2, after which they are swung downwardly into engagement with the sides of one`s face as shown in Fig. 3. In returning the fiaps 11 back from operative position to inoperative position they are first swung up to the dotted line position B, and then turned to the dotted line position A, after which they are pushed inwardly into position over the visor 1, all as shown in Fig. 2.

The device may be easily and quickly applied to the visor of any cap or eyeshade of usual Construction by cutting properly positioned slits therein and then inserting the tongues 5 therethrough and bending them over as shown in Fig. 5.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided a very simple, eflicient, and inexpensive device for restricting one's vision as desired for the purpose described.

Although I have shown and described my improved eyeshade in connection with its use by golf players it will be understood that it can be used equally well in connection with other pursuits where it is desired to restrict one's vision straight forwardly. For instance it could be used by bowlers to restrict their vision to the alley on which they are bowling.

It is to be understood that I am not limited to the specific Construction shown and described heren as various modifications may be made therein within the scope of the appended claims. For instance the tracks 3 could be applied to the underside of the visor 1 in which case the fiaps 11 when not in use would be disposed under the visor instead of over the visor as shown. Also tracks could be mounted along the side edges 7 of the visor and the fiaps arranged to slide back and forth along the tracks and to be swung out of position either over or under the vsor.

What is claimed is:

1. An eyeshade for golf players comprsing a visor, means by which said visor is adapted to be removably secured to a player's head in position to extend forwardly therefrom above the eyes, a flap carried by said visor, said flap being adapted in one position to project substantially perpendicular to said visor and to extend forwardly along one side edge thereof and in another position to be disposed over said visor substantially parallel thereto, means securing said flap to said visor for movement back and forth between said positions, said securing means comprising a transverse tubular track having a longitudinal slot therein Secured to the upper surface of said visor, a ball slidably and rotatably mounted in said tubular track, a clip carried by said ball and extending out through said siot with the outer end of said clip Secured to said flap.

2. An eyeshade for golf players comprising a visor, means by which said visor is adapted to be removably secnred to a player`s head in position to eXtend forwardly therefrom above the eyes, a pair of flaps carried by said visor, said flaps being adapted in one position to project substantially perpendicular to said visor and to extend forwardly along each side edge of said visor and in another position to be disposed over said visor substantially parallel thereto, means securing said flaps to said visor for movement back and forth between said positions, said securing means comprising a pair of transverse tubular tracks Secured to the upper surface of said visor, a longitudinal slot in each of said tracks, a ball slidably and rotatably mounted in each of said tracks, a clip carried by each of said balls and extending out through their associated Slots With the outer end of each of said clips secured to one of said flaps.

3. An eyeshade for golf players comprising a visor,

means by which said visor is adapted to be removably Secured to a playefs head in position to extend forwardly therefrom above the eyes, a flap carried by said visor, said flap being adapted in one position to project substantially perpendicular to said visor and to eXtend forwardly along one side edge thereof and in another position to be disposed over said visor substantially parallel thereto, means securing said flap to said-visor for movement back and for-th between said positions, said securing means comprising a transversely extending track permanently Secured to the upper surface of said visor with one end thereof disposed adjacent one side edge of said visor, a slide carricd by said track for rotary and longitudinal movement with respect thereto, and interengaging means between said slide and said flap by which said flap is pcrmanently secured to said slide for movement therewith.

4. An eyeshade for golf players comprising a visor, means by which said visor is adapted to be removably Secured to a player`s head in position to extend forwardly therefrom above the eyes, a pair of flaps carried by said visor, said flaps being adapted in one position to project substantially perpendicular to said visor and to extend forwardly along each side edge of said visor and in another position to be disposed over said visor substantially parallel thereto, means securing said flaps to said visor for movement back and forth between said positions, said securing means comprising a pair of transversely extending tracks permanently Secured to the upper surface of said visor with one end of each of said tracks being disposed adjacent a side edge of said visor, a pair of slides, one of said slides being carried by each 'of said tracks for rotary and longitudinal movement with respect thereto, and means by which each of' said flaps is permanently se cured to one of said slides for movement therewith.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Prichard Oct. 27( 1931 &648.091