USRE12817E - Ste-gtjabd - Google Patents

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Bend, in the-county of 'HARVEY s. COVER, oFsoUrH BEND, INDIANA.

engine No. 0.991, weuprn 2a,

vTo au whom 'it may concern; j

\Be it known that I, lIARvErS. COVER, a citizen of the United States,.residing at South St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Eye Guards, of which the lbllowing is a full, clear, and exact specification. v

This` invention relates to new and useful improvements in eye guards or shields for firemen, metal -workers, chauffeurs, and otherswho are likely Vto be subjected to the action of fumes, gases, Wind, grit,` dust, etc.`

.The invention consists .in 'providing an eye-guard of a single vided with two lensolding ortions connected by the same member t at forms the cushioning part of the guard.

Another object resides inthe provision of integral or other reinforcing ribs or elements between the lens-holding members and the cushioning part of the guard to prevent the lens-holding portions springing back and partially obseuring the sight when a pull is exerted u on tliehead-gear.

A still urther object isfto obviate the use of cement or other fillings between the lenses and the lens-holding portions.

It is still further designed to eliminate the connection of the ears and a bridge-piece to the lens-holding portions roper, but, on the other hand, to provide or the connection of the ears and bridge-piece `connections at a distance somewhat remote from the connec-,

tion of the lenses'withthe lens-holding ortions and with respect to the lens-hol ing portions themselves. B reason of this peculiar disposition of tie ears and nosepiece with respect to the lens-holding portions bothv of the ears and nose-piece pei'-A- form not only their usual function, but also act as cushioning members. y

In the drawings, ljigure 1 is a face 'view of the invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 4 is a section taken through Fig. 1. i Referring more particularly tothe accontipanying drawings, the reference characters 1 and 2 indicate the lens-holdingA portions of my improved guard, each having an annular recess 3 near its outer end for the reception of the peripheral edges of the corresponding lenses 4. lliese lens-holding ortions eac taper rearwardl or downwar l decreasing in thickness to their aring edges,

regardless of-an distortions or wrinklin lpiece of material pro-v gradually Specication of Beisaued Letters Patent. Reissued June 16, 1908.

14907, Boi-1:1 No. Application fojr unnamed larok 28, '1908.

' Burial No. 482,867.

the iari such lexi ility as to assume proper positions edges 54 being designed to possess upon the wear to it'it'heorbits-ofthe eyes,

of the face, due to mes, gases, grit, wind; ust," etc. These,flaringportions' 5 terminate jacent the outer ends 'of thelens-holdin portions to provide the ears 5,'to,.whic atter may be secured the head-bandsffL by means of a suitable fastenin'y 7. Adjacent the inner op osite sides of t e lens-holding ortions 1v tiis flaring portionVV of the lensolding portions for-ms a connecting web portion 8 at the base of the lens-holding portions. lThis web ortion 8 forms the nosebridge and is provided in its ed e with a re- .cess 9, designed to it the nose o? From the description thus given it will be seen that the nose-piece 8 is formed at the base, or, in other Words, at the inner or rear parts of the lens-holding portions instead of directly across the lens-holding portions at their outer faces. In the present instance the nose-piece is of comparatively thin materiahpermitting of a doubling or folding of one lens-holding portion upon the other, so that the guard may and whereby the guard may be conveniently carried y m ones pocket. The graduallytapering portions of the lensholding memf bers, including the nose-bridge part, form the lcushion of the guard, the flaring parts extending beyond the peripheries of the lensholding parts, as shown. A

VThe character 10 indicates ribs formed integrally with the body of the iard and designed to prevent the lens-boiling portions from bending out of shape and partiallyobscuring the sight when a pull isexerted by the head-bands 46. These ribs prevent the greater head-bands upon the Haring or cushioned members bein transmitted -to the lens-holding portions, t us rendering unnecessary the use of means other than the flaring or cushioning parts to hold the lenses in their seats in the lens-holding members. It Will thus beunderstood that the use of cement,iillings, ctc.,between the lenses and lens-holding portions is obviated.

I claim: 1 )An eye -guard comprising a cushion member including integral, outwardly eX- tending annular walls forming a pair of lensholding portions, and integral reinforcingthe wearer.

part of the pul by the l require but little space ribs joining the walls of the lens-holding portions .and the cushion member.

2,'An eyeard composed of -a single iece of material and comprising a pair of ens-holding members whose Walls ta'per gradually and flare outwardl to form a cushion and a nose-piece for t e eye-guard,

and ribs formedinte ally with the walls of the lens-holding mem ers.

eye-guard com ris member having integral fenstions extending outwardly therefromand reinforcingribs on the lens-portions. l

4.' An eye -guard comprising an elastic cushion member having lntegral lens portions extending vfrom one side thereof, integral ribs on the walls of said lense portions -to reinforce the same, substantially as described. v

a cushion olding por- 5. An eye-guard consisting of two lenses, an elastic piece embodying two lens-holding portions, each consisting of a rino of elastic Amaterial, adapted to constrictiveltyr hold one lens, a flat flexible annular cushion ada ted .to bear upon the flesh of the'wearer a out the eye,-a thin compressible and'elastic tubu- -lar lian e connecting the ring and the cushion, an a ilexible bridge connecting the two at annular cushions whichfbear upon the esh of the' Wearer.

l In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. a HARVEY s. COVER.

Witnesses:

' SOPHIE B. WERNER,

MlNNIE M. LINDENAN.

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