Sunbather's eye protectors

• US 4,154,513 A
• Filed: 07/22/1976
• Issued: 05/15/1979
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Top-Tex Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Top-Tex Incorporated
• Inventors: Goulden, William O.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sacher, Paul A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bovernick, Rodney B.
• Application Number:
  US05/707,700
• Time in Patent Office: 1,027 Days
• Field of Search: 351/44, 351/47, 351/45, 351/111, 351/124, 351/128, 351/137, 351/41, 351/83, 351/48, 2/443
• US Class Current: 351/47
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 5/045 for varying the horizontal distance of the lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 5/2209 Pivot bearings and hinge bolts other than screws
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/10 Filters, e.g. for facilitating adaptation of the eyes to the dark; Sunglasses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/16 Shades; shields; Obturators, e.g. with pinhole, with slot G02C5/003 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 9/00 Attaching auxiliary optical parts auxiliary optical parts per se G02C7/08 - G02C7/16

Abstract

A sunbather'"'"'s eyes are shielded by eye covers of opaque material while a frame supporting the eye covers transmits tanning radiation to the wearer'"'"'s face for even tanning of the entire face including the area around the eyes. The frame is made of plastic material that is substantially transparent to ultraviolet light and the eye covers are adjustably mounted on the frame.

Claims

1. A sunbather'"'"'s eye protective device comprising a pair of generally disc shaped opaque eye covers sized to cover the eyes and eyelids of a wearer, a frame comprising a crossbar and temple pieces pivotably attached to opposite ends of said crossbar, and means for adjustably mounting said eye covers on said crossbar so that they are movable in the vertical and horizontal directions, said frame, mounting means and all parts other than the eye covers being made of synthetic resinous material which is substantially transparent to the tanning rays of the sun.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the eye covers are attached to clips formed of material that is substantially transparent to the tanning rays of the sun, each of such clips having an incomplete annular connector slidable along said crossbar for adjusting the position of the eye covers.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein each eye cover is attached to a clip slidable along said crossbar, each clip comprising an incomplete ring for resiliently gripping said crossbar and a shank portion extending from said ring for adjustable attachment of said eye cover.

4. The eye protectors of claim 1 wherein said synthetic resinous material is an acrylic resin or a copolymer thereof.

5. The eye protectors of claim 1 wherein the synthetic resinous material is selected from the group of materials consisting essentially of polymethyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate and vinyl chloride acrylic co-polymer.

6. The device of claim 1 and including a nose clip slidably fitted on said crossbar between said eyecovers, said clip being formed of material that is substantially transparent to the tanning rays of the sun.