Safety goggle assembly including corrective lenses

• US 5,657,106 A
• Filed: 11/03/1995
• Issued: 08/12/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Regions Bank (Regions Financial Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Crews Incorporated
• Inventors: Herald, A. Glen Jr., Chin, John
• Primary Examiner(s): MAI, HUY KIM
• Application Number:
  US08/552,688
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 351/41, 351/57-58, 351/62, 351/140, 351/155, 351/158, 2/437, 2/438, 2/442, 2/443, 2/444, 2/445, 2/446
• US Class Current: 351/57
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/025 Special attachment of screens, e.g. hinged, removable; Roll-up protective layers
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 3/02 Arrangements for supporting by headgear
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 9/00 Attaching auxiliary optical parts auxiliary optical parts per se G02C7/08 - G02C7/16

Abstract

A safety goggle assembly in combination with a pair of glasses including corrective lenses. The safety goggles have at least one lens formed of a safety type material. The corrective glasses have at least one lens in a frame in which the frame is form with a bridge portion that fits tightly over a bridge of the goggle. The corrective glasses include an upper bar which fits behind a protruding member in a forehead portion of the goggle. Therefore, the corrective glasses will be secured within the goggle between the bridge and the forehead portion without the use of special securing elements.

Claims

1. A frame for supporting at least one corrective lens for use in safety goggles in which said frame comprises a nose bridge having a shape complemental to a nose bridge portion of said safety goggle,

first means (36) that forms an upper linear bar along a portion of said corrective lens frame by which said upper portion of said corrective lens frame is secured within a support means (19) within a forehead portion of said safety goggle juxtaposed a lens in said safety goggle and second means (32) of said corrective lens frame which fits in an area above said nose bridge portion of said safety goggle juxtaposed said lens in said safety goggle,

said first and second means together are adapted to retain said frame tightly in place within said support means and above said nose bridge of said goggle.

2. A frame as set forth in claim 1, wherein said safety goggles comprise a tang upstanding from said area above the nose bridge portion of the safety goggle and said frame includes a cooperating slot (38) in an underside portion of a nose bridge of said frame.

3. A frame as set forth in claim 2, wherein said corrective lens frame includes two separate lenses.

4. A frame as set forth in claim 2, wherein at least one lens is a corrective lens.

5. A frame as set forth in claim 3, wherein said two separate lenses are corrective lenses.

6. A safety goggle assembly in combination with a corrective lens frame which includes at least one corrective lens, said safety goggle includes

a housing having a forehead portion,

a nose bridge portion, and

protective side portions,

a lens frame for holding at least one safety lens in said lens frame of said goggle,

projecting means on said forehead portion of said goggle which project into an inner area of said housing to form a goggle peripheral edge (19) which is spaced from said lens frame of said goggle,

said corrective lens frame including an opening in which at least one corrective lens is secured, a nose bridge portion having a shape of an inner surface of said nose bridge portion of said safety goggle housing, an upper surface (34) of said corrective lens frame which is shaped to conform with an inner surface of said forehead portion of said safety goggle, and a bar means (36) which projects upperwardly from said upper surface of said corrective lens frame;

whereby said corrective lens frame can be slipped over said nose bridge portion and said bar means (36) that projects upwardly from the upper surface (34) of said corrective lens frame seats juxtaposed said goggle peripheral edge (19) on said forehead portion of said safety goggle housing to secure said corrective lens frame within said safety goggle assembly.

7. A safety goggle assembly in combination with a corrective lens frame which includes at least one corrective lens as set forth in claim 6, wherein

said corrective lens frame includes two corrective lenses.

8. A safety goggle assembly in combination with a corrective lens frame which includes at least one corrective lens as set forth in claim 7, wherein

said forehead portion of said goggle assembly includes spaced air vents.

9. A safety goggle assembly in combination with a corrective lens frame which includes at least one corrective lens as set forth in claim 7, wherein

said safety goggle assembly includes air vents (30) on a lower portion of said safety goggle assembly on opposite sides of said nose bridge.

10. A safety goggle assembly in combination with a corrective lens frame which includes at least one corrective lens as set forth in claim 6, wherein

said bar means which projects upwardly from an upper surface (34) of said corrective lens frame is a linear bar (36).

11. A safety goggle assembly in combination with a corrective lens frame which includes at least one corrective lens as set forth in claim 10, wherein

said is forehead portion of said goggle assembly includes spaced air vents.

12. A safety goggle assembly in combination with a corrective lens frame which includes at least one corrective lens as set forth in claim 10, wherein

said safety goggle assembly includes air vents (30) on a lower portion of said safety goggle assembly on opposite sides of said nose bridge.

13. A safety goggle assembly in combination with a corrective lens frame which includes at least one corrective lens as set forth in claim 10, wherein

said linear bar is integral with and includes a portion which is spaced from said upper surface of said corrective lens frame.

14. A safety goggle assembly in combination with a corrective lens frame which includes at least one corrective lens as set forth in claim 13, wherein

said forehead portion of said goggle assembly includes spaced air vents.

15. A safety goggle assembly in combination with a corrective lens frame which includes at least one corrective lens as set forth in claim 13, wherein

said safety goggle assembly includes air vents (30) on a lower portion of said safety goggle assembly on opposite sides of said nose bridge.

16. A safety goggle assembly in combination with a corrective lens frame which includes at least one corrective lens as set forth in claim 6, wherein

said forehead portion of said goggle assembly includes spaced air vents.

17. A safety goggle assembly in combination with a corrective lens frame which includes at least one corrective lens as set forth in claim 6, wherein

said safety goggle assembly includes air vents (30) on a lower portion of said safety goggle assembly on opposite sides of said nose bridge.