Swimming goggles

• US 5,950,248 A
• Filed: 02/12/1998
• Issued: 09/14/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Tabata Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Tabata Company Limited
• Inventors: Kawashima, Haruo, Fukasawa, Shunji
• Primary Examiner(s): Calvert, John J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, TAJASH D
• Application Number:
  US09/022,887
• Time in Patent Office: 579 Days
• Field of Search: 2/426, 2/428, 2/427, 2/430, 2/431, 2/432, 2/433, 2/440, 2/441, 2/445, 2/434-439, 2/442-444, 2/446-454
• US Class Current: 2/441
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 33/004 comprising two separate lenses joined by a flexible bridge

Abstract

Each lens member 1 of swimming goggles includes an annular peripheral wall 12 extending rearward from a peripheral edge of a front lens portion of the lens member 1 and a flange 13 formed on a rear end of the peripheral wall 12. The peripheral wall 12 is partially formed with a wall surface portion 14 spaced from a front surface of the flange 13 to define a second groove 16 therebetween and the front surface of the flange 13 is formed with a first groove 19. Each of pad members 2 presents an annular configuration and is formed with a first wall 22 and a first projection 26 adapted to be received by the second groove 16 and the first groove 19 respectively.

Claims

1. Swimming goggles comprising a pair of lens members, a pair of annular pad members respectively mounted on rear ends of the lens members and a holder band adapted to be worn around a swimmer'"'"'s head;

wherein;

each of the lens members includes an annular peripheral wall extending rearward from a peripheral edge of a front lens portion and a flange extending outward from a rear end of the peripheral wall radially of the peripheral wall, wherein an outer side of the peripheral wall is partially formed with a wall surface portion extending circumferentially of the outer side so as to be opposed to and spaced from a front surface of the flange by a desired distance and wherein the flange is formed with a first groove extending along its portion not in face to face relationship with the wall surface portion; and

each of said annular pad members is formed with a first wall section and a second wall section adjacent a rear side of this pad member, both of which wall sections are extending in parallel to each other circumferentially of the pad member so as to define another groove therebetween destined to receive the flange, wherein the first wall section is partially formed with a projection extending toward the second wall section and said projection is detachably engaged with the first groove formed in the flange;

wherein the flange extends radially outward of the peripheral wall beyond a periphery of the wall surface portion of the lens member opposed to the flange at least along a circumferential portion of the wall surface portion so the a front end of the pad member may be held between the flange and an annular frame member surrounding the flange.

2. A swimming goggles, comprising:

a pair of lens members;

a pair of annular pad members;

a pair of annular frame members;

each lens member including an annular peripheral wall which extends rearward from a peripheral edge of a front lens portion and a flange which extends radially outward from a rear end of said peripheral wall, an outer side of said peripheral wall being partially formed with a wall surface portion which extends circumferentially of said outer side so as to be opposed to and spaced from a front surface of said flange by a predetermined distance, said flange being formed with a first groove extending along a portion of said flange that is not in face-to-face relationship with said wall surface portion;

each of said pad members being formed with a front wall section and a rear wall section, said front and rear wall sections extend in parallel to each other circumferentially of said pad member so as to define another groove between said front and rear wall sections to receive said flange, said front wall section being partially formed with a projection extending toward said rear wall section, said projection being engaged with said first groove; and

each of said frame members being snap-locked with said lens member from a front side of said lens member covering said pad member at least over an extent which includes a region in which said projection is engaged with said first groove, a region in which said flange is engaged with said another groove and regions defined adjacent said regions of engagement so as to be snap-locked with said lens member.

3. The swimming goggles according to claim 2, wherein said frame member snap-locked with said lens member at least partially lies closely adjacent said pad member so as to restrict a movement of said pad member in proximity of said peripheral wall of said lens member.

4. The swimming goggles according to claim 2, wherein said flange extends outward radially of said peripheral wall beyond a periphery of said wall surface portion of said lens member opposed of said wall surface portion so that a front end of said pad member may be held between said flange and said frame member.