Eyewear with hingedly attached strapped head retainer
First Claim
1. Eyewear comprising:
- a lens having opposed ends;
a pair of end pieces, each of said end pieces including first and second end piece sections pivotably connected to one another and defining a hinge, each of said first end piece sections being removably attachable to a respective end of said lens;
a strap attached to each of said second end piece sections for retaining the lens in position about the head of a wearer;
wherein one of said lens and said end pieces has at least one projection formed on the surface thereof; and
said end piece is movably connected to said lens and the other one of said lens and said end piece includes recesses formed on the surface thereof, wherein the pantoscopic angle of the eyewear is set by positioning said projection in one of said recesses.
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Abstract
Safety eyewear is presented which is provided with particulate sealing around the inside periphery of the lens/lenses and having temples that provide adjustment of the eyewear to a pantoscopic angle. The eyewear is provided with an adjustable strap assembly for better fit to the wearer'"'"'s head. The eyewear lens/frame includes a plurality of projections that define various pantoscopic angles. The temple end piece includes a set of recesses that engage the projections formed on the lens/frame which temple end piece is rotated relative to the lens/frame to set the pantoscopic angle. The adjustable strap assembly further adjust the fit of the eyewear and can be unbuckled for snaplocked attachment of the eyewear directly to other safety equipment such as noise suppression ear muffs, communication head phones, breathing masks and the like.
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12 Claims
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1. Eyewear comprising:
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a lens having opposed ends; a pair of end pieces, each of said end pieces including first and second end piece sections pivotably connected to one another and defining a hinge, each of said first end piece sections being removably attachable to a respective end of said lens; a strap attached to each of said second end piece sections for retaining the lens in position about the head of a wearer; wherein one of said lens and said end pieces has at least one projection formed on the surface thereof; and said end piece is movably connected to said lens and the other one of said lens and said end piece includes recesses formed on the surface thereof, wherein the pantoscopic angle of the eyewear is set by positioning said projection in one of said recesses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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