Goggles with pliable and resilient sealing pad

• US 6,098,205 A
• Filed: 02/03/1997
• Issued: 08/08/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: GelTight Enterprises LLC
• Original Assignee: Alan N. Schwartz, Thomas D. Theisen
• Inventors: Theisen, Thomas D., Schwartz, Alan N.
• Primary Examiner(s): NERBUN, PETER P
• Application Number:
  US08/794,154
• Time in Patent Office: 1,282 Days
• Field of Search: 2/428, 2/429, 2/430, 2/411, 2/439, 2/452, 2/9, 2/447, 128/206.24, 128/206.25, 128/206.26
• US Class Current: 2/428
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/12 Bathing caps
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/12022 Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires plugging an opening in the wall of an organ A61B17/0057; occluders for the cervical canal A61F6/146; vas deferens occluders A61F6/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/12099 characterised by the location of the occluder
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/12159 Solid plugs; being solid before insertion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/24 for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose for medical inspection of cavities or tubes in the body A61B1/00; Tongue scrapers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 42/00 Surgical gloves; Finger-stalls specially adapted for surgery; Devices for handling or treatment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/026 Paddings; Cushions; Fittings to the face
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/06 Respiratory or anaesthetic masks
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0688 by means of an adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 33/004 comprising two separate lenses joined by a flexible bridge

Abstract

The goggles (10) include a frame (12) having a transparent portion adapted to cover at least one of the users eyes and a sealing pad (14) adjacent to the frame, comprising a compliant and resiliently deformable gelatinous elastomer suitable to conform under pressure to form a substantially airtight seal between the frame (12) and at least a portion of the user'"'"'s face adjacent to the sealing pad (14).

Claims

1. Goggles for isolation of a user'"'"'s eyes from the outside environment comprising:

a frame including a transparent portion adapted to cover at least one of the user'"'"'s eyes;

a sealing pad adjacent to the frame, said sealing pad comprising a compliant and resiliently deformable gelatinous elastomer suitable to conform under pressure to form a substantially airtight seal between the frame and at least a portion of the user'"'"'s face adjacent to the sealing pad; and

an attachment means for removable attachment of the sealing pad to the frame.

2. Goggles for isolation of a user'"'"'s eyes from the outside environment comprising:

a flexible frame consisting of a thin sheet of transparent material which conforms generally, to the shape of the user'"'"'s face and is adapted to cover at least one of the user'"'"'s eyes; and

a sealing pad adjacent to the frame said sealing pad comprising a compliant and resiliently deformable gelatinous elastomer suitable to conform under pressure to form a substantially airtight seal between the frame and at least a portion of the user'"'"'s face adjacent to the sealing pad.