Goggle with easily interchangeable lens that is adaptable for heating to prevent fogging
First Claim
1. An anti-fog, interchangeable-lens goggle adapted for use with a battery comprising:
- a body having first and second ends, a flexible posterior portion adapted for engaging a user'"'"'s face at user'"'"'s eyes and a bridge of a user'"'"'s nose when worn and a semi-rigid anterior portion;
a lens having an anti-fog heating element thereon, said lens adapted for engaging the semi-rigid anterior portion of said body a distance from the user'"'"'s eyes so as to provide a shield to the eyes;
a lens and body engagement mechanism, having a portion thereof attached to said lens and a portion thereof attached to said body, for releasably interconnecting said lens and the semi-rigid anterior portion of said body;
a heating element and battery electrical interconnecting mechanism depending from said body adapted for detachably interconnecting the heating element of said lens and the battery, said interconnecting mechanism operable with said engagement mechanism such that interconnecting the heating element of said lens with the battery also reinforces interconnecting of said lens with the semi-rigid anterior portion of said body, and such that disconnecting the heating element and the battery also releases said lens for disengagement from the semi-rigid anterior portion of said body; and
a strap having first and second ends, the first end of said strap interconnected with the first end of said body, and the second end of said strap interconnected with the second end of said body, adapted for holding the goggle on a user'"'"'s head.
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Abstract
Anti-fog, interchangeable-lens goggle adapted for use with a battery comprising: a body with a flexible posterior portion for engaging a user'"'"'s face and an anterior portion; a lens having a resistive anti-fog element thereon, the lens adapted for engaging the anterior portion of the body; an engagement mechanism for releasably interconnecting the lens and the body; an interconnection mechanism depending from the body adapted for detachably interconnecting the heating element of the lens and the battery, the interconnection means operable or integral with the engagement mechanism such that interconnecting the heating element of the lens with the battery also reinforces interconnecting of the lens with the semi-rigid anterior portion of the body; and a strap adapted for holding the goggle on one of a user'"'"'s head and helmet.
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15 Claims
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1. An anti-fog, interchangeable-lens goggle adapted for use with a battery comprising:
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a body having first and second ends, a flexible posterior portion adapted for engaging a user'"'"'s face at user'"'"'s eyes and a bridge of a user'"'"'s nose when worn and a semi-rigid anterior portion; a lens having an anti-fog heating element thereon, said lens adapted for engaging the semi-rigid anterior portion of said body a distance from the user'"'"'s eyes so as to provide a shield to the eyes; a lens and body engagement mechanism, having a portion thereof attached to said lens and a portion thereof attached to said body, for releasably interconnecting said lens and the semi-rigid anterior portion of said body; a heating element and battery electrical interconnecting mechanism depending from said body adapted for detachably interconnecting the heating element of said lens and the battery, said interconnecting mechanism operable with said engagement mechanism such that interconnecting the heating element of said lens with the battery also reinforces interconnecting of said lens with the semi-rigid anterior portion of said body, and such that disconnecting the heating element and the battery also releases said lens for disengagement from the semi-rigid anterior portion of said body; and a strap having first and second ends, the first end of said strap interconnected with the first end of said body, and the second end of said strap interconnected with the second end of said body, adapted for holding the goggle on a user'"'"'s head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An anti-fog, interchangeable-lens goggle adapted for use with a battery comprising:
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a body having a first end, a second end, a flexible posterior portion adapted for engaging a user'"'"'s face and a bridge of user'"'"'s nose at user'"'"'s eyes when worn and having a semi-rigid anterior portion; a lens having a first end, a second end and an anti-fog heating element thereon, said lens adapted for engaging the semi-rigid anterior portion of said body a distance from the user'"'"'s eyes so as to provide a shield to the eyes; a lens, body, heating element, and battery engagement mechanism adapted for interconnecting the anti-fog heating element of said lens with the battery, a part of the engagement mechanism being connected to said body and a part of the engagement mechanism being connected to said lens, said engagement mechanism being operable between first engaged and second disengaged positions, wherein operation of said engagement mechanism to the first engaged position releasably interconnects said lens with the semi-rigid anterior portion of said body and releasably interconnects the anti-fog heating element of said lens with the battery, and wherein operating of said engagement mechanism to the second disengaged position removes said lens from the semi-rigid anterior portion of said body and disconnects the anti-fog heating element of said lens from the battery; and a strap having first and second ends, the first end of said strap interconnected with the first end of said body, and the second end of said strap interconnected with the second end of said body, said strap adapted for holding the goggle on a user'"'"'s head and a face. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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