Patent Application
20200319481
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The disclosure and prior art relates to shielding devices and more particularly pertains to a new shielding device for improving clarity in a moist environment.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a frame that is configured to position on a head of a user. A panel is coupled to the frame so that the panel is positioned over eyes of the user for shielding the eyes. The panel, which is substantially transparent, comprises an inner layer that is coupled to an outer layer so that the inner layer, the outer layer, and a perimeter of the panel define an interior space. A power module is coupled to the frame. A heating element is coupled to the panel and is positioned in the interior space. The heating element is selectively operationally couplable to the power module so that the power module is positioned to power the heating element to heat air that is in the interior space to drive moisture from exterior surfaces of the panel.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
In one embodiment, as shown in
In another embodiment, as shown in
At least one of the inner layer 16 and the outer layer 18 comprise a corrective lens 34 so that the panel 14 is configured to correct a vision defect of the user. At least one of the inner layer 16 and the outer layer 18 comprise at least one of a silver halide, such as silver chloride, and an organic photochromic molecule, such as an oxazine or a naphthopyran, so that the panel 14 is configured to darken when exposed to sunlight to shade the eyes of the user.
A power module 36, which comprises a battery 38, is coupled to the frame 12, as shown in
A controller 44 that is coupled to the frame 12 is operationally coupled to the power module 36 and the heating element 40. The controller 44 is positioned to selectively couple the heating element 40 to the power module 36. The controller 44 comprises a button 46 that is depressible, as shown in
In use, the user dons the frame 12, positioning the panel 14 over the eyes of the user. When the panel 14 is dampened with moisture, as can occur from rain or simply when moving from a cold space to a warm space, the user is positioned to actuate the heating element 40 using the button 46 to drive the moisture from the exterior surfaces 42 of the panel 14.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
