Patent Application
20110296596
The present invention relates to a skiing goggle frame with ventilation structure and, more particularly, to a skiing goggle frame including a frame having a frame periphery that has at least one vent formed in a top portion thereof.
Skiing goggles are generally used in low-temperature environments. Due to the body heat of the wear wearing the skiing goggle, fogging is caused in a space defined between the face of the wearer and the frame of the skiing goggle and inhibits the view of the wearer, adversely affecting the skiing. U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,637,038 B1 and 7,137,153 B2 disclose sport goggles with improved ventilation by providing upper and lower intake venting apertures in upper and lower edges of the goggle frame to allow entrance of ambient air into the space between the face of the wearer and the goggle frame, lowering the temperature in the space for preventing fogging.
However, the goggle frames are designed for various sports goggles, not for skiing goggles only. Specifically, a skier generally moves in a curved path from a higher place to a lower one such that the intake venting apertures in the lower edge can not provide an efficient air intake angle for the incoming wind.
Thus, a need exists for a skiing goggle frame that obviates and/or mitigates this disadvantage.
The present invention solves this need and other problems in the field of effective ventilation during skiing by providing, in a preferred form, a skiing goggle frame includes a frame having a frame periphery defining a compartment. The frame periphery includes a top portion having at least one first vent defined by a vent frame. The vent frame is inclined and extends upward from the frame periphery towards a face of a wearer wearing the skiing goggle frame.
A lens can be mounted to the frame periphery of the frame and align with the compartment to form a skiing goggle. A wearing portion can be attached to the frame periphery and can be worn by the wearer. Since the head of the skier inclines forward during skiing, the vent frame and the first vent directly face the incoming wind such that the wind can directly enter a space between the lens and the face of the wearer, reducing the temperature in the space and, thus, avoiding fogging.
The present invention will become clearer in light of the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments of this invention described in connection with the drawings.
The illustrative embodiments may best be described by reference to the accompanying drawings where:
All figures are drawn for ease of explanation of the basic teachings of the present invention only; the extensions of the figures with respect to number, position, relationship, and dimensions of the parts to form the preferred embodiments will be explained or will be within the skill of the art after the following teachings of the present invention have been read and understood. Further, the exact dimensions and dimensional proportions to conform to specific force, weight, strength, and similar requirements will likewise be within the skill of the art after the following teachings of the present invention have been read and understood.
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To enhance the convection of air, at least one vent 15 can be formed in a bottom portion of the frame periphery 11 of the frame 1, as shown in
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Thus since the invention disclosed herein may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or general characteristics thereof, some of which forms have been indicated, the embodiments described herein are to be considered in all respects illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is to be indicated by the appended claims, rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are intended to be embraced therein.
