The present invention relates generally to a pair of swimming goggles and in particular to a swimming goggle structure which provides the wearer with more component options during assembly, such as options in colors of frames and myopic degrees of lenses, as a novel customized design.
Conventionally, a swimming goggle structure comprises frames, lenses, protection pads and a head strap. The conventional swimming goggle structure design is made left-and-right symmetrical for comfortable engagement with the wearer's skin as well as for water proof. The symmetry design provides both frames with same structure type, same color and same lens specification. However, with mix and match style being popular nowadays, sales mode in the market has gradually changed. The swimming goggle market is no exception. The swimming pool, as known, is either indoor or outdoor. The outdoor swimming pool has brighter light especially while the sun is shining. Swimmers would rather take swimming goggles of which lenses provide a sun-shading effect. This kind of lenses is usually made with colors against the sun's radiation. For the indoor swimming pool, swimmers commonly take swimming goggles whose lenses are transparent and not colorful. For consumers, it is rarely to prepare two pairs of swimming goggles at the same time for both indoor and outdoor uses due to inconvenience to carry. In addition, if a consumer has myopia, the conventional swimming goggles fail to provide the left and right eyes with lenses with different myopic degrees because the left and right lenses are made same in the symmetry design. Furthermore, younger swimmers tend to dress in innovation and variety of way, so the monotonous goggle design appears drab to them and may not meet their needs. In addition to a change for structural design, the match of color and pattern may be a consideration for a visual effect. Therefore, the conventional swimming goggles can be improved if they are provided with a detachably assembled structure in which the frames or lenses are allowed to be replaced individually, so as to provide wearers with more choice matches from various assembly combinations.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a swimming goggle structure, which incorporates features that benefit convenient disassembly and firm assembly, which provides the wearer with more component options during assembly, such as options in colors of frames and myopic degrees of lenses, as a customized design.
To achieve the object, a swimming goggle structure in accordance with the present invention comprises: a left frame and a right frame, respectively having a circumference surface, the circumference surface being integrally formed with a lens and a connection base, the connection base being disposed with a connection hole; a connection element, interposed between the left frame and the right frame, the connection element being integrally disposed with two connection pillars, each of the two connection pillars being engaged with the connection hole of the connection base; two protection pads, respectively assembled with the left frame and the right frame, each of the two protection pads having a circular body, a side of the circular body being arranged with a face contact circumference, and two packing frames, respectively assembled with the circular grooves of the left frame and the right frame, each of the packing frame having a rim, a hole and a head strap base, characterized in that:
the connection hole of the connection base of each of the left frame and the right frame has a trumpet-like shape having a wide upper end and a narrow lower end, a fastening notch is disposed inside the connection hole, a locating flange is disposed a side opposite to the lens, a circular groove abuts the locating flange;
The two connection pillars of the connection element are respectively disposed with a barb, the barb has a hook, the hook is engaged with the fastening notch of the connection hole, further, each of the two connection pillars has a truncated guide surface at a side opposite to the hook;
a slot is disposed inside the circular body and is engaged with the locating flange, a circular lip being disposed at a side opposite to the face contact circumference, the circular lip is engaged with the circular groove;
the rim is forced against the circular lip and is disposed with an extension surface, an internal diameter of the hole is slightly smaller than a maximum external diameter of the circumference surface of each of the left frame and the right frame, the head strap base is disposed on the extension surface of the rim.
Accordingly, for the assembly of the pair of swimming goggles, the slot of the protection pad is engaged with the locating flange of the left(right) frame, then the rim of the packing frame is abutted against the circular lip of the protection pad from a side of the rim adjacent to the connection base, along upper and lower edges of the circular lip. The packing frame makes the hole thereof cross over an edge of the circumference surface of the left(right) frame defined as the maximum external diameter, and interferes with the circular groove corresponding to the maximum external diameter of the circumference surface of the left (right) frame, while the packing frame is guided along the inclined guide surface, which allows the packing frame to be abutted against the circular lip in a compression-fitting manner, and thereby the circular lip is firmly fastened on the circular groove. In this manner, the left (right) frame, the protection pad and the packing frame are assembled as a firm structure. Therefore, after the left frame and the right frame are assembled individually, the connection pillar of the connection element is then engaged with the connection hole, while the hook of the barb of the connection pillar is engaged with the fastening notch inside the connection hole, so as to firmly connect the left frame and the right frame.
For the disassembly of the pair of swimming goggles, the connection element is disassembled first. The disassembly of the connection element includes rotating the connection element toward the hook along the truncated guide surface located opposite to the hook of the barb, in order to make the interference portion of the connection pillar disengaged with the inner wall of the connection hole, so as to disassemble the connection element from the connection hole of the left (right) frame. Next, the disassembly of the left frame, the right frame and the protection pads includes rotating the extension surface of the packing frame of the left(right) frame toward an outer side of the left(right) frame for removal of structural interference of the circular groove, and then making the rim of the packing frame out of the interference of the circular groove.
Accordingly, the inclined guide surface is formed at an inner edge of the circumference surface of the left(right) frame close to the wearer's outer eye corner, so when the packing frame is taken out along the inclined guide surface during disassembly of the swimming goggle structure, a structural interference of the circular groove can be removed.
Accordingly, a first alignment device is disposed between the protection pad and each of the left frame and the right frame, and a second alignment device is disposed between the packing frame and the protection pad, the first alignment device comprises a first recess and a first protuberance, the first recess is disposed on the locating flange of each of the left frame and the right frame, the first protuberance is disposed inside the slot of the protection pad, corresponding to the first recess, and when each of the left frame and the right frame is assembled with the protection pad, the first recess of each of the left frame and the right frame is engaged with the first protuberance for localization, the second alignment device comprises a second recess and a second protuberance, the second recess is disposed on an inner edge of the hole of the packing frame, the second protuberance is disposed on the circular lip of the protection pad, corresponding to the first protuberance, and when the packing frame is assembled with the protection pad, the second recess of the packing frame is engaged with the second protuberance for localization, so as to provide an accurately positioned assembly of the packing frame, the protection pad and each of the left frame and the right frame without any location deviation.
Accordingly, the circular body of the protection pad is disposed with a buffer device which provides a support and returning force against a structural deformation under external impact and provides an absorption of a compression-fitting force under pressure.
Accordingly, the face contact circumference of the protection pad has a wavy shape, that is, the protection pad is designed corresponding to the wearer's eye socket contour, so as to provide a comfortable contact engagement with the wearer's eye socket.
Referring to
The connection element 22, with reference to
The protection pads 41,42 are connected with the left frame 20 and the right frame 21. Each of the protection pads 41,42 has a circular body 411(421). A side of the circular body 411(421) is arranged with a face contact circumference 412(422) in a wavy shape, shown in
The packing frames 51,52 are assembled with the circular grooves 204,214 of the left frame 20 and the right frame 21. Each of the packing frame 51,52 has a rim 510(520), a hole 511(521) and the head strap base 512(522). The rim 510(520) is forced against the circular lip 413(423) of the protection pad 41(42), while an internal diameter R2 of the hole 511(521) is made slightly smaller than a maximum external diameter R1 of the circumference surface 200(210) of the left(right) frame 20(21)(as shown in
Further, the head strap base 512(522) is disposed on an extension surface 513(523) of the rim 510(520). The head strap base 512(522) provides an oblong hole for the head strap to get through.
Further, a first alignment device 8 is disposed between the left(right) frame 20(21) and the protection pad 41(42), and a second alignment device 9 is disposed between the packing frame 51(52) and the protection pad 41(42). The first alignment device 8 comprises a first recess 81 and a first protuberance 82. The first recess 81 is disposed on the locating flange 203(213) of the left(right) frame 20(21). The first protuberance 82 is disposed inside the slot 414(424) of the protection pad 41(42), corresponding to the first recess 81. With reference to
As to the assembly and disassembly of the pair of swimming goggles 1 in accordance with the present invention, first for the assembly of the pair of swimming goggles 1, the left frame 20 and the right frame 21 is assembled individually, and the connection element 22 is then used to connect the assembled left frame 20 and right frame 21 so the assembly of the pair of swimming goggles 1 is completed. In details, with reference to
For the disassembly of the pair of swimming goggles 1, the connection element 22 is disassembled first. The disassembly of the connection element 22 includes rotating the connection element 22 toward the hook 2212(2222) along the truncated guide surface 2213(2223) located opposite to the hook 2212(2222) of the barb 2211(2221), in order to make the interference portion 2210(2220) of the connection pillar 221(222) disengaged with the inner wall of the connection hole 202(212)(
In sum, when the pair of swimming goggles is assembled, the circular lip 413(423) of the protection pad 41(42) is firmly fastened on the circular groove 204(214) of the left (right) frame 20(21) by the packing frame 51(52) in a compression-fitting manner. When the pair of swimming goggles is disassembled, the packing frame 51(52) is separated from the circular groove 204(214) along the inclined guide surface 205(215) of the left (right) frame 20(21) as being out of the structural interference of the circular groove 204(214), so as to achieve convenient assembly and disassembly of the pair of swimming goggles. In addition to providing the options in colors and myopic degrees in assembly, the pair of swimming goggles also provides protection pad 41(42) having the plurality of compartments 70 with a shape fitting to the wearer's eye socket contour, which provides a preferable facial protection as well as a comfortable engagement in wearing.
It is understood that the invention may be embodied in other forms within the scope of the claims. Thus the present examples and embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative, and not restrictive, of the invention defined by the claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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106210447 | Jul 2017 | TW | national |