Swimming goggles having pads with annular grooves and sponges

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6470500
  • Patent Number
    6,470,500
  • Date Filed
    Monday, June 11, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, October 29, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Nerbun; Peter
    Agents
    • Rosenberg, Klein & Lee
Abstract
The present invention proposes an improved pad structure comprising a frame, a pair of pads, and a pair of sponges. The frame comprises a pair of rims, a bridge, and a pair of fasteners. A ductile belt can be tied between the pair of fasteners. The pair of sponges are respectively joined with the pair of rims. The inner edges of the pair of pads respectively sheathe the pair of sponges. Although the positions of the sponges and the pads are interchanged, the swimming glasses also maintain resiliency. Moreover, when the swimming glasses are worn, because the pair of sponges are respectively sheathed at the inner edges of the pair of pads and the face contacts tightly with the pair of pads, penetration of water into the swimming glasses because of absorption of water by the sponges can be avoided.
Description




FIELD OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to an improved pad structure and, more particularly, to a pad structure of swimming glasses, wherein grooves are annularly formed at inner edges of a pair of pads, and a pair of sponges are sheathed in the grooves so that penetration of water into the swimming glasses due to absorption of water by the sponges can be avoided.




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




As shown in

FIGS. 1 and 2

, a pair of swimming glasses in the prior art comprise a frame


10


, a pair of pads


16


, and a pair of sponges


17


. The frame


10


comprises a pair of rims


11


, a bridge


12


, a pair of lenses


13


, and a pair of fasteners


14


. The bridge


12


is connected between the pair of rims


11


. The pair of lenses


13


are respectively situated in the pair of rims


11


. The pair of fasteners


14


are situated at two opposite outer sides of the pair of rims


11


with a ductile belt


15


tied between them. The pair of pads


16


are respectively joined at annular outer edges of the inner sides of the pair of rims


11


. The pair of sponges


17


are respectively joined with the pair of pads


16


. However, when the above swimming glasses are worn, water will penetrate into the swimming glasses because the pair of sponges


17


can absorb water.




Therefore, the above swimming glasses have inconvenience and drawbacks in practical use. The present invention aims to resolve the above problems in the prior art.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The primary object of the present invention is to provide an improved pad structure of swimming glasses, wherein positions of sponges and pads are interchanged to let the sponges be respectively joined with rims of the swimming glasses and grooves be annularly formed at inner edges of the pads to receive the sponges therein. When the swimming glasses are worn, the face will contact tightly with the pair of pads, hence maintaining resiliency and preventing penetration of water into the swimming glasses because of absorption of water by the sponges.




To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an improved pad structure comprising a frame, a pair of pads, and a pair of sponges. Grooves are annularly formed at inner edge of the pair of pads to receive the pair of sponges therein.




The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawing, in which:











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a pair of swimming glasses in the prior art;





FIG. 2

is a cross-sectional view of a pair of swimming glasses in the prior art;





FIG. 3

is a perspective view of a pair of swimming glasses of the present invention;





FIG. 4

is an exploded perspective view of a pair of swimming glasses of the present invention; and





FIG. 5

is a cross-sectional view of a pair of swimming glasses of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS




As shown in

FIGS. 3

to


5


, an improved pad structure of the present invention comprises a frame


20


, a pair of pads


26


, and a pair of sponges


27


. The frame


20


comprises a pair of rims


21


, a bridge


22


, a pair of lenses


23


, and a pair of fasteners


24


. The bridge


22


is connected between the pair of rims


21


. The pair of lenses


23


are respectively situated in the pair of rims


21


. The pair of fasteners


24


are situated at two opposite outer sides of the pair of rims


21


with a ductile belt


25


tied between them. The pair of pads


26


are respectively joined at annular outer edges in the pair of rims


21


. Grooves


28


are annularly formed at inner edges of the pair of pads


26


to receive the pair of sponges


27


. Although the positions of the pair of sponges


27


and the pair of pads


26


are interchanged, the swimming glasses also maintain resiliency. When the swimming glasses are worn, the face will contact tightly with the pair of pads


26


to prevent penetration of water into the swimming glasses because of absorption of water by the pair of sponges


27


.




The improved pad structure of the present invention has the following characteristics.




(1). Although the positions of sponges and pads are interchanged, the swimming glasses also maintain resiliency.




(2). Because the pair of sponges are respectively sheathed in the inner edges of the pair of pads, penetration of water into the swimming glasses because of absorption of water by the sponges can be avoided.




Although the present invention has been described with reference to the referred embodiment thereof, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details thereof. Various substitutions and modifications have been suggested in the foregoing description, and other will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.



Claims
  • 1. Swimming glasses having an improved pad structure, comprising:a frame including (a) a pair of rims respectively holding a pair of lenses, each of said rims having opposing inner and outer end portions, (b) a bridge joining together said inner end portions of said pair of rims, and (c) a pair of fasteners respectively disposed on said outer end portions of said pair of rims; a pair of pads respectively coupled to said pair of rims, each of said pads having opposing first and second sides and a central through opening extending therebetween, said first side of each of said pads being coupled to a rear side of a respective one of said rims and said second side of each of said pads being disposed in contact with a user's face, each of said pads having an annular groove formed in an edge thereof bordering said central through opening; and, a pair of sponges respectively disposed in said annular grooves of said pair of pads for maintaining resiliency of said pair of pads and preventing water infiltration into respective interior spaces of said rims.
US Referenced Citations (2)
Number Name Date Kind
6098206 Chou Aug 2000 A
6289523 Chiang Sep 2000 B1