1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to swimming goggles, and particularly to swimming goggles capable of being fit for face portions with respect to peripheral portions of eyes, a nose bridge, and a wearer's head, and being worn comfortably without feeling pressure and causing water leakage, and can provide a better range of visual field in swimming
2. Related Art
Swimming goggles are mainly designed to protect eyes and to be prevented from being leaked into water when swimming As is well known, swimming goggles are worn on face portions corresponding to outer peripheral portions of eye sockets of a cranium. As bold lines shown in
Furthermore, tightening the head strap is necessary to enable protective pads to be attached to the outer peripheral portions of the eye sockets so as to avoid water leakage. Due to the relation between ears and eyes in position, the head strap cannot be adjusted horizontally but obliquely in a direction above ears. Consequently, connecting elements of swimming goggles for connecting the head strap, and the protective pads are being tilted upward in conjunction with the adjustment of the head strap and that results in an incomplete contact between the protective pads and the face portions where side portions of a nose bridge (inner peripheries of eye sockets) adjacent to lacrimal gland and corners of eyes (outer peripheries of eye sockets) may occur water leakage, especially for users having high nose bridges. In short, because the connecting elements are directly fixedly mounted to left and right frames of conventional swimming goggles, attachment of the protective pads to the face portions are affected when adjusting the head strap no matter the connecting elements are made of a hard or soft material.
Still further, conventional swimming goggles are needed to be taken off from a wearer to adjust a head strap, and therefore is very inconvenient. Although there is another type of swimming goggles that allows a head strap to be adjusted without being taken off, the adjustment of the head strap also affects the attachment of the protective pads to the face portions and may cause red circle eyes as well. What is more is conventional swimming goggles are equipped with buckles that are fixedly mounted to side portions of left and right frames and have engaging bars each is formed on a control plate (control button) to engage or disengage the head strap by pulling away the control plate (or pressing the control button). However, the buckles are being moved in conjunction with the action of pulling away the control plate (or pressing the control button) and thus directly affect positions of the protective pads of the left and right frames on the face portions. In this case, it may make eyes feel uncomfortable or even cause red circle eyes as the attachment of the protective pads is transiently away from the face portions.
Additionally, regarding conventional swimming goggles having lenses and left and right frames integrally formed together, the lenses are in a flat plan configuration having mold cores and mold lines with respect to the left and right frames. Portions of the lenses between the mold lines and the left and right frames tend to block visual fields of a wearer and increase water resistance in swimming On the other hand, thicknesses of the left and right frames in vertical cross section are same at upper and lower edges thereof As a result, the upper edges of the left and right frames are positioned further to the face portions than lower edges thereof (as shown in
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide swimming goggles that are fit for face portions with respect to outer peripheral portions of eye sockets of a cranium so as to be worn comfortably smoothly without water leakage.
Another object of the present invention is to provide swimming goggles that are fir for various shapes of nose bridges and perfectly attached to face portions without being affected in attachment to face portions when being worn, so as to ensure that no water leakage occurs in swimming
Another object of the present invention is to provide swimming goggles that are not affected in attachment to face portions when adjusting a head strap, and are capable of not causing red circle eyes or making eyes uncomfortable.
Still, another object of the present invention is to provide swimming goggles capable of reducing water resistance in swimming, preventing visual fields of eye corners from being blocked by goggle frames so as to provide a better and wider range of visual field in swimming.
To achieve the above-mentioned objects, the swimming goggles comprises a left frame body and a right frame body, each of the left and right frame bodies having an inner peripheral face and an outer peripheral face; lenses respectively integrally formed with the outer peripheral faces of the left and right frame bodies; a connecting element interconnecting the left and right frame bodies; and protective pads respectively attached to the inner peripheral faces of the left and right frame bodies. Each of the protective pads has a connecting portion comprising a connecting face and an abutting face. Head strap apparatus are respectively disposed on outer sides of the left and right frame bodies. Lip portions are respectively formed along the inner peripheral faces of the left and right frame bodies. The connecting faces of the connecting portions integrally encompass the lip portions, and each of the abutting faces of the connecting portions is inclined with respect to a face portion corresponding to an outer peripheral portion of an eye socket of a cranium. The face portion is defined to include an area above the eye socket and adjacent to an eyebrow, a side portion of a nose bridge adjacent to lacrimal gland at an inner side portion of the eye socket, an area adjacent to an under-eye bag below the eye socket, and an outer eye corner with respect to an outer side portion of the eye socket adjacent to a temple, whereby the swimming goggles being perfectly fit for the face portions with respect to the outer peripheral portions of the eye sockets so as to be worn comfortably without being leaked into water and a feeling of compression.
According to one aspect of the present invention, each of the protective pads further comprises a face contact portion coupled with the abutting face of the connecting portion, and having curved contours with respect to the face portion corresponding to the outer peripheral portion of the eye socket of the cranium. An upper half part of the face contact portion with respect to the eyebrow and a lower half part of the face contact portion with respect to the under-eye bag are curved at different angles as viewed from top and bottom plans.
According to another aspect of the present invention, each of the left and right frame bodies has an upper thickness with respect to the eyebrow and a lower thickness with respect to the under-eye bag in vertical cross section, and the upper thickness is less than the lower thickness so as to allow each of the left and right frame bodies to be fit for contours of the eyebrow and the under-eye bag, and prevent visual fields of eye corners from being blocked by frame bodies and thus provide a better visual field in swimming
According to another aspect of the present invention, the connecting element has opposite two ends respectively forming connecting pegs, each of the connecting pegs comprising a neck portion and an engaging portion, one side of each of the left and right frame bodies integrally extends outward to form a connecting base, and the connecting base is defined with a connecting hole where the neck portion is pivotally installed therein with the engaging portion mounted over the connecting base so that the left and right frame bodies are rotatable with respect to the connecting pegs.
According to another aspect of the present invention, each of the head strap apparatus comprises a base, a strap buckle and a shaft rod. The bases integrally respectively extend from sides of the left and right frame bodies and respectively form axial holes thereon. The strap buckle comprises a coupling opening, a first connecting hole, a second connecting hole, and a strap through hole. The coupling opening is intended to accommodate the base and is defined with a limiting wall, a guiding peg is mounted to the second connecting hole to define the strap through hole, and the shaft rod passes through the first connecting hole to be installed in the axial hole so as to pivotally connect the strap buckle with the base, whereby the strap buckle being rotatable with respect to the shaft rod against the limiting wall.
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The lenses 30 and 31 are made of polycarbonate resin and are respectively formed with the outer peripheral faces 202 and 212 of the left and right frame bodies 20 and 21. Referring to
The protective pads 4 are respectively attached to the inner peripheral faces 201 and 211 of the left and right frame bodies 20 and 21. Each of the protective pads 4 has a face contact portion 40 and a connecting portion 41 both made of thermal plastic rubber (TPR) by means of double shot injection molding. Alternatively, the face contact portion 40 and the connecting portion 41 are capable of being made of different materials or different colors in order to manifest colors of the protective pads 4. Additionally, the connecting portion 41 is harder than the face contact portion 40. The face contact portion 40 is made of a softer material than that of the connecting portion 41 for providing a comfortable contact with a wearer's face. Each of the connecting portions 41 comprises a connecting face 410 and an abutting face 411. Referring to
In particular, as the face contact portion 40 and the abutting face 411 are inclined to the face portion corresponding to the outer peripheral portion of the eye socket, the face contact portion 40 is capable of being smoothly and perfectly attached to the face portion without being tightened in a great force. Moreover, unlike protective pads of convention swimming goggles that remain a large buffering area with the face portion and have to be worn with a greater tightening force, the face contact portion 40 of the present invention is attached to the face portion with a moderate force to provide a comfortable contact in wearing.
The connecting element 22 is pivotally connected to the left and right frame bodies 20 and 21, and has connecting pegs 221 and 222 respectively formed on opposite ends of the connecting element 22. Each of the connecting pegs 221 and 222 comprises a neck portion 223 and an engaging portion 224. The engaging portion 224 has a non-round geometric shape; and in this embodiment the engaging portion 224 is formed in a rectangular shape. One side of each of the left and right frame bodies 20 and 21 integrally extends outward to form a connecting base 207 and 217 each defined with a connecting hole 208 (218) where the neck portion 223 is pivotally installed therein with the engaging portion 224 mounted over the connecting base 207 (217). The connecting holes 208 and 218 respectively are formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the engaging portion 224. Thus the connecting element 22 interconnects the left and right frame bodies 20 and 21 through the connecting pegs 221 and 222, and enables the left and right frame bodies 20 and 21 to be rotatable around the connecting pegs 221 and 222, respectively. Accordingly, the left and right frame bodies 20 and 21 are capable of being easily and quickly rotated to adjust positions by obliquely drawing a head strap in a direction above ears so as to fit for the side portions of the nose bridge adjacent to lacrimal gland (inner side portions of the eye sockets) and the outer eye corners (outer side portions of the eye sockets), regardless of various shapes of nose bridges. (Alternatively, the engaging portions 224 and the connecting holes 208 and 218 are in a triangle shape based on practical applications).
Each of the head strap apparatus 5 comprises a base 50, a strap buckle 51, a shaft rod 52, a restraining device 53 and a head strap 6 having multiple engaging slots 60. The bases 50 integrally respectively extend from sides of the left and right frame bodies 20 and 21 and respectively form axial holes 501 thereon. The strap buckle 51 comprises an coupling opening 514, a first connecting hole 510, a second connecting hole 512, a third connecting hole 515, and a strap through hole 511. The coupling opening 514 is intended to accommodate the base 50 and is defined with a limiting wall 5141 for limiting the course of rotation of the strap buckle 51. A guiding peg 513 is mounted to the second connecting hole 512 to define the strap through hole 511. In assembly, the shaft rod 52 passes through the first connecting hole 51 to be installed in the axial hole 501 so as to pivotally connect the strap buckle 51 with the base 50 on a side portion of the left/right frame body 20/21f. In this manner, the strap buckle 51 is rotatable with respect to the shaft rod 52 against the limiting wall 5141 so as to be fit for various sizes of heads.
The restraining device 53 comprises a positioning peg 531 and a restraining tab 532. The positioning peg 531 is mounted to the third connecting hole 515 of the strap buckle 51. One side 533 of the restraining tab 532 extends outward to form a positioning sleeve 534 (as shown in
As described above, the restraining device 53 is rotatably mounted to the strap buckle 51 and enables the strap buckle 51 to be rotatable individually. Therefore, the attachment of the face contact portion 40 to the face portion is not affected when the head strap 6 is being adjusted through the restraining device 53 without taking off the swimming goggles.
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Accordingly, the abutting faces 411 and the face contact portions 40 of the swimming goggles 1 of the first embodiment, and the abutting faces 411′ of the swimming goggles 1′ of the second embodiment are respectively inclined with respect to the outer peripheral portions of the eye sockets, whereby enabling the swimming goggles 1 and 1′ to be comfortably and smoothly attached to the contours of the outer peripheral portions of the eye sockets, wherein the face contact portions 40 of the first embodiment remain a less buffering portion with the abutting faces 411. As a result, unlike the protective pads of the convention swimming goggles that remain a large buffering area with the face portion and have to be worn with a greater tightening force, the face contact portions 40 of the present invention are attached to the face portions with a moderate force so as to provide a comfortable contact in wearing. Likewise, the swimming goggles of the second embodiment formed without the face contact portion are more easily to be attached to the face contact portions with respect to the contours of the outer peripheral portions of the eye sockets, whereby ensuring that the swimming goggles are worn comfortably without water leakage.
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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102210643 | Jun 2013 | TW | national |