Swimming goggles

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6505352
  • Patent Number
    6,505,352
  • Date Filed
    Monday, May 21, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, January 14, 2003
    22 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Calvert; John J.
    • Moran; Katherine
    Agents
    • Troxell Law Office PLLC
Abstract
A pair of swimming goggles for swimming pool purposes comprising: a left lens frame, a right lens frame, two lens units and a strap mean, each of lens frames has an inner periphery that defines a lens retaining space for receiving a lens unit and the periphery of each lens frame have at least one connection base. A strap mean for passing through the connection base of each of lens frames and tightening the swimming goggles to a wearer's head, such the swimming goggles can effectively guard against interference each other during the adjusting and can respectively conform with a wearer's eyehole contour, so as to provide more comfortable fitting and prevent the seepage of water when the swimming goggles are in use.
Description




FIELD OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a swimming goggles, more particularly to a pair of swimming goggles which have two lens frames that can effectively guard against interference each other during the adjusting and can respectively conform with a wearer's eyehole contour, so as to provide more comfortable fitting and prevent the seepage of water when the swimming goggles are in use.




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




Conventionally, a swimming goggles has an adjustment element for adjusting a span between a left lens frame and a right lens frame. Nevertheless, this is so because the span between two eyes as well as the eyehole's contour may be different from person to person, thereby the left lens frame and the right lens frame of all types of swimming goggles can not respectively match wearer's eyehole contour and result the each lens frame unable to present the seepage of water when swimming goggles are in use. Referring to

FIG. 1

, a pair of swimming goggles


8


comprise a bridge


80


, a right lens frame


81


and a left lens frame


82


, the bridge


80


have two ends which respectively are connected to a connection base


83


of the right lens frame


81


and the left lens frame


82


, which makes the right lens frame


81


and the left lens frame


82


influence each other when adjusting a span of the bridge. Moreover, the bridge


80


is limited the span which adjust between the right lens frame


81


and the left lens frame


82


in which the right lens frame


81


and the left lens frame


82


synchronously are moved with far away or closely each other, thereby adjusting the right lens frame


81


(or the left lens frame


82


) to be in conformity with the periphery of right eyehole (or left eyehole) will move the left lens frame


82


(or the right lens frame


81


) during the swimming goggles are worn on the wearer's eyeholes. In other words, the right lens frame


81


and the left lens frame


82


never respectively match wearer's eyehole contour thereby leading to uncomfortable fitting and facile the seepage of water when the swimming goggles are in use.




Referring to FIG.


2


and

FIG. 3

, the other two type of a pair of swimming goggles


6


,


7


which have two straps that be respectively connected to a lens frames of each swimming goggles. As

FIG. 2

the swimming goggles


7


have two lens frames


70


,


71


which are respectively connected together with interlacing by two straps


72


. During adjusting, it is necessary to take off the swimming goggles


7


firstly, and then respectively adjusted the strap


72


adapt to the size of the nose bridge of wearer, finally wearing the swimming goggles


7


on the head of wearer. This way is inconvenient to wearer that should take off the swimming goggles


7


every adjusting, more particularly to the swimming goggles


7


is same situation with the aforementioned swimming goggles


8


which is adjusted one of the lens frame


70


(or the lens frame


71


) to be in conformity with the periphery of right eyehole (or left eyehole) will move the lens frame


71


(or the lens frame


70


) during the swimming goggles are worn on the wearer's eyeholes. In other words, both the lens frames


70


,


71


never respectively match wearer's eyeholes contour.




As show in

FIG. 3

, the swimming goggles


6


are connected a lens frames


60


(


61


) by two straps


62


and the two straps


62


are clipped by a position element


63


, thereby to provide the two straps


62


securely position with the lens frames


60


(


61


). During adjusting, it is necessary to take off the swimming goggles


6


, besides it is also necessary to take off the position element


63


and should be repeated several times to do the adjusting and wearing. Moreover, the swimming goggles


6


are same situation with the aforementioned swimming goggles


7


,


8


, it should be to happen that is adjust one of the lens frame


60


(


61


; not show) to be in conformity with the periphery of left eyehole (or right eyehole) will move the other lens frame


61


(


60


) during the swimming goggles


6


are worn on the wearer's eyeholes. In other words, both the lens frames


60


(


61


) never respectively match wearer's eyeholes contour.




OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION




The object of the present invention is to provide a swimming goggles that can overcome the drawback of the aforementioned prior art.




More specifically, the main object of the present invention is to provide a pair of swimming goggles which capable of adjusting a left and a right lens frames of the swimming goggles respectively to match with each of an user's eyehole, and never affect positing when the swimming goggle is in adjusting so as to provide securely matching with the periphery of wearer's eyeholes respectively and get more Comfortable and prevent effectively the seepage of water when the swimming goggles are in use.




To achieve the above objects, the present invention is featured in that a swimming goggles have a first connection base and a second connection base which be mounted on an upper and lower portions respectively of an outer periphery of each of a left lens frame and a right lens frame of the swimming goggles, wherein the first connection base comprises a first slot formed on the upper portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame; and an opening in the upper portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame; the second connection base comprises a second slot formed on the lower portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame; and an opening in the lower portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame. Strap means including a first strap and a second strap capable of passing through the upper and lower portions respectively of the outer periphery of each of the left lens frame and the right lens frame so as to assist tightening of the swimming goggles to a wearers head.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS




Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings of which:





FIG. 1

to

FIG. 3

are a perspective view of swimming goggles of the prior art;





FIG. 4

is a perspective view of the disassembled parts of the swimming goggles of the present invention;





FIG. 5

is a perspective view of the part assembled of the swimming goggles in

FIG. 4

;





FIG. 6

is a perspective view of the swimming goggles in

FIG. 4

;





FIG. 7

is a top view of wearing on user's head and adjusting the span of lens frames of the swimming goggles in

FIG. 4

;





FIG. 8

is a front view of wearing on user's head embodiment of the swimming goggles of the present invention;





FIG. 9

is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 10

is a perspective view of the third embodiment of the present invention;




FIG.


11


and

FIG. 12

are a perspective view of the swimming goggles have took off the receiving element of in FIG.


6


and FIG.


9


.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




Referring to

FIG. 4

, the preferred embodiment of a swimming goggles


1


according to the present invention is show to comprise a right lens frame


2


, a left lens frame


3


and a strap mean


5


, wherein each of the lens frames


2


,


3


has a lens retaining spaces


21


,


31


for insert molding a lens units


22


,


32


thereon. The right lens frame


2


and the left lens frame


3


respectively has a gaskets


23


,


33


each of which is formed integrally with far away from the side of each of the lens units


22


,


32


for touching the periphery of a wearer's eyehole. An upper and lower portions of an outer periphery of the lens frames


2


,


3


respectively have a first connection bases


24


,


34


and a second connection bases (They are located a lower portion respectively of the outer periphery of the lens frames


2


,


3


, now shown in Figure.) the first connection bases


24


,


34


have a first slots


25


,


35


(Also, the second connection base has a second slots formed on the lower portion of the outer periphery of the lens frames


2


,


3


). As shown in

FIG. 4

, an openings


241


,


341


in the upper portion of the outer periphery of the lens frames


2


,


3


for facility a first strap


50


and a second strap


51


of the strap means


5


passing through the first slots


25


,


35


respectively.




The strap mean


5


includes a first strap


50


, a second strap


51


and a bunching element


52


, wherein the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


are usually made of rubber and the bunching element


52


is formed integrally with the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


that are combined the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


at the middle in which the swimming goggles


1


is divided forming two areas by the bunching element


52


. Moreover, the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


have a free ends


501


,


511


which are usually a plane shape and the each straps


50


,


51


is generally rotundity in cross section. The strap mean


5


further includes a receiving element


53


, a fastener


54


, wherein the receiving element


53


is a sleeve that have two through hole


531


thereon for combination the free ends


501


,


511


of each of the straps


50


,


51


together. The fastener


54


which has a adjusting hole


541


,


542


that are located both side of the fastener for passing through and adjusting the free ends


501


,


511


of each of the straps


50


,


51


respectively.




Referring to FIG.


5


and

FIG. 6

, during assembly, taking the free ends


501


,


511


of the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


are respectively passing through the first connection bases


24


,


34


of the right lens frame


2


and the left lens frame


3


. As show in

FIG. 5

, the free ends


501


,


511


of the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


are assembled which have passed through the connection base


24


, the receiving element


53


and the adjusting hole


541


of the fastener


54


. Referring one more to

FIG. 5

, the left lens frame


3


is disassemble with the other free end of the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


, during assembly, the free ends


501


,


511


of the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


are respectively passing through the connection base


34


of the left lens frame


3


and the through hole


531


of the receiving element


53


, leading to the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


connection to the receiving element


53


together, and then dividing the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


pass through the adjusting hole


542


of the fastener


54


respectively, such get the same pattern in which the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


passing through the adjusting hole


541


of the fastener


54


, as show the right lens frame


2


of in FIG.


5


. Referring to

FIG. 6

, the free ends


501


,


511


of the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


are respectively passing through the adjusting holes


541


,


542


of the fastener


54


such that the first strap


50


and the second strap


51


can be securely mounted on the right lens frame


2


and the left lens frame


3


.




Again referring to FIG.


7


and

FIG. 8

are a top view and front view of wearing on user's head to show adjusting the span of the lens frames embodiment of the swimming goggles of the present invention. Since the first strap


50


, the second strap


51


are passing through the first connection bases


24


,


34


of the right lens frame


2


and the left lens frame


3


, thereby the right lens frame


2


and the left lens frame


3


can be respectively voluntary moved on the first strap


50


, the second strap


51


and can not any influence each other, as well as the right lens frame


2


and the left lens frame


3


are not limited in adjusting angle, so as to adjust the right lens frame


2


and the left lens frame


3


matching the periphery of a wearer's eyehole without taking off the swimming goggles


1


when the swimming goggle are in adjusting (as show in FIG.


8


).




Referring to

FIG. 7

, it is obvious that the right lens frame


2


is moved toward the right direction (a broken line position and as shown in arrows), the left lens frame


3


do not move toward the same way. On the contrary, the left lens frame


3


can be voluntary moved toward the left direction by itself (a broken line position and as show in arrows) so as to enable the right lens frame


2


and the left lens frame


3


to match with the periphery of wearer's eyehole respectively, such that it can get more comfortable and prevent effectively the seepage of water when the swimming goggles are in use.




Referring to

FIGS. 9-10

illustrate the second and third embodiment of a pair of swimming goggles


1


′,


1


″ according to the present invention. As show in

FIG. 9

, the second embodiment is generally similar to the first preferred embodiment, comprising a right lens frame


2


′, a left lens frame


3


′ and a strap mean


5


′, the main different residing in the construction of the first strap


50


′ and the second strap


51


′ of the strap mean


5


′ have not a bunching element, the rest parts includes a first connection bases


24


′,


34


′ of the right lens frame


2


′ and a left lens frame


3


′, a receiving element


53


′ which is a sleeve and a fastener


54


′ are all the same the first preferred embodiment, such that the right lens frame


2


′ and the left lens frame


3


′ can be respectively voluntary moved on the first strap


50


′ and the second strap


51


′ and will not any influence each other.




In addition, as shown in

FIG. 10

, the swimming goggles


1


″ is the third embodiment which is generally similar to the second preferred embodiment, comprising a right lens frame


2


″, a left lens frame


3


″ and a strap mean


5


″, the main different residing in the construction of the first strap


50


″ and the second strap


51


″ of the strap mean


5


″ have a bunching element


52


″ in center of each strap that the bunching element


52


″ is generally similar to the sleeve


53


which has showed the first preferred embodiment for combination the first strap


50


″ and the second strap


51


″ together, the rest parts includes a connection bases


24


″,


34


″, of the right lens frame


2


″, a left lens frame


3


″, a receiving element


53


″ and a fastener


54


″ are all the same the first preferred embodiment, such that the right lens frame


2


″ and the left lens frame


3


″ can be respectively voluntary moved on the first strap


50


″ and the second strap


51


″ and will not any influence each other when the lens frames


2


″,


3


″ are in adjusting. Moreover, the receiving elements


53


,


53


′ of in FIG.


6


and

FIG. 9

would took off from the first straps


50


,


50


′ and the second straps


51


,


51


′, and each lens frames


2


,


3


and


2


′,


3


′ can be still respectively voluntary on moved the first strap


50


,


50


′ and the second strap


51


,


51


′ and will not any influence each other when the lens frames


2


,


3


and


2


′,


3


′ are in adjustment.




While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements, which the strap mean comprise only one strap that is passing through the left lens frame and the right lens frame, or the connection base is protrude on the left lens frame and the right lens frame, or the connection base is mounted on the left side and right side of the periphery of each lens frames etc., included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.



Claims
  • 1. A pair of swimming goggles comprising:a left lens frame and a right lens frame, each of which has an inner periphery defining a lens retaining space for receiving a lens unit and an outer periphery defining a first connection base and a second connection base, and a gasket formed integrally with a contact edge, strap means including a first strap and a second strap capable of passing through the first connection base and the second connection base respectively of each of the left lens frame and the right lens frame so as to assist tightening of the swimming goggles to a wearers head, and a fastener with adjusting holes located on both sides thereof for passing therethrough and adjusting the free end of each strap, and a bunching element disposed between and joining the center of the first strap and the second strap, wherein the first connection base and the second connection base are positioned on the upper and lower portions respectively of the outer periphery of each of the left lens frame and the right lens frame, the first connection base comprises a first slot formed on the upper portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame; and an opening in the upper portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame, the second connection base comprises a second slot formed on the lower portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame; and an opening in the lower portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame.
  • 2. The swimming goggles as claimed in claim 1, wherein the free ends of each of the first strap and the second strap are substantially planar and connected by a substantially circular portion.
  • 3. A pair of swimming goggles comprising:a left lens frame and a right lens frame, each of which has an inner periphery defining a lens retaining space for receiving a lens unit and an outer periphery defining a first connection base and a second connection base, and a gasket formed integrally with a contact edge, strap means including a first strap and a second strap capable of passing through the first connection base and the second connection base respectively of each of the left lens frame and the right lens frame so as to assist tightening of the swimming goggles to a wearers head, and a fastener with adjusting holes located of both sides thereof for passing therethrough and adjusting the free end of each strap, and a bunching element disposed between the center of the first strap and the second strap and being formed integrally; wherein the first connection base and the second connection base are positioned on the upper and lower portions respectively of the outer periphery of each of the left lens frame and the right lens frame, the first connection base comprises a first slot formed on the upper portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame; and an opening in the upper portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame, the second connection base comprises a second slot formed on the lower portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame; and an opening in the lower portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame.
  • 4. The swimming goggles as claimed in claim 3, wherein the free ends of each of the first strap and the second strap are substantially planar and connected by a substantially circular portion.
  • 5. A pair of swimming goggles comprising:a left lens frame and a right lens frame, each of which has an inner periphery defining a lens retaining space for receiving a lens unit and an outer periphery defining a first connection base and a second connection, and a gasket formed integrally with a contact edge, strap means including a first strap and a second strap capable of passing through the first connection base and the second connection base respectively of each of the left lens frame and the right lens frame so as to assist tightening of the swimming goggles to a wearers head, and a fastener with adjusting holes located on both sides thereof for passing therethrough and adjusting the free end of each strap, and a receiving element comprising a sleeve with a throughhole for combining each end of the first strap and the second strap; wherein the first connection base and the second connection base are positioned on the upper and lower portions respectively of the outer periphery of each of the left lens frame and the right lens frame, the first connection base comprises a first slot formed on the upper portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame; and an opening in the upper portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame, the second connection base comprises a second slot formed on the lower portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame; and an opening in the lower portion of the outer periphery of the lens frame.
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