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Nasion-secured sport glasses

US4953967A · kind A · utility

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12References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 31, 1989
Grant dateSep 4, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 31, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C5/12
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ophthalmic device for use, in particular, in vigorous sporting activities, comprises a pair of lenses (11) mounted in a frame front (10), and held in position on the wearer's face by an adjustable flexible band (18). The band (18) is secured to the frame front (10) by lugs (16 L & R), mounted inside the frame front and perpendicular to the plane of the lenses (11). These lugs (16) are in horizontal alignment with a nasion protrusion (14) that is integral to a nose rest piece (12). The nose rest piece (12) is of a flexible material and is secured between the lenses (11) at the bridge area of the frame front (10). These glasses cannot fall from the wearer's face, and provide a no-slip, no-pitch, no-yaw fit. The glasses are extremely comfortable to wear for long periods of time.

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