Patent · US Expired

Vision directing sunglasses

US5682220A · kind A · utility

28Cited by
33References
17Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 27, 1995
Grant dateOct 28, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 27, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C7/16
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Sunglasses with vision directing sections comprise a frame with temples to hold the frame on the wearer's face and lenses in the frame. Each lens is tinted on its front and rear surfaces and one of those surfaces is further coated with a reflecting layer except in the area of the vision directing section. The sunglasses provide highlighted vision through the vision directing sections so that the wearer's vision is directed to that portion of their field of vision. The sunglasses are useful in a variety of activities where it is beneficial to direct attention to a select portion of a person's field of vision or where it is desirable to have a less shaded view through the sunglasses.

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