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Protective eyewear with adjustable strap

US6511177B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 1999
Grant dateJan 28, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C2200/04
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Safety eyewear is presented which is provided with particulate sealing around the inside periphery of the lens/lenses and having temples that provide adjustment of the eyewear to a pantoscopic angle. The eyewear is provided with an adjustable strap assembly for better fit to the wearer's head. The eyewear lens/frame includes a plurality of projections that define various pantoscopic angles. The temple end piece includes a set of recesses that engage the projections formed on the lens/frame which temple end piece is rotated relative to the lens/frame to set the pantoscopic angle. The adjustable strap assembly further adjust the fit of the eyewear and can be unbuckled for snaplocked attachment of the eyewear directly to other safety equipment such as noise suppression ear muffs, communication head phones, breathing masks and the like.

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