Dive mask having replaceable lenses and frame bonded into a rubber skirt
US7181778B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63C11/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dive mask having a pair of replaceable lenses comprises a soft, flexible skirt for bearing against the diver's face, an inner lens frame having a pair of openings for receiving the lenses and a peripheral member integrally molded into the skirt for permanent retention therein and a removable outer lens frame having a pair of lens openings and a peripheral member shaped to bear against the lenses adjacent the skirt. A sealing gasket is preferable molded into the inner lens frame along the lens openings to prevent water leakage into the face side of the lenses.
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