Interposed goggle frame snap assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10670882-B2
Application number	US-201715814239-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2017
Priority date	Nov 15, 2016
Publication date	Jun 2, 2020
Grant date	Jun 2, 2020

Abstract

A pair of goggles with a lens assembly, a goggle frame, and at least one lens retention shelf is disclosed. The lens assembly includes a lens with a projection extending from the assembly. The goggle frame is made of a first material and has a frame aperture sized large enough to receive the projection from the lens assembly through it. The lens retention shelf is made of a second material harder than the first material and is disposed behind the frame. The first lens retention shelf includes a projection connector corresponding to the projection, the projection connector is aligned with the frame aperture and sized sized to receive and engage the projection with the goggle frame interposed between the lens retention shelf and the lens.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pair of goggles comprising:
a lens assembly including:
at least one lens carrier comprising a first carrier side, a second carrier side opposite the first carrier side, and at least one projection extending rearward from each of the first and second carrier sides; and
at least one lens mounted on the lens carrier;

a goggle frame comprising a first frame side and a second frame side opposite the first frame side, the goggle frame comprising a first pliable material and each of the first and second frame sides comprising at least one frame aperture extending through the first pliable material, each frame aperture sized large enough to receive a first or a second projection of the at least one projection on each of the first and second carrier sides, the lens assembly mounted on the goggle frame and covering at least one lens aperture defined by the goggle frame;
first and second lens retention shelves made of a second rigid material harder than the first pliable material and respectively disposed behind the first frame side and the second frame side, the first lens retention shelf comprising a first strap receptor and at least a first projection connector corresponding to the first projection, the first projection connector aligned with a first frame aperture of the at least one frame aperture and sized to receive and engage the first projection with the goggle frame interposed between the first lens retention shelf and the lens, the second lens retention shelf comprising a second strap receptor and at least a second projection connector corresponding to the second projection, the second lens retention shelf aligned with a second frame aperture of the at least one frame aperture and sized to receive and engage the second projection with the goggle frame interposed between the second lens retention shelf and the lens; and
a goggle strap having a first end and a second end of the goggle strap coupled with the goggle frame through one of the two lens retention shelves.

2. The goggles of claim 1 , wherein each of the first projection connector and the second projection connector comprises at least one slit across the first or second projection connector.

3. The goggles of claim 2 , wherein the each of the first and second projection connectors further comprises a relief cut extending from an edge of the first or second projection connector and has a width greater than a width of the slit.

4. The goggles of claim 1 , wherein the lens carrier further comprises at least one of one or more magnets and one or more attractors, and the goggle frame comprises at least one of one or more corresponding attractors and one or more corresponding magnets.

5. The goggles of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second strap receptors comprises a strap opening, each of the first and second ends of the goggle strap threaded through the strap opening and disposed on a side of the strap opening opposite a remaining goggle strap.

6. The goggles of claim 5 , wherein each of the first and second ends of the goggle strap comprises a thickened edge having a thickness greater than thickness of an adjacent portion of the goggle strap.

7. The goggles of claim 6 , wherein the strap opening comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a width greater than a width of the second portion and large enough to receive the thickened edge, and the second portion having the width large enough to receive the adjacent portion of the goggle strap but smaller than the thickness of the thickened edge.

8. A pair of goggles comprising:
a lens assembly including at least one lens and at least one projection extending rearward from the lens assembly;
a goggle frame comprising a first frame side and made of a first pliable material, the first frame side comprising at least one frame aperture extending through the first pliable material, each frame aperture sized large enough to receive a first projection of the at least one projection, the lens assembly mounted on the goggle frame and covering at least one lens aperture defined by the goggle frame; and
at least one lens retention shelf made of a second rigid material harder than the first pliable material, a first lens retention shelf of the at least one lens retention shelf disposed behind the first frame side, the first lens retention shelf comprising at least one first projection connector corresponding to the first projection, the first projection connector aligned with a first frame aperture of the at least one frame aperture and sized to receive and engage the first projection with the goggle frame interposed between the first lens retention shelf and the lens.

9. The goggles of claim 8 , wherein the first projection connector comprises at least one slit across the first projection connector.

10. The goggles of claim 9 , wherein the first projection connector further comprises a relief cut extending from an edge of the first projection connector, the relief cut having a width greater than a width of the slit.

11. The goggles of claim 8 , wherein the lens assembly comprises at least one of one or more magnets and one or more attractors, and the goggle frame comprises at least one of one or more corresponding attractors and one or more corresponding magnets.

12. The goggles of claim 8 , further comprising a goggle strap, wherein the goggle strap having a first end coupled with the goggle frame through the first lens retention shelf.

13. The goggles of claim 12 , wherein the first lens retention shelf comprises a strap receptor including a strap opening, the first end of the goggle strap threaded through the strap opening and disposed on a side of the strap opening opposite a remaining goggle strap.

14. The goggles of claim 13 , wherein each of the first and second ends of the goggle strap comprises a thickened edge having a thickness greater than an adjacent portion of the goggle strap.

15. The goggles of claim 14 , wherein the strap opening comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a width greater than a width of the second portion and large enough to receive the thickened edge, and the second portion having the width large enough to receive the adjacent portion of the goggle strap but smaller than the thickness of the thickened edge.

16. A method of assembling a pair of goggles comprising:
providing a lens assembly including at least one lens and at least one projection extending from the lens assembly, a goggle frame comprising a first pliable material and a first side comprising at least one frame aperture extending through the first side, and at least one lens retention shelf made of a second rigid material harder than the first pliable material and comprising at least one projection connector sized to receive and engage a first projection of the at least one projection, wherein each frame aperture is sized large enough to receive the first projection;
aligning the first projection with a first frame aperture of the at least one frame aperture and a first projection connector of the at least one projection connector with the first projection disposed in front of the first frame aperture and the first projection connector disposed behind the first frame aperture; and
engaging the first projection in the first projection connector with the goggle frame interposed between a first lens retention shelf of the at least one lens retention shelf and the lens by pushing the first projection through the frame aperture and the first projection connector.

17. The method of claim 16 , further com

Assignees

• Bell Sports Inc

Inventors

• Prugue Ximena
• Musal Michael J

Classifications

• G02C5/008

  Spectacles frames characterized by their material, material structure and material properties · CPC title

• G02C3/003

  Arrangements for fitting and securing to the head in the position of use · CPC title

• G02C2200/02

  Magnetic means · CPC title

• G02C1/06 Primary

  Bridge or browbar secured to or integral with closed rigid rims for the lenses · CPC title

• A61F9/025 Primary

  Special attachment of screens, e.g. hinged, removable; Roll-up protective layers · CPC title