Eyewear having multiple ventilation states

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9463117-B2
Application number	US-201314014186-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2013
Priority date	Aug 31, 2012
Publication date	Oct 11, 2016
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016

Abstract

Eyewear is disclosed that can have multiple ventilation states providing different amounts of ventilation through the eyewear. The eyewear can include a lens and a frame. In some embodiments, the lens can be movable with respect to the frame to provide the multiple ventilation states. In some embodiments, the eyewear can include a gasket that removably attaches to the frame. In some embodiments, the gasket can be movable with respect to the frame to provide the multiple ventilation states.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An eyewear attachment comprising:
a subframe;
a flexible flange extending rearward from the subframe, the flexible flange configured to rest against and conform to the face of a wearer; and
a retention member configured to removably attach the eyewear attachment to eyewear, the retention member comprising a grip for releasing the eyewear attachment from the eyewear, the grip being positioned at a top of the eyewear attachment;
wherein the retention member comprises an attachment mechanism configured to engage a bridge portion of the eyewear to removably attach the eyewear attachment to the eyewear, wherein the grip extends forward past the attachment mechanism and wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to decouple the eyewear attachment from the bridge portion of the eyewear when a user presses upward on the grip.

2. Eyewear comprising:
a lens;
a frame configured to support the lens in a field of view of a wearer; and
the eyewear attachment of claim 1 removably coupled to the eyewear, wherein the lens and frame are configured to be wearable without the eyewear attachment.

3. The eyewear of claim 2 , wherein the eyewear attachment is removably coupled to a portion of the frame disposed proximate a top periphery of the lens.

4. The eyewear of claim 2 , wherein the eyewear attachment is removably coupled to an engagement portion of the frame, and wherein the grip extends forward past the engagement portion of the frame.

5. The eyewear attachment of claim 1 , wherein the attachment mechanism comprises a clip configured to engage the bridge portion of the eyewear.

6. The eyewear attachment of claim 1 , wherein the eyewear attachment is configured to be removable from the eyewear while the eyewear is being worn.

7. The eyewear attachment of claim 1 , comprising a nose piece engagement member that is configured to engage a nose piece on the eyewear.

8. The eyewear attachment of claim 1 , wherein the eyewear attachment is configured to removably secure to the eyewear only at the bridge portion of the eyewear.

9. The eyewear attachment of claim 1 , wherein the eyewear attachment is configured to decouple from the eyewear when a user presses upward on the grip at a single location.

10. An eyewear attachment comprising:
a subframe comprising a front side and a back side, the subframe formed of a rigid or semi-rigid material;
a retention member configured to removably couple the subframe to eyewear;
a flexible flange on the back side of the subframe, the flexible flange configured to rest against and conform to the face of the wearer; and
a front element on the front side of the subframe, the front element configured to abut against a back surface of a lens of the eyewear, wherein the front element is a front seal that includes a flexible material that is configured to seal against at least a portion of the back surface of the eyewear lens.

11. Eyewear comprising:
a lens;
a frame, wherein the frame is configured to support the lens in a field of view of a wearer; and
wear attachment of claim 10 removably coupled to the eyewear;
wherein the lens and frame are configured to be wearable without the eyewear attachment.

12. The eyewear of claim 11 , wherein the eyewear attachment is removably coupled to the frame.

13. The eyewear attachment of claim 10 , wherein the front element is attached to the flexible flange.

14. The eyewear attachment of claim 10 , wherein the flexible flange and the front element are integrally formed of the same material.

15. The eyewear attachment of claim 10 , wherein the subframe comprises one or more holes extending from the front side of the subframe to the back side of the subframe, and wherein a material extends through the one or more holes to interconnect the flexible flange to the front element.

16. The eyewear attachment of claim 10 , wherein a material extends around the outside of at least a portion of the subframe to interconnect the flexible flange to the front element.

17. The eyewear attachment of claim 10 , wherein the eyewear attachment is configured to allow ventilation through the eyewear, wherein at least one of the front element, the flexible flange, and the subframe comprises at least one of porous material and vent gaps that provide ventilation.

18. The eyewear attachment of claim 10 , wherein the retention member comprises a grip positioned at the top of the eyewear attachment, and wherein the eyewear attachment is configured to be removable from the eyewear while the eyewear is worn, and wherein the eyewear attachment is configured to removably secure to the eyewear only at a bridge portion of the eyewear.

19. The eyewear attachment of claim 10 , wherein the flexible flange comprises a right orbital and a left orbital, wherein the right orbital is configured to at least partially seal around the wearer's right eye, wherein the left orbital is configured to at least partially seal around the wearer's left eye, and wherein an enclosed volume inside the right orbital is separated from an enclosed volume inside the left orbital to impede exchange of air between the enclosed volumes inside the right and left orbitals.

20. A method of removing an eyewear attachment, the method comprising:
wearing eyewear and an eyewear attachment;
wherein the eyewear comprises:
a lens; and
a frame supporting the lens in a field of view of a wearer;

wherein the eyewear attachment comprises:
a subframe;
a flexible flange conforming to the face of the wearer; and
a retention member removably coupling the subframe to the eyewear, the retention member comprising a grip disposed at a top of the eyewear attachment; and

pulling generally upwardly on the grip to disengage the retention member from the eyewear and to remove the eyewear attachment from the eyewear while the frame and lens are being worn.

21. The method of claim 20 , comprising pulling generally upwardly on the grip with only one hand to disengage the retention member from the eyewear and to remove the eyewear attachment from the eyewear while the frame and lens are being worn.

22. The method of claim 20 , comprising pulling generally upwardly on the grip at a single location to disengage the retention member from the eyewear and to remove the eyewear attachment from the eyewear while the frame and lens are being worn.

23. An eyewear attachment comprising:
a subframe;
a flexible flange extending rearward from the subframe, the flexible flange configured to rest against and conform to the face of a wearer; and
a retention member configured to removably attach the eyewear attachment to eyewear, the retention member comprising a grip for releasing the eyewear attachment from the eyewear, the grip being positioned at a top of the eyewear attachment;
wherein the eyewear attachment is configured to removably secure to the eyewear only at a brow portion of the eyewear.

24. Eyewear comprising:
a lens;
a frame configured to support the lens in a field of view of a wearer; and
the eyewear attachment of claim 23 removably coupled to the eyewear, wherein the lens and frame are configured to be wearable without the eyewear attachment.

25. The eyewear of claim 24 , wherein the eyewear attachment is removably secured to an engagement portion of the frame, and wherein the grip extends forward past the engagement portion of the frame.

26. The eyewear attachment of cla

Assignees

• Oakley Inc

Inventors

• Belbey Jason
• Kim Myong

Classifications

• A61F9/026

  Paddings; Cushions; Fittings to the face · CPC title

• G02C9/04

  by fitting over or clamping on · CPC title

• A61F9/028 Primary

  Ventilation means · CPC title

• G02C11/08

  Anti-misting means, e.g. ventilating, heating (H05B3/84 takes precedence); Wipers · CPC title

• A61F9/025

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