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US 10,441,467 B1Granted
High performance goggle with wide field of view
OwnerWilliam B. Andersoninventor
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a high performance safety goggle that permits a wide field of view for the user.
Claims19
A goggle assembly, comprising:
- a goggle frame including an anterior frame portion with a lens receptacle disposed about an interior perimeter that defines a lens aperture and a posterior frame portion which is disposed adjacent and secured to the anterior frame portion and which is configured to fit to an outside surface of a wearer's face around the wearer's eyes;
- an elongate left upper extension including a goggle end secured to an upper portion of the anterior frame portion at a position which is about one half to about three quarters of a distance from a centerline of the goggle assembly to a respective outer end of the goggle frame, a strap end that is disposed opposite the goggle end, a tapered structure that tapers to a smaller transverse cross section from the goggle end to the strap end and a length of about 6 inches to about 10 inches from the strap end to the centerline of the goggle assembly which is sufficient to allow the strap end of the elongate left upper extension to wrap behind a left side of the entire goggle frame;
- an elongate left lower extension including a goggle end secured to a lower portion of the anterior frame portion at a position which is about one half to about three quarters of a distance from the centerline of the goggle assembly to the respective outer end of the goggle frame, a strap end that is disposed opposite the goggle end, a tapered structure that tapers to a smaller transverse cross section from the goggle end to the strap end and a length of about 6 inches to about 10 inches from the strap end to the centerline of the goggle assembly which is sufficient to allow the strap end of the elongate left lower extension to wrap behind the left side of the entire goggle frame;
- a left strap post having an upper end secured to the strap end of the elongate left upper extension and a lower end secured to the strap end of the elongate left lower extension;
- an elongate right upper extension including a goggle end secured to an upper portion of the anterior frame portion at a position which is about one half to about three quarters of a distance from the centerline of the goggle assembly to a respective outer end of the goggle frame, a strap end that is disposed opposite the goggle end, a tapered structure that tapers to a smaller transverse cross section from the goggle end to the strap end and a length of about 6 inches to about 10 inches from the strap end to the centerline of the goggle assembly which is sufficient to allow the strap end of the elongate right upper extension to wrap behind a right side of the entire goggle frame;
- an elongate right lower extension including a goggle end secured to a lower portion of the anterior frame portion at a position which is about one half to about three quarters of a distance from the centerline of the goggle assembly to the respective outer end of the goggle frame, a strap end that is disposed opposite the goggle end, a tapered structure that tapers to a smaller transverse cross section from the goggle end to the strap end and a length of about 6 inches to about 10 inches from the strap end to the centerline of the goggle assembly which is sufficient to allow the strap end of the elongate right lower extension to wrap behind the right side of the entire goggle frame;
- a right strap post having an upper end secured to the strap end of the elongate right upper extension and a lower end secured to the strap end of the elongate right lower extension;
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- wherein the tapered structure of the elongate extensions includes an inclusive taper angle of about 0.5 degrees to about 2 degrees.
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A goggle assembly, comprising:
- a goggle frame including an anterior frame portion with a lens receptacle disposed about an interior perimeter that defines a lens aperture and a posterior frame portion which is disposed adjacent and secured to the anterior frame portion and which is configured to fit to an outside surface of a wearer's face around the wearer's eyes;
- an elongate left upper extension including a goggle end secured to an upper portion of the anterior frame portion, a strap end that is disposed opposite the goggle end, a tapered structure that tapers to a smaller transverse cross section from the goggle end to the strap end and a length of about 6 inches to about 10 inches from the strap end to a centerline of the goggle assembly which is sufficient to allow the strap end of the elongate left upper extension to wrap behind a left side of the entire goggle frame such that the strap end of the elongate left upper extension is disposed completely outside the wearer's left side field of peripheral vision;
- an elongate left lower extension including a goggle end secured to a lower portion of the anterior frame portion, a strap end that is disposed opposite the goggle end, a tapered structure that tapers to a smaller transverse cross section from the goggle end to the strap end and a length of about 6 inches to about 10 inches from the strap end to the centerline of the goggle assembly which is sufficient to allow the strap end of the elongate left lower extension to wrap behind the left side of the entire goggle frame such that the strap end of the elongate left lower extension is disposed completely outside the wearer's left side field of peripheral vision;
- a left strap post having an upper end secured to the strap end of the elongate left upper extension and a lower end secured to the strap end of the elongate left lower extension;
- an elongate right upper extension including a goggle end secured to an upper portion of the anterior frame portion, a strap end that is disposed opposite the goggle end, a tapered structure that tapers to a smaller transverse cross section from the goggle end to the strap end and a length of about 6 inches to about 10 inches from the strap end to the centerline of the goggle assembly which is sufficient to allow the strap end of the elongate right upper extension to wrap behind a right side of the entire goggle frame such that the strap end of the elongate right upper extension is disposed completely outside the wearer's right side field of peripheral vision;
- an elongate right lower extension including a goggle end secured to a lower portion of the anterior frame portion, a strap end that is disposed opposite the goggle end, a tapered structure that tapers to a smaller transverse cross section from the goggle end to the strap end and a length of about 6 inches to about 10 inches from the strap end to the centerline of the goggle assembly which is sufficient to allow the strap end of the elongate right lower extension to wrap behind the right side of the entire goggle frame such that the strap end of the elongate right lower extension is disposed completely outside the wearer's right side field of peripheral vision;
- a right strap post having an upper end secured to the strap end of the elongate right upper extension and a lower end secured to the strap end of the elongate right lower extension;
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- wherein the tapered structure of the elongate extensions includes an inclusive taper angle of about 0.5 degrees to about 2 degrees.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.