Metal-detectable lens assemblies and protective eyewear including same

A protective eyewear assembly comprising:

• a lens assembly including:
• a metal-detectable component having a cross-sectional shape with at least a first component surface portion, a second component surface portion offset from and approximately aligned with said first component surface portion, and a third component surface portion disposed between and in offset alignment with said first and second component surface portions, said metal-detectable component extending through an elongated length with a first elongated section and a second elongated section extending from along said first elongated section in a transverse orientation relative to said first elongated section, said metal-detectable component having said cross-sectional shape extending commonly along both said first and second elongated sections;
• and,
• a lens body formed in-situ around said metal-detectable component from a polymeric material such that said metal-detectable component is permanently embedded within said lens body, said lens body including a first lens surface portion facing an associated wearer during use and a second lens surface portion facing away from the associated wearer during use such that a lens thickness is defined therebetween, said third component surface portion of said cross-sectional shape of said metal-detectable component disposed within said polymeric material inward of said first and second lens surface portions and thereby resisting displacement of said metal-detectable component relative to said lens body in a thickness direction, said lens body extending in a widthwise direction between opposing first and second ends with a first hinge connection portion along said first end and a second hinge connection portion along said second end, said first and second hinge connection portions each unitarily formed from said polymeric material together with said lens body;
• a first temple pivotally attached directly to said first hinge connection portion of said lens body;
• and,
• a second temple pivotally attached directly to said second hinge connection portion of said lens body.

A protective eyewear lens assembly comprising:

• first and second metal-detectable components each formed from an elongated length of metal-detectable material and each including a first elongated portion and a second elongated portion extending transverse from along said first elongated portion, each of said first and second metal-detectable components including a common cross-sectional shape that extends along said first and second elongated portions of said elongated lengths thereof with said common cross-sectional shape including at least a first surface portion, a second surface portion offset from and approximately aligned with said first surface portion, and a third surface portion disposed between and approximately aligned with said first and second surface portions;
• and,
• a lens body extending in a widthwise direction between opposing first and second ends, said lens body including a first lens surface portion and a second lens surface portion spaced from said first lens surface portion such that a lens thickness is defined therebetween, said lens body including first and second optically-transparent portions, a bridge portion disposed between said first and second optically-transparent portions, a first hinge connection portion along said first end and a second hinge connection portion along said second end with each of said first and second optically-transparent portions, said bridge portion and said first and second hinge connection portions unitarily formed together from a single mass of polymeric material, said lens body formed in-situ from said single mass of polymeric material around said first and second metal-detectable components such that said first metal-detectable component is disposed within said first optically-transparent portion and said second metal-detectable component is disposed within said second optically-transparent portion with at least said third surface portion of said cross-sectional shape of each of said first and second metal-detectable components positioned within said single mass of polymeric material inward of said first and second lens surface portions permanently embedding said plurality of metal-detectable components within said lens body.