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US 12,433,791 B2Granted
Eye shield
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorNathan Winters
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Abstract
An eye shield for protecting a user's eye has a shield that includes an aperture. The aperture has a first central axis, a medial side, and a lateral side, and a gasket that is coupled to the shield and disposed within the aperture. The gasket has a second central axis. The first central axis is at an oblique angle relative to the second central axis.
Claims24
An eye shield comprising:
- a shield including an aperture, the aperture having a first central axis, a medial side, and a lateral side;
- and
- a gasket coupled to the shield and compression fit within the aperture, the gasket having a second central axis, a rear medial end, and a front lateral end,
- wherein the first central axis is at an oblique angle relative to the second central axis,
- wherein the gasket includes a groove at least partially circumferentially disposed around the gasket and extending from the front lateral end of the gasket to the rear medial end of the gasket,
- wherein the medial side and lateral side of the aperture are disposed within the groove such that the front lateral end is closer to the lateral side of the aperture than to the medial side of the aperture and the rear medial end is closer to the medial side of the aperture than to the lateral side of the aperture.
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An eye shield comprising:
- a shield including an aperture, the aperture having a first central axis, a medial side, and a lateral side;
- and
- a gasket coupled to the shield and disposed within the aperture, the gasket having a second central axis, a rear medial end, and a front lateral end,
- wherein the first central axis is at an oblique angle relative to the second central axis,
- wherein the gasket includes a groove at least partially circumferentially disposed around the gasket and extending from the front lateral end of the gasket to the rear medial end of the gasket,
- wherein the medial side and lateral side of the aperture are disposed within the groove such that the front lateral end is closer to the lateral side of the aperture than to the medial side of the aperture and the rear medial end is closer to the medial side of the aperture than to the lateral side of the aperture,
- wherein the gasket includes one or more radially projecting and longitudinally extending ribs disposed on a surface of the gasket,
- wherein the gasket includes a tab extending radially from the gasket, the tab disposed proximate to the medial side of the aperture and including a plurality of ridges disposed on a surface of the tab.
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An eye shield comprising:
- a shield including an aperture, the aperture having a first central axis, a medial side, and a lateral side;
- and
- a gasket coupled to the shield and disposed within the aperture, the gasket having a second central axis, a rear medial end, and a front lateral end,
- wherein the first central axis is at an oblique angle relative to the second central axis,
- wherein the gasket includes a groove at least partially circumferentially disposed around the gasket and extending from the front lateral end of the gasket to the rear medial end of the gasket,
- wherein the medial side and lateral side of the aperture are disposed within the groove such that the front lateral end is closer to the lateral side of the aperture than to the medial side of the aperture and the rear medial end is closer to the medial side of the aperture than to the lateral side of the aperture,
- wherein the gasket includes a tab extending radially from the gasket, the tab disposed on a rear end of the gasket and proximate to the medial side of the aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.