# US 2014/0189944 A1 · Goggle apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0189944 A1 - Document ID: US20140189944A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/146,754 - Filed: 2014-01-03 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-05 - Inventors: Kelly Lynd; Nicholas Joseph Vallo; Kathryn Anne Carlson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140189944A1 ## CPC - A61F 11/06: Protective devices for the ears - A61F 9/027: {Straps; Buckles; Attachment of headbands} - A63B 33/004: {comprising two separate lenses joined by a flexible bridge} - A63B 71/10: for the head ({A63B71/081 takes precedence } ; in the form of caps or hats A42B1/08; helmets A42B3/00) - A63B 2071/0625: {Emitting sound, noise or music} - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## Abstract Various embodiments of a goggle apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, a goggle apparatus with a frame, an eye covering, and one or more straps for retaining the goggle apparatus to the head of a user is provided, wherein the one or more straps is configured to cover at least a portion of a user's ear(s). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A goggle apparatus comprising: a frame; at least one eye covering connected to the frame and comprising a transparent lens; an upper strap comprising an upper strap first end connected to the frame at a first point and an upper strap second end connected to the frame at a second point; and a lower strap comprising a lower strap first end connected to the upper strap at a first point and a lower strap second end connected to the upper strap at a second point. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower strap is configured to cover at least a portion of a user's ear. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower strap is configured to cover an external auditory canal of a user's ear. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the upper strap comprises at least one adjustment mechanism. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower strap comprises at least one adjustment mechanism. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower strap first end and the lower strap second end are at least one of slidably connected, selectively connected, and integrally connected to the upper strap. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower strap comprises a width between about 0.75 in. and about 2.25 in. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower strap is configured to at least substantially extend about a user's occipital bone, and wherein the upper strap is configured to at least substantially extend about a user's parietal bone. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower portion comprises a neoprene material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower strap is configured to at least substantially maintain an ear plug in the external auditory canal of the user's ear. ### Claim 11 A lower strap apparatus comprising: a lower strap first end; and a lower strap second end; wherein the lower strap first end is configured to connect to a goggle strap at a first point; wherein the lower strap second end is configured to connect to a goggle strap at a second point; and wherein the lower strap is configured to cover at least a portion of a user's ear. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the lower strap is configured to cover an external auditory canal of a user's ear. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the lower strap first end and the lower strap second end are configured to at least one of slidably connect, selectively connect, and integrally connect to the goggle strap. ### Claim 14 A goggle apparatus comprising: a frame; at least one eye covering connected to the frame and comprising a transparent lens; and a strap comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion and the lower portion are both connected to the frame at a first point and a second point, and wherein the lower portion is configured to cover at least a portion of a user's ear. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the lower portion is configured to cover an external auditory canal of a user's ear. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the lower portion comprises at least one adjustment mechanism. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the upper portion comprises at least one attachment mechanism. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the lower portion comprises a width between about 0.75 in. and about 2.25 in. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the lower portion is configured to at least substantially extend about a user's occipital bone and wherein the upper portion is configured to at least substantially extend about a user's parietal bone. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the lower portion comprises a neoprene material.