# US 2016/0259182 A1 · Anti-Glare Eyewear > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0259182 A1 - Document ID: US20160259182A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/658,288 - Filed: 2015-03-16 - Published: 2016-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-04 - Inventors: Martin Welt - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160259182A1 ## CPC - G02C 7/16: Shades; shields; Obturators, e.g. with pinhole, with slot {(G02C5/003 takes precedence)} - G02C 11/12: {Side shields for protection of the eyes} - G02C: SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES (trial frames for testing the eyes A61B3/04; goggles or eyeshields not having the same features as spectacles A61F9/00) ## Abstract Some embodiments of the present invention relate to an eyewear article for reducing glare, comprising an upper visor, a lower visor, a left side visor, and a right side visor. The upper visor is configured for being placed above the user's eyes and extends forward away from a brow of the user. The lower visor is configured for being located below the user's eyes and extends forward away from the eyes of the user. A space between the upper and lower visor is configured for being placed in front of a user's eyes. The left side and right side visors flank respective sides of the upper visor and respective sides of the lower visor and extend backward toward respective temples of the user. The slit extends along respective partial lengths of the left side visor and of the right side visor, enabling the user to retain some peripheral vision. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An eyewear article for reducing glare, comprising an upper visor, a lower visor, a left side visor, and a right side visor, wherein: the upper visor is configured for being placed above the user's eyes and extends forward away from a brow of the user, the upper visor being opaque or semi-opaque; the lower visor is configured for being placed located below the user's eyes and extends forward away from the eyes of the user, the lower visor being opaque or semi-opaque; a space between the upper visor and the lower visor is in a form of a slit, the slit being configured for being placed in front of a user's eye to enable light propagating from a task located ahead of the user's eye to reach the user's eye, and the upper and lower visors being configured for preventing at least a portion of light propagating from at least some locations other than the task from reaching the user's eye. the left side visor and the right side visor flank respective sides of the upper visor and respective sides of the lower visor, the left side visor and the right side visor being located respectively leftward of the user's left eye and rightward of the user's right eye, and extending backward toward respective temples of the user, each side visor being opaque or semi-opaque and configured for preventing at least a portion of light propagating from a respective side from reaching the user's respective eye; the slit extends along respective partial lengths of the left side visor and of the right side visor, thus enabling some light propagating from a right side of the right eye and a left side of the left eye to reach the right eye and the left eye, respectfully, thereby enabling the user to retain some peripheral vision while wearing the eyewear article. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The eyewear article of claim 1, wherein the left side visors and right side visors extend backward toward respective ears of the user and form respective arms configured for being supported by the respective ears. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The eyewear article of claim 2, wherein a back end of each arm bends downward to partially surround the respective ear. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The eyewear article of claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of the lower visor is shaped to conform to a shape of a nose of the user, thus enabling the eyewear article to be secured to the user's nose. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The eyewear article of claim 1, wherein the lower visor and the upper visor are configured for being joined to each other at a joining point corresponding to respective central portions thereof, such that the slit is cut along the slit's length by the joining point, and comprises a left slit portion extending from the joining point into the left side visor, and a right slit portion extending from the joining point into the right side visor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The eyewear article of claim 4, wherein the slit curves upward at a central segment thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The eyewear article of claim 6, wherein the slit is thinner in the central segment thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The eyewear article of claim 1, wherein at least part of the slit is covered by a lens. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The eyewear article of claim 1, wherein the upper visor, the lower visors, and the side visors are formed by a single continuous piece of material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The eyewear article of claim 1, wherein each side visor has a back end having a respective linking unit configured for being connected to one of: a respective arm, the arms being configured for securing the eyewear article to the user's head, and a respective side of an elastic headband, the headband being configured for surrounding part of the user's head to pull the eyewear article toward a face of the user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 11) The eyewear article of claim 11, wherein the linking units comprise respective hinges, configured for enabling the arms to rotate toward and away from the upper and lower visors, that enabling a folding and unfolding of the eyewear article. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The eyewear article of claim 1, wherein the lower visor slopes downward as the a distance from the user's eyes increases.