Eye protection for Corona virus
OwnerDavid Byron Douglas, Robert Edwin Douglasinventors
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Abstract
This patent discloses an apparatus that protects a user's eyes from the dangerous particulates in the atmosphere. A high efficiency filter is utilized in conjunction with goggles or eye glasses to prevent dangerous particulates in the environment from reaching the compartment of air that touches the eyeballs. This apparatus is designed to help mitigate the spread of the Corona Virus outbreak.
Claims20
An apparatus worn on a user's face comprising:
- a set of goggles;
- and
- a divider separating an air mass that touches the user's eyes and an external air mass wherein at least some portion of the divider contains a highly effective air filter.
An apparatus adapted to be worn on a user's face for protecting the user from acquiring an airborne infection through the user's eyes comprising:
- a set of goggles wherein a first portion is adapted to be sealed to the user's face around the eyes and wherein a second portion consists of an opening,
- wherein the opening connects a medium of air outside the user's eyeballs to an external environment, and
- wherein the opening is located above a nose cutout in the set of goggles;
- and
- a filter component placed over the second portion of the set of goggles wherein the filter component comprises:
- a filter;
- and
- an attachment device that attaches the filter to the set of goggles,
- wherein all of an air mass that travels from the external environment into the medium of air outside the user's eyeballs passes through the filter,
- wherein none of the air mass that travels from the external environment into the medium of air outside the user's eyeballs passes in between the filter and the attachment device, and
- wherein none of the air mass that travels from the external environment into the medium of air outside the user's eyeballs passes in between the attachment device and the set of goggles.
An apparatus worn on a subject's face comprising:
- a set of goggles wherein at least one lens of the set of goggles contains at least one hole;
- and
- an air filter placed at the sites of the at least one hole.
An apparatus comprising:
- an air filter;
- and
- an adhesive substance to connect the high efficiency air filter to a portion of a set of goggles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.