Spectacle frame

A spectacle frame comprising:

• a. rim means defining a pair of spaced, side-by-side viewing windows and a bridge therebetween, said bridge adapted to engage the face of a wearer, and each of said viewing windows adapted to retain a lens;
• b. temple yoke support means attached to said rim means both above and below said viewing windows and inboard of the outer extremities of said rim means opposite said bridge a distance sufficient to provide for close proximity to the temple contour of the wearer's head upon support of said rim means in position on wearer's face;
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• c. securing means connected to said temple yoke support means for securing the frame to the wearer with said temple yoke support means in close proximity to the temple contour of the wearer's head.

A method of providing improved eye protection during periods of extreme physical activity comprising the step of providing a wearer with an eye protective frame comprising:

• a. rim means defining a pair of spaced, side-by-side viewing windows and a bridge therebetween, said bridge adapted to engage the face of a wearer;
• b. temple yoke support means attached to said rim means both above and below said viewing windows and inboard of the outer extremities of said rim means opposite said bridge a distance sufficient to provide for close proximity to the temple contour of the wearer's head upon support of said rim means in position on the wearer's face;
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• c. securing means connected to said temple yoke support means for securing the frame to the wearer with said temple yoke support means in close proximity to the temple contour of the wearer's head.

A method of providing improved eye protection and correction of vision during periods of extreme physical activity, particularly in conjunction with the use of protective face masks and headgear comprising the step of providing a wearer with a spectacle frame comprising:

• a. rim means defining a pair of spaced, side-by-side viewing windows and a bridge therebetween, said bridge adapted to engage the face of a wearer, and each of said viewing windows adapted to retain a lens;
• b. temple yoke support means attached to said rim means both above and below said viewing windows and inboard of the outer extremities of said rim means opposite said bridge a distance sufficient to provide for close proximity to the temple contour of the wearer's head upon support of said rim means in position on the wearer's face;
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• c. securing means connected to said temple yoke support means for securing the frame to the wearer with said temple yoke support means in close proximity to the temple contour of the wearer's head.

A spectacle frame which does not restrict peripheral vision and freely conforms to the head of a wearer over the temple thereby facilitating use with protective headgear including gas masks and face masks, said spectacle frame comprised of:

• a. rim means defining a pair of spaced side-by-side viewing windows and a bridge therebetween;
• said rim means comprising upper and lower temple pivot posts respectively projecting upwardly and downwardly above and below each viewing window;
• said viewing window adapted to retain a lens;
• said bridge adapted to engage the face of said wearer;
• b. temple yoke support means attached to said rim means both above and below said viewing windows and inboard of the outer extremities of said rim means opposite said bridge a distance sufficient to provide for close proximity to the temple contour of the wearer's head upon support of said rim means in position on the wearer's face;
• said temple yoke support means comprising two yokes, one for each side of said frame, each of said yokes having a pair of spaced limbs, each of said limbs comprising an aperture to receive a temple pivot post, one of said limbs being detachably mountable to said rim means above its respective viewing window at said upper temple post and the other limb being detachably mountable to said rim means below said window at said lower temple post;
• each of said yokes being of a size sufficiently large to be away from the corner of a respective eye of the wearer and curved to conform to the temple region in front of the ear;
• each of said yokes capable of pivoting through a substantially complete circle of revolution around the temple post when attached to said rim means thus allowing said frame to freely flex and conform to the head over the temple area of said wearer;
• each of said yokes having a central portion interconnecting said limbs;
• c. securing means connectable to said temple yoke support means for securing the frame to the wearer with said temple yoke support means in close proximity to the temple contour of the head of the wearer;
• said securing means being an elastic strap slidably connectable to the central portion of each temple yoke thereby allowing for adjustment of the angle of tilt of the frame relative to the face of the wearer.