Disposable side shield for eyeglasses

A disposable side shield for a variety of styles of eyeglasses having a pair of lens frames with lenses and a bow pivotally attached to each lens frame, said shield comprising:

• a flexible sheet having an inner face and an outer face and including a generally bell-shaped shield portion and a base portion having a base edge, said base portion having fastening means on said inner face for attaching said base portion to the top and along the side of said lens frame, said sheet having at least three spaced slits forming weakened sections therebetween so that said weakened sections may be removed by pulling the material between adjacent slits, forming a slot in the shield portion for receiving a bow so that the sheet extends on both sides of the bow along the inside of the bow said shield portion substantially closing the space between said lens and the face of a wearer when the glasses are on the wearer and folding against said lens when the bows are folded.

A disposable side shield for a variety of styles of eyeglasses having a pair of lens frames with lenses and a bow pivotally attached to each lens frame, said shield comprising:

• a flexible sheet having an inner and an outer face and including:
• a shield portion having a forehead edge shaped to conform to the forehead of a wearer, a cheek edge shaped to conform to the cheek of a wearer, and a rounded apex edge therebetween;
• a base portion having a slightly curved base edge, said base portion having at least three slits extending from said base edge through said base portion into said shield portion on one side of the center of said base portion and forming weakened sections therebetween so that said weakened sections may be tearably removed by hand, forming a slot having a tear edge and receiving a bow so that the sheet extends on both sides of the bow along the inside of the bow, said base portion having an adhesive on said inner face covered by a removable backing, said adhesive attaching said base portion to the top and along the side of said lens frame, said shield portion substantially closing the space between said lens and the face of a wearer when the glasses are on the wearer and folding against said lens when the bows are folded.

A side shield for a variety of styles of eyeglasses having a pair of lens frames with lenses and a bow pivotally attached to each lens frame, said shield comprising:

• a flexible sheet having an inner face and an outer face and including a base portion and a shield portion extending away from said base portion, said base portion having a base edge and a plurality of spaced slits extending into said base edge and shield portion for receiving a bow so that the sheet extends on both sides of the bow along the inside of the bow, said slits having internal ends sufficiently close together to allow the material between adjacent slits to be tearably removed by hand, said base portion having fastening means on said inner face for attaching said base portion to the top and along the side of said lens frame, said shield portion substantially closing the space the between said lens and the face of a wearer when the glasses are on the wearer and folding against said lens when the bows are folded.