Universal side shield

A shield for application to a temple bar of spectacles comprising a frame and left and right temple bars each pivotally interconnected at one end constituting its forward end to the frame at a respective side of the frame, said shield as applied to a temple bar at one side of the spectacles functioning to shield the user's eye at that side, said shield comprising

• an elongate relatively thin rigid plastic plate member which as applied to a temple bar lies generally flat against the respective side of the user's head extending between the frame and the respective ear of the user, said plate member having a forward generally flat panel having a forward edge and a rearward edge and positionable on the outside of the temple bar, an intermediate generally flat transition panel angled rearwardly and inwardly from the rearward edge of the forward panel and having an opening therein for the temple bar, said transition panel having a rearward edge which is adapted to extend on the inside of the respective temple bar as the shield is applied to its bar, and a rearward generally flat panel extending rearward from the rearward edge of the intermediate transition panel and adapted to extend on the inside of the temple bar as the shield is applied to the bar, said rearward panel having a clip thereon adapted to clip said rearward panel on the temple bar,
• an inwardly extending flange at the forward edge of said forward panel, the flange extending in front of the frame at the side thereof from the bar to which the shield is applied, said flange being of such width and so configured as not to interfere with the user's vision, and adapted to hold the shield against rearward movement on the temple bar when the bar is in position extending from the frame, said flange being adapted to move out from in front of the frame when the bar is swung closed, and
• an upper protection plate extending between the top edge of the plate member and the top edge of the inwardly extending flange, the upper protection plate including an inner edge adapted to correspond generally to the contour of the user's face for shielding the user's eye from debris falling from above.