Swim goggles
AssigneeGlobal Esprit Inc.
InventorHerman Chiang
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Abstract
A pair of swim goggles include a lens frame body, a lens unit, and buckle devices, characterized in that each of the buckle devices includes: a resilient element, an engaging arm, and at least a button, wherein the resilient element has a first base plate and a second base plate both bending in a same direction and spaced away from each other, the first and second base plates having end portions at opposite ends thereof, the engaging arm having a connecting end and an engaging end opposite the connecting end, the connecting end connected with the first base plate, the engaging end engaged with a head strap after being assembled, the at least a button having a press portion and a linking portion opposite the press portion, the linking portion connected to one of the end portions of the first and second base plates.
Claims12
A pair of swim goggles coupled with a head strap having retaining slots thereon, comprising:
- a lens frame body;
- a lens unit assembled with the lens frame body;
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- buckle devices disposed on left and right sides of the lens frame body, respectively, wherein each of the buckle devices comprises:
- a first casing and a second casing assembled with the first casing for allowing the head strap to move therebetween;
- and a resilient element, an engaging arm and at least a button all disposed between the first and second casings, wherein the first casing includes an upper wall, a lower wall, and a position arm, and the resilient element includes a first base plate and a second base plate both bending in a same direction and spaced away from each other, each of the first and second base plates having an end portion at opposite ends thereof, the engaging arm having a connecting end and an engaging end opposite the connecting end, the connecting end directly connected with the first base plate, the engaging end being engageable with one of the retaining slots of the head strap after being assembled, the at least a button having a press portion and a linking portion opposite to the press portion, the linking portion connected to one of the end portions of each of the first and second base plates, and the press portion being exposed to the first and second casings after being assembled, and wherein the at least a button is disposed at lower sides of the first and second casings, and the first and second casings are formed with cavities corresponding to the button, respectively, for allowing the button to be exposed therefrom and to be operated;
- wherein the first and second base plates are bent and twisted simultaneously in a same way with the second base plate bent at an angle larger than that of the first base plate when a force is applied by pressing the button towards the upper wall of the first casing so that the engaging arm is drawn in a direction towards the position arm to disengage from the one of the retaining slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.