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US 9,168,176 B2Granted
Combination ear and eye protection system and related method
OwnerDonald Scott Peeblesinventor
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Abstract
A combination headgear and eyewear system including eyewear that magnetically attaches to the headgear. A magnetic ball and disc joint allows the eyewear to pivot on the headgear and into a position wherein the eyewear rests upon a user's face. Adjustable temples allow the eyewear to be configured so to accommodate a large range of head sizes.
Claims22
A combination headgear and eyewear system comprising:
- headgear for a user to don;
- a lens to protect the user's eyes;
- two spaced temples coupled with the lens, each temple having a distal terminus;
- first attachment means oriented rearwardly on each terminus of the two temples;
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- second attachment means oriented forwardly on the headgear, the second attachment means magnetically attached to each of the first attachment means for removably attaching the headgear to both temples.
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A combination headgear and eyewear system comprising:
- headgear for a user to don;
- a lens to protect the user's eyes;
- two spaced temples coupled with the lens, each temple having a rearwardly-oriented distal terminus;
- a magnetic ball-and-disc joint situated between the terminus of each temple and the headgear, the joint forming a magnetically attachable and articulable junction between the rearwardly-oriented distal termini of the two temples and forwardly oriented points on the headgear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.