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SWp'~G GOGGLES FOR SWIMMING POOL PURPOSES
1. Field of the Invention
[0001 ) The present invention relates to a swimming goggle, more
particularly, a swimming goggle for swimming pool purposes integrally
comprising a pair of lens frames, a bridge member and a gasket, wherein
the height and the width of the bridge member of the swimming goggles
can be adjusted according to tlZe nose bridge of a wearer thereby providing
a reliable and comfort contact and assuring water-tightness.
2. Description of the Related Art
[0002] Generally, two types of swimming goggles are currently used.
One type includes separately made dual single-lens frames and a bridge
member. The other type in which the present invention involves includes
integrally made lens frames aid a bridge member. However, the bridge
member thereof can not be adjusted according to the nose bridge of a
wearer. Moreover, the bridge member thereof is disposed adjacent to a
central position between a pair of lens frames which corresponds to the
nose bridge of the wearer. Nevertheless, the height of the nose bridge is
different from person to person. For a wear who has a relatively high nose
bridge, the bridge member of a prior art might overly press his nose bridge
resulting in discomfort of the nose bridge.
[0003) Moreover, when the conventional swimming goggles are used, the
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lens frames thereof are pulled by the liead strap located at the lateral sides
of the lens frames such that the lateral sides of the bottom edges of the lens
frames are rearwardly and upwardly deformed. The aforementioned
integrally made type swimming goggles also have the same problem. The
integrally made swimming goggles have an integrally made bridge member
v~rhich is disposed adjacent to a central position between a pair of lens
frames. Thus, when by pulling the head strap the swimming goggles are
sleeved on the head and fixed, the aforementioned pair of lens frames is
pulled rearuvardly and upwardly. However, the lens frames can not be
properly deformed due to the resistant pullback of the bridge member
thereby resulting in partial deformation of the bridge memUer or the bottom
edge of the lens frames. If the nose bridge of a wearer is relatively high,
the
nose bridge would be overly pressed in the case described above resulting
vi discomfort of the nose bridge. Furthermore, the pair of lens frames is
improperly forced outwardly to contact the eye holes resulting iti unreliable
contact with die eye holes and consequently the seepage of water.
[0004j Besides, to prevent the seepage of water due to the overly pull of
the lens frames and the bridge member of th;e conventional integrally made
swimming goggles including lens frames, the bridge member, and the
gasket, the arrangement of the head strap must be specially designed and
assembled resulting in increased manufacture cost and material
management.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTInN
[0005] Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to
provide an integrally made swimming goggles including a pair of lens
frames and a bridge member, the integrally trade swimming- goggles
capable of conveniently adjusting the bridge member according to the
height and the width of the nose bridge of a wearer thereby providing the
comfort of wearing and desired water-tightness. Moreover, the head strap
thereof includes a special and convenient assembly arrangement resulting
in decreasing manufacture cost.
[000b] The main feature of the swimming goggles for swimming pool
purposes is that the bridge member of the swimming goggles of the
present invention includes a connection section and an adjustment
section, wherein both ends of the connection section are integrally
disposed on the upper edge of the inner sides of the left and right lens
frames. The adjustment section at least includes a flexible thread
arranged below the connection section, and a joint member formed on
the left or right lens frames for being inserted through by the flexible
thread and a coupling passage debned on the left or right lens frames for
securing the flexible thread.
[000'x] According to the aforementioned feature, the coupling
passages are disposed within a leading grooves defined in the Lower
edges of the left and right lens frames, respectively. The dimension of
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the leading grooves is slightly smaller than the dimension of the flexible
thread dlereby securing the flexible thread therewithin.
[0008] Another feature of the swimming goggles for swimming pool
purposes is that a head strap joint section is kept a certain space from the
coupling passage and extends from outer sides of the Left and right lens
frames. A head strap which is the extension of the flexible thread
extends through the joint member and the coupling passage, and is
secured at the certain space between the coupling passage and the head
strap joint section, then extends through the head strap joint section.
Since a part of the flexible thread disposed between the pair of the head
strap joint sections is secured by the certain space between the coupling
passage and the head strap joint section, when the swimming goggles
are used, the head strap joint sections bear the pulling force such that
deformation of the Lens frames resulting from the pulling is prevented.
[0009] The third feature of tl~e swimming goggles for swimming pool
purposes is that at least a apertures is respectively defined in the joint
member and the head strap joint section. An area between a pair of
tangents of the cross section of the aperture of the joint members is
completely or partially overlapped with an area between a pair of
tangents of floe aperture of the head strap joint sections.
[000I0~ The fourth feature of the swimming goggles for swimming
pool purposes is that a sleeve section in which a space that is
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communicated with environment at both ends thereof is mounted within
the aperture of the joint section, thereby strengthening the structure of
aperture for facilitating the pass of the flexible thread therethrough.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[000IIj FIG. I is a perspective view of a pair of swimming goggles for
swimming pool purposes of the first embodiment in accordance with the
present invention;
[00012j FIG. 2 is a front view of the swimming goggles in FIG. l;
[00013] FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are right lateral view and bottom view of the
swimming goggles in FIG. 1; and
[00014] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a pair of swimming goggles for
swimming pool purposes of the second embodiment in accordance with~the
present invention.
DETAILED DESCIRIPTIION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIIUVIENTS
[OOOI Sj Referring to FIGS.1 to 3, a pair of swimming goggles for
swimming pool purposes of the present invention comprises a left lens
frame 2, a right lens frame 3, and a bridge member 4. The left and right
lens frames 2, 3 include outer surfaces 20, 30 and inner surface 21, 31,
respectively. A pair of receiving grooves 22, 32 is defined between the
inner and outer surfaces for properly retaining lens units 6. A pair of
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gaskets 7 is integrally formed on the inner surfaces 21, 31 of the left and
right lens frames 2, 3 for providing a comfort contact with eye holes of the
wearer. Moreover, a pair of head strap joint sections 23, 33 which define
apertures 231, 331 theretlirough is formed on outer sides of the left and
right lens frames 2, 3, respectively.
(000 i b] 'The bridge member 4 includes a connection section 40 and an
adjustment section 41, wherein the connection section 40 integrally extends
from the upper edges of the inner sides of the lift and right lens frames 2,
3.
Tlae adjustment section 41 includes a joint member 42, a coupling passage
43 (also referring to FIG. 3), and a' flexible tluead 44: The joint members
42 which are disposed on the inner sides of the left and right lens frames 2,
3 and are adjacent to the lower portion of the connection section 40, locates
approximately at the central position between the inner sides of the left and
right Zeus frames 2, 3. An hole 42I is defined in the joint member 42 for
allowing the flexible thread 44 to extend theretluough. A sleeve section 45
in which a space that is communicated with environment at both ends
thereof is mowited within the hole 421, thereby strengthening the
structur a of hole 421 for facilitating the pass of the flexible tlxread
theretluough. It is noted that a certain distance 431 which extends from
outer edge of the left and right lens frame is reserved between the head
strap joint section 23, 33 and the coupling passage 43. Therefore, a head
strap which is the extension of the flexible thread 44 could extend through
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the joint member 42 and the coupling passage 43, and be secured at the
certain distance 43 i between the coupling passage 43 and the head strap
joint sections 23, 33, then extend through the head strap joint sections 23,
33. Additionally, also referring to FIG. 2, an area between a pair of tangents
422 of the cross section of the holes 421 of the joint members 42 should be
overlapped with an area between a pair of tangents 232, 332 of the
apertures 231, 331 of the head strap joint sections 23, 33 (noted: when
actually implemented, an area between a pair of tangents 232, 332 of the
cross section of the apertures 231, 331 should at least partially be
overlapped with an area between a pair of tangents 422 of the holes 421.),
thereby providing a relatively uniform pull movement when wearing the
swimming goggles.
[0017] Referring to FIG. 3, the coupling passage 43 is defined within
the leading grooves defined in the lower edges of the left and right lens
frames 2, 3. The distal ends of the flexi~Ie thread 44 with a desired length
respectively extend through the holes 421 of the aforementioned joint
members 42, and extend along the coupling passages 43 at the lower edges
of the left and right lens frames 2, 3, then are secured within the certain
distance 431 between 'the coupling passages 43 and the bead strap joint
sections 23, 33, and eventually extend along the surfaces of the head strap
joint sections 23, 33 and extend through the apertures 231, 331 of the head
strap joint sections 23, 33, afterwards, are connected with a head strap
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adjustment fastener 8 thereby forming a head strap. In other words, the
flexible thread 44 functions as a head stxap and a part of the bridge member,
simultaneously.
[00018] Also referring to FIG. 4, when wearing and adjusting the
swimming goggles of the present invention, the wearing and adjusting steps
include removing one end of the flexible thread 44 from the coupling
passage 43, and adj usting the flexible thread 44 disposed between the inner
sides of left and right lens frames 2, 3 according to the height and the width
of the nose bridge of a wearer (as shown by the broken lines of FIG. 4),
then securing the flexible thread 44 back into the coupling passage 43,
thereby achieving the function of adjusting the bridge member according to
the nose bridge. After the above mentioned adjustment, the flexible thread
44 disposed adjacent to the head strap joint sections 23, 33 is secured by
the certain spaces 431 between the head strap joint sections 23, 33 and the
coupling passages 43. Therefore, the head strap joint sections 23, 33 bear
the pulling force when wearing the swimming goggles such that
deformation of the lens frames 2, 3 resulting from the pulling is prevented.
When the swimming goggles are used on the head of a wearer after being
adjusted, since the flexible thread 44 disposed between the left and right
Lens frames 2, 3 has been properly adjusted according to the height and the
width of the nose bridge of the wearer thereby avoiding a discomfort for
the wearer due to an overly press on the nose bridge. As mentioned above,
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the head strap joint sections 23, 33 bear the pulling force when wearing the
swimming goggles. Therefore, when being used, the left and right lens
frames 2, 3 are pulled rearwardly and upwardly. The flexible thread 44
disposed between the left and right lens frames 2, 3 would not be affected
thereby providing the flexible thread 44 a comfort contact with the nose
bridge and avoiding undesired deformation of the lens frames 2, 3 and the
seepage of water.
[00019] Referring to FIG. 5 which is a perspective view of the of a pair
of swimming goggles for swimming pool purposes of the second
embodiment in accordance with the present invention, the second
embodiment of the present invention differs from the first embodiment as
described as below. The flexible thread 44' only functions as a part of
adjustment of the bridge member 4' but not as the head strap. A pair of
extensions S' is formed on the ends of the outer sides of the left and right
lens frames 2', 3' of the present embodiment. The flexible thread 44' only
extends through he holes 421' of the joint member 42' and is secured
within the coupling passage 43' (of course, the dimension of the leading
grooves defined in the coupling passage 43' is slightly narrower than the
dimension of the flexible thread 44' thereby securing the flexible thread 44'
therewithin.). Therefore, such an arrangement is capable of adjusting the
height of the bridge member according to the nose bridge of a wearer
thereby providing a comfort wearing of the swimming goggles.
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Additionally, when the swimining goggle is pulled outwardly for being
used, the left and right lens frames 2', 3' are pulled rearwardly and
upwardly, while the connection section 40' or the flexible thread 44'
disposed between the left and right lens frames 2', 3' would not be
affected.
[00020) Although the invention has been explained in relation to its
preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that many other possible
modifications and variations can be made without departing -from the spirit
and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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