SWIMMING GOGGLES

LUNETTES DE NATATION

English Abstract

A pair of swimming goggles includes two reticulate clipping frames which are connected through a bridge and have an assembling opening respectively, two glass frames which are assembled in the clipping frames respectively and are made of soft material for receiving an eyeglass respectively, and two fasteners for closing the assembling opening of the clipping frame and providing extension of a strip. Two snapping rings are formed at the clipping frame for engaging the front and rear side edges of the glass frame. A plurality of ribs is connected between the snapping rings. A plurality of positioning grooves is defined at the outer surface of the glass frame corresponding to the ribs of the clipping frame. Two clipping grooves are respectively defined in the side edges of the glass frame corresponding to the snapping rings. Therefore, the weight of the pair of swimming goggles is reduced thereby providing light and comfortable wearing.

French Abstract

Le présent extrait vise des lunettes de nation comprenant deux cadres d'encliquetage réticulés qui sont reliés par un pont et ont respectivement une ouverture d'assemblage, deux cadres de verre sont montés respectivement dans les cadres d'encliquetage, et sont en matériau souple pour recevoir un verre, respectivement, et deux attaches pour fermer l'ouverture d'assemblage du cadre d'encliquetage et fournir l'allongement d'une bande de serrage. Deux anneaux d'encliquetage sont formés au niveau du cadre d'encliquetage pour engager les bords latéraux avant et arrière du cadre de verre. Une pluralité de nervures est reliée entre les anneaux d'encliquetage. Une pluralité de gorges de positionnement est définie au niveau de la surface extérieure du cadre de verre correspondant aux nervures du cadre d'encliquetage. Deux rainures d'encliquetage sont respectivement définies dans les bords latéraux du cadre de verre correspondant aux anneaux d'encliquetage. Par conséquent, le poids de la paire de lunettes de natation est réduit, la rendant ainsi légère et confortable à porter.

Claims

What is Claimed is:
1. A pair of swimming goggles comprising
two reticulate clipping frames each having two snapping rings with a plurality
of
ribs connected therebetween, an assembling opening being defined in the outer
side of the snapping ring, first and second connecting plates extending from
the assembling opening and being connectable together;
a bridge connected between the clipping frames;
two glass frames made of flexible material and assembled in the clipping
frames
respectively, wherein each glass frame having an outer surface and an inner
surface, a receiving groove being defined in the inner surface, a plurality of
positioning grooves is defined in the outer surface corresponding to the ribs
of the clipping frame, two clipping grooves being defined in the glass frame
corresponding to the snapping rings;
two eyeglasses received in the receiving grooves of the glass frames
respectively;
and
two fasteners assembled in the first and the second connecting plates of the
clipping frames and at least including first and second covers which are
engageable and provide connection with a strip.
2. The pair of swimming goggles as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distance
between
the snapping rings of the clipping frame is less than the length of the rib.
3. The pair of swimming goggles as claimed in claim 2, wherein the ribs of the
clipping
frame are evenly spaced and parallel.
4. The pair of swimming goggles as claimed in claim 3, wherein the bridge is
integral
with the clipping frames and has a flexible pad.
5. The pair of swimming goggles as claimed in claim 1, wherein a protection
pad
integrally extends from the inner surface of the glass frame.
6. The pair of swimming goggles as claimed in claim 5, wherein a first
connecting
member and a second connecting member is respectively formed at the first and
the
second connecting plates, the first connecting member is an elongate hole and
the
second connecting member is a semi-cylinder which is respectively formed at an
edge of a connecting surface of each of the first and the second connecting
plates,
when the first and the second connecting plates are connected together, the
second
connecting members are combined to be a cylinder.
7. The pair of swimming goggles as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first cover
has a
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bottom surface with a first jointing member formed thereon for connecting with
the
first connecting member, the first jointing member is an elongate cylinder.
8. The pair of swimming goggles as claimed in claim 7, wherein the second
cover has a
bottom surface and two side surfaces, a second jointing member is defined in
the
bottom surface corresponding to the second connecting member, the second
jointing
member is a circular hole, a strip seat is defined at the second cover
opposite the
second jointing member.
9. The pair of swimming goggles as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a
first
engaging member and a second engaging member, the first engaging member is
defined in a bottom surface of the first cover and is a recess, the second
engaging
member is formed at the second cover and is a protrusion.
l0. The pair of swimming goggles as claimed in claim 9, wherein the bottom
surfaces of
the first and the second covers respectively have a barb and a mating groove
matable
with the clip.
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Description

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SPECIFICATION
SWIMMING GOGGLES
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a pair of swimming goggles, and
particularly
to a pair of swimming goggles comprising glass frames made of flexible
material,
wherein eyeglasses received therein and through reticulate clipping frames and
fasteners to assemble together.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Formations of swimming goggles are various but are generally classified
as
three types in accordance with means of assembling eyeglasses, that is, an
integral
formation in which the eyeglass is integral with a glass frame, an embedding
formation in which the eyeglass is integrally embedded in the glass frame, and
an
assembling formation in which the eyeglass is assembled to a veil-shaped
protection
pad and then is assembled to the glass frame and fixed by a fastener. However,
in the
above formations of the conventional swimming goggles, the glass frame is made
of
rigid material. Since the glass frame is a main body of a pair of swimming
goggles
and takes up almost half weight of the pair of swimming goggles, the weight of
the
pair of swimming goggles is hard to reduce and so cannot provide light and
comfortable wearing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a pair of
swimming goggles with two glass frames made of flexible material and two
clipping
frames made of light material for reducing weight of swimming goggles thereby
providing light and comfortable wearing.
[0004] To achieve the above object, a pair of swimming goggles includes:
[0005] two reticulate clipping frames each having two snapping rings with a
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of ribs connected therebetween, an assembling opening being defined in the
outer
side of the snapping ring, first and second connecting plates extending from
the
assembling opening and being connectable together;
[0006] a bridge connected between the clipping frames;
[0007] two glass frames made of flexible material and assembled in the
clipping
frame respectively, each glass frame having an outer surface and an inner
surface, a
receiving groove being defined in the inner surface, a plurality of
positioning grooves
is defined in the outer surface corresponding to the ribs of the clipping
frame, two
clipping grooves being defined in the glass frame corresponding to the
snapping rings;
[0008] two eyeglasses received in the receiving grooves of the glass frames
respectively; and
[0009] two fasteners assembled in the first and the second connecting plates
of the
clipping frame and at least including first and second covers which are
engageable
and provide connection with a strip.
[0010] Other objects, advantages and novel features of the present invention
will be
drawn from the following detailed embodiment of the present invention with
attached
drawings, in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011 ] Fig. 1 is a perspective exploded view of a pair of swimming goggles of
the
present invention;
[0012] Fig. 2 is an assembled view of Fig. 1;
[0013] Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of Fig. 2;
[0014] Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 3 along line 4-4; and
[0015] Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 3 along line 5-5.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0016] Referring to Fig. 1, a pair of swimming goggles 1 includes two
reticulate
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clipping frames 2, a bridge 3, two glass frames 4, two eyeglasses 5 and two
fasteners
6. Each clipping frame 2 is formed with two snapping rings 20, 21. A plurality
of
ribs 22 is connected between the snapping rings 20, 21. The distance between
the
snapping rings 20, 21 is less than the length of the rib 22. The ribs 22 are
evenly
spaced and parallel. An assembling opening 23 is respectively defined at the
outer
sides of the snapping rings 20, 21. First and second connecting plates 24, 25
extend
from the assembling openings 23 and are connectable together. Each connecting
plate 24, 25 is defined with a first connecting member 26 which is an elongate
hole,
and a second connecting member 27 which is a semi-cylinder. When the first and
the
second connecting plates 24, 25 are closed together, the second connecting
members
27 are combined to be a cylinder. The bridge 3 is connected between the
clipping
frames 2 and is integral with the clipping frames 2. A flexible pad 30 is
integrally
formed at the bridge 3 for providing comfortable accommodation to a nose.
[0017] Each glass frame 4 is made of flexible material and is assembled in the
corresponding clipping frame 2. Each glass frame 4 has an outer surface 40 and
an
inner surface 41. A receiving groove 42 is defined in the inner surface 41 for
receiving the eyeglass 5. A plurality of positioning grooves 43 is defined in
the outer
surface 41 corresponding to the ribs 22 of the clipping frame 2. Two clipping
grooves
44 are defined in the side edge of the glass frame 4 corresponding to the
snapping
rings 20, 21. A protection pad 45 integrally extends from a side of the inner
surface
41 for providing comfortable contact with a face.
[0018] The fastener 6 is assembled in the first and the second connecting
plates 24,
of the clipping frame 2 thereby fixing the first and the second connecting
plates 24,
25 together. Each fastener 6 includes a first cover 60 and a second cover 61
matable
25 with the first cover 60. The first cover 60 has a bottom surface 601 with a
first
jointing member 602 which is an elongate cylinder for connecting with the
first
connecting member 26. A first engaging member 603 which is a recess is defined
in
opposite sides of the first cover 60 respectively. The second cover 61 has a
bottom
surface 611 and two side surfaces 612, 613. The bottom surface 611 is disposed
with
a strip seat 610 for connecting with a strip (not shown). A second engaging
member
614 is respectively defined in the side surfaces 612, 613 corresponding to the
first
engaging member 603 and is a protrusion for engaging with the first engaging
member 603 thereby combining the first and the second covers 60, 61. A second
jointing member 615 is formed at the bottom surface 611 corresponding to the
second
connecting member 27 (semi-cylinder) and is a circular hole for receiving the
second
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connecting members 27 when the first and the second connecting plates 24, 25
connect together. A barb 604 and a mating groove 616 matable to the clip 604
are
respectively disposed at the front edges of the bottom surfaces 601, 611 of
the first
and the second covers 60, 61.
[0019] In assembly, the eyeglasses 5 are respectively received in the
receiving
grooves 42 of the glass frames 4. The glass frame 4 extends from the
assembling
opening 23 of the clipping frame 2 to the side of the clipping frame 2
connecting the
bridge 3 thereby being received in the clipping frame 2. Also referring to
Figs. 3-5,
the ribs 22 of the clipping frame 2 are received in the positioning grooves 43
through
the circular outer surface 40 of the glass frame 4 (see Fig. 4). The snapping
rings 20,
21 of the clipping frame 2 are received in the clipping grooves 44 of the
glass frame 4
(see Fig. S) thereby effectively securing the glass frame 4.The first jointing
member
602 (elongate cylinder) of the first cover 60 is received in the first
connecting
member 26 (elongate hole) of the first and the second connecting plates 24, 25
thereby connecting the first and the second connecting plates 24, 25 together.
The
second connecting members 27 (semi-cylinder) are combined to be a cylinder and
are
received in the second jointing member 615 (circular hole) of the second cover
61.
The first engaging member 603 (recess) of the first cover 60 is engaged with
the
second engaging member 614 (protrusion) of the second cover 6l.The clip 604 is
engaged with the mating groove 616 of the bottom surfaces 601, 611. Therefore,
the
assembling opening 23 of the clipping frame 2 is closed thereby securely
fixing the
glass frame 4 and the eyeglass 5. Thus, the glass frame 4 of the present
invention is
made of flexible material and the clipping frame 2 is made of light material
for
reducing weight of the pair of swimming goggles thereby providing light and
comfortable wearing.
[0020] While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been set forth for
the
purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiment of the
invention as
well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art.
Accordingly,
the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments which do not depart
from
the spirit and scope of the invention.
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Representative Drawing