Patent ID: 9465238
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G02C

Claim Text:
1. An eyeglass system comprising: a frame having a left side edge and a right side edge; a left side shield hingedly connected to the frame at a location inset from the left side edge and a right side shield hingedly connected to the frame at a location inset from the right side edge, wherein each of the left side shield and the right side shield comprises a substantially C-shaped cross section, adapted to align substantially against an adjacent portion of the frame when in a closed condition so as to provide a wearer of the eyeglass system a protective area against external elements entering from the side, top or bottom of the frame, the left and right side shields each extending substantially perpendicular to the frame in an open condition and rotating until the side shields are substantially parallel to the frame in a closed condition; a left arm coupled to the left side shield and a right arm coupled to the right side shield, the left and right arms having a retracted position to keep the left side arm from extending past the right side edge and the right side arm from extending past the left side edge when the side shields are in the closed condition; and left and right arm user select mechanisms for releasing the left and right arm from a retracted position to a protracted position; wherein the left side shield is hingedly connected to the frame at a location inset substantially 22 mm from the left side edge, and the right side shield is hingedly connected to the frame at a location inset substantially 22 mm from the right side edge.