Patent ID: 6604823
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: A61F,G02C

Abstract:
A magnifying safety glasses assembly for use by persons with presbyopia, the assembly comprising:a front safety eyepiece portion made substantially of a transparent, nonmagnifying, shatter-proof material, matching right and left temple portions, each affixed to an opposite end of the front eyepiece portion, and further comprising a pair of earplugs; wherein the front safety eyepiece portion comprises at least one built-in magnifying corrective segment for correction of a user's near vision; the front safety eyepiece portion comprises a nose-piece extending laterally backwards from the lower center of the front eyepiece portion, and two of the built-in magnification segments, with one magnification segment on each side of the front safety eyepiece portion on either side of the nose-piece; and the front safety eyepiece portion and the two temple portions are each injection molded from a thermoplastic base material to form a unitary construction.