Patent ID: 6145133
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
Swimming goggles comprisinga pair of lens assemblies each having transversely inner and outer ends;a bridge made of an elastic material to which said inner ends of the respective lens assemblies are coupled; anda head strap to which said outer ends of the respective lens assemblies are coupledeach of said inner ends of said lens assemblies is provided with an end wall that extends forwardly of said respective lens assembly,each of said inner ends of said lens assemblies is further provided with a bridge receiving recess that lies adjacent said end wall and [extending] extends rearward from a front of said respective lens assembly, a forward end portion of each of said end walls is provided with a locking groove that has a width that is increased from a front thereof toward a rear thereof [rear; and]said bridge is provided with a pair of outer legs that lie at outermost opposite ends thereof which outer legs are configured to be insertable into the respective bridge receiving recessessaid bridge is further provided with a pair of inner legs each located inwardly from said outer legs, each of said pair of inner legs being configured to cooperate with an adjacent one of said outer legs so as to receive and retain one of said end walls of said lens assemblies therebetween,said bridge is further provided with wedge structures that extend between said outer and inner legs and which have widths that are enlarged from front toward rear portions thereof so that said wedge structures can be firmly engaged with said locking grooves.