Patent ID: 6032298
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A61F,A63B

Abstract:
A swimming goggle structure comprising:two frames connected to each other by a connecting piece, each of the frames comprising a raised wall co-extensive therewith, having an inner surface defining thereon lens support means and an outer surface defining thereon first engaging means;a lens received within each of the frames and having a circumferential edge supported on the lens support means formed on the inner surface of the raised wall;a loop-like lens securing member comprising a first section having an abutting edge and a second section having second engaging means engageable with the first engaging means to removably hold the loop-like lens securing member on the raised wall of the frame with the abutting edge abutting against the lens supported on inner step; andhead strap means adapted to mount the swimming goggle structure to a wearer's head; whereinthe lens support means comprises a circumferential recess opened sideways and extending along the frame to receive the second section of the lens securing means therein, the recess defining a top side wall to more securely hold the second section of the lens securing means therein,the first engaging means is provided on the outer surface of the raised wall at a location below the lens support means formed on the inner surface of the raised wall, the first engaging means comprises a groove extending along the raised wall and recessed into the outer surface of the raised wall and wherein the second engaging means comprises an inward-projecting rib formed along the loop-like lens securing member to be receivable within the recessed groove on the outer surface of the raised wall,the loop-like lens securing member comprises fastening means which comprises a slit cut through a cross section of the lens securing member to define two opposite free ends, each having a raised section mounted thereon to be movable relative to each other for facilitating mounting the lens securing member to the raised wall of the frame and a cap which is removably fit over both the raised sections so as to fasten the two separate raised sections together,a gap is present between the free ends defined at the slit of the lens securing member when the lens securing member is fit over the raised wall, andthe cap comprises an interior space having an open bottom to be fit over the two raised sections of the lens securing member, a partition member being provided inside the cap to be corresponding to the gap and being tapered toward the bottom opening for insertion into the gap.