Patent ID: 6151720
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A pair of swimming goggles including:two lens frames, each of which has an inner periphery that defines a lens retaining space, an outer periphery that has a bridge connecting portion and a strap connecting portion opposite to said bridge connecting portion, and a front and rear part,two lens units, each of which is mounted on the front part of a respective one of the lens frames in the lens retaining space of the respective one of the lens frames,a nose bridge having two terminal end portions, each of which is connected to the bridge connecting portion of a respective one of the lens frames,two gasket units each provided on the rear part of a respective one of the lens frames, anda head strap having two ends connected respectively to the lens frames,the lens frames, the nose bridge and the gasket units being formed integrally, andwherein the strap connecting portion of each of the lens frames has an integrally formed elongated extension which is connected to one of the ends of said head strap, comprising a first section extending from the strap connecting portion of the lens frames, an intermediate second section extending from the first section and a third section extending from the second section, the elongated extension having formed thereon depressions which comprise at least one cavity formed in the second section and a concavity formed in the first section to enhance stretchability of said extension, thereby reducing the amount of pulling force that is transmitted to the lens frames by the head strap when the swimming goggles are in use.