Patent ID: 6988798
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
1. A flexible safety side shield removably attached to each side of a pair of eyeglasses, said eyeglasses having a front portion comprised of two lenses and means for holding the lenses, two temple pieces pivotally attached to said eyeglass front portion on each side thereof for holding the eyeglass front portion on the face of an eyeglass wearer, comprising: a generally arcuate-shaped and flexible plastic shield, integrally formed as a single unit, and having a front periphery generally conforming to the shape of an individual lens holding means, said shield having a top portion, a bottom portion, a side portion, a front, a rear, an inside surface and an opposite outside surface, said inside surface being that portion of the shield facing the wearer, said front and rear defining a shield horizontal longitudinal axis, said shield side portion having a plurality of parallel slots formed therein, each said slot having a longitudinal axis transverse to the shield horizontal longitudinal axis, said slots opening through the outside surface to and through the inside surface.