Patent ID: 6513925
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: A61F,G02C

Abstract:
Floating eyewear eyeglasses that fit snugly to a wearers head comprising,a frame, having a middle bridge therein with a pair of lenses, one on each side of the bridge, a pair of side temples, each having at least one opening therethrough, each side temple having an inside surface and an outside surface, said inside surface configured with a flat portion and an edge that protectively encompasses this flat portion, and the outside surface having an essentially convex outer shape, means to hinge each side temple to the frame permitting the side temples to be folded flat against the frame for ease of handling and storage, at least one resilient float pad configured in a recessed inverse image of the opening through each side temple, with each float pad forced into conformance with the temple opening securing the pad in place utilizing the pads flexibility, wherein said pads engagement with a wearers head creating a snug fit and said pad having sufficient buoyancy to overcome combined weight of the frame and temples permitting the eyewear to float in water with the temples protruding vertically above waters surface.