Patent ID: 6824265
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A61F,G02C

Abstract:
Illuminated safety glasses for mounting on the head of the user, said illuminated safety glasses comprising:(a) a lens, (b) a flexible body, said flexible body comprising: (1) a substantially flexible electrically nonconductive material, (2) a plurality of light emitting diodes, (3) a plurality of electrical conductors, said substantially flexible electrically nonconductive material thereof encasing said plurality of light emitting diodes and said plurality of electrical conductors, said flexible body fashioned having an airtight electrical jack at a left extent and at a right extent of said flexible body, a portion of said plurality of electrical conductors electrically connecting said electrical jacks to said plurality of light emitting diodes, a remaining portion of said plurality of electrical conductors electrically connecting to said electrical jacks, said flexible body fashioned disposing a portion of said plurality of light emitting diodes at a left extent of said lens, to the left of, above and below user's eyes, and said flexible body fashioned disposing a remaining portion of said plurality of light emitting diodes at a right extent of said lens, to the right of, above and below users eyes, wherein a light emitting portion of said plurality of light emitting diodes being exposed from said flexible body in a forwardly facing direction, causing said plurality of light emitting diodes, when activated, and within a useful field of illumination of said plurality of light emitting diodes, to project said useful illumination onto viewable portion of an object or area viewable by user, and further providing said useful illumination on objects and areas viewable directly and peripherally by user, said substantially flexible electrically nonconductive material fashioned with an attaching means for removably attaching said flexible body to said lens, wherein the attachment of said flexible body to said lens unaffecting a predetermined structural performance of said lens, said substantially flexible electrically nonconductive material being an airtight seal for said plurality of electrical conductors and an embedded portion of said plurality of light emitting diodes, (c) a pair of earpieces, (d) a frame, said frame having a first attachment means for removably attaching said frame to said lens, said frame having a second attachment means for removably attaching said frame to said earpieces, (e) a remote power source, said remote power source comprising an airtight compartment containing: (1) at least one switch for enabling of the user to operate said power source, (2) at least one battery for providing electrical power to said plurality of light emitting diodes, (3) an electronic circuitry for brightness adjusting of said plurality of light emitting diodes within a useful illumination range, (4) an airtight electrical connection means for removably attachable electrical connecting of said circuitry to said plurality of light emitting diodes, whereby said flexible body and said electrical connection means being airtight for preventing the electrical structure from being an electrical ignition source in environments where flammable and explosive gasses and liquids are present, and whereby said flexible body, being temporarily substantially deformable to a predetermined amount, reducing user's risk of injury if said illuminated safety glasses experience a deforming impact, and whereby said illuminated safety glasses provide user with a multiple origin illumination source that, by directing light from above and below, and from the left and right of users eyes, and within said useful illumination range of said plurality of light emitting diodes, provides a substantial improvement over single and double origin head worn light sources by projecting said useful illumination onto viewable portion of a surface of an object or area viewed by user, and further simultaneously projecting useful direct and peripheral illumination for the user.