Patent ID: 7020903
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: A61F,G02C

Abstract:
1. A combination eye and ear protection apparatus, comprising: an eye protection portion which includes respective ends, an ear protection portion which includes a pair of ear-covering portions, a pair of bridge portions connected between said respective ends of said eye protection portion and said respective ear-covering portions, a pair of bridge-to-frame hinges connected between said pair of bridge portions and frame ends, a pair of bridge-to-ear-cover connectors connected to distal ends of said bridge portions, and a pair of ear-cover-to-bridge connectors connected to outer portions of said ear-covering portions, wherein said bridge-to-ear-cover connectors are comprised of first hook-or-loop connectors, and said ear-cover-to-bridge connectors are comprised of second hook-or-loop connectors, wherein each of said bridge portions includes: a first bridge segment connected to a bridge-to-frame hinge, a second bridge segment connected to said first bridge segment at a first bend which has an outer bend angle, and a third bridge segment connected to said second bridge segment at a second bend which has an inner bend angle, and wherein said inner bend angle is substantially equal to said outer bend angle.