Patent ID: 6056400
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A61F,G02C

Abstract:
Protective eyewear for maximizing protection against harmful radiation while minimizing obstruction of a wearer's visual acuity comprising:a lens including a transparently tinted optical area, said lens being positioned in front of an eye of said wearer within said wearer's field of vision;a support means for supporting said lens in said position in front of the wearer's eye, said support means including an upper surface;a first temporal member hingedly attached to an end of said protective eyewear;a second temporal member hingedly attached to another end of said protective eyewear; anda transparently tinted visor attached to said upper surface of said support means and extending substantially continuously across a lateral length of said protective eyewear, said transparently tinted visor allowing light to be transmitted therethrough in a manner that objects are visible through said transparently tinted visor while reducing the intensity of light transmitted through said transparently tinted visor thereby providing shading to said wearer's eyes and face.