Patent ID: 8998407
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
1. An eyewear article comprising a sheet of transparent or semi-transparent material comprising: an upper section coated by a first opaque or semi-opaque coating to form an upper panel; and a lower section coated by a second opaque or semi-opaque coating to form a lower panel; the upper and lower sections of the sheet being separated from each other to form a slit, the slit being configured for being placed in front of a user's eye to enable light propagating from a task located ahead of the user's eye to reach the user's eye, and the upper and lower panels being configured for preventing at least a portion of light propagating from at least some locations other than the task from reaching the user's eye; wherein the upper section comprises a film joined to the sheet, the film being rollable upward to increase a size of the slit and is rollable downward to decrease the size of the slit.