Goggles

A goggles through which air is to be breathed by the user. During the breathing of the air, the air is filtered through the side walls of the goggles. There may also be incorporated an oxygen supply tube in conjunction with the goggles to increase the oxygen intake of the user over that of ambient air.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The field of this invention relates to eye wear for human beings and more 
particularly to a goggles which when worn supplies substantially clean, as 
well as oxygen increased, air to the nose of the human being wearer of the 
goggles. 
The goggles of the present invention are primarily intended to be used in 
conjunction with outdoor sports such as skiing, snow mobiling, and other 
similar activities. However, it is considered to be within the scope of 
this invention that the goggles could be used in conjuction with any 
rigorous activity whether indoors or outdoors. It is also considered to be 
within the scope of this invention that the goggles could be utilized in 
conjunction with a work activity as opposed to a recreational activity. 
Contamination of the air by particulate matter is an exceedingly common 
problem. Many times outdoor recreational activities are to be performed in 
environments where the air contains increased levels of particulate 
matter. During the performing of the activity, the human being has 
increased breathing and therefore is breathing in increased levels of 
particulate matter. Breathing in normal levels of the particulate matter 
is undesirable let alone breathing in increased levels. Also, the 
breathing in of increased levels hinders the performing of the physical 
activity. 
It is also well-known that when performing a rigorous activity that if the 
individual performing that activity is supplied of a small amount of 
oxygen, the individual is capable of recovering more quickly from the 
physical activity. That individual is also capable off performing at that 
activity for longer periods of time. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The structue of the present invention relates to goggles which are designed 
to tightly fit to the face of the wearer. Surrounding the eye are of the 
wearer is an enclosed chamber with there being a seperate nose receiving 
chamber through which the user is to intake air into his lungs and exhale 
into the ambient. Associated with the peripheral edge of the goggles is a 
filter strip. Ambient air must be drawn through this filter strip into the 
enclosed chamber and then through a one-way valve assembly into the nose 
receiving chamber. Associated with a temple member of the goggles, there 
is a gas conduit which connects with the enclosed chamber. Through this 
gas conduit may be supplied a small amount of pure oxygen from a portable 
pressurized container which contains oxygen so that, as the human being 
breathes, increased levels of oxygen is inhaled than what is obtainable 
from the ambient. 
The primary objective of the present invention is to construct a goggle 
which not only functions as safety eye wear and provide protection from 
ultra-violet light, but also causes the wearer to breathe cleaner air than 
what is available within ambient air. 
Another objective of the present invention is to construct a goggles that 
is connected both to a source of pressurized oxygen which will permit the 
oxygen to be supplied into the goggles so that the individual will breathe 
an increased level of oxygen during the time the goggles are being worn. 
Another objective of the present invention is to construct a goggles in a 
simple manner which is therefore inexpensive to manufacture and therefore 
can be sold to the consumer at a reasonable price.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE SHOWN EMBODIMENT 
Referring particularly to the drawing, there is shown the goggles 10 of 
this invention which is composed of lens frame 12, a left temple member 14 
and a right temple member 16. Formed within the lens frame 12 are a pair 
of enlarged openings 18 and 20. The openings 18 and 20 are adapted to be 
located directly adjacent the eyes of a human being wearer. Opening 18 is 
to be located directly adjacent the left eye of the wearer and opening 20 
is to be located directly adjacent the right eye. Within opening 18 is to 
be mounted a transparent lens 22. A similar lens 24 is to be located 
within the opening 20. Normally, the frame 12 as well as the temple 
members 14 and 16 will be constructed of a plastic. However, any 
sufficiently rigid material will suffice. 
The temple members 14 and 16 are each independently pivotally connected to 
the lens frame 12. Constructing of eye wear using a lens frame such as 
lens frame 12 and temple members, such as temple members 14 and 16, is 
deemed to be conventional. The temple members 14 and 16 are pivotally 
connected to the lens frame 12 by a conventional pin-type of pivot joint 
such as shown as pivot joint 30 for temple member 16 and pivot joint 31 
for temple member 14. 
The lens frame 12 includes on its interior surface a filter strip 26. This 
filter strip will normally comprise a fibrous or some type of cellulose 
material. The filter strip 26 will permit passage of air therethrough but 
will function to capture particulate matter. The strip 26 will be soft so 
that it can come into direct contact with the skin of the wearer of the 
goggles 10 and this contact will be comfortable to the wearer. Normally, 
the strip 26 will assume a configuration to conform to the face of the 
human being. This particular configuration is not shown in the drawing. 
When the strip 26 is in contact with the face of the human being (not 
shown) there will be formed an enclosed compartment 28 defined by a 
portion of the lens frame 12, the inside surface of the lenses 20 and 22 
and bordered by the face of the wearer. When the wearer inhales air, it is 
to be only air that has been conducted through the strip 26 and into the 
enclosed compartment 28. 
The nose 32 is totally confined within an inner wall 50 and outer wall 34. 
The bottom portion 36 of the wall 34 connects directly to the ambient. 
Inner wall 50 connects only with enclosed chamber 28. Within this bottom 
portion 36 is located a plurality of valves 38. Each valve 38 is identical 
and includes a movable disc 40 mounted within a chamber 42. An inlet 
opening 44 is provided into the chamber 42. A plurality of holes 46 are 
provided through the side wall of the valve 38. 
When the wearer exhales from the nose 32, air is pushed through inlet 
opening 44 and applied against the disc 40. This causes the disc 40 to 
move from the position shown in FIG. 4 to the position as shown in FIG. 5. 
Therefore, the holes 46 are now exposed which then permits the exhaled air 
to be conducted directly into the ambient. 
The wall 34 does not include any valves but forms the exterior wall surface 
for the nose compartment 48. Formed within the inner wall 50 are a 
plurality of the valves 38. However, the valves 38 are reversed in 
position (in other words, turned one hundred eighty degrees) so that the 
valves 38 in wall 50 are open, as shown in FIG. 5, when the wearer is 
inhaling. When inhaling, the valves 38 mounted within wall 36 are closed. 
Now when the wearer exhales, the valves 38 within wall 36 open and the 
valves 38 mounted within the wall 50 are closed. 
Included within temple member 14 is a conduit 52. This conduit 52 is to be 
connectable through a hose 54 to a pressurized bottle 56. The pressurized 
bottle 56 is to include oxygen. The oxygen is to be conducted through a 
very slow leak type of valve arrangement (not shown) that would probably 
be mounted at the outlet of the pressurized container 56, through the 
conduit 52, through a conduit 58 mounted within the lens frame 12 to be 
discharged into enclosed chamber 28. It is the function of the container 
56 to increase the level of oxygen within the enclosed chamber 28 that 
will be inhaled by the wearer.