Patent Abstract:
Eyewear member includes a structure for fitting peripherally on or around or behind lens and structure of conventional eyewear. Interfitting structure ranges from sealing segments to eyewear members which may attachably engage or simply interfit behind conventional eyewear. The eyewear members enables conventional eyewear to form a closer fit with the face of the user to protect the person&#39;s eyes from wind, water and foreign material. All embodiments contemplate selectable removabilty, replace ability and interchangeability.

Full Description:
[0001]     This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/352,898, filed Jul. 13, 1999, by the present inventor, entitled SPORTS EYEWEAR WITH DETACHABLE GOGGLE MEMBERS. 
     
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION  
       [0002]     The field of this invention relates to eyeglasses and sunglasses and more particularly to improved removable eyewear members for eyeglasses and sunglasses to broaden their usage so as to substantially deflect at least one of light, dust, liquid or debris from entering into the eye region which occurs through the gaps between the face and the eyeglass or sunglass, as an improved elemental deflecting system.  
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0003]     Conventional sports &amp; safety eyewear currently exist which allow the user a wide angle of view. This particular type of eyewear is typified by a singular or two lenses which extends from the outside of one of the wearer&#39;s eyes and extends across to the outside of the other of the wearer&#39;s eyes, and only partially interrupted by the structures which support the eyewear at the bridge of the nose. This is a partial interruption since the support structures are typically supported only by the center of the singular lens, which is in turn supported by the upper portion of the lens support structure. The support structure extends inside the singular lens to garner support from the user&#39;s nose, and the singular lens is kept outward and generally downward opening downward and lower on the user&#39;s face. Thus the wide view afforded by the singular lens comes at the expense of having a wide open space between the peripheral edge of the lens or lens support structure and the user&#39;s face. The same issues occur in two lens eyewear in the wide open space between the lens &amp; user&#39;s face.  
         [0004]     Goggles, which are different from conventional non-goggle eyewear, are considered to be extremely restrictive, as they typically hug and seal with the face of the user to isolate the eyes as much as possible from wind and debris, but they are typically used only in extreme conditions and not, for example to walk upon the beach or to play volleyball, two instances where a more relaxed, lightweight and non-constricting eyewear is the general preference. Also, sunglass use is limited for some people who require an extreme structure around the head for certain sports, or due to the fact that they have had laser surgery and require greater protection for their eyes. They could not effectively wear their normally extremely restrictive sports eyewear at all times without suffering a great deal of discomfort.  
         [0005]     Extremely restrictive head wear can work well, but generally for only specific situations, such as riding a motorcycle or skiing. However, they fall short of being practical when used generally as a sunglass or spectacle, driving a car, or having lunch at an outdoor cafe. This is due to their being large, bulky, hot, and not very stylish for such activities. Attempts have been made to overcome the bulk and size of such extremely restrictive head wear by attempting to make fixed seal glasses, as are seen in Design Pat. No. Des. 339,596. Although more stylish, these fixed seal sunglasses fall short of an ultimate solution for an all around eyewear product. This is because the user is left to using the hot, restrictive eyewear all the time due to the inability to attach and detach a sealing member at times when desired. The attempts to ventilate the lens support structures of these fixed seal, extremely restrictive sunglasses works adequately with high motion activities, but does not make them less hot at times when there is no air circulation going through the ventilating areas such as when driving in a car. Also, due to the rigid nature of eyewear lens support structures, and the many variances of the specific contour of the facial region surrounding the eyes of the user, certain users are left with a generally poor fit and incomplete sealing using a fixed seal with a given configuration, and which lacks customizability. Also upon breakdown of the sealing structure for a fixed seal extremely restrictive sunglasses, the user is left with the inability to easily replace their sealing structure, virtually eliminating the total benefits of the product they had purchased.  
         [0006]     The sealing can occur around each eye, and the protected area most often includes the bridge of the nose. Even where the enclosure extends across the area adjacent both eyes, extremely restrictive eyewear can still generally restrict the view of the user. The restriction usually comes with the support structure which is used to seal against the face and closely adjacent to the eyes, and typically surrounds the entire lens fully. The term “conventional eyewear” includes eyeglasses, spectacles, sports eyewear and in general any eyewear which is not expected to provide a seal to the user&#39;s eye areas.  
         [0007]     In terms of usage, a user is faced with having to buy both extremely restrictive eyewear and conventional sports glasses, and to use the appropriate eyewear depending upon circumstances. Where debris is severe enough, such extremely restrictive eyewear are worn at the sacrifice of an expanded viewing angle, more heavily structured and bulky. Where conventional open sports eyewear are worn, the user suffers the debris, particularly wind and dust, which may enter the eyes behind the lenses. In addition, conventional sports eyewear, by having a significant gap on the face, even where the gap between the bottom of the lens and the face surrounding the eyes is low on the face, admits significant amounts of light. Where the user gazes down, there will be a sudden change in light levels, which can both annoy the user and stress the user&#39;s eyes. The effect is most pronounced where the lens is particularly dark.  
         [0008]     Another aspect of eyewear not served well by extremely restrictive eyewear includes the ability for comfort and ventilation. A good seal is usually achieved at the expense of ventilation and with significant pressure on the face surrounding the eyes. In some cases specialized ventilation ports are formed in the side walls of the lens support structures, but they are not always located properly or structured to provide adequate ventilation. Even where adequate ventilation is provided, the such extremely restrictive eyewear do not provide a comfortable fit.  
         [0009]     Lack of comfortable fit is not an acceptable tradeoff for durability and long usage life. The seal used in conventional extremely restrictive eyewear is less able to withstand vigorous use, and tends to break down over a relatively short period of time. The seal break down usually occurs far short of the full use life. Therefore, the ability to interchange seals is important in extending the life of any eyewear, extremely restrictive or otherwise.  
         [0010]     What is therefore needed is a new and improved sports eyewear structure such as may possibly be used with at least one lens member and having structures which may engage the lens member along the peripheral, separate or in conjunction with a top and/or side edges, or peripheral edges, adjacent surfaces and other surfaces and which will permit a very gentle sealing with the face to inhibit wind and debris from entering the user&#39;s eyes and which will block unwanted light from the eyes. Further, to benefit interchange ability, the structures which forms the seal which should be removable so that a wearer can use the same eyewear in an open or closed format as the user wishes.  
         [0011]     Apart from the abovementioned sports eyewear which may have a huge opening, especially at the bottom of a user&#39;s eyes, there is also the problem generally found in conventional eyeglasses, spectacles, and many sunglasses inherently do not have a close fit with the user&#39;s face. It seems there is always a sizeable gap area, though varying in size, entirely surrounding the lens support structure of the eyeglasses. This gap area, at times, can be annoying and can even be dangerous and life threatening, and more than simply high speed sports activities, side gusts of wind are provided with an even easier entrance and exit. The annoyance can be due to the entry of wind, dust, water and light to the user&#39;s eyes. Wind and dust can be encountered anytime one is outdoors, in particular when dealing with high speed sports like skiing, motorcycling or power boating, especially where the head often assumes different angles to the direction of travel. The level of light to one&#39;s eyes can also be annoying. For example, when the sun is shining brightly and a user is playing golf, the sun can have a blinding affect making it difficult for the user to make a golf shot. Entry of water can also he annoying when engaged in some water sports, such as boating and kayaking. The gap area becomes dangerous, for example, when bodily fluids from a patient with a communicable disease in a medical situation comes into contact with the eyes of the medical practitioner. Entry of blood into the eyes from an aids patient could be life threatening.  
         [0012]     There are many varieties of eyewear. For example, one specific type of eyewear is a lens support structure which forms a mounting for a pair of corrective vision lenses and this lens support structure is generally adapted to rest on the bridge of one&#39;s nose with the prescription corrective vision lenses being located directly in front of one&#39;s eyes. However, using of these type of eyewear structure is highly deficient in reducing particulates from entering the eye region, when adapted for use in a variety of industrial safety eyewear, eyewear for swimming, motorcycle riding, skiing and the like. A similar deficiency arises using most conventional sunglasses and eyewear which have temple members.  
         [0013]     What is also needed are improvements in light weight eyewear members which enable the user to selectably convert a greater percentage of eyewear of known art into debris blocking eyewear or sun shields for times when needed. The conversion of the eyewear to a condition where it may block debris can also be selectably reversed by the user with the eyewear being changed back to its former state when debris blocking is not needed. It would be desirable if the eyewear member could be easily stored in a user&#39;s pocket or purse, preferably as a single integrated unit. It would also be desirable for the eyewear member unit to adapt to a wide range of different shapes and sizes of eyewear, so that a user could use one unit on several different styles and physical configurations of eyewear that the user may own. The eyewear member should be utilizable with conventional eyewear which does not inherently have the ability to seal out wind and debris, also known herein as conventional eyewear.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0014]     Conventional eyewear may include a single piece lens or two lenses which may or may not be supported and captured within a support structure. Possible lenses include removable lenses, anti-fog lenses, prescription lenses, as well as systems supplied as lens-only.  
         [0015]     The lens or eyewear lens support structure may be engaged by a removable fitted member having a sealing structure extending to one side. The side of the sealing structure extension which meets the face preferably has a smooth, non-porus surface to avoid collection of debris, body oil, although since the member is removable and easily washable, an open cell foam or other porus material, as well as a completely closed foam, non-externally porus material can be used as the sealing structure. The sealing structure which may have a finished end surface, would also be permissible. The sealing structure may operate in conjunction with a built-in or removable side shield and may accommodate a permanent or removable nosepiece.  
         [0016]     The removable fitted member engages at least one of a peripheral edge, surface or adjacent surface of the lens or lenses or support structure for the lenses and may extend from a point near the outermost edge or adjacent the outermost edge of one side of the eyewear, or face and to the nose area. The end of the removable fitted member can be shaped to provide maximum accommodation of the nose support member and help seal in a manner complementary to the nose support member.  
         [0017]     In another embodiment, the removable fitted member can extend from one side of the eyewear, completely through to the other side of the eyewear and form the structure which supports the lens against the nose. In both embodiments, the removable fitted member is intended to include the possibility of alteration by the user by cutting, trimming and the like to obtain maximum conformance to the particular shape of the user&#39;s eyewear.  
         [0018]     The removable fitted member may include a support piece, which may be made from any suitable material including plastic, metal, and the like, and may have a generally U-shaped cross section for engaging the peripheral edge of the lens or structure supporting the lens, and a small angled channel, extending from the bottom portion of the U-shape which helps to support the sealing structure which seals against the face. Along the length of the channel, a series of elongate rectangular ports assist in handling the drainage of any sweat, or any rain or moisture which might have entered the eye shield area and collect along the bottom of the lens.  
         [0019]     The support piece will typically be extruded or injected and may be heat formed to a specific shape where it is desired to provide eyewear as a kit. Where the removable fitted member is provided as a retro-fit device for use with non-specific shapes of lenses, the removable fitted member will ideally have a series of angled slots along its length to permit bending conformance to a wide variety of shapes of lens peripheral areas without twisting or distorting the material. In another embodiment, shorter sections of material may be fitted along the peripheral areas of lens members, including top, side, bottom edges and on the lens support members of the lens, and may be easily removable by the user. Member of any of the structures of the invention may be had by gluing, hooking or clipping, chemical bonding, welding, friction fit, screws, pressure, male and female pins and holes, member channel and groove, hook and loop members, magnets, suction, static attraction, melting or solvent, and independent member to other structures including any portion of the eyewear support structures, temples, strap or lens. The structures of the invention may include homogeneous structures, or structures made of two or more different types of material. Materials which can be used include wood, metal, plastic, leather, cloth/fabric, foam, rubber, conforming material and any other material capable of making the seal now known or later discovered. Manufacture of the structures of the invention can occur by extrusion, injection, shaping, forming, molding or other manufacturing steps now know or later discovered.  
         [0020]     A further embodiment of the eyewear member is directed for use by a person wearing a single lens, also known as a shield type design, or two lens design (right and left separated lens, typically with a single or separated support). The two lens design includes conventional spectacle style eyewear. The eyewear member may comprise a substantially planar, thin walled support structure that has an enclosing body with at least one enlarged opening. The enlarged opening aligns with the position of the user&#39;s eyes in front of the eyewear lens or lenses. The eyewear member may provide a very close fit with the face of the person using the eyewear member to diminish the entry of foreign material and light between the eyewear and the person&#39;s face. The eyewear member includes a means for removing or securing the eyewear member to the eyewear.  
         [0021]     A further embodiment is a design having two enlarged openings dividing the eyewear member into a pair of eyewear sections, for at least one of the advantages including more sealing and more supported engagement of the eyewear.  
         [0022]     A further embodiment of the involves an overall design such that the two eyewear member sections are then being connected by a bridge.  
         [0023]     A further embodiment of the design includes as a starting point the previous embodiment, with further modifications by having the bridge including structure for completely segregating and separating the individual eyewear member sections from each other.  
         [0024]     An alternative of the previously described embodiment is had where the structure for completely segregating and separating the individual eyewear member sections from each other further includes a telescoping interconnection in order to provide enhanced adjustability. A further variation of this design is seen as a further embodiment in which the mechanism of separation further includes an interlocking structure. Another embodiment of the structures as described above involves a design where the mechanism for separation comprises a removable angular projection member. In another embodiment, the mechanism for separation further comprises a magnetic attraction member.  
         [0025]     A further embodiment provides for easy removal and installation of an eyewear member support structure relative to the eyewear. A further embodiment is obtained by the use of at least one U-shaped or angled projection member connected to the detachable eyewear member with each angled projection member configured to engage the eyewear. In a further embodiment, at least one of the U-shaped members described are configured to be adjustable relative to the eyewear member and the eyewear it engages so as to achieve usage of the eyewear member on a greater number of different designs and shapes of eyewear. In yet another embodiment related to the Angled projection member, the Angled projection member is modified by being removable from the eyewear member altogether. This configuration allows the user to achieve usage of the eyewear member on a greater number of different designs and shapes of eyewear by inter-changing different shapes or lengths of the Angled projection member for maximum utilization.  
         [0026]     A further embodiment is obtained where a nose piece securing mechanism is mounted on the eyewear member and connected to the nose bridge area of the eyewear, with the nosepiece securing mechanism being adapted to engage with the nose of a person wearing the eyewear member. A further embodiment utilizes a magnet affixed to the eyewear member which cooperates with the conventional eyewear to hold the eyewear member in place. In a variation of this embodiment, a further embodiment involves the production of the mechanism for securing by forming an eyewear member impregnated with magnetic matter.  
         [0027]     Yet a further embodiment is seen where the mechanism for securing comprises angular projection members that are affixed to the eyewear member for engagement onto the eyewear, and another embodiment includes angular projection members that lock the eyewear member to the eyewear. In another embodiment is a mechanism for securing comprising spring-type angular projection members which connect to the eyewear member to secure the eyewear member to the eyewear. A further embodiment is for enabling the mechanism for attaching to be selectively removed from the eyewear member to further facilitate using different securing methods based upon the shape and design of the eyewear. A further embodiment includes a design where the mechanism for securing comprises a front and back eyewear attachment which sandwiches together around existing eyewear, with the front piece for creating a new look for the existing eyewear, and with the back piece acting as both a carrier for the front piece and as a sealing member. The front and back pieces can be attached to each other by either magnets, hook and loop, male to female parts or front and back spring hinged together on a peripheral edge to create a clam shell effect. Any attachment method will suffice, and it is desirable that a complementary system be utilized.  
         [0028]     Where attachment to the front of conventional eyewear is desired, an embodiment may be provided to attach from the front of the eyewear, rather than the rear, with a seal that extends from the carrier, typically around the eyewear, to the surface of the wearers face. All previous methods of attachment can also be utilized with this embodiment.  
         [0029]     A further embodiment is where one of the earlier embodiments is modified to include at least one sealing member attached to the eyewear member for obtaining a close fit with the person&#39;s face. Yet a further embodiment is obtained where sealing member comprises a substantially straight segment having a tapered configuration defining a thicker area or areas and a thinner or flatter area or areas, especially interfit with the gap between the eyewear and user&#39;s face which similarly varies depending upon position.  
         [0030]     A further embodiment is formed where any of the previous embodiments are modified to include a sealing member comprised of at least one ring shaped segment attached to the eyewear member. A further embodiment is obtained where the previous embodiment is modified by a sealing member being made in a tapered configuration defining thicker areas and thinner or flatter areas at designated points around the ring.  
         [0031]     A further embodiment is had where any other embodiment is modified to include a sealing member that is attached to the eyewear member on both the forward side and the rearward side of the eyewear member. A further embodiment is had where a seal is attached to the bottom only of the eyewear attachment. A further embodiment is derived where a seal is attached to the top only of the eyewear member. A further embodiment is had where a seal is attached to the peripheral areas of the eyewear member. A further embodiment of the present invention is had where a seal is removably attached to the peripheral areas of the eyewear member. A further embodiment of is had where the seal is rigid and another where the seal is semi-rigid.  
         [0032]     Yet further embodiments is formed where a previous embodiment is modified by the seal is removeably attached to the eyewear member utilizing substantially different sizes of seals according to individual desires and needs of a user. Another embodiment is formed where extra material is added to the eyewear member to “lift” the eyewear member away from the eyewear (and toward the user&#39;s face) to create a closer fit of the eyewear member to the user&#39;s face. Such “lifting” material can be added to the front or rear of the eyewear member, or both front and back.  
         [0033]     A further embodiment can be obtained where the seal is being attached to a removable seal carrier having a uniform thickness which is then attached to the eyewear member. A further embodiment is derived where the seal carrier is modified to having a tapered configuration defining thicker areas and thinner or flatter areas at designated points. Another is where the seal carrier is modified to having telescopic abilities, when compressed being flatter, when opened having a tapered configuration defining thicker areas and thinner or flatter areas at designated points. Another embodiment is where the seal carrier is modified to having a slotted channel integrated in it to facilitate drainage of moisture. A further embodiment of the eyewear member is obtained by including a channel integrated in the attachment to facilitate drainage of moisture.  
         [0034]     A further embodiment is obtained where any embodiment is modified by the enlarged opening, including corrective spectacle lenses, and with or without a modification of the eyewear member having mounted thereon a mounting mechanism for mounting of the eyewear member on the head of a user and where the mounting mechanism may or may not include a strap. A further embodiment is formed where any embodiment is modified by the enlarged opening of an eyewear member which includes plano lenses for changing the tinting of the eyewear to which it is attached. A further embodiment of the just previous embodiment is had by modifying an eyewear member having mounted thereon a mounting mechanism for mounting of the eyewear member on the head of a user, and whether or not the mechanism includes a strap.  
         [0035]     Yet a further embodiment is obtained by modifying the enlarged openings of eyewear to include a thin sheet of optically correct material treated to reduce moisture collection within the confines of the eyewear member and the eyewear. A further embodiment includes a configuration where any embodiment is modified by eyewear member attachment being solidly molded such that the enlarged opening of eyewear is enclosed with transparent optically correct material for changing the tinting of the eyewear to which it is attached. A further embodiment includes a possible variation that an adjustment mechanism can be provided for varying the size of the enlarged opening.  
         [0036]     A further embodiment is formed by providing an eyewear sealing system for removable deployment onto conventional eyewear having a peripheral region corresponding to a user&#39;s facial region surrounding the user&#39;s two eyes. The eyewear sealing system may comprise a resilient sealing member made and arranged to conform to a portion of the user&#39;s face and to extend from the eyewear for sealing out wind, debris and foreign matter. The eyewear sealing system may includes attachment means for mounting the resilient sealing member onto the eyewear in order to enable easy removal from the eyewear. The attachment mechanism may comprises a U-shaped channel mounted between a resilient sealing member and the eyewear. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0037]     The invention, its configuration, and its construction will be further depicted in, and not limited to, the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:  
         [0038]      FIG. 1  is an illustration of a perspective view of the eyewear of the present invention and illustrating the removable fitted member attached as two pieces to the edge of a single lens and up to each side of the nose support structure and one removable fitted member attached to the upper lens support structure;  
         [0039]      FIG. 2  is a bottom view of the eyewear of  FIG. 1  and illustrating the prominence from a vertical angle of the sealing structure supported by the removable fitted members;  
         [0040]      FIG. 3  is a view taken along line  3 - 3  of  FIG. 1  and illustrating the manner in which the lens is held within the support structure with a projection extending perpendicular to the general planar surface of the lens and where the sealing member is removably attached;  
         [0041]      FIG. 4  is a sectional view taken through a removable fitted member shown in  FIG. 2  and illustrating the press fit member supporting the sealing member;  
         [0042]      FIG. 5  is a variation on the removable fitted member of  FIG. 4  and having a series of inwardly disposed engagement members;  
         [0043]      FIG. 6  is a variation on the removable fitted member of  FIGS. 4 and 5  which is extruded and pre-stressed to better engage the eyewear;  
         [0044]      FIG. 7  is an example of a length of fitted material having a series of slots to enable easy conformance of the fitted material to the edge eyewear lens and its support structure and having any shape;  
         [0045]      FIG. 8  is a continuous length of fitted material having a series of slots and cut in the middle to facilitate interfitting with a lens and lens support structure of an eyewear structure and for forming the nose bridge portion below the lens;  
         [0046]      FIG. 9  illustrates a variation in the shape of the removable fitted member of  FIG. 4  in which includes a small channel for support of the sealing member;  
         [0047]      FIG. 10  is a bottom view of the fitted combination of FIG.  9  and illustrating a series of drainage slots formed in the small channel;  
         [0048]      FIG. 11  is a top view of the fitted combination of  FIG. 10  and illustrating a series of drainage slots formed in the small channel shown in phantom;  
         [0049]      FIG. 12  illustrates a front view of an eyewear structure utilizing the removable fitted member of  FIG. 7 ;  
         [0050]      FIG. 13  illustrates a front view of an eyewear structure utilizing the removable fitted member of  FIG. 8 ;  
         [0051]      FIG. 14  shows an alternative method of engagement of the frontal support as was shown in  FIG. 3 , with the lens by using one or two oppositely disposed hemispherical protrusion members;  
         [0052]      FIG. 15  shows an alternative method of engagement of the frontal support as in  FIG. 14 , where the protrusion members have an equilateral triangular shape;  
         [0053]      FIG. 16  shows an alternative method of engagement of the frontal support as in  FIG. 15 , where the protrusion members have a right triangular shape and are oriented to lock and capture the lens withing the frontal support in one direction;  
         [0054]      FIG. 17  is a perspective view of a bottom fitting protrusion member having a series of bores for interfitting with a series of downwardly extending pegs from the lower periphery of a lens or lens support and illustrating a rearwardly extending foam sealing member;  
         [0055]      FIG. 18  is a side sectional view of the structure in  FIG. 17 , and illustrating the protrusion member&#39;s blind bores and which is attached to the bottom and rear surfaces of a bottom fitting protrusion member and having a main sealing surface at an angle to both bottom and rear surfaces;  
         [0056]      FIG. 19  is a side sectional view of a variant of the structure of  FIGS. 17 and 18 , but where the protrusion member supports the series of pegs seen in  FIGS. 18 and 17  and where the bottom surface of a lens or lens support includes a series of interfitting blind bores;  
         [0057]      FIG. 20  is a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting protrusion member having a series of forwardly directed bores for interfitting with a series of rearwardly extending pegs from the rearward surface of a lens or lens support and illustrating a rearwardly extending foam sealing member;  
         [0058]      FIG. 21  is a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting protrusion member having a series of forwardly directed pegs for interfitting with a series of rearwardly extending bores from the rearward surface of a lens or lens support and illustrating a rearwardly extending foam sealing member;  
         [0059]      FIG. 22  is a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting sealing member attached to the rearward surface of a lens or lens support utilizing at least one of glue, static plastic member or adhesive;  
         [0060]      FIG. 23  is a side sectional view of a bottom fitting protrusion member in the shape of a channel having a “U” cross sectional shape upwardly disposed to fit around a lens or lens support structure and illustrating a rearwardly extending sealing member with a ribbed surface to insure greater sealing;  
         [0061]      FIG. 24  is a side sectional view of a bottom fitting protrusion member in the shape of a channel having a “U” cross sectional shape and located in select areas around the lens or lens support, not continuously and shown in position on the bottom portion of a lens or lens support;  
         [0062]      FIG. 25  is a variation on the side sectional view seen in  FIG. 24  and in which at least a portion of a channel in the lower forward portion of a lens or lens support is engaged by one side of a clip-shaped or “U” shaped channel member having an extension of one side of the channel member into the channel to form a positive lock;  
         [0063]      FIG. 26  is a perspective view of separated members of a rearward fitting protrusion member having a an alternating series of rectangular extensions and rectangular depressions, and having a rearwardly extending sealing member, and shown opposite the bottom rear surface of a lens or lens support and having a complementary alternating series of rectangular extensions and rectangular depressions, for interfitting with the rectangular extensions and rectangular depressions of the protrusion member for an interlocking fit;  
         [0064]      FIG. 27  illustrates a side sectional view of a bottom fitting protrusion member having a general “L” shape and including a vertical member from which a rearwardly extending and shaped sealing member extends having a more gently sloping lower side, and a horizontal member having an aperture for engagement with a threaded member extending through to a threaded bore into the bottom surface of a lens or lens support to secure the protrusion member to the lens or lens support;  
         [0065]      FIG. 28  is a side sectional view similar to that seen in  FIG. 25  and in which at least a portion of a channel in the lower forward portion of a lens or lens support is engaged by a laterally hook shaped structure extending from the top and one side of a clip-shaped or “U” shaped channel member having a sloping upper portion leading to an extension rib for facilitating the engagement of the channel shaped protrusion member from the lower portion of a lens or lens support;  
         [0066]      FIG. 29  is a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting protrusion member having one of hook and loop members attached to a forward surface thereof and a rearward surface of a lens or lens support having the other one of hook and loop members to engage the protrusion member to the lens or lens support;  
         [0067]      FIG. 30  is a side sectional view of a rearwardly and downwardly fitting “L” shaped protrusion member having one of hook and loop members attached to a forward and upward surface thereof and shown with respect to a rearward and downward surface of a lens or lens support having the other one of hook and loop members to engage both the forward and upward surface of the protrusion member to the lens or lens support, and a rearwardly and downwardly extending sealing member having a terminal curved surface;  
         [0068]      FIG. 31  is a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting magnetic protrusion member having a rearward flat side and a curved front opposite side for attachment to a magnetic or metallic curved portion of a lens support having a curved surface complementary to the curved front of the magnetic protrusion member and including a rearwardly extending rectangular cross shaped sealing member;  
         [0069]      FIG. 32  is a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting magnetic lens support member having a rearward side and forward side attached to a lens by glue, bonding or any other method, and a magnetic protrusion member having a magnetic characteristic of complementary polarity to the magnetic lens support member;  
         [0070]      FIG. 33  is a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting suction cupped protrusion member having a rearward surface and a forward suction cup for attachment to a curved lower portion of a lens or lens support and including a rearwardly extending rectangular sealing member;  
         [0071]      FIG. 34  is a side sectional view of a “U” shaped channel protrusion member engaging the bottom of a lens or lens support with a forward side of the channel having a forward threaded bore engaged by a set screw and a rearward side of the channel having a rearwardly extending rectangular sealing member;  
         [0072]      FIG. 35  is a side sectional view of a “U” shaped channel protrusion member engaging the bottom of a lens or lens support with a rearward side of the channel having a rearward threaded bore engaged by a set screw and a rearward side of the channel having a rearwardly extending rectangular sealing member having an access bore in alignment with the threaded bore for admission and insertion of the set screw;  
         [0073]      FIG. 36  is a rear view of the right two thirds of an extended protrusion member and sealing member having a structural protrusion portion including a suspension nose bridge and side hooks for engaging the forward temple members of eyewear, and an attached rearwardly extending sealing member of rounded shape supported by the portions of the protrusion member between the suspension nose bridge and side hooks;  
         [0074]      FIG. 37  is a downward view of the extended protrusion member of  FIG. 36 ;  
         [0075]      FIG. 38  is a top view of the right two thirds of an extended molded integral protrusion and sealing member having an integrally molded forward lens engaging portion  27  and a rearwardly extending nose bridge engagement portion integral with the protrusion member;  
         [0076]      FIG. 39  is a top view of the right two thirds of an extended molded integral protrusion and sealing member having an integrally molded forward “U” shaped lens engaging portion and a rearwardly extending nose bridge engagement portion;  
         [0077]      FIG. 40  is a perspective view of a set of conventional spectacles having single lens upper and lower engagement members immediately above and below individual separated lens areas;  
         [0078]      FIG. 41  illustrates a set of conventional spectacles utilizing a lower engagement member extending across both individual separated lens areas utilized in conjunction with a single lens upper engagement member; and  
         [0079]      FIG. 42  illustrates a set of conventional spectacles utilizing an upper engagement member extending across both individual separated lens areas utilized in conjunction with a pair of single lens lower engagement members.  
         [0080]      FIG. 43  is an perspective view of a typical pair of eyeglasses on which has been mounted an embodiment of eyewear member.  
         [0081]      FIG. 44  is a frontal perspective view of an embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention showing the partial peel up of a removable seal;  
         [0082]      FIG. 45  is an perspective view of a second embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention;  
         [0083]      FIG. 46  is a frontal perspective view of a third embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention;  
         [0084]      FIG. 47  is an perspective view of a fourth embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention;  
         [0085]      FIG. 48  is an frontal perspective view of a fifth embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention;  
         [0086]      FIG. 49  is a rear view of a sixth embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention which would be the view of the attachment from the face of the user when attachment;  
         [0087]      FIG. 50  is a rear view of a seventh embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention;  
         [0088]      FIG. 51  is a front view of an eighth embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention;  
         [0089]      FIG. 52  is a front view of a ninth embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention;  
         [0090]      FIG. 53  is a front view of a tenth embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention which provides for adjustment of the eyewear member to increase or decrease the size of the eyewear member and thereby enlarge or decrease the size of the opening enclosed by the eyewear member;  
         [0091]      FIG. 54  is a cross-sectional view taken along line  54 - 54  of  FIG. 53 ;  
         [0092]      FIG. 55  is a view of the adjustment mechanism used in the tenth embodiment of  FIG. 53  taken along line  55 - 55  of  FIG. 54 ;  
         [0093]      FIG. 56  is a front view of an eleventh embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention which uses a magnet to function as a securement to eyeglasses;  
         [0094]      FIG. 57  is a top plan view of a eyewear member of the present invention on which has been mounted lifters for obtaining a close fit with the face of a user;  
         [0095]      FIG. 58  is an perspective view of a left eye section of a further embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention where the eyewear member can include temple earpieces for mounting of the attachment onto the head of the user;  
         [0096]      FIG. 59  is an perspective view of a left eye section a further embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention where instead of temple earpieces there is utilized a strap to mount the eyewear member onto the head of a user;  
         [0097]      FIG. 60  is an perspective view of a left eye section of a twelfth embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention which shows an adjustable Angled projection member;  
         [0098]      FIG. 61  is a cross-sectional view of a spectacle attachment of the present invention taken along line  61 - 61  of  FIG. 60 ;  
         [0099]      FIG. 62  is a cross-sectional view of eyewear member of the present invention taken along line  62 - 62  of  FIG. 61 ;  
         [0100]      FIG. 63  is an perspective view of a right eye section of a thirteenth embodiment of eyewear member of the present invention;  
         [0101]      FIG. 64  is a top view of an alternative construction of an eyewear member illustrating a built in lifter function along with a thin layer of sealing material;  
         [0102]      FIG. 65  is a top view looking down upon eyewear member and illustrating a detachable rear sealing member lifter;  
         [0103]      FIG. 66  is a side view of an embodiment of an eyewear member having an integral frontal lifter as integrated into a forward flange;  
         [0104]      FIG. 67  is a perspective view illustrating peel off or break away front lifters which are mounted at the front temple and side openings of an eyewear member;  
         [0105]      FIG. 68  is a rear view of an eyewear member having a nose piece integrally fitted and which may serve as the main nose piece especially in conjunction with eyewear not having a nosepiece or having a complementary shape, and shown with the removable seal members removed;  
         [0106]      FIG. 69  is a rear view of an eyewear member showing the piecewise addition of sealing to customize the performance of the eyewear to create, for example, a slip stream of ventilation;  
         [0107]      FIG. 70  illustrates a rear view of an eyewear member having a wide center member and in which a sealing member is placed to complete the seal;  
         [0108]      FIG. 71  shows a clam shell arrangement wherein a magnetic eyewear member fits behind a conventional eyewear, and either by reach around or magnetic connection supports an decorative facade;  
         [0109]      FIG. 72  illustrates an eyewear member seen in  FIG. 69 , but without angled projection member attachments and utilized on conjunction with a uni-lens conventional sports eyewear structure having a nose piece support;  
         [0110]      FIG. 73  illustrates a two piece eyewear member joinable by a center angular projection member which enables the two piece eyewear member to have some angular displacement and to be utilized separately, without the angular projection member;  
         [0111]      FIG. 74  is a view of an eyewear member having a series of bores for fitting a bayonette style removable angular projection member; and  
         [0112]      FIG. 75  is a side sectional view taken along line  75 - 75  of  FIG. 74 . 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0113]     The invention will be best described with reference to  FIG. 1  which illustrates a perspective view of sports eyewear  11 . Eyewear  11  includes a curved frontal support  13 , a pair of folding side temple supports  15  and which may be pivotally hinged to the frontal support  13 . Here, a support strap  16  is shown engaging the ends of the temple supports  15 .  
         [0114]     Supported solely from the frontal support  13 , a continuous lens  17  is suspended from the frontal support  13 . The lens  17  has a right area  19  and a left area  21  separated by a nose area  23 . The nose area  23  is the smallest vertical extent of the lens  17  and demarks some separation between the right and left areas  19  and  21  respectively. At and below the nose area  23  is a nose bridge support  25  which is attached to the lens  17 . The nose bridge support  25  has a forward lens engaging portion  27  and a rearwardly extending nose bridge engagement portion  29 . The support  25  is typically held in place by notches or other holding structure in the lens  17  which hold the support  25  in place.  
         [0115]     Immediately below the right area  19  is a removable fitted member  31  having a fitted engagement piece  33  and a rearwardly extending sealing structure  35 . The engagement piece  33  is typically made of a medium soft resilient plastic which can be slipped onto the bottom of the lens  17 . A second removable fitted member  37  includes an engagement piece  39  and a sealing structure  41 .  
         [0116]     Engagement piece  33  follows the contour of the bottom edge (not seen where engaged) of the right area  19  of the lens  17 . Here, the engagement piece  33  covers all of the bottom edge of the right area  19  and stops where the outer edge of the right area turns upward. The extent of engagement piece  33  need not stop here, but can continue upward if desired. At the rear of the curved frontal support  13 , a continuous removable length of brow padding  43  may be provided. In such a configuration, the eyewear  11  is supported by a combination of the hugging action of the temple supports, the pressure of the frontal support  13  and brow padding against the forehead.  
         [0117]     If the removable fitted member  31  were to extend up the vertical edge of the lens  17  of the right area  19 , an enclosed volume surrounding the eyes results. The integrity of the enclosed volume is not as complete as would be the case for a full set of extremely restrictive eyewear, especially as would isolate the human head completely, but air movement, and thus movement of debris in the air stream is restricted.  
         [0118]     In the configuration of  FIG. 1 , the engagement piece  33  will typically be purchased as a pre-fit to conform to right areas  19  having a generalized bottom edge configuration as shown in  FIG. 1 . It is possible that the engagement piece  33  could fit a number of configurations which are different, but which do not extremely deviate from the general shape seen in  FIG. 1 , or a similar general shape.  
         [0119]     As can also be seen in  FIG. 1 , the sealing structure  35  extends up to and may have sealing contact with the rearwardly extending nose bridge engagement portion  29 . The sealing structure  35  may thereby extend beyond the extent of the end of the fitted engagement piece  33  as it approaches the nose bridge support  25 . The fitted engagement piece  33  may also abut the nose bridge support  25  and particularly the forward lens engaging portion  27 .  
         [0120]     Referring to  FIG. 2 , a bottom view of the eyewear  11  of  FIG. 1  illustrates the rearward extent of the sealing structures  35  and  41 . A more complete view of the relationship of the forward lens engaging portion  27  and rearwardly extending nose bridge engagement portion  29  of the nose bridge support  25  is seen.  
         [0121]     Referring to  FIG. 3 , an expanded view taken along line  3 - 3  of  FIG. 1  is illustrated. The frontal support  13  has a slot  44  into which the lens  17  fits. The lens  17  has a rearward protrusion member  45  which rises significantly away from the planar extent of lens  17  and which interfits with a matching void  47  and both of which operate to keep the lens  17  secure within the curved frontal support  13 . The overall shape of the member  45  may be round, square or triangular in both side and surface profile, and further configurations will be shown. The frontal support  13  is seen as having a downwardly directed slot  44 , indicated by a lead line to the closed end of the slot, into which lens  17  fits.  
         [0122]     Referring to  FIG. 4 , a generalized view of the fitted engagement piece  33  and attached sealing structure  35  is seen. The sealing structure  35  may be relatively long, both to give an adequate reach to the portion of the user&#39;s face being engaged, and to provide a softer fit by providing additional material for compression. The vertical depth of the material of the sealing structure  35  is sufficient to prevent any sagging or undue bending in a vertical direction. The fitted engagement piece  33  is seen as having a front wall  48  and a rear wall  49  both supported by a base member  50 .  
         [0123]     Referring to  FIG. 5 , a variation on the design of the fitted engagement piece  33  of  FIG. 4  is shown as a fitted engagement member  51  having a fitted engagement piece  53  having internally disposed gripping members  55 . Gripping members help to provide greater holding force by making it easier to mount the engagement piece  53  onto the lens  17  than the force required to remove it.  
         [0124]     Referring to  FIG. 6 , a variation on the design of the fitted engagement piece  33  of  FIG. 4  is shown as a fitted engagement member  57  having a fitted engagement piece  59  having inwardly tilting preformed side walls  61  to assist in gripping the lower edge of the lens  17  (not shown in  FIG. 6  in order to show the degree of pre stress on at least one of the side walls  61 ). The inwardly tilting front and rear walls  61  and  63  help to better distribute the bearing force of the side walls  61  on the lens  17  material to prevent a loosening of the side walls from becoming worn and flared thus preventing good fit of the engagement piece  33 .  
         [0125]     Referring to  FIG. 7 , a continuous length of removable fitted member  65  has a series of generally evenly spaced notches  67  in its fitted engagement piece  69 . The notches  67  are formed in both the front and rear walls, although only a front wall  71  is visible from the vantage of  FIG. 7 . The sealing structure  35  extends away from the viewer of  FIG. 7 , and where the sealing structure  35  is of sufficient height, as will usually be the case, the notches  67  will also extend into its material. The notches  67  are of sufficient depth to enable any length of the engagement piece to bend sufficiently to closely engage the lower edge of the lens  13  at its smallest curvature. In some cases where the sharpest and most gentle curvature spacing is known, the notches  67  will have different depth or different angularity. Areas of slight curvature will have sharply angled notches while areas of sharp curvature will have large angled notches.  
         [0126]     The removable fitted member  65  may be available in a continuous length to enable the user to cut a length to cover as much of the lower edge of a lens  17  as is desired. In addition to cutting the length to suit, the ends can be angle cut to enable the sealing structure  35  to extend beyond the end of the engagement piece  69 , or to allow the engagement piece  69  to extend beyond the end of the sealing structure  35 . In addition, the sealing structure  35  and the engagement piece  69  may be cut in other configurations as are necessary to more closely conform to and accommodate structures on the eyewear  11 .  
         [0127]     Referring to  FIG. 8 , in some cases, an eyewear  11  structure may lack a nose bridge support  25 . In this case, a removable fitted member  75  may be provided having notches  77  in an engagement piece  79  which also has a wide gently sloping notch  81  removed from both a front wall  83  and a rear wall (not shown) and associated portions of the sealing structure (also not shown). The gently sloping notch  81  or curved removal of material from the removable fitted member  75  will prevent visual obstruction near the nose area  23 . Otherwise, the individual portions between the notches  77  would fan out about the upper curvature of the bottom edge of lens  17  in the vicinity of the upper end of the nose bridge support  25 , causing the visual obstruction.  
         [0128]     As was the case for removable fitted member  65 , the removable fitted member  75  can be manufactured with a central gently sloping notch  81 , and overly long lengths to either side of the notch  81 . The user can position the notch  81  at the nose area  23 , begin fitting the lengths adjacent to the notch  81  and then trim the outer ends of the removable fitted member  75  to fit the outermost edges of the lens  17  as are needed.  
         [0129]     Referring to  FIG. 9 , a modification of the removable fitted member  31  is seen as a removable fitted member  85  having a fitted engagement piece  87  and a sealing structure  89  which may have a slightly shorter depth to accommodate a channel member  91 . The channel member  91  is parallel to a base member  93  which supports a front wall  95  and a rear wall  97 . The channel member  91  provides partial support for the sealing structure  89  and carries a series of drainage/ventilation slots  99  to help eliminate any moisture build up within the eyewear  11 , and which moisture may be in gaseous or liquid form. If the sealing structure  89  is sufficiently porus to air, the moisture in the air may exit through both the slots  99  and any other surface of the sealing structure  89  exposed externally. In the case of liquid droplets which may move down the inside of the lens  13 , the slots  99  provide an exit at a point closest to the rear of the rear wall  97 , for the liquid to escape.  
         [0130]      FIG. 10  is a bottom view of the removable fitted member  85  and illustrating the regularity of spacing of the slots  99 , and the extent to which the sealing structure  89  extends beyond the edge of the channel  91 .  FIG. 11  is a top view of the removable fitted member  85  and showing the relationship of the front wall  95 , rear wall  97  and base member  93 . Also seen is the extent to which the sealing structure  89  both overhangs and is supported by the channel  91 .  
         [0131]     Referring to  FIG. 12 , the eyewear  11  is shown where the nose bridge support  25  is replaced by a nose bridge support  101  having an eyeglass support structure  103  supported by the rearwardly extending nose bridge engagement portion  29 . With the combination shown in  FIG. 12 , the eyewear  11  provides an expanded view, double protection for the eyes and yet has an enclosure. Also seen are the removable fitted members  71  of  FIG. 7  and the eyewear  11  is seen from a frontal angle of view. The continuousness the sealing structure  35  with respect to the rearwardly extending nose bridge engagement portion  29  is also seen. The sealing structure  35  can be seen through the lens  17  as rising all the way up to the level of the curved frontal support  13 .  
         [0132]     Referring to  FIG. 13 , the eyewear  11  is shown where the nose bridge support  25  and eyeglass support structure  103  is absent and where the removable fitted member  75  of  FIG. 8  is shown extending completely around the edges of the lens  17  which are not engaged by the slot  44  of the frontal support  13 . The removable fitted member  65  extends downward from the frontal support and takes a sharp curve naturally before extending toward the center of the eyewear  11  underneath right area  19 , curving upward again and also taking advantage of the notches  77  and up to that point having always curved in a direction compressing the space occupied by the notches  77 . At the bottom of the nose area  23 , the removable fitted member  65  curves in the opposite direction as it goes over an area which will fit over the bridge of the nose. Here the wide gently sloping notch  81  comes into use by preventing the portions of the removable fitted member  75  between the notches  77  from flaring widely at the base of the nose area  23 . This prevents obstruction of vision. The sealing member  35  is seen through the lens  17  and illustrated is the sealing member  35 &#39;s extension up to the level of the curved frontal support  13 . A portion of the sealing member  35  can be seen at the front center of the eyewear  11  and below the nose area. The sealing member  35  thus acts not only to seal the eyewear  11  against a wearer&#39;s face, but also to cushion the eyewear  11  against the bridge of the wearer&#39;s nose.  
         [0133]     Referring to  FIG. 14 , a sectional view also taken along line  3 - 3  of  FIG. 1  illustrates a variation on the rearward protrusion member  45  as a forward extending and rearward extending hemispherical protrusion member  111 . It is hemispherical, with the radius lying on the general plane of the surface of the lens  19 . The protrusion member  111  can be either in the forward position, rearward position or both. The illustration of  FIG. 14  shows both forward and rearward structures for completeness. Each of the members  111  shown fit within a matching shaped hemispherical void  113  which lies off to one side of the slot  44  of the frontal support  13 .  
         [0134]     Referring to  FIG. 15 , a sectional view also taken along line  3 - 3  of  FIG. 1  illustrates a variation in shape of the forward extending and rearward extending hemispherical protrusion member  111 , as a forward and rearward extending equilateral triangular protrusion member  117 . The base of the triangular protrusion member  117  is about the same dimension as its two sides. The protrusion member  117  can also be either in the forward position, rearward position or both and is shown as both for illustration. Each of the members  117  shown fit within a matching shaped equilateral triangular void  119  which lies off to one side of the slot  44  of the frontal support  13 .  
         [0135]     Referring to  FIG. 16 , a sectional view also taken along line  3 - 3  of  FIG. 1  illustrates a variation on the rearward protrusion member  45  as a forward extending and rearward extending right triangular member  121 . The right triangular member  121  is oriented to facilitate the introduction of the lens  17  into the slot  44  and for a matching void  123  to capture the triangular member  121  within the void  123  to, in a less reversible way, capture the lens  17  within the slot  44 . Depending upon the materials used, the difficulty in removing the lens  17  from the slot  44  will vary. The use of the member  121  will permit a lesser size member  121  to be used to give the same holding strength as another structure with a more reversible shape.  
         [0136]     Beginning with  FIG. 17 , a further series variant structures for the invention are shown to illustrate the wide variety of structures and attachments which enable a sealing member to be secured relatively to a lens, such as lens  17 , or a lens support structure surrounding an individually supported lens as is typically found in conventional eyewear.  FIG. 17  is a perspective view of a bottom fitting protrusion member  131  having a series of bores  133  for interfitting with a series of downwardly extending pegs  135  from the bottom surface  137  of a lens  139 . A rearwardly extending sealing member  141  is also seen. The pegs  135  fit into the bores  133  for a secure fit.  
         [0137]      FIG. 18  is a side sectional view of the structure in  FIG. 17 , where protrusion member  131  blind bores  133  are shown in section. However,  FIG. 18  shows a variation as a sealing member  145  which is mounted at an approximate 45° angle and in which a sealing member  141  has an upper surface for engaging a bottom of the protrusion member  131 , as well as forward surface for engaging a rear of the protrusion member  131 .  
         [0138]      FIG. 19  is a side sectional view of a variant of the structure of  FIGS. 17 and 18 , but where a protrusion member  143  supports a series of pegs  146  and where the bottom surface of a lens  147  includes a series of blind bores  149  and where a sealing member  151  extends rearwardly of the protrusion member  143 .  
         [0139]     Referring to  FIG. 20 , a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting protrusion member  153  having a series of forwardly directed bores  155  for interfitting with a series of rearwardly extending pegs  157  from the rearward surface of a lens  159 . Affixation in any of the pegs, including pegs  157  into the bores, including bores  155  may be augmented by friction interference shape interaction, adhesive or glue or a snapping interfitting action.  
         [0140]     Referring to  FIG. 21 , a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting protrusion member  161  having a series of forwardly directed pegs  163  for interfitting with a series of rearwardly extending bores  165  from the rearward surface of a lens  167 , is seen. Also seen is a rearwardly extending sealing member  169  having a rectangular profile.  
         [0141]     Referring to  FIG. 22 , is a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting sealing member  171  attached to the rearward surface  173  of a lens  175  utilizes at least one of glue, static plastic member or adhesive.  
         [0142]     Referring to  FIG. 23 , a side sectional view of a bottom fitting protrusion member  177  is in the shape of a channel having a “U” cross sectional shape and has a rear wall which is opposite forward curved wall  181 , the curvature to facilitate the upwardly disposed fitting onto a lens  183 . A rearwardly extending sealing member  185  with a ribbed surface  187  to insure greater sealing.  FIG. 24  is a side sectional view of the bottom fitting protrusion member  177  as seen in  FIG. 23  and shown in position on the bottom portion of lens  183 .  
         [0143]      FIG. 25  is a variation on the side sectional view seen in  FIG. 24  and in which at least a portion of a forwardly “U” shaped channel  191  is cut in a lower forward portion of a lens  193 . A clip-shaped or “U” shaped channel protrusion member  195  has an extension of one side  197  of the protrusion member  195  into the channel  191  of the lens  193  to form a positive lock. When the protrusion member  195  is not in place with respect to the lens  193 , an attractive channel  191  is seen. The depth, shape and detail relief of the channel  191  may be varied for decorative effect.  
         [0144]     Referring to  FIG. 26 , a perspective view of a separated rearward fitting protrusion member  201  having a an alternating series of raised extensions  203  and depressions  205 , and having a rearwardly extending sealing member  207 , and shown opposite the bottom rear surface  209  of a lens support and having a complementary alternating series of raised extensions  211  and depressions  213 , for interfitting with the raised extensions  203  and depressions  205  of the protrusion member  201  for an interlocking fit. The extensions  203  and  211  can be made enlarged for a friction or snap fit with respect to the rectangular depressions  205  or  213 .  
         [0145]     Referring to  FIG. 27 , a side sectional view of a bottom fitting protrusion member  221  having a general “L” shape and including a vertical member  223  from which a rearwardly extending and shaped sealing member  225  extends having a more gently sloping lower side  227 , and a horizontal member  229  having an aperture  231  for engagement with a threaded member  233  extending through to a threaded bore  235  into the bottom surface of a lens support  237  surrounding a lens  239 . The threaded members  233  are expected to be small, about the same size as the threaded members used for eyewear hinges. The lower curved surface  227  of the sealing member  225  provides a surface which matches more nearly with the face of the user as the sealing member  225  undergoes some upward deformation to build the slight force which aids sealing.  
         [0146]     Referring to  FIG. 28 a  side sectional view similar to that seen in  FIG. 25  and in which at least a portion of a somewhat “U” shaped and hook shaped and channeled protrusion member  241  is attached at the lower portion of a lens  243 . The lens  243  also carries a small groove  245  which is engaged by a hook shaped cross sectional upper portion  247  of a front wall  249 . The upper continuous slope of the upper portion  247  aids in snapping the protrusion member  241  in place. A rear wall  251  of the protrusion member  241  is attached with a rearwardly extending sealing member  253  having a hemi-octagonal rear surface  255  including a top surface, upper 45° angled surface, rear surface lower 45° angled surface and lower surface, the upper and lower surfaces extending back to the rear wall  251 .  
         [0147]     Referring to  FIGS. 29 , a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting protrusion member  261  having or even merely consisting of one of hook and loop members  263  attached to a forward surface of a protrusion member or directly to a sealing member  265  and a rearward surface of a lens  267  the other one of hook and loop members  269  to engage the one of hook and loop members  263 .  
         [0148]      FIG. 30  is a side sectional view of a rearwardly and downwardly fitting “L” shaped protrusion member  271  having one of hook and loop members  273  attached to a forward  275  and upward  277  surface thereof and shown with respect to a rearward surface  279  and a downward surface  281  of a lens  283  having the other one of hook and loop members  285  to engage both the forward and upward surface of the one of hook and loop members  273 .  
         [0149]      FIG. 31  is a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting magnetic protrusion member  291  having a rearward flat side  293  and a curved front opposite side  295  for attachment to a curved lower portion of a metallic lens support  297  supporting lens  299  having a curved surface complementary to the curved front of the protrusion member  291  and including a rearwardly extending rectangular sealing member  301 .  
         [0150]     Referring to  FIG. 32 , a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting magnetic lens support member  303  having a rearward side  305  and forward side  307 . The magnetic lens support member  303  is shown attached to a lens  309  by glue, bonding or any other method. A magnetic protrusion member has a magnetic characteristic of complementary polarity to the magnetic lens support member  303 , and is attached to a rearwardly extending downwardly curving sealing member  313 . A downwardly and rearwardly sloping surface  315  transitions into a downwardly curved surface  317  to provide a supported sealing with a face of the user.  
         [0151]     Referring to  FIG. 33  is a side sectional view of a rearwardly fitting suction cupped protrusion member  321  having a rearward flat surface  323  for attachment to a rectangular cross sectional shaped sealing member  325 . A frontal suction cup  327  is seen opposing a lens  329 .  
         [0152]      FIG. 34  is a side sectional view of a “U” shaped channel protrusion member  331  engaging the bottom of a lens  333  with a forward side  335  of the channel protrusion member  331  having a forward threaded bore  337  engaged by a set screw  339  and a rearward side  341  of the channel protrusion member  331  having a rearwardly extending rectangular sealing member  343 . The channel protrusion member  331  is held in place by the compressive and biting force of the set screw  339  against the lens  333 .  
         [0153]      FIG. 35  is a side sectional view of a “U” shaped channel protrusion member  351  engaging the bottom of a lens  353  with a rearward side  355  of the channel protrusion member  351  having a rearward threaded bore  357  engaged by a set screw  359 . The rearward side of the channel protrusion member  351  also having a rearwardly extending rectangular sealing member  361  having an access bore  363  in alignment with the threaded bore  357  for admission and insertion of the set screw  359 .  
         [0154]      FIG. 36  is a rear view of the right two thirds of an extended assembly  371  including a protrusion member  373  and sealing member  375 .The left half of the member  371  is a mirror image of the shown right half. The protrusion member  373  extends from a hook end  377  and a suspension nose bridge  379  and then to an opposite hood end  377  (not shown). The assembly  371  is intended to be suspended between the two arms of the temple portions of eyewear, and also supported at the middle by the suspension nose bridge  379  either against the user&#39;s nose or against some other structure.  
         [0155]     The attached rearwardly extending sealing member  375  can be of rounded shape and supported to any extent by the portions of the protrusion member  373 , including having the sealing member  375  surround the protrusion member  373  and partially surround the protrusion member  373 . Referring to  FIG. 38 , a downward view of the assembly  371  and extended protrusion member  373  of  FIG. 37  is shown.  
         [0156]      FIG. 39  is a top view of the right two thirds of an extended molded integral protrusion and sealing member  381  having an integrally molded forward lens engaging portion  383  and a rearwardly extending nose bridge engagement portion  385  integral with the molded integral protrusion and sealing member  381 . The left half of the member  381  is a mirror image of the shown right half. The differing portions of the molded integral protrusion and sealing member  381  need not be of the same hardness, and reinforcement dipping and treatment is permissible to give a sealing portion  387  hardness different than the protrusion support portions.  
         [0157]      FIG. 39  is a top view of the right two thirds of an extended molded integral protrusion and sealing member  391  having an integrally molded forward “U” shaped lens engaging portion  393  and a rearwardly extending nose bridge engagement portion  395 . The left half of the member  391  is a mirror image of the shown right half. A sealing portion  397  can be softer or harder than integrally molded forward “U” shaped lens engaging portion  393 , and reinforcement dipping and treatment is permissible.  
         [0158]      FIG. 40  is a perspective view of a set of conventional spectacles  401  having single lens structure upper and lower sealing members  403  and  405  immediately above and below an individual separated lens  407  structure. The sealing members  403  and  405  do not cross the center of a bridge structure  409 .  
         [0159]      FIG. 41  illustrates a set of conventional spectacles  421  utilizing a lower sealing member  423  extending across both individual separated lens areas  425  utilized in conjunction with individual single lens upper sealing members  403  as were seen in  FIG. 40 .  
         [0160]      FIG. 42  illustrates a set of conventional spectacles  431  utilizing an upper sealing member  433  extending across both individual separated lens areas  435 . The upper sealing member  433  is utilized in conjunction with a pair of single lens lower sealing members  405  as were seen in  FIG. 40 .  
         [0161]     Referring particularly to the drawings, there is shown in  FIGS. 43 and 44  an embodiment of an eyewear member  521  of this invention. Each of the eyewear members defined within this invention are to be connectable to a conventional pair of eyeglasses  523 . The conventional pair of eyeglasses  523  is formed of a front section, which is called a rim  525 . The rim  525  includes a pair of similarly shaped and similarly sized lens openings  527  and  529 . Within each lens opening  527  and  529  is a lens  530 . Separating the lens openings  527  and  529  is a rim  24  which includes a bridge  531 . A left temple earpiece— 533  is pivotally connected to the left side of the rim  525 . A right temple earpiece  535  is pivotally connected to the right side of the rim  529 .  
         [0162]     An embodiment is formed of an eyewear member  521 . The eyewear member  537  includes a pair of similarly sized and shaped enlarged openings  539  and  541 . Each of the openings  539  and  541  is basically of the same size and the same configuration as lens openings  527  and  529  with enlarged openings  539  to be alignable with the lens opening  527  and enlarged opening  541  to be alignable with the lens opening  529 . The lens opening  539  is defined by a peripheral flange  543 . The lens opening  541  is defined by a peripheral flange  545 . The peripheral flange  543  may be integrally connected to the eyewear member  521 . The peripheral flange  545  may be integrally connected to the eyewear member  521 . The eyewear member  521  includes a bridge  547  which is located between peripheral flanges  543  and  545 . The peripheral flanges  543  and  545  are designed to function as a lock between the eyeglasses  523  and the embodiment of the eyewear member  521  but are not required in all embodiments. Also, peripheral flanges  543  and  545  can operate as lifters, either integrally connected to the eyewear member or being removable from the eyewear member. The peripheral flanges  543  and  545  are designed to connect with the edge of the rims  525  which mounts each of the lenses  530 . In other words, the peripheral flanges  543  and  545  are designed to abut against the lens openings  527  and  529 .  
         [0163]     If the eyeglasses  523  included prescription lenses  530  there would probably be no need to include any lens within either of the enlarged openings  539  and  541  with the enlarged openings  539  and  541  being open unless the lenses of 28 were of a clear nature, and therefore the possibility of tinted, non corrective vision lenses may be included in either of the enlarged openings  539  and  541 . In the situation where the lenses  530  are plano, a user may want to include a prescription lens  549  within enlarged opening  539  and also a separate prescription lens, which is not shown, within enlarged opening  541 .  
         [0164]     Extending outward from the front surface of the eyewear member  521  is a shaped hook member  551 , Hook member  551  is mounted on the support structure  521  at the bridge  547 . On the left side of the eyewear member  521  and located at the bottom edge of the eyewear member  521  is a similarly shaped angled projection member  553  is seen. On the right side of the eyewear member  521 , also at the bottom edge of the eyewear member  521 , is a shaped angled projection member  555  is seen. The perspective view of the three angled projection members  551 ,  553  &amp;  555  enables a good view of both the front, back and side of their shape. The angled projection members  551 ,  553  &amp;  555  are to engage with the eyeglasses  523  with the eyewear member  521  being mounted adjacent the inside surface of the rim  525 . When attached, the shaped angled projection member  551  connects with the bridge  531  of the eyewear  523 . The shaped angled projection member  553  connects with the rim  525  directly adjacent the lens opening  527 . The angled projection member  555  engages with the rim  525  directly adjacent the lens opening  529 . As a result, the angled projection members  551 ,  553  &amp;  555  function to fixedly mount the eyewear member  521  to the eyeglasses  523 . However, the user is fully capable of disengaging the eyewear member  521  from the eyeglasses  523  when usage of the eyewear member  521  is not required. Normally, the rearward surface of the eyewear member  521 , facing the face of the wearer, may include an elongated cushioning strip  557  located directly adjacent the top edge of the eyewear member  521 . The eyewear member  521  along the bottom edge thereof directly adjacent the enlarged opening  539  will also normally include a cushioning strip  559 . The eyewear member  521  directly adjacent the enlarged opening  541  also includes a cushioning strip  561 . The function of the cushioning strips  557 ,  559  and  561  is to provide a close fit against the user&#39;s face. The cushioning strips  559  and  561  may connect with the cushioning strip  557  if it is desired to provide a complete seal with the user&#39;s face. Also, there may be cushioning strips that extend along side the nose opening underneath to the bridge  547 . The cushioning strips  557 ,  559  and  561  may be located instead or also between the eyewear member  521  and the eyeglasses  523  if such location is desired.  
         [0165]     Referring particularly to  FIG. 45  of the drawings, there is shown the second embodiment as an eyewear member  565 . Like numerals have been utilized for like parts. However, the eyewear member  565  does not include the shaped angled projection member  551  but does include the shaped angled projection members  553  and  555 . The eyewear member  565  is separated into two substantially equal parts with enlarged opening  539  being located separate from the enlarged opening  541 . There may be certain situations in which the user may desire to use only one of the enlarged openings  539  or  541 , and in that situation, the eyewear member  565  could be utilized. The eyewear member  5651  is broken in the area of the bridge  547  and has a pair of rounded members  567  and  569 . The rounded members  567  and  569  can be interconnected together by a sleeve  571  which telescopingly connects between the rounded members  567  and  569 . By using the sleeve  571 , the user can achieve a structure which is basically similar to an embodiment eyewear member  521 .  
         [0166]     Referring particularly to  FIG. 46  of the drawings, there is shown a further embodiment as eyewear member  573 . The third embodiment  573  again uses like numerals from the eyewear member  521  to refer to like parts. Eyewear member  573  is also separable into two parts similar to the eyewear member  565 . However, the structure to achieve the separation comprises an interlocking tongue and groove arrangement  575  located at the bridge area  547 . The tongue and groove arrangement  575  can be merely pulled apart, possibly with some lateral disjoining motion, and then reconnected with the user assuming a solid interconnection when reconnected.  
         [0167]     Referring particularly to  FIG. 47  of the drawings, there is shown a fourth embodiment as an eyewear member  577 . The fourth embodiment again utilizes reference numerals for the same parts as was used in conjunction with an embodiment  521 . The distinction of this embodiment is that there are no angled projection members, such as angled projection members  553  and  555  to facilitate mounting to the eyeglasses  523 . However, included within the nose opening area below the bridge  547  is a shaped nosepiece  579 . The nosepiece  579 , by being mounted on the nose of the user, can function to mount the eyewear member  577  to the eyeglasses  523 . However, with the eyewear member  577 , there is no direct attachment between the to the eyeglasses  523 . The only attachment is through the nosepiece  579  which fixes the position of the eyewear member  577  on the face of the user with respect to the eyeglasses  523 . The nosepiece  579  could be used to connect directly to the bridge  531  of the eyeglasses  523 . In other words, the nosepiece  579  could be used as a registering mount for the eyeglass  523  if such is desired.  
         [0168]     Referring particularly to  FIG. 48  of the drawings, there is shown a fifth embodiment as an eyewear member  581 . Again, like numerals have been used to refer to like parts when compared to an embodiment  521 . The structure of the attachment utilized in conjunction with eyewear member  581  may constitute a series of deflectable clips, such as end clips  583  and  585  and a nose clip  587 .  
         [0169]     The nose clip  587  can be physically bent about a “living hinge axis”  589  to permit entry of the bridge  531  of the eyeglasses  523  so that the bridge  531  will then be captured when the nose clip  587  is released. The end clip  583  can be bent in a similar manner by a “living hinge axis”  591  and the end clip  593  can be bent in a similar manner by a “living hinge axis”  593 . The end clip  583  is to be located about the right side edge of the eyeglasses  523 . The end clip  585  is to be located about the left side edge of the eyeglasses  523 .  
         [0170]     Referring particularly to  FIG. 49  of the drawings, there is shown a sixth embodiment, seen as an eyewear member  595 . Again, like numerals are utilized to refer to like parts. The eyewear member  595  constitutes a thin walled eyewear member structure with the right side of the eyewear member  595  being bent upwards forming bent end  597  and the left side of the eyewear member being similarly bent inward forming bent end  599 . The forming of bent ends  597  and  599  are also similarly formed with respect to the manner in which the basic support structure of the eyewear members  521 ,  565 ,  573 ,  577  and  581 . The eyewear member  595  could be impregnated with a magnetic material which could be used to hold the eyewear member  595  to the eyeglasses  523  where the eyeglasses  523  were made of ferromagnetic material. However, eyewear member  595  could also include small bar magnets imbedded within the structure of the eyewear member  595  eyewear member  521 . The eyewear member  595  could also be constructed of a readily bendable material and not necessarily a completely rigid material. The permitting of bending or deflection of the eyewear member  595  is to facilitate stowage in one&#39;s pocket or purse and also to facilitate a close attachment to different designs of eyeglasses  523 . The eyewear member  595  could also be mounted by interlocking with a nosepiece, which is not shown, which would be mounted in conjunction with the eyeglasses  523 .  
         [0171]     Note also the presence of nosepiece sidewalls  601  and  603 , each of which supports a vertically expanded portion  605  seen below.  
         [0172]     Referring particularly to  FIG. 50  of the drawings, there is shown a seventh embodiment as a eyewear member  607 . The eyewear member  607  is basically similar to the eyewear member  595  with the exception that the nosepiece sidewalls  601  and  603  have been removed, but where the vertically expanded portions  605  remain. Some users may prefer the more open configuration of the eyewear member  607  as opposed to an embodiment where the enlarged openings  539  and  541  are completely enclosed, as is shown for eyewear member  595 .  
         [0173]     Referring particularly to  FIG. 51  of the drawings, there is shown an eighth embodiment, seen as a eyewear member  609 . Eyewear member  609  has a body  610  having a single enlarged opening  611 . In most instances, the user will have a pair of the eyewear members  609 , one for each associated side of an eyeglasses  523 . The primary advantages of eyewear member  609  is that two in number of the eyewear member  609  is smaller in size than a single double sized embodiment, as has been shown in  FIGS. 43-50 . Also, by using of a single half -size embodiment as the eyewear member  609  which is capable of connecting to a wider range of eyeglasses  523  that have various shapes and sizes, especially the separation of the lenses  549 .  
         [0174]     Referring particularly to  FIG. 52  of the drawings, there is shown a ninth embodiment as an eyewear member  613 . The eyewear member  613  is a representation of a half size eyewear member  613  similar to eyewear member  609  of  FIG. 51 . One advantage of the eyewear member  613  is that the body structure wall surface  615  has an enlarged opening  617  and including a vented cushioning material  619 . The venting of the cushioning material  619  is aided by including a series of slats within the material  619 . The purpose of the venting is to provide access by air to the area of the user&#39;s eye, as well as an exit for moisture, primarily to prevent fogging.  
         [0175]     Referring particularly  FIGS. 53-55  of the drawings, there is shown a further embodiment as eyewear member  621  of this invention. Eyewear member  621  is shown as having an overall size and structure as a half size eyewear member similar to the eyewear member  609  shown in  FIG. 51 . It is considered to be within the scope of this invention that the structural arrangement of the eyewear member  621  can be incorporated within the double shaped eyewear members  521 ,  565 ,  573 ,  577 ,  581 ,  595 , and  605 , shown in  FIGS. 43-50 . Instead of having a single structure as was seen in  FIGS. 51 and 52 , the eyewear member  621  has a structure which is shown as being divided into four separate segments. The division can be accomplished with fewer or more than four separate segments, particularly depending upon the manner in which the segments are joined. The segments are labeled as eyewear member segments  623 ,  625 ,  627  and  629 . Segment  623  is connected to segment  625  in precisely the same manner as the other segments. The segments  623 ,  625 ,  627  and  629  cooperate together to enclose enlarged opening  631 . The interconnection between the segments is more accurately depicted in  FIGS. 54 and 553 . Segment  625  is shown having a flange  633  which is about one-half the thickness of the segment  625 . The flange  633  includes an-upstanding pin  635 . The segment  623  has also a one-half thickness flange  637 . Flange  637  has a series of holes  639 . A hole  639  is selected to connect with the pin  635 . By locating the pin  635  in the various holes  639 , the size of the enlarged opening  631  can be expanded and contracted. This provides for adjustment of the enlarged opening  631  to accommodate eyeglasses  523  which have smaller lenses  530  or larger lenses  530 .  
         [0176]     Referring particularly to  FIG. 56  of the drawings, there is a further embodiment seen as eyewear member  641 . Eyewear member  641  includes a body  643  enclosing an enlarged opening  645 . The material of construction of the eyewear member  641  may also include magnetized material  647 . The eyewear member  641  may be secured to eyeglasses  523  that are formed of ferrous material so that the eyewear member  641  will be drawn to and held in position solely by magnetic force on the eyeglasses  523 .  
         [0177]     Referring particularly to  FIG. 57  of the drawings, there is shown the additional structure of lifters  649 . Each lifter  649  comprises a length of sealing material  651  fixedly mounted on a base  653 . Base  653  may be attached to the support structure of eyeglasses  523 . The function of the lifters  649  is to take up any gap area that is created between the user&#39;s face and the support structure of the eyeglasses  523  so an to achieve an essentially airtight seal with the user&#39;s face. The lifters  649  are to be applied to eyeglasses  523  any conventional means, each as adhesive, magnetic attraction, pins and bores, hook and loop, mechanical attachments and the like.  
         [0178]     Referring particularly to  FIGS. 58 and 59  of the drawings, there is depicted the left eye section of an embodiment eyewear member  521  which has been modified to a current embodiment seen as eyewear member  655 . Eyewear member  655  is modified for mounting on a wearer&#39;s ears by temple members  657  as in  FIG. 58 , or around a wearer&#39;s head with a strap  659  as seen in  FIG. 59 . Eyewear member  655  may also include corrective vision lenses  549 . The embodiment of  FIGS. 58 and 59  may be used when a user is using the a conventional pair of sunglasses or eyewear  523  which contain plano lenses. When the user moves from a sunny environment to a more darkened environment, such as when the user would go indoors and the user desires to take off his or her sunglasses, the user can then utilize the eyewear member  655  and support such on the user&#39;s face. This can be accomplished by temple earpieces  657  or strap  659 . The temple earpieces  657  are to be removably secured to the eyewear member  655 . The user is to be able to pull the earpieces out from pocket or purse and connect such to the eyewear member  655 . In essence, now the essential construction seen in an embodiment as eyewear member  521  is being used not as an attachment to eyeglasses  523  but as a pair of eyeglasses in their own right. Instead of the temple members  657 , the user could connect a strap  659  to the eyewear member  655  with the strap  659  being designed to encompass the user&#39;s head and support an embodiment eyewear member  655  on the user&#39;s head. It is to be understood that the structure of  FIGS. 58 and 59  could be incorporated with any embodiment of this invention, including any features of any embodiment disclosed herein. The strap  659  may will normally comprise fabric, stretch fabric, elastic cloth or similar type of material.  
         [0179]     Referring particularly to  FIGS. 60-62  of the drawings, there is shown a further embodiment seen as a eyewear member  671 . Eyewear member  671  again uses the same reference numbers that were used in reference in an embodiment  521  to refer to similar parts.  FIG. 60  shows only the left eye section of the eyewear member  671 . An adjustable angled projection member set  673  is seen as having a pair of vertical flanges  675  supporting an adjustable angled projection member  677 . Each of the angled projection members  551 ,  553 , and  555  previously seen could be constructed to be adjustable so as to permit eyewear member  655  to be mounted on various sizes of eyeglasses  523 . This may be accomplishes as is shown for a single adjustable angled projection member  677  as seen.  
         [0180]     Referring to  FIG. 61 , a section taken through line  61 - 61  of  FIG. 60  illustrates a side view including a back wall  679  having a set of steps  681  under which the inner end of adjustable angled projection member  677  is adjusted to fit. A side slot  683  provides adjustable guidance for the adjustable angled projection member  677 . Referring to  FIG. 62 , a section taken through line  62 - 62  of  FIG. 61  illustrates a top view of the adjustable angled projection member  677  and further illustrates a set of shaped side pins  685  which project into the side slots  683 . The width of the pins  685  enables the main extent of the adjustable angled projection member  677  to lie perpendicular with respect to the extent of the side slot  683  only at certain heights within the slot  683  where notches  687  are seen.  
         [0181]     Referring to  FIG. 63 , an eyewear member  691  is seen as having a change in thickness with lesser depth of thickness nearer the inside, toward the nose position and thicker in depth as the eyewear member  691  extends nearer the outside position. In this manner a lifting, lifter, or space filling function is performed. The larger space between a user&#39;s face and the eyeglasses  523  occurs at the outermost extent away from the user&#39;s nose. The eyewear member  671  can have a main body which is wedge shaped and used in conjunction with a flat sealing member piece, or it can have a flat construction used in conjunction with a wedge shaped sealing member piece. In  FIG. 63 , a structural member  693  is shown with a wedge shaped length of sealing member  695 .  
         [0182]     Referring to  FIG. 64 , a view looking down upon a slightly different Eyewear member  697  illustrates a wedge shaped body  699  with a thin layer of sealing member  701 .  
         [0183]     Referring to  FIG. 65 , a top view looking down upon a further embodiment shown as eyewear member  711  shows the thin body  713 , peripheral flange  543  and a rearwardly extending lifter  715  which may have a series of breather slots  717  for improved moisture removal. The lifters  715  help to “fill in” the space between the thin body  713  and the outside corner of the user&#39;s eye. When the further compression through normal fit of the eyeglasses  523  are added to the outer surface of the eyewear member  711 , a snug seal against the users face will be enhanced by the lifters  715  which act to lift the closes surface to the user&#39;s face in a more snug fit to the user&#39;s face.  
         [0184]     Referring to  FIG. 66  is a side view of an embodiment of an eyewear member  721  having an integral frontal lifter as integrated into a forward flange  723 . Eyewear member  721  is shown having the peripheral flange  543  having a differential height to form a forward or frontal lifter  723 . The utilization of a lens, such as lens  530 , can be had at any angle within the frontal lifter  723 . Note that the frontal lifter  723  is raised farther from a main body  725  at one end of the eyewear member  721  than at the other.  
         [0185]     Referring to  FIG. 67 , a perspective view illustrating a frontal view of an eyewear member  731  illustrates a body  733  having a nose bridge lifter  735  and a pair of outwardly located lifters including a right side lifter  737  and a left side lifter  739 . In the event that the user&#39;s head is not as narrow at the sides, lifters  737  and  739  can be peeled off or broken away. In the event that the user&#39;s head shape requires more clearance at the center of the eyewear member  731 , the lifter  735  may be peeled away or broken away to give more clearance. In this manner, some fairly non-custom degree of fit can be selected by the user based upon head shape.  
         [0186]     Referring to  FIG. 68 , a rear view of an eyewear member  781  illustrates the use of a nose piece  783  integrally fitted and which may serve as the main nose piece utilized especially in conjunction with eyewear not having a nosepiece or having a complementary shape. The nosepiece  783  has soft rearward projections which deflect as they engage the user&#39;s nose and provide both sealing and support to the users face at the area over the user&#39;s nose.  
         [0187]     Referring to  FIG. 69 , a rear view of an eyewear member  791  reveals a body  793  having an upper seal  795  and a set of lower seals  797  which create an optional gap  799  between each of the lower seals  797  and the end of the upper seal  795 . Such a gap  799  may be provided to enable controlled ventilation of sufficient magnitude that appreciable dust and debris does not enter the area around the user&#39;s eyes, but that adequate moisture removal occurs. The gap  799  can be adjusted smaller or larger to control ventilation as by cutting, or by simply fitting the seals  797  and  795  onto the body  793 .  
         [0188]     Referring to  FIG. 70 , a rear view of an eyewear member  801  having a wide center member  803  and in which a seal  805  is placed completely around the body except for the wide center member  803 , to form a complete seal for the eye areas, but not isolating one eye area from the other.  
         [0189]     Referring to  FIG. 71 a  clam shell arrangement is seen, which may be physically connecting or magnetic, such as where a magnetic eyewear member  811  fits behind a conventional eyewear set  523  and, either by reach around or magnetic connection supports an decorative facade  813 . Decorative facade  813  may be available as a set of different colored interchangeable components or different styled components to enable a user to change color and look, even while keeping a single set of eyewear. Where expensive prescription lenses are utilized this feature can be of significant importance to enable different looks without having to spend on different multiple sets of lenses.  
         [0190]     Referring to  FIG. 72 , a conventional sports eyewear glasses set  821  is shown with an eyewear member  823  which has an open clearing below the nose bridge to fit atop a conventional nosepiece  825  which is provided in the conventional eyewear  821 . This system works well without angled projection members of any kind, and the need for angled projection members such as angled projection members  553 ,  555  or  551  may or may not be present, and where a angled projection member is needed, supplying one, two or all three of the angled projection members  551 ,  553 , or  555  may be had. In some cases the angled projection members  551 ,  553 , or  555  may be removable by the user where an eyewear member  521 ,  565 ,  573 ,  577 ,  581 ,  595 ,  607 ,  609 ,  613 ,  621 ,  641 ,  649 ,  655 ,  671 ,  691 ,  711 ,  721 ,  731 ,  781 ,  891 ,  801 ,  811 , or  823  is provided with such removable physical attachment structures.  
         [0191]     In addition, the front surface of the eyewear member  823  may have a high friction, highly deformable plastic coating or seal coating  825 , especially like the types of surfaces used on lint rollers and the like, and which on a micro basis highly conforms to the surface features of the back of the conventional sports eyewear glasses set  821 . This enables the user to “set” the relationship between the eyewear member  823  and the conventional sports eyewear glasses set  821  by simply pressing them together. Once set together, they may be worn nearly as a unitary piece. Removal is had by simply urging them directly apart. The seal coating  825 , like the other removable seals herein, can be applied to the front of the eyewear member  825 , and also to the rear of any eyemember, as has been shown in the drawings.  
         [0192]     Referring to  FIG. 73 , a set of two eyewear member portions  741  and  743  each have a side projection  745 . A clip  747  has a center portion and a pair of end portions, each end portion having arms for engaging an associated one of the side projections  745  to form the two eyewear member portions  741  and  743  into a single two eyewear member set which may optionally have the ability to enable the two eyewear member portions  741  and  743  to achieve a variable angle with respect to each other to enable use with a wider variety of conventional eyewear.  
         [0193]     Referring to  FIG. 74 , an enlarged view of an eyewear member  751  illustrates a series of three apertures  753  for interfitting with a removable angular projection member  755 . Removable angular projection member  755  has an insertion portion  757  and an angular projection portion  759 . By providing a set of three apertures  753 , with each aperture  753  located a different distance from a visual aperture  781 , the eyewear member  751  is made to fit with a wider array of conventional eyewear of different sizes. Also seen is a series of three apertures  783  for fitting an removable angular projection member (not shown) of a size and shape which would be similar to the member  551  of  FIG. 43 .  
         [0194]     Referring to  FIG. 75 , a cross sectional view taken along line  75 - 75  of  FIG. 74  illustrates the series of apertures  753 , the middle one of which is occupied by the insertion of an insertion portion  757  of a removable angular projection member  755 . The angular projection portion  759  is seen projecting upwardly and away from the front surface of the eyewear member  751 .  
         [0195]     The different embodiments of the eyewear member of this invention may be formed by being extruded or injection molded and then may be applied heat and then bent to have the eyewear member be altered in shape where it is desired. In the construction of any of the eyewear members of the present invention, there may be involved gluing, angled projection membering, clipping, chemical bonding, welding, friction fitting, screws, pressure, male and female pin arrangements and holes, attachment channel and groove, hook and loop fasteners, magnets, suction, static attraction, melting, solvents and independent attachment to other structures including any portion of the eyeglasses, temple earpieces, straps or lens. The eyewear member of the present invention may be formed homogeneously or can be constructed of two or more different types of material. Materials which can be used include wood, metal, plastic, leather, cloth/fabric, foam, rubber, conforming material and any other material capable of making the seal now known or later discovered manufacture of the eyewear members of the present invention can occur by extrusion, injection molding, shaping, forming, or any other type of molding. All of the cushioning foam members as well as the lifters structures may be designed to be removable in conjunction with the body structures of the eyewear members shown. The removing of each of the cushioning strips or foam strips may be for the purpose of utilizing different sizes of cushioning strips and possibly different shapes of cushioning strips. Further, structures may be covered with a tacky plastic layer in order to enhance adherence and sealing. This is especially true with plastics used for their tacky properties such are used to remove lint and dirt, but which wash free with soap and water.  
         [0196]     The present invention may be used in any setting in which an expanded lens eyewear structure is desired to be fitted with a removable enclosing structure to give sealing protection similar to that for extremely restrictive eyewear, but in a structure which is more convenient and comfortable for the user, and which allows the user a choice of wearing mode. Multiple variations on this invention are certainly possible, since variations can occur with any one or any combination of the components of several of the fitted structures, sealing structures, lens interfitting structures described in the eyewear invention. Modifications to all parts of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art, and those modifications may be produced without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, included within the patent warranted hereon are all such changes and modifications as may reasonably and properly be included within the scope of this contribution to the art.

Technology Classification (CPC): 6