A New or Improved Eye-guard or Shield for Cyclists and others.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 31st July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 29th May, 1896-Accepted, 4th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Eye-guard or Shield for Cyclists and others.
We, CHARLES WILLIAM BLUEMEL, FRANK BLUEMEL and ERNEST
ADOLPHUS BLUEMEL (trading as C. W. Bluemel & Bros.) of Crown Works,
Globe Road, Mile End, London, E., Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to a new or improved eye-guard or shield for cyclists,
drivers of vehicles and others, and has for its object to provide a device of simple
construction which shall effectually protect the eyes of cyclists and others from dust,
wind, flies and the like, the said device being very light, and owing to its shape and
transparency is not so liable to attract notice as the ordinary glasses hitherto woru
for this purpose.
In carrying our invention into practical effect, we take a thin sheet of celluloid of
sufficient size and shape and which is designed to be carried or suspended in front
of the eyes so as to act as a guard or screen, and for this purpose the said sheet of
celluloid is furnished at the top with one, two, or more spring clips by means of
which it may be attached to the peak of the hat or cap, or it may be formed or
provided with extensions or wires, bands or the like designed to pass over the ears
somewhat after the manner of the ordinary attachment usually employed with
spectacles, or around the back of the head or cap.
We do not restrict ourselves to the precise shape or form of the device or to the
exact method of attachment described.
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We, CHARLES WILLIAM BLUEMEL, FRANK BLUEMEL and ERNEST
ADOLPHUS BLUEMEL (trading as C. W. Bluemel & Bros.) of Crown Works,
Globe Road, Mile End, London, E., Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention relates to a new or improved eye-guard or shield for cyclists,
drivers of vehicles and others, and has for its object to provide a device of simple
construction which shall effectually protect the eyes of cyclists and others from
dust, wind, flies and the like, the said device being very light, and owing to its
shape and transparency is not so liable to attract notice as the ordinary glasses
hitherto worn for this purpose.
In carrying our invention into practical effect, we take a thin sheet of celluloid
of sufficient size and shape and which is designed to be carried or suspended in front
of the eyes so as to act as a guard or screen, and for this purpose the said sheet of

page_text: celluloid is furnished at the top with one, two or more spring clips by means of
which it may be attached to the peak of the hat or cap, or it may be formed or
provided with extensions or wires, bands or the like designed to pass over the ears
somewhat after the manner of the ordinary attachment usually employed with
spectacles, or around the back of the head or cap, or by an india rubber band
passed over the head of the wearer.
In order that our invention may be more fully understood, we will now proceed
to describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a
front view of our improved eye guard or shield and Fig. 2 an end view of same.
Our improved eye guard or shield will be seen to consist of a thin sheet of
transparent celluloid a of such a size and shape that it will efficiently protect the
eyes of cyclists and others from wind, dust, flies or the like, when it is secured in
position, this being preferably effected by two small clips c, e, rivetted or secured
in any other suitable manner to the top of the said celluloid disc a, such clips
being designed to be secured to or engage with the peak of the cap or the like.
Although in the drawings we have shown our improved eye guard or shield as
being fitted with clips such as e, e, we wish it to be understood that we do not
restrict ourselves to this particular kind only, as other forms of clips may be
employed where suitable or in some cases the said shield may be furnished with two
wires one upon either side and designed to pass over the ears, said wires being
arranged and operated in a similar manner to the wires such as are employed in
connection with spectacles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :
1. The new or improved eye guard or shield consisting essentially of a disc of
celluloid or other similar transparent material a in combination with suitable
fastenings or clips such as e, c', by means of which it may be secured to the peak of
a cap, substantially as herein described and shown and for the purposes
specified.
2. The new or improved eye guard or shield for cyclists and others substantially
as berein described and shown and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 2nd day of M 1906
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.