Patent ID: 8458813

Claim:
An eye shield, comprising: a frame for supporting the eye shield upon a user, the frame including a forehead portion that aligns with a forehead of the user and that has a pair of outer segments and an intermediate segment extending between the forehead portion outer segments, a pair of temple portions that are curved and extend from the forehead portion outer segments in a rearward direction, and a pair of side extensions that extend in a rearward direction from the pair of temple portions of the frame, wherein the forehead portion, the temple portions, and the side extensions of the frame are aligned in a first plane; a pair of hinges that are spaced from each other and are arranged upon the frame between the temple portions and the intermediate segment of the forehead portion of the frame; and a lens that is mounted to the pair of hinges for pivotal movement from a flat position in which the lens lies in a second plane that is parallel to the first plane and a use position in which the lens extends downwardly from the frame.