Patent ID: 8327466

Claim:
A protective eyewear apparatus comprising: a forehead member having a center portion, a first strap portion located on one side of the center portion, and a second strap portion located on another side of the center portion opposite to the first strap portion, wherein the center portion of the forehead member extends generally horizontally when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on a user's face; an upper bar extending below the forehead member generally horizontally when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on a user's face, the upper bar having a first end disposed approximately below a portion of the forehead member between the first strap portion and the center portion and a second end disposed approximately below a portion of the forehead member between the second strap portion and the center portion; a lower bar extending below the upper bar generally horizontally when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on a user's face, the lower bar having a first end disposed approximately below a portion of the forehead member between the first strap portion and the center portion and a second end disposed approximately below a portion of the forehead member between the second strap portion and the center portion, wherein the first end of the upper bar, the first end of the lower bar, and the portion of the forehead member between the first strap portion and the center portion are connected by a portion of a member extending generally vertically when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on a user's face, and wherein the second end of the upper bar, the second end of the lower bar, and the portion of the forehead member between the second strap portion and the center portion are connected by a portion of a member extending generally vertically when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on a user's face; and a main support bar connected to the upper bar, the lower bar, and the center portion of the forehead member, the main support bar being generally vertical when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on a user's face.