Patent ID: 8083344

Claim:
A protective eyewear, comprising: a protective eyewear frame comprising a frame opening for holding a protective lens, a front face region, a top wall region adjacent said front face region, sidewall regions, and bottom wall regions, said top wall region having substantially vertically directed ventilation openings, said sidewall regions comprising substantially horizontally directed ventilation openings, said front face region including at least one substantially horizontally directed front ventilation opening that direct outside air through the front face region to an top area open to outside air and located above the substantially vertically directed ventilation openings of the top wall region; strap anchor portions adjacent said sidewall regions that provide attachments for mounting the protective frame to a user's head, wherein said strap anchor portions include angled louvers for directing air inwardly toward said horizontally directed ventilation openings of said sidewall regions; and a protective lens mounted to said frame opening.