Patent ID: 7665840

Claim:
Protective eyewear for shielding eyes of a wearer from injury, comprising: an eye protective portion defining a plurality of holes; a frame element that is releasably engageable with said eye protective portion, said frame element including a plurality of protrusions corresponding to said plurality of holes, each protrusion including a spacer and an outer lip, said spacer and outer lip immovably joined with said frame element, said spacer being positioned within a corresponding one of said plurality of holes so that said lip overlaps said hole to join said eye protective portion and said frame element, but allows them to be readily separated, the frame element including a receiving element that extends around a perimeter thereof and is intended to receive at least a portion of said eye protective portion; an adjustable strap coupled to at least one of said eye protective portion and said frame element at a strap connection point, said adjustable strap assisting in retaining the protective eyewear in position on a wearer's face; and wherein said plurality of holes and said plurality of protrusions are each distal from said strap connection.