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WO2016061367A1 - Système de changement de lentille de lunettes - Google Patents

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WO2016061367A1
WO2016061367A1 PCT/US2015/055763 US2015055763W WO2016061367A1 WO 2016061367 A1 WO2016061367 A1 WO 2016061367A1 US 2015055763 W US2015055763 W US 2015055763W WO 2016061367 A1 WO2016061367 A1 WO 2016061367A1
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Brittany Kay REYNOLDS
Keith Larronde Asher
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Spy Optic Inc.
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting in contact-lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/02—Goggles
    • A61F9/025—Special attachment of screens, e.g. hinged, removable; Roll-up protective layers

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  • the various embodiments and aspects described herein relate to a lens changing system to allow a user to switch lenses out of a google.
  • goggles typically have a fixed lens system meaning that the lens cannot be removed from the frame without destroying either the lens or the frame.
  • the user may continue to wear a goggle having a lens that is unfit for the particular lighting condition, or as an alternative, the user may carry two goggles in order to switch out the goggles based on the particular lighting condition.
  • a portion of the day may be bright without cloud cover while a different portion of the day may be overcast.
  • the optimal lens would be a lens with a darker tint.
  • the optimal lens In overcast conditions, the optimal lens would be a lens with a lighter tint. If the user uses a goggle having a lens with a light tint, then this would be suboptimal for the bright lighting conditions. Conversely, if the user uses a goggle having a lens with a darker tint then this would be suboptimal for the overcast conditions.
  • a goggle for use in an active sport has a lens changing system for allowing the user to switch out the lens as needed to accommodate a particular lighting condition or replace a defective lens.
  • the lens changing system includes a sliding lever that is traversable between a closed position and an opened position. In the closed position, the lens is disposed between the sliding lever and the frame in order to retain the lens to the frame during use of the goggle in the active sport. In the opened position, the sliding lever is traversed away from the lens to allow the lens to be removed from the frame in order to change out the lens to a more appropriate lens depending on the anticipated use of the goggle or to replace the current lens which may be defective.
  • the lens changing system includes a nub that may be formed on the frame and a receiving hole formed in the lens that receives the nub to further secure the lens to the frame when the sliding lever is in the closed position.
  • the goggle may comprise a frame, a lens and an attachment mechanism.
  • the frame may have a proximal side and a distal side.
  • the proximal side may be configured to mate with a face of the participant.
  • the frame may have an aperture through which a scene is visible by the participant.
  • the frame may define an outer peripheral portion.
  • the lens may have an outer peripheral portion shaped to match the outer peripheral portion of the frame.
  • the attachment mechanism may be formed on the frame and lens.
  • the attachment mechanism may comprise a nub, a receiving hole and a sliding lever.
  • the nub may be formed on one of the outer peripheral portion of the frame and the lens.
  • the receiving hole may receive the nub and be formed on the other one of the outer peripheral portion of the frame and the lens.
  • the sliding lever may be traversable away from the lens to an open position or over the lens to a closed position. If traversed to the open position, the lens may be removed from the frame. If traversed to the closed position, the lens is retained on the frame during participation of the sport by the participant.
  • the frame may have an elongate slot formed in the outer peripheral portion.
  • the slot may define a narrow section with opposed enlarged sections which are wider than the narrow section.
  • the sliding lever may have a detent having a thickness greater than a width of the narrow section. The detent may be traverseable between the opposed enlarged sections with hand pressure on the sliding lever.
  • the sliding lever is in the closed position when the detent of the sliding lever is in one of the opposed enlarged sections such as the medial enlarged section.
  • the sliding lever is in the open position when the detent of the sliding lever is in the other one of the opposed enlarged sections such as the lateral enlarged section.
  • the nub may be formed on the outer peripheral portion of the frame.
  • the receiving hole that receives the nub may be formed on a lateral end portion of the lens. If there are two or more nubs and receiving holes, then the nubs may be formed on opposed left and right sides of the outer peripheral portion of the frame and the receiving holes may be formed on lateral left and right end portions of the lens.
  • the lens may be fabricated from an acrylic material.
  • the lens may be injection molded.
  • a method for switching a first lens mounted to a frame of a goggle with a second lens may comprise the steps of sliding a lever away from an edge of the lens so that the first lens is removable from the frame of the goggle; disengaging a nub and a receiving hole formed on the first lens and frame to enable removal of the first lens from the frame; engaging the nub and the receiving hole formed on the second lens and frame; and sliding the lever over the edge of the lens so that the second lens is retained on the frame during use of the goggle in an active sport.
  • the sliding the lever steps may include the step of traversing a detent of the sliding lever to opposed sides of a narrow section of an elongate slot formed in an outer peripheral portion of the frame.
  • the sliding the lever over the edge of the lens step may include the step of sliding the lever over the nub.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a motocross goggle having a lens changing system
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a snow goggle having the lens changing system
  • Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a left side of the snow goggle shown in Figure 2 with a sliding lever disposed in a closed position;
  • Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a left side of the snow goggle shown in Figure 2 with a sliding lever disposed in an opened position;
  • Figure 4A is an enlarged top view of a slot of the lens changing system in which a detent slides back and forth;
  • Figure 4B is an enlarged top view of the detent that slides within the slot shown in Figure 4A;
  • Figure 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the right side of the snow goggle shown in Figure 2 with the sliding lever disposed in a closed position;
  • Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the right side of the snow goggle shown in Figure 2 with the sliding lever disposed in the opened position;
  • Figure 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the right side of the snow goggle shown in Figure 2 with the sliding lever disposed in the opened position and a lens removed from a frame of the snow goggle;
  • Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the left side of the snow goggle illustrating the interaction between the sliding lever, a nub formed on the frame and the receiving hole formed in the lens with the sliding lever in the closed position;
  • Figure 9 illustrates the view shown in Figure 8 with the sliding lever in the opened position
  • Figure 10 illustrates the view shown in Figure 9 with the lens removed from the frame.
  • the lens changing system 10, 10a for a goggle 12, 12a is shown.
  • the lens changing system 10, 10a includes a sliding lever 14, 14a that is traversable between a closed position (see Figure 3) and an open position (see Figure 4) to either retain a lens 16, 16a on a frame 18, 18a of the goggle 12, 12a or to allow removal of the lens 16, 16a from the frame 18, 18a to change out the current lens 16, 16a to a different lens 16, 16a.
  • the lens changing system 10, 10a also includes a nub 20 (see Figure 7) and a receiving hole 22 (see Figure 7) formed on the frame 18 and lens, respectively, to position and/or retain the lens 16 on the frame 18.
  • the lens changing system 10 allows the user to mount a specific lens 16 to the frame 18 for a particular purpose.
  • a clear transparent lens 16 may be mounted to the frame 18 for lowlight conditions
  • a tinted transparent lens 16 may be mounted to the frame 18 for bright light conditions.
  • the lens changing system 10 allows the user to replace the current lens if defective with a new lens.
  • the lens 16 may be sized and configured to fit the frame 18 of the goggle 12.
  • the frame 18, as shown in Figure 7 may have a recess 19.
  • the lens 16 may fit within the recess 19 as shown in Figure 6.
  • the lens 16 may be curved to provide a wide viewing angle to the wearer during use of the goggle 12.
  • the curvature of the lens 18 may be matched to a curvature of an interface surface 24 (see Figure 7) of the frame 18 so that air does not flow between the lens 16 and the frame 18 during use.
  • a gasket (not shown) may be attached to the interface surface 24 of the frame 18 or an interior side of the lens 16 at an outer periphery of the lens 16. The gasket contacts the interface surface 24 of the frame 18 and the lens 16 when the lens 16 is mounted to the frame 18.
  • the lens 16 may be fabricated from an acrylic material, or similar material known in the art, so that the curvature of the lens 16 is retained even when the lens 16 is not mounted to the frame 18.
  • the acrylic material may be injection molded into the curved shape of the lens 16.
  • the lens 16 may be more positively engaged to the frame 18.
  • the lens 16 may also have a receiving hole 22 (see Figure 7) for receiving a nub 20 formed on the frame 18.
  • the receiving hole 22 is disposed over the nub 20, as shown in Figure 6.
  • the nub 20 may have an outward orientation and be disposed on the frame 18, as shown in Figure 7.
  • the nub 20 may have a medial flat surface 21 and a lateral angled surface 23, as shown in Figure 10.
  • the medial flat surface 21 may be generally perpendicular to a curvature of the lens 16 and to the corresponding interface surface 24 of the frame 18.
  • the angled lateral surface 23 is skewed toward the center of the goggle 10 so that the lens 16 does not need to be deformed in order to insert the nub 20 formed on the frame 18 into the receiving hole 22 of the lens 16.
  • the lateral surface 23 may be perpendicular to the curvature of the lens 16 and the interface surface 24 of the frame 18 so that the user would have to deform the lens 16 and/or the frame 18 so that the nub 20 formed on the frame may be inserted into the receiving hole 22 of the lens 16.
  • the lens 16 may be formed with two receiving holes 22.
  • One receiving hole 22 may be formed in each of the lateral left and right sides of the lens 16, as shown in Figures 7 and 10.
  • Corresponding nubs 20 may be formed on opposing lateral left and right sides of the frame 18 and are configured to be insertable into the receiving holes 22 formed in the lens 16.
  • the lens 16 is described as having two receiving holes 22 and the frame 18 having two corresponding nubs 20, it is also contemplated that the lens 16 may have one left or right receiving hole 22 and the frame 18 may have a corresponding single left or right nub 20 to secure the lens 16 to the frame 18.
  • the other side of the lens 16 i.e., right or left side
  • the opposite lateral edge of the lens 16 without the receiving hole 22 may be initially wedged into the groove of the frame 18.
  • the lens 16 is traversed and rotated in order to insert the nub 20 into the receiving hole 22 of the lens 16.
  • the lens changing system 10 is described with the receiving hole 22 formed in the lens 16 and the nub 20 formed in the frame 18.
  • the lens changing system 10 may be configured in the opposite configuration, namely, the nub 20 may be formed on the lens 16 and protrude inward and be insertable into a cavity or hole 22 formed in the frame 18.
  • the frame 18 may be formed as a unitary component or fabricated from a plurality of components that are attached to each other to provide the support necessary to space the lens 16 a fixed distance away from the wearer's eyes and to prevent particulate (e.g., snow, dirt, debris) from bypassing the lens 16 and disturbing the wearer's eyes.
  • the frame 18 may be fabricated from three different components, namely, a cushion 56 which interfaces or contacts the user's face, an intermediate frame member 52 and a distal frame member 54.
  • the intermediate frame member 52 may be semi-rigid to provide form to the goggle 10.
  • the distal frame member 54 may be sufficiently rigid to allow the lens changing system 10 to function.
  • the nub 20 may be formed on the lateral sides of the frame 18. Once the lens 16 is disposed within the recess 24 of the frame 18 and the nubs 20 in the corresponding receiving holes 22, the lens 16 may be secured to the frame 18 with sliding levers 32, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.
  • the sliding levers 32 may be traversed between a closed position (see Figure 3) and an open position (see Figure 4). In the closed position, as shown in Figure 8, the sliding lever 32 sandwiches the edge 58 of the lens 16 between the sliding lever 32 and the frame 18, and more particularly between the sliding lever 32 and the distal frame member 54. This prevents the lens 16 from inadvertently dislodging from the frame 18 during use. Moreover, in the closed position, the sliding lever 32 may be disposed over the nub 20 and in contact with a top surface of the nub 20 to securely capture the nub 20 within the receiving hole 22. This further secures the lens 16 to the frame 18. More particularly, referring to Figure 8, the sliding lever 32 may have an inwardly extending protrusion 60.
  • This protrusion 60 mates with the nub 20 in that the protrusion 60 may have a corresponding angled surface 62 that mates up with the angled surface 23 of the nub 20. Moreover, the protrusion 60 fills up the space within the receiving hole 22 of the lens 16 to prevent the lens 16 from rattling or wiggling once the sliding lever 32 is traversed to the closed position.
  • the sliding levers 32 may each have one or more detents 36. As shown in Figures 4 and 5, each of the sliding levers 32 has two detents 36. One detent 36 is located at the top of the sliding lever 32. Another detent 36 is located at the bottom of the sliding lever 32. Each detent 36 is received into an elongate slot 38 formed in the frame 18, and more particularly, formed in the distal frame member 54. The elongate slot 38 may have a narrow section 40 and opposed enlarged sections 42, 44, as more clearly shown in Figure 4A. The detent 36 may define a thickness 46 which is greater than a width 48 of the narrow section 40 of the elongate slot 38.
  • the interference between the detent 36 and the narrow section 40 prevents the detent 36 from being traversed to the other enlarged section 44.
  • the interference between the detent 36 and the narrow section 40 prevents the detent 36 from being traversed to the other enlarged section 42 without user intervention.
  • the detent 36 and the narrow section 40 prevents the detent 36 from being inadvertently traversed to the other enlarged section 42, 44.
  • the interference between the detent 36 and the narrow section 40 mitigates inadvertent traversal of the sliding lever 32 between the closed and open position.
  • the enlarged sections 42, 44 may also define a width 50 which is equal to or slightly greater than the thickness 46 of the detent 36.
  • the width 50 of the enlarged sections 42, 44 is equal to thickness 46 of the detent 36 to prevent rattling of the sliding lever 32.
  • the detent 36 may have an outer peripheral shape (e.g., diamond shape) which matches the inner peripheral shape (e.g., diamond shape) of the enlarged sections 42, 44.
  • the diamond shape of the detent 36 also assists in traversing the detent 36 between the opposed enlarged sections 42, 44.
  • the narrow section 48 and/or the detent 36 may be fabricated from a deformable material so that the narrow section 40 can be bent or the detent 36 compressed to allow the detent 36 to pass by the narrow section 40.
  • the goggle 12 may be provided with a plurality of different lenses 16.
  • a first lens 16 may be a clear or lightly tinted transparent lens for low light conditions (e.g., nighttime or cloudy daytime use).
  • a second lens 16 may have a heavier tint compared to the first lens 16 and may be primarily used for bright light conditions.
  • the user traverses the sliding levers 32 located on the left and right sides of the frame 18 to the open position if they are not already in the open position. The user moves the sliding lever 32 to the open position by gripping or frictionally engaging the sliding lever 32 and pushing it outwards, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.
  • the sliding levers 32 on both sides of the goggle 10 are traversed to the open position.
  • the detent 36 is traversed from the medial enlarged section 42 to the lateral enlarged section 44 of the elongate slot 38.
  • the sliding levers 32 move away from the nubs 20 formed on the lateral sides of the frame 18 and also move away from an edge of the lens 16 that may currently be mounted to the frame 18, as shown in Figures 5 and 6 and Figures 8 and 9. If the lens 16 is currently mounted to the frame 18, then the user disengages the nubs 20 from the holes 22, as shown in Figures 7 and 10.
  • the user pops the lens 16 off of the frame 18, as shown in Figures 7 and 10.
  • the user may grab the first or second lenses 16 depending on the particular environmental conditions that the user finds themselves in, in order to mount a lens 16 that is suitable for the intended environmental condition.
  • the user may grip the first lens 16 and position the first lens 16 over the frame 18 and align the receiving holes 22 formed in the lens 16 over the nubs 20 formed in frame 18.
  • One of the nubs 20 is inserted into the corresponding hole 22, the other nub 20 is inserted into the other hole 22.
  • the user may now traverse the sliding levers 14 to the closed position.
  • the user pushes on the outer sides of the sliding levers 14 inward toward the central part of the frame 18.
  • the detent 36 is traversed from the lateral enlarged section 44 to the medial enlarged section 42.
  • the detent 36 deforms the narrow section 40 to allow the detent 36 to pass therethrough.
  • the sliding levers 14 do not rattle since the size and shape of the detent 36 is similar in size and shape to the elongate slot 38 at the lateral enlarged sections 44.
  • the sliding levers 32 may have a protrusion 64 that can be disposed within a recess 66 formed in the distal frame member 54 of the frame 18. In the opened position, the protrusion 64 is not disposed within the recess 66. However, when the sliding levers 32 are traversed to the closed position, the protrusion 64 is disposed within the recess 66 to further retain the sliding levers 32 in the closed position.
  • the protrusion 64 and corresponding recess 66 is optional as these features are not shown in the goggle shown in Figure 1.
  • the embodiment depicted in Figure 4 includes a protrusion 64 formed on the sliding lever 32, it is expressly contemplated that the protrusion 64 is an optional feature, which may not be included in other embodiments of the goggle.
  • the lens 16 may be a single pane lens or a dual pane lens as is common in the art of goggles.
  • the features and aspects described herein may also be applied to eyeglasses.
  • Each of the lenses of the eye glasses may have one or two sliding levers 14 that lock the lenses into each of the lens receiving portions of the frame.
  • the medial side of the lenses are received in a groove or cavity on a medial area of the lens receiving portion of the frame that locks the lenses 16 into place.
  • a conventional post system for use with conventional protective multi layered removable lens may be incorporated into the frame of the goggle 10, 10a.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne des lunettes ayant un système de changement de lentille qui comprend un levier coulissant qui peut passer d'une position ouverte à une position fermée et vice-versa. Le levier coulissant, en position ouverte, permet à la lentille d'être libérée de la monture de sorte que l'utilisateur peut soit retirer la lentille pour installer une lentille différente qui serait plus appropriée aux conditions d'éclairage actuelles soit remplacer la lentille actuelle qui peut être défectueuse. De plus, le système de changement de lentille a une combinaison de protubérance et de trou qui fixe en outre la lentille à la monture de sorte que la lentille n'est pas délogée par inadvertance hors de la monture au cours de sports actifs.
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