IP Library Granted Patent US 7,686,447
Granted Patent B2
US 7,686,447 · App. 11/758,865 · Granted Mar 30, 2010

Safety eyewear including a prescription insert

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Patent No.
US 7,686,447
App. No.
11/758,865
Granted
Mar 30, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

Exemplary embodiments include a safety eyewear including a prescription insert, which inset may be useable between different safety eyewear. Such eyewear may also include: a frame; a removable lens carrier removably attached to the frame, the removable lens carrier including a permanently attached lens; and a prescription insert removably attached to the frame, wherein the removable lens carrier is capable of being removed and attached to the frame during the use of the safety eyewear.

Claims (21)

1. A safety eyewear comprising:

a frame;

a flexible cable attached to the frame at a first frame side and at an opposite second frame side, the flexible cable extending from the first frame side through an aperture in said frame to the second frame side;

a strap attached to the flexible cable for securing the safety eyewear to a user, wherein the flexible cable permits the attachment point to be moved to accommodate a variety of strap configurations;

a removable lens carrier removably attached to the frame, the removable lens carrier including an attached lens;

a prescription insert removably attached to the frame, wherein the removable lens carrier is capable of being removed and attached to the frame during the use of the safety eyewear.

2. Safety eyewear in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the attached lens is permanently attached to the removable lens carrier.

3. Safety eyewear in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the prescription insert releasably engages a bridge portion of the safety eyewear frame.

4. Safety eyewear in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the prescription insert pinches the bridge portion of the safety eyewear frame.

5. Safety eyewear in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the prescription insert includes a projection engaging a slot in the frame of the safety eyewear.

6. A safety eyewear system, comprising:

a first safety eyewear, comprising a frame and a flexible cable attached to the frame at a first frame side and at an opposite second frame side, the flexible cable extending from the first frame side through an aperture in said frame to the second frame side, the flexible cable configured to permit an attachment point to be moved to accommodate a variety of strap configurations;

a second safety eyewear that is different from the first safety eyewear; and

a prescription insert configured to be removably attached to both the first and the different second safety eyewear.

7. A safety eyewear system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said first safety eyewear further comprises a removable lens carrier removably attached to a first eyewear frame, the removable lens carrier including an attached lens.

8. A safety eyewear system in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the removable lens carrier is capable of being removed and attached to the frame during the use of the safety eyewear.

9. A safety eyewear system in accordance with claim 8 , wherein said prescription insert attachment point comprises a slot provided within said browbar frame configured to accept a projection of said prescription insert.

10. A safety eyewear system in accordance with claim 7 , wherein said second safety eyewear comprises a browbar frame including a prescription insert attachment point.

11. A safety eyewear system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the prescription insert is positioned in the same way relative to the eyes when engaged with the first or the second safety eyewear.

12. A safety eyewear system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the first or second safety eyewear may is configured with aspheric lens portions that maintain the effect of the prescription lens.

13. A safety eyewear system in accordance with claim 12 , wherein the first or the second safety eyewear has a flat front lens portion that turns at side portions.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2008
From: CABOT SAFETY INTERMEDIATE LLC
To: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Reel/Frame 022051/0746 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2008
From: CABOT SAFETY INTERMEDIATE CORPORATION
To: CABOT SAFETY INTERMEDIATE LLC
Reel/Frame 021982/0980 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2007
From: STANLEY, GLEN; CANAVAN, RICHARD W.; MARINI, SOLOMON
To: CABOT SAFETY INTERMEDIATE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019607/0451 →