Swimming goggles

a goggles and goggles technology, applied in the field of goggles for swimming, can solve the problems of inability to meet all these functions and characteristics of prior art goggles, irritations caused by incompatible ph levels, and inability to achieve underwater binocular-like viewing, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing hydrodynamic drag

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-03-17
STONE RICHARD T
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[0013]Goggles of this invention are less prone to being pulled off or pulled ajar from a swimmer's head by hydrodynamic forces or moments, particularly during a diving entry into the water. They also exhibit reduced hydrodynamic drag compared to other goggles that provide for normal vision. This is true both for the unsteady and for the steady hydrodynamic environments.

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Additional irritations are caused from incompatible pH levels, ionic concentrations, and chemical buffers in the pool water.
Prior art goggles have failed to satisfy all of these functions and characteristics.
The deficiency of these types of prior art goggles is that underwater binocular-like viewing is not normal.
It is difficult to rapidly toggle back and forth from a cross-eyed orientation for underwater binocular viewing to a straight-ahead orientation for above water binocular viewing.
Using these prior art goggles may cause headache, vertigo, or induce nausea.
Secondly, that objects focus approximately on the retina when viewing through the lenses of the goggles in a manner similar to the human eye when viewing in air without goggles.

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[0028]FIGS. 1-4 show prior art goggles and which are discussed in the Background of the Invention. The present invention relates to lenses which are used in swimming and diving goggles which essentially hold the lenses in position with respect to the eyes and face of the wearer. It is within the purview of the present invention to be used in connection with any means which hold lenses in position.

[0029]Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7, swimming goggles 10 are shown having lens frames 11, 12, lenses 13, 14, nose bridge 15, head strap 16, and eye seals 17. The lenses are shown having an exterior surface and incorporating optical arrays as part of both the inner surfaces 20, 21 and the outer surfaces 18, 19 of the exterior surfaces of the lenses 13, 14, respectively. Each optical array of goggles 10 consists of refractive surfaces alternating with and congruous with return surfaces. The inner optical array for the right lens 14 consists of refractive surfaces 600 that are genera...

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Swimming goggles that are shaped by approximately profiling the goggles to the swimmer's head resulting in the goggles having a minimal tendency to be pulled off or pulled ajar from the swimmer's head by hydrodynamic forces while exhibiting minimal hydrodynamic drag. Optical arrays molded into the lenses of the goggles permit normal vision both underwater and above the water.

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[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 276,470, having the filing date of Sep. 12, 2009.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]Swimming goggles that exhibit a hydrodynamically streamlined profile and provide for normal vision both underwater and above water.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates generally to swimming goggles for covering and protecting the eyes of a swimmer while enhancing the swimmer's vision. In particular this invention relates to swimming goggles that geometrically approximate a hydrodynamically streamlined profile with respect to the swimmer's head while simultaneously permitting normal vision when the swimmer's eyes are either above or below the water surface. More particularly, the invention relates to lens structures for swimming and diving goggles.[0004]Swimming goggles, especially those for competitive swimmers, should provide several functions and exhibit several characteristics. Firstly, the gog...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B33/00
CPCA63B33/002A63B33/00A63B33/004
Inventor STONE, RICHARD T.
Owner STONE RICHARD T
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