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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2013
Protective goggles and lens assemblies with adjustable ventilation having reduced visual obstruction
Applicant:
Smith Optics, Inc., Ketchum, ID (US);
Inventor:
Joseph R. McNeal, Hailey, ID (US);
Assignee:
Smith Optics, Inc., Ketchum, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
Lens assemblies and goggles are disclosed. One example goggle includes a lens assembly. The lens assembly includes a lens and a ventilation shutter configured to cover vent openings of the lens in a first position and expose the vent openings of the lens in a second position. The shutter has substantially the same transparency as the lens and is slidably attached to the lens by a button. The button extends from an exterior lens surface through the lens to an interior lens surface and has a button end configured to extend through the shutter.