Protective eyewear
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1. A protective eyewear apparatus comprising:
- a forehead member havinga center portion,a first strap portion adjacent to the center portion, anda second strap portion adjacent to the center portion and on a side of the center portion opposite to the first strap portion;
a cheek member having a first end connected to the forehead member approximately between the first strap portion and the center portion, and a second end connected to the forehead member approximately between the second strap portion and the center portion, the cheek member spaced apart from the forehead member to define a base;
an upper bar extending between the forehead member and the cheek member, the upper bar having a first end connected to the cheek member and a second end connected to the cheek member;
a lower bar extending between the forehead member and the cheek member, the lower bar having a first end connected to the cheek member and a second end connected to the cheek member, the upper bar disposed closer to the forehead member than the lower bar; and
a main support bar connected to the cheek member, the upper bar, the lower bar, and the center portion of the forehead member, the main support bar being generally vertical when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on a user'"'"'s face.
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Abstract
A protective eyewear apparatus including a base substantially oval in shape, an upper bar connected to the base, a lower bar connected to the base, and a main support bar connected to the upper bar and the lower bar. Another embodiment includes two eyepieces attached by a flexible bridge member, in which an eyepiece comprises a base generally oval in shape and defining an opening, and an upper and lower bar spanning the opening and connected to the base.
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1. A protective eyewear apparatus comprising:
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a forehead member having a center portion, a first strap portion adjacent to the center portion, and a second strap portion adjacent to the center portion and on a side of the center portion opposite to the first strap portion; a cheek member having a first end connected to the forehead member approximately between the first strap portion and the center portion, and a second end connected to the forehead member approximately between the second strap portion and the center portion, the cheek member spaced apart from the forehead member to define a base; an upper bar extending between the forehead member and the cheek member, the upper bar having a first end connected to the cheek member and a second end connected to the cheek member; a lower bar extending between the forehead member and the cheek member, the lower bar having a first end connected to the cheek member and a second end connected to the cheek member, the upper bar disposed closer to the forehead member than the lower bar; and a main support bar connected to the cheek member, the upper bar, the lower bar, and the center portion of the forehead member, the main support bar being generally vertical when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on a user'"'"'s face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A protective eyewear apparatus comprising:
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a forehead member comprising a center concave portion, a left convex portion, and a right convex portion, when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on a user'"'"'s face; a cheek member comprising a first end connected to the forehead member on a side of the left convex portion of the forehead member opposite to the center concave portion of the forehead member, and a second end connected to the forehead member on a side of the right convex portion of the forehead member opposite to the center concave portion of the forehead member, the cheek member comprising a center convex portion, a left concave portion, and a right concave portion, when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on the user'"'"'s face, the center concave portion of the forehead member vertically opposite to the center convex portion of the cheek member, the left convex portion of the forehead member vertically opposite to the left concave portion of the cheek member, the right convex portion of the forehead member vertically opposite to the right concave portion of the cheek member, the forehead member and the cheek member separated by a vertical distance that decreases from a maximum measured between the left convex portion of the forehead member and the left concave portion of the cheek member to a minimum measured between the concave portion of the forehead member and the convex portion of the cheek member, to enable a wide field of vision; an upper bar extending between the forehead member and the cheek member when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on the user'"'"'s face, the upper bar having a first end connected to the left concave portion of the cheek member and a second end connected to the right concave portion of the cheek member; a lower bar extending between the forehead member and the cheek member when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on the user'"'"'s face, the lower bar having a first end connected to the left concave portion of the cheek member and a second end connected to the right concave portion of the cheek member, the lower bar being disposed closer to the cheek member than the upper bar; and a main support bar connected to the upper bar and the lower bar, the main support bar being generally vertical when viewing the protective eyewear apparatus from a front view worn on the user'"'"'s face. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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