Eyewear With Enhanced Fit

Abstract

Eyewear having an enhanced fit which may be used for safety, sports, and the like. The eyewear may provide features which permit enhanced airflow and an enhanced fit to a user's face. Such features may include greater adjustability to provide greater comfort. Eyewear including an RFID tag which is activated to send or receive transmissions when the eyewear is unfolded and/or positioned in a position to be worn by a user.

1 . Eyewear adapted to protect a user's eyes, the eyewear comprising:
 at least one lens, the lens having at least one first portion positioned adjacent a user's nose and at least one second portion which is positioned adjacent an outer edge of a user's eye when the eyewear is positioned on a user's face, the lens positioned to extend a distance from a user's eye and the lens configured to cover a user's eye from the distance; and   a pair of ear pieces, each ear piece having a first end which is pivotably coupled to the lens adjacent at least one second portion of the lens, the ear pieces configured to hold the lens against at least a portion of a user's face, wherein the ear pieces are configured to permit the lens to pivot upward and downward on a user's face when the eyewear is positioned on a user's face.   
   
   
       2 .- 5 . (canceled) 
   
   
       6 . The eyewear of  claim 1 , wherein when the lens pivots in one direction, each ear piece moves in an opposite direction. 
   
   
       7 . The eyewear of  claim 6 , wherein when the upper portion of the lens is positioned against a user's brow, the first end of each ear piece pivots downward, and wherein when the lower portion of the lens is positioned against a user's cheek, the first end of each ear piece pivots upward. 
   
   
       8 . (canceled) 
   
   
       9 . The eyewear of  claim 1 , wherein the lens and each ear piece pivot on an axis. 
   
   
       10 . The eyewear of  claim 9 , wherein the axis is a generally horizontal axis when a user is in an upright position while wearing the eyewear. 
   
   
       11 .- 19 . (canceled) 
   
   
       20 . Eyewear adapted to protect a user's eyes, the eyewear comprising:
 a pair of lenses, each lens of the pair having a first portion and a second portion, and when the pair of lenses are positioned on a user's face, each lens extending a distance from a user's eye and configured to cover a user's eye from the distance, the first portion of each lens positioned adjacent a user's nose and the second portion of each lens positioned adjacent an outer edge of a user's eye, each lens having an outer edge; and   a frame including a brow piece positioned between and a pair of spaced-apart ear pieces configured to hold the lenses against at least a portion of a user's head, the frame including a nose piece which is configured to extend over at least a portion of a user's nose, each lens movably coupled to the nose piece such that each lens individually pivots away from the brow piece of the frame such that each lens is configured to be positioned such that it is only in contact with the nose piece.   
   
   
       21 . The eyewear of  claim 20 , wherein the pair of lenses are moveably coupled to the nose piece on an axis and each lens is separately pivotable on the axis. 
   
   
       22 . (canceled) 
   
   
       23 . The eyewear of  claim 20 , wherein each lens includes a lens frame positioned about at least a portion of the outer edge of each lens. 
   
   
       24 . (canceled) 
   
   
       25 . Eyewear adapted to protect a user's eyes, the eyewear comprising:
 at least one lens, the lens having at least one first portion positioned adjacent a user's nose and at least one second portion positioned adjacent an outer edge of a user's eye when the eyewear is positioned on a user's face, the lens positioned to extend a distance from a user's eye and the lens configured to cover a user's eye from the distance, the lens including an upper edge and a lower edge; and   a frame coupled to at least a portion of one edge of the lens, the frame configured to extend about a circumference of a user's head and the frame including a tension controller configured to adjust the tension of the frame against a user's face and head.   
   
   
       26 . (canceled) 
   
   
       27 . (canceled) 
   
   
       28 . The eyewear of  claim 25 , wherein the tension controller is positioned on the frame and is not removable from the frame. 
   
   
       29 . The eyewear of  claim 28 , wherein the tension controller is moveable around a substantial portion of the frame. 
   
   
       30 . The eyewear of  claim 28 , wherein at least a portion of the upper edge of the lens moves away from a user's forehead when the frame is adjusted firmly against a user's face and head to provide venting and airflow to a portion of a user's face. 
   
   
       31 .- 52 . (canceled)