Protective Eyewear Including Auxiliary Lenses

Abstract

A protective goggle is provided including a frame having a first lens opening and a second lens opening. The lens openings are separated by a bridge and the frame is configured to be located in front of a user's face. Two protective lenses are held within the respective lens openings. A flexible skirt is connected to the frame. The flexible skirt has a face engaging portion opposite the frame and configured to contact the user's face about the user's eyes. The flexible skirt has a vent portion including a plurality of vent holes.

1 . A goggle comprising:
 a frame, having a first lens opening and second lens opening, the lens openings separated by a bridge and the frame configured to be located in front of a user's face;   two protective lenses held within the respective lens openings;   a flexible skirt connected to the frame, the flexible skirt having a face engaging portion and a spacing portion; the spacing; portion comprising a vent portion;   the face engaging; portion is opposite the frame and configured to contact the user's face about the user's eyes;   the vent portion comprises a plurality of vent holes.   
     
     
         2 . The goggle of  claim 1 , comprising a filter; the filter positioned over the plurality of vent holes to prevent debris from passing through the plurality of vent holes. 
     
     
         3 . The goggle of  claim 1 , comprising a filter; the filter positioned on an inside surface of the flexible skirt and over the plurality of vent holes. 
     
     
         4 . The goggle of  claim 1 , wherein the face engaging portion adjacent the first and second lateral sides of the frame is located a greater distance from the frame than a distance between the frame and the face engaging portion at the bridge. 
     
     
         5 . The goggle of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible skirt extends about a back side of the frame and includes a top portion, opposite lateral side portions, and a bottom portion; the plurality of vent holes are located in the top portion. 
     
     
         6 . The goggle of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible skirt extends about a back side of the frame and includes a top portion, opposite lateral side portions and a bottom portion; the bottom portion has a nose sup port recess for supporting the frame about the user's nose. 
     
     
         7 . The goggle of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible skirt extends about a back side of the frame and includes a top portion, opposite lateral side portions and a bottom portion; the bottom portion has a nose support portion for supporting the frame about the user's nose; the nose support portion comprises a right side, a left side, and a top peak between the right side and left side; the nose support portion comprises at least one right slit and at least one left slit in the respective right side and left side about the top peak; the right and left slits each extend from an end of the flexible skirt opposite the frame inward toward the frame. 
     
     
         8 . The goggle of  claim 1 , comprising an element for holding a second frame within an area surrounded the flexible skirt and behind the two lenses. 
     
     
         9 . The goggle of  claim 1 , wherein the top of the frame at a vertical center line of the bridge is located below the top of the flexible skirt at the vertical center line of the bridge. 
     
     
         10 . The goggle of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible skirt extends about a rear side of the frame and includes a vented top portion, opposite non-vented lateral side portions, and a vented bottom portion; the plurality of vent holes are located in the vented top portion and the vented bottom portion. 
     
     
         11 . A goggle comprising:
 a frame having two lens openings separated by a bridge and the frame configured to be located in front of a user's face and about the user's eyes;   two ballistically resistant lenses held within the respective two lens openings;   the frame having an attachment mechanism configured to hold the frame to the user's face with at least one strap;   a flexible skirt connected to the frame to provide an enclosed interior space between the frame and the user's face when the goggle is worn by the user; the flexible skirt has a face engaging portion; the flexible skirt has a plurality of vent holes configured to allow air to pass in and out of the enclosed interior space;   the face engaging portion is opposite the frame and configured to contact the user's face about the user's eyes.   
     
     
         12 . The goggle of  claim 11 , wherein the bridge has an element configured to hold a second frame in the enclosed interior space behind the two lenses and in front of the user's eyes. 
     
     
         13 . The goggle of  claim 11 , comprising an air permeable filter positioned to prevent debris from passing into the enclosed interior space through the plurality of vent holes. 
     
     
         14 . The goggle of  claim 11 , wherein the face engaging portion adjacent a first lateral side ant a second lateral side of the frame is located a greater distance from the frame than a distance between the frame and the face engaging portion at the bridge. 
     
     
         15 . The goggle of  claim 11 , wherein the flexible skirt extends about a back side of the frame and includes a top portion, opposite lateral side portions, and a bottom portion; the plurality of vent holes are located in the bottom portion. 
     
     
         16 . The goggle of  claim 11 , wherein the flexible skirt extends about a back side of the frame and includes a top portion, opposite lateral side portions and a bottom portion; the bottom portion has a nose support portion for supporting the frame about the user's nose; the nose support portion comprises a right side, a left side, and a top peak between the right side and left side; the nose support portion comprises at least one right slit and at least one left slit in the respective right side and left side about the top peak; the right and left slits each extend from an end of the flexible skirt opposite the frame inward toward the frame. 
     
     
         17 . The goggle of  claim 11 , wherein the attachment mechanism comprises a first strap slot and a second strap slot; the first strap slot located at a first lateral side of the frame adjacent the one of the two lenses and the second strap slot located at an opposite second lateral side of the frame adjacent the other of the two lenses. 
     
     
         18 . The goggle of  claim 11 , wherein the flexible skirt extends about a rear side of the frame and includes a vented top portion, opposite non-vented lateral side portions, and a vented bottom portion; the plurality of vent holes are located in the vented top portion and the vented bottom portion. 
     
     
         19 . A projectile impact resistant protective goggle comprising:
 a front frame having a first lens opening and a second lens opening, the lens openings separated by an intervening bridge and the front frame positioned to be located in front of a user's face and about the user's eyes;   two separate projectile impact resistant lenses held within the respective lens openings;   the frame having a first strap slot and a second strap slot configured to secure the frame to the user's face by at least one strap; the first strap slot located at a first lateral side of the frame adjacent the first lens opening and the second strap slot located at an opposite second lateral side of the frame adjacent the second lens opening;   a flexible skirt connected to the front frame configured to provide an enclosed interior space between the front frame and the user's face when the goggle is worn by the user; the flexible skirt has a face engaging portion; the flexible skirt has a plurality of vent holes configured to allow air to pass in and out of the enclosed interior space;   the face engaging portion is opposite the front frame and configured to contact the user's face about the users eyes.   
     
     
         20 . The goggle of  claim 19 , comprising a filter positioned to prevent debris from passing into the enclosed interior space through the plurality of vent holes.