Pair Of Eye Goggles

Abstract

A pair of eye goggles is described. A strap can be fit removably around a head. A nosepiece can be fit over the nose. A pair of eyepieces includes a transparent lens and a frame. An airtight and watertight skin interface is adapted to fit securely against the wearer's skin. A flex layer includes a seal that is at least one of airtight and watertight and which is structurally interposed between at least a portion of two or more of the skin, the nosepiece, the eyepieces, the transparent lens, the frame, and the skin interface. The flex layer includes a phase change material that is resiliently and elastically malleable. The flex layer is deformable such that at least one portion can transmute the magnitude of a force applied and can redirect the force in at least one direction. External forces acting are at least one of mitigated, transmuted, and isolated.

1 . A pair of eye goggles, comprising:
 a strap that can be fit removably around a wearer's head;   a nosepiece that can be fit over the wearer's nose;   a pair of eyepieces adapted to fit around the wearer's eyes, each eyepiece comprising:
 a transparent lens that can be fit over one of the wearer's eyes; and 
 a frame that surrounds the transparent lens to which the nosepiece and the strap are attached; 
   an airtight and watertight skin interface adapted to fit securely against the wearer's skin; and   a flex layer that comprises a seal that is at least one of airtight and watertight and which is structurally interposed between at least a portion of two or more of the skin, the nosepiece, the pair of eyepieces, the transparent lens, the frame, and the skin interface, the flex layer comprising a phase change material that is resiliently and elastically malleable, wherein the flex layer is deformable in a manner such that at least one portion of the flex layer can transmute the magnitude of a force applied to the flex layer and can redirect the force in at least one direction,   wherein external forces acting upon at least one of the skin, the nosepiece, the pair of eyepieces, the transparent lens, the frame, and the skin interface are at least one of mitigated, transmuted, and isolated by the flex layer.   
     
     
         2 . A pair of eye goggles in accordance with  claim 1 , the flex layer further comprising:
 a malleable seal that is at least one of airtight and watertight that is situated at one or more of the periphery of the flex layer and within the flex layer.   
     
     
         3 . A pair of eye goggles in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:
 a multiplicity of envelopes forming macro-encapsulations of at least part of the phase change material;   a multiplicity of envelopes forming micro-encapsulations of at least part of the phase change material;   an envelope forming an encapsulation around at least part of the flex layer;   an envelope forming an encapsulation attached to at least part of the nosepiece;   an envelope forming an encapsulation attached to at least part of one of the eyepieces;   an envelope forming an encapsulation attached to at least part of one of the transparent lenses;   an envelope forming an encapsulation attached to at least part of one of the frames; and   an envelope forming an encapsulation attached to at least part of the skin interface.   
     
     
         4 . A pair of eye goggles in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the phase change material comprises a curable material adapted to conform and mold to one or more of the skin, the nosepiece, the eyepieces, the transparent lenses, the frames, and the skin interface when still in an uncured state. 
     
     
         5 . A pair of eye goggles in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the phase change material comprises a gel, gel slurry, liquid, solid, gas, and non-Newtonian material. 
     
     
         6 . A pair of eye goggles in accordance with  claim 1 , at least one of the nosepiece, the pair of eyepieces, the frame, the flex layer, and the skin interface further comprising at least one of:
 increased resiliency, malleability, and elasticity farther from the head; and   increased resiliency, malleability, and elasticity closer to the head.   
     
     
         7 . A pair of eye goggles in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:
 a malleable portion comprised in the nosepiece and structurally interposed between at least a portion of two or more of the skin, at least one of the frames, at least one of the eyepieces, the flex layer, and the skin interface;   a malleable portion comprised in at least one of the frames and structurally interposed between at least a portion of two or more of the skin, the nosepiece, at least one of the eyepieces, the flex layer, and the skin interface;   a malleable portion comprised in the flex layer and structurally interposed between at least a portion of two or more of the skin, the nosepiece, at least one of the eyepieces, at least one of the frames, and the skin interface; and   a malleable portion comprised in the skin interface and structurally interposed between at least a portion of two or more of the skin, the nosepiece, at least one of the eyepieces, at least one of the frames, and the flex layer.   
     
     
         8 . An ostomy pouching system, comprising:
 a baseplate comprising a seal adapted to be securely placed on the skin about the perimeter of tissue defining a stoma incised into the body of a patient;   an ostomy reservoir forming a sealed space within which discharge from the stoma can be received and securely held; and   a flex layer comprises a seal that is at least one of airtight and watertight and which is structurally interposed between at least a portion of two or more of the skin, the tissue, the stoma, the baseplate, and the ostomy reservoir, the flex layer comprising a phase change material that is resiliently and elastically malleable, wherein the flex layer is deformable in a manner such that at least one portion of the flex layer can transmute the magnitude of a force applied to the flex layer and can redirect the force in at least one direction   wherein external forces acting upon at least one of the skin, the tissue, the stoma, the baseplate, and the ostomy reservoir are at least one of mitigated, transmuted, and isolated by the flex layer.   
     
     
         9 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , the flex layer further comprising:
 a malleable seal that is at least one of airtight and watertight that is situated at one or more of the periphery of the flex layer and within the flex layer.   
     
     
         10 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the flex layer is formed as an integral part of at least one of the baseplate and the ostomy reservoir. 
     
     
         11 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the flex layer comprises a shape that is one of annular and non-annular. 
     
     
         12 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the flex layer exhibits one or more properties selected from the group comprising hydrophobic, hydrophilic, odor-absorbing, desiccating, emollient, and medicinal. 
     
     
         13 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , further comprising at least one of:
 a tacky section provided on the ostomy reservoir;   a tacky section provided on the baseplate;   a tacky section provided on the flex layer; and   an envelope that comprises a tacky section.   
     
     
         14 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , the baseplate further comprising at least one of:
 a solid section peripherally adjacent to an outer periphery of the flex layer; and   a solid section peripherally adjacent to an inner periphery of the flex layer.   
     
     
         15 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , further comprising at least one of:
 a multiplicity of envelopes forming macro-encapsulations of at least part of the phase change material;   a multiplicity of envelopes forming micro-encapsulations of at least part of the phase change material;   an envelope forming an encapsulation around at least part of the flex layer;   an envelope forming an encapsulation attached to at least part of the ostomy reservoir;   an envelope forming an encapsulation attached to at least part of the baseplate; and   an envelope forming an encapsulation attached to at least part of the flex layer.   
     
     
         16 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , the flex layer further comprising:
 a rigid mounting point at which at least one of the baseplate and the ostomy reservoir can be one of removably affixed and fixedly attached.   
     
     
         17 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the flex layer further comprises at least one of:
 one or more contours formed from the phase change material and defining redundant overlapping sections within the flex layer; and   one or more sealing sites provided in the phase change material that redundantly provide contact against one or more of the skin, the tissue, the stoma, the baseplate, and the ostomy reservoir.   
     
     
         18 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the phase change material comprises a curable material adapted to conform and mold to one or more of the skin, the tissue, the stoma, the baseplate, and the ostomy reservoir when still in an uncured state. 
     
     
         19 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the phase change material comprises a gel, gel slurry, liquid, gas, solid, and non-Newtonian material. 
     
     
         20 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , at least one of the baseplate and the flex layer further comprising at least one of:
 increased resiliency, malleability, and elasticity farther from the body; and   increased resiliency, malleability, and elasticity closer to the body.   
     
     
         21 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , further comprising at least one of:
 a malleable portion comprised in the baseplate and structurally interposed between at least a portion of two or more of the skin, the tissue, the stoma, the flex layer, and the ostomy reservoir;   a malleable portion comprised in the ostomy reservoir and structurally interposed between at least a portion of two or more of the skin, the tissue, the stoma, the baseplate, and the ostomy reservoir; and   a malleable portion comprised in the flex layer and structurally interposed between at least a portion of two or more of the skin, the tissue, the stoma, the baseplate, and the ostomy reservoir.   
     
     
         22 . An ostomy pouching system in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the flex layer comprises a gel material situated proximal to the mucosa surrounding the stoma.