Magnetic goggle lens changing system

Abstract

A goggle lens is configured for use with a goggle frame having a frame body and a pair of frame engagement members positioned at respective lateral end portions of the frame body. The goggle lens includes a lens rim, and a lens element that is transparent to allow a user to view through the lens element. A pair of lens engagement members are coupled to respective lateral end portions of the lens rim. The pair of lens engagement members are selectively engageable with respective ones of the pair of frame engagement members. The pair of lens engagement members include a locking lens engagement member comprising a first element coupled to the lens rim, and a second element moveably coupled to the first element for facilitating selective engagement and disengagement with the respective one of the pair of frame engagement members.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A goggle comprising:
 a frame defining a frame opening, the frame comprising:
 a first magnetically attractable connector; and 
 a locking tab slidably engaged with the frame such that the locking tab is translatable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the locking tab comprising a recess sized and configured to receive a portion of an attachment body of a lens assembly therein; and 
   a lens assembly sized to extend over the frame opening, the lens assembly comprising:
 a second magnetically attractable connector that is magnetically engageable with the first magnetically attractable connector when the lens assembly is positioned adjacent to the frame in a prescribed orientation relative to the frame; and 
 the attachment body sized and configured to be received in the recess of the locking tab such that, when the lens assembly is positioned adjacent to the frame in the prescribed orientation and when the locking tab is in the locked position, the frame and the lens assembly are mechanically coupled to each other. 
   
     
     
         2 . The goggle of  claim 1 , the locking tab comprising a finger gripping body and a locking body, the locking body comprising the recess sized and configured to receive the portion of the attachment body therein, and the finger gripping body located to be exposed on an exterior of the frame. 
     
     
         3 . The goggle of  claim 2 , wherein the finger gripping body includes a plurality of ridges formed on an exterior surface thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The goggle of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment body includes a shaft and a distal head extending from the shaft, the distal head being enlarged relative to the shaft. 
     
     
         5 . The goggle of  claim 4 , wherein the shaft of the attachment body is received in the recess of the locking tab. 
     
     
         6 . The goggle of  claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises an upper portion, a lower portion having a nose bridge segment, and a pair of side portions extending between the upper and lower portions, the first magnetically attractable connector provided on one of the upper portion and the lower portion. 
     
     
         7 . The goggle of  claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly and the frame are engageable via the first and second magnetically attractable connectors independent of the lens assembly and the frame being engaged via the attachment body and the locking tab. 
     
     
         8 . A goggle comprising:
 a lens assembly comprising at least one lens, a lens frame, and an attachment body; and   a frame assembly comprising a frame having a channel formed therein, the frame assembly and lens assembly being releasably coupled together via magnetic means and mechanical means, wherein:
 the magnetic means comprises a first magnetically attractable connector located on the lens frame and a second magnetically attractable connector located on the frame; and 
 the mechanical means comprises the attachment body of the lens assembly and a locking tab received in the channel, the locking tab comprising a finger gripping body and a locking body, the locking body engageable with the attachment body of the lens assembly, and the finger gripping body located to be exposed on an exterior of the frame. 
   
     
     
         9 . The goggle of  claim 8 , wherein the locking body comprising a recess sized and configured to receive a portion of the attachment body of the lens assembly therein. 
     
     
         10 . The goggle of  claim 8 , wherein the locking tab is slidably coupled to the frame within the channel, the locking tab slidable between an unlocked position in which the frame assembly and the lens assembly are mechanically uncoupled from each other and a locked position in which the frame assembly and the lens assembly are mechanically coupled together. 
     
     
         11 . The goggle of  claim 8 , wherein the lens assembly comprising at least one lens and a lens frame comprises two lens coupled to opposing surfaces of the lens frame. 
     
     
         12 . The goggle of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the frame comprises an upper portion, a lower portion having a flexible nose bridge segment, and a pair of side portions extending between the upper and lower portions,   the second magnetically attractable connector is located on one of the upper portion and the lower portion, and   the channel located in one of the side portions.   
     
     
         13 . The goggle of  claim 12 , wherein the magnetic means further comprises a third magnetically attractable connector located on the lens frame and a fourth magnetically attractable connector located on the frame, and wherein the second and fourth magnetically attractable connectors are located on the upper portion of the frame. 
     
     
         14 . The goggle of  claim 8 , wherein the lens assembly and the frame assembly are engaged via the magnetic means independent of the lens assembly and the frame assembly being engaged via the mechanical means. 
     
     
         15 . The goggle of  claim 8 , wherein the attachment body includes a shaft and a distal head, the distal head being enlarged relative to the shaft. 
     
     
         16 . The goggle of  claim 8 , wherein the lens frame further comprises a third magnetically attractable connector thereon in spaced relation to the first magnetically attractable connector, and wherein the frame further comprises a fourth magnetically attractable connector thereon in spaced relation to the second magnetically attractable connector. 
     
     
         17 . An assembly comprising;
 a frame defining a frame opening, the frame comprising:
 a first magnetically attractable connector; and 
 a locking tab slidably engaged with the frame such that the locking tab is translatable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the locking tab comprising a recess sized and configured to receive an attachment body of a lens assembly therein; and 
   a plurality of lens assemblies, each lens assembly sized to extend over the frame opening and configured to be magnetically and mechanically engageable with the frame, each lens assembly comprising:
 a second magnetically attractable connector that is magnetically engageable with the first magnetically attractable connector such that, when one of the plurality lens assemblies is positioned adjacent to the frame in a prescribed orientation relative to the frame, the frame and the one of the plurality of lens assemblies are magnetically coupled together; and 
 the attachment body sized and configured to be received in the recess of the locking tab such that, when the one of the plurality of lens assemblies is positioned adjacent to the frame in the prescribed orientation and when the locking tab is in the locked position, the frame and the one of the plurality of lens assemblies are mechanically coupled together. 
   
     
     
         18 . The assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the frame comprises another locking tab slidably engaged with the frame such that the another locking tab is translatable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the another locking tab comprising a recess sized and configured to receive another attachment body of each lens assembly. 
     
     
         19 . The assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the locking tab and the another locking tab are independently translatable relative to the frame. 
     
     
         20 . The assembly of  claim 19 , wherein the frame comprises an upper portion, a lower portion having a nose bridge segment, and a pair of side portions extending between the upper portion and the lower portion in opposed relation to each other, the locking tab and the another locking tab attached to the pair of side portions, respectively.