US1824908A - Motorist's eye shield - Google Patents

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Sept. 29, 1931. F. w. MAGEEE 1,824,908

MOTORIST S EYE SHIELD Filed Nov. 1. 1929 7 7 I g g Q Z 1 //v Vf/YTOR i H v 3 x' F144 MAGEL. Km I 5-) Patented Sept. 29, 1931 FREDERICK WILLIAM MAGEE, OF LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA, Ass GnoE or ONE-HALF T0 THOMAS WILLIAM BAKER, 0 Lonnoiv, ,oiv'rmro, CANADA;

MOTORISTS Application filed November My invention relates to improvements in motorists eye shields of'the type disclosed in my United States application Serial No. 392,57 6, filed September 14th, 1929, and Canadian application Serial No. 355,386, filed September 17th, 1929, and the object of the present invention is to devise a simple, easily manufactured shield which may be supported firmly on the rim of a pair of spectacles without any possibility of displacement from its correct angular set, and cannot drop off no matter in what position the head is held, or how quickly and sharply the position of the head is altered, and is so light that its weight. will vnot be noticeable and, therefore, can be carried with comfort for long periods of time and it consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter more particularly explained by the following specification;

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of my eye I tacles as they would appear whenworn.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective detail of the eye shield.

In the drawlngs like characters of refer- 1 ence indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

1 indicates the body of the eye shield 2 light, resilient and yet bendable metal provided with the which is formed by very thin,

usual perforation 1 at the end, and the recess 1 at the opposite perforations 2 directly above the same;

3 is a ing an extension of the shield body, such tongue being bendable on the transverse line 3 intermediate of its length and so as to rest upon the bridge of the wearers nose, such bendable portion being provided with side wings 4 and 4B, which are also bendable at their points of juncture with the tongue 3 so as to fit the width of the wearers nose. In transverse alignment with the tongue 3 is an upwardly extending tongue 5 which also forms an extension to the shield body, the extreme upward portion of the tongue portion cheap,

end with a perforationor downwardly extending tongue formthe eyes, thetongues 3 and 5 thereby giving a transversje bridging support for the shield bodybetween the forehead and bridge of the nose. p

6 and 7aretongues which extend inwardly from the upper edgeo-f the shieldibody-at T each side and spaced from the central tongue 5, such tonguesfi and 7,,extending over the .upper edge portion of therirns 8; and 9 of a pair of spectacles, the inner ends of the tongues being towards the body of the shield as indicated at 7". so asto bear against the inner faces-of the lenses of the spectacles. I i v -When' the shield is placed in'positiolrthe the forehead and nose of thewearer, are

* to. engage the rims ofthe spectacles, the bend: ,ency to return or outward jspringforcing the g-portionfsfl against the; inner faceslofthe -spectacle, lenses and thereby holding the shieldin position so that there cannot be. any possibility of slippage; I

:The, frictional contact; of the tongue 5, when held. under pressure as, abovedescribed, prevents any tendency to upward movement of the eye shield-no matter-in what position tongueq3, also 'serving to" centre the shield when it isbeingplaced in position and also 1 ensures that the hooked tongues 6' and 7 {engage each rim 8 and 9 in the same place.

- A In case the spectacle rims are slightly dis-1 torted or out of align one with the other as is often the case, the turned ends 7* of the tongues 6 and 7 may be bent inward or outr ward to compensate for the differences between one rim and the other. The tongues:

5 and 3 may be readily adjusted to suit the wearer so that they will hold the shield in the same relative position to the eyes no matter how the forehead and nose vary in prominence in any individual. It will be readily? bent vdownward and inward tongues 5 and3 bearing respectively against shield supported on the rim of a pair of spec- 5 ig y p g y inward p u on i sh eldiand when sprung carry the tongues 6 and .7 into. such a position'as to enable them thehead isheld, thenosepiece formed by the" seen by the construction above described that the eye shield may be readily placed instantaneously in position at any time when it has been adjusted to the requirements of the wearer, and can be easily removed and slipped into the pocket when it is not required.'---H r I It will be'readily seen that a shield such as I have described may be Very cheaply manufactured and such manufacture may be performed in one operation bystampingthe whole shield out of a single sheet of metal and being formed of a single sheet of thin metal will be so light that :it maybe readily supported on spectacle frames against the nose and'rforehead, and it may be carried firmly in position for a long period of time unnoticed by-the wearer, and can when once adjusted be readily slipped into position at any time so that it will'assume itscorrect and comfortable position immediately without any fur- 'theradjustment. r

lVhat I claim as my invent-ion is: l A m'otorists eye shield comprising a shield=body, a resilient tongue extending from the lower edge of the shield body to form a nose rest, a resilient tongue extending upwardly from the upper edge of the shield body and adapted to bear against the forehead of the wearer, and means at each side of the upper tongue for engagingthe upper edges of spectacle rims worn by the wearer.

' 2. A motorists eye shield comprising a "shield body formed of thin resilient bendable material, an integral tongue extending centrally from the lower edge of the shield and 'adaptedtoform a nose rest, an integral =tongue extending upwardlyfrom the upper adapted to bear against edge of the shield the forehead of-the wearer, and means also extending from theupper edge of the shield for engaging wearer 3. A motorists eye shield comprising a I ushijeld body,

a resilient tongue extending from 'the'low'er edge ofthe' shield body to 7 form a nose rest, a resilient tongue extending upwardly from the upper edge of the nose head of the wearer,

piece and adapted to bearv against the forebendable tongue, portions extending inwardly from the upper edge of the shield at each side of the central tongue and adapted to extend over the rims of a pair of spectacles and to engage the inner face of each spectacle lens. I

- FREDERICK WILLIAM MAGEE.

spectacle rims worn by the r

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