US 12,304,704 B2
Stackable eye shields
Walter C. Cowart, Blaine, TN (US); Ethan Edward Valentine, Knoxville, TN (US); Nicholas John Poker, Knoxville, TN (US); and Phillip David Peery, Sweetwater, TN (US)
Assigned to DeRoyal Industries, Inc., Powell, TN (US)
Filed by DeRoyal Industries, Inc., Powell, TN (US)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/477,805.
Prior Publication US 2023/0091444 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02C 5/00 (2006.01); A41D 13/11 (2006.01); B65D 5/02 (2006.01); B65D 85/62 (2006.01); G02C 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 5/0245 (2013.01) [A41D 13/1184 (2013.01); B65D 85/62 (2013.01); G02C 1/02 (2013.01); G02C 5/001 (2013.01); G02C 5/008 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stack of eye shields, comprising
a plurality of eye shields, each eye shield having:
a frame having a curved brow piece and a pair of ear pieces extending rearwardly from opposite ends of the curved brow piece with an elevated support surface rising from an upper surface of each of the ear pieces of the frame and rearwardly spaced away from the curved brow piece; and
a lens installed on the curved brow piece;
wherein the plurality of eye shields is provided in a stack one on top of another while being oriented substantially parallel to one another; and the elevated support surfaces of an overlying frame of the stack is slightly in front of the elevated support surfaces of an underlying frame of the stack, with each frame of each eye shield of the stack having a gap therebetween except at contact surfaces, with the elevated support surfaces of the frames stabilizing the stack of eye shields.