	US 12,376,640 B2
	Headworn defogger
Aaron J. Bennett, Elkhart, IN (US)
Filed by Aaron J. Bennett, Elkhart, IN (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/445,540.
Application 18/445,540 is a continuation of application No. 15/998,007, filed on Jun. 8, 2018, abandoned.
Application 15/998,007 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/620,469, filed on Dec. 31, 2016, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2024/0057708 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G02C 11/08 (2006.01); A42B 3/24 (2006.01)

CPC A42B 3/24 (2013.01) [G02C 11/08 (2013.01)]

15 Claims

1. An apparatus for use with eye-wear having a viewing surface and structure for securing the eye-wear to a head of a user to cover eyes of the user, the apparatus comprising:

a housing mountable adjacent to the user's head independent from the eye-wear, the housing having an opening;

an air pump mounted in the housing, the air pump having a fan and a control circuit to selectively operate the fan, and said air pump having an outlet aligned with the opening of the housing;

a manifold mounted to the housing at the opening of the housing, the manifold including at least two outlets and an inlet in communication with the outlet of the air pump through the opening of the housing for receiving air from the air pump to divide the air flow from the pump for output through the first and second outlets of the manifold;

and

first and second tubes, each tube of said first and second tubes having a first end and a second opposed end, the first ends of the first and second tubes connected to the first and second outlets, respectively, of the manifold for receiving air from the manifold, and the first and second tubes extending between the manifold and the viewing surface of the eye-wear with the second opposed ends of the first and second tubes directing the air therefrom to direct two separate streams of air to the inside of the viewing surface of the eye-wear, and the first and second tubes being separate from the structure for securing the eye-wear to the head of the user.