US 12,433,790 B2
Tear-off lens capture
Bart E. Wilson, Las Vegas, NV (US); Stephen S. Wilson, Las Vegas, NV (US); and Maxwell C. Klein, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Racing Optics, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Racing Optics, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/232,550.
Application 18/232,550 is a continuation of application No. 17/510,095, filed on Oct. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,759,362.
Application 17/510,095 is a continuation of application No. 15/918,172, filed on Mar. 12, 2018, granted, now 11,173,068, issued on Nov. 16, 2021.
Application 15/918,172 is a continuation of application No. 15/175,623, filed on Jun. 7, 2016, granted, now 9,918,876, issued on Mar. 20, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/219,390, filed on Sep. 16, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0381023 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 9/02 (2006.01); A42B 3/26 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 9/025 (2013.01) [A61F 9/029 (2013.01); A42B 3/26 (2013.01); A61F 9/027 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tear-off lens capture system for use with an eye protector having a base lens and a frame supporting the base lens, the system comprising:
a retainer configured to be mounted to an outward facing side of the eye protector so that the retainer extends away from the base lens, the retainer including an inner side facing towards the eye protector and an outer side; and
a lens stack configured to be mounted to the outward facing side of the eye protector, the lens stack formed of at least one releasable lens layer, the lens stack comprising:
a central viewing area;
a first tab extending from a first edge of the central viewing area; and
a second tab extending from a second edge opposite the first edge of the central viewing area, the second tab having an inner surface, a first portion of the inner surface facing the inner side of the retainer while a second portion of the inner surface faces the outer side of the retainer, the second tab folds over the outer side of the retainer when the lens stack is mounted to the eye protector and extends at least partly around the inner side of the retainer to retain the second tab on the eye protector when the first tab is released from the eye protector.