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Close-view data display implant for sporting eyewear
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-06-25
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Granted: 1993-11-02
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Expires: 2011-06-25
Abstract
Abstract An eyewear apparatus for use in sporting activities allows convenient view and control of a data display device by an athlete. A data display implant device including a data display and a lens is incorporated in association with sporting eyewear such as a pair of swimming goggles. The data display implant device may be an integral unit of the eyewear or may be a retrofit unit. A motion sensitive switch may also be included to cause freezing of the display device following each flip-turn of the swimmer. In addition, a radio transmitter and receiver may be used to control the data display device.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas R. Dawkins, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:01
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/01; G02B27/017; G02B27/0172; A; A61; A61F; A61F9/00; A61F9/02; A61F9/029; A63; A63B; A63B33/00; A63B33/002; A63B71/00; A63B71/06; A63B71/0686; G02C; G02C11/00; A63B71/0619; A63B2071/0658; A63B2071/0661; A63B2071/0666; G02B3/00; G02B3/02; G02B3/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
An eyewear apparatus for use in conjunction with sporting activities comprising: a transparent eye shield; means for supporting said eye shield near a person's eyes to allow viewing of objects through said eye shield; a data display means mounted adjacent to said eye shield for displaying information; and a flat Fresnel lens optically positioned to allow viewing of said data display means through said flat Fresnel lens.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
67 words
An eyewear apparatus for use in conjunction with sporting activities comprising: a transparent eye shield; means for supporting said eye shield near a person's eyes to allow viewing of objects through said eye shield; a data display means mounted adjacent to said eye shield for displaying information; and a flat Fresnel lens optically positioned to allow viewing of said data display means through said flat Fresnel lens.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The eyewear apparatus as recited in claim 1 further comprising a mirror optically positioned between said lens and said data display means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The eyewear apparatus as recited in claim 1 further comprising a timing circuit coupled to said data display means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The eyewear apparatus as recited in claim 3 further comprising a timing memory couple to said timing circuit for storing timing data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The eyewear apparatus as recited in claim 4 further comprising connector means coupled to said timing memory, said connector means being adapted to allow transfer of data from said timing memory to an external processor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
81 words
An eyewear apparatus for use in conjunction with sporting activities comprising: a transparent eye shield; means for supporting said eye shield near a person's eyes to allow viewing of objects through said eye shield; a data display means mounted adjacent to said eye shield for displaying information; a lens optically positioned to allow viewing of said data display means through said lens; a timing circuit coupled to said data display means; and a motion sensitive switch coupled to said timing circuit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
81 words
An eyewear apparatus for use in conjunction with sporting activities comprising: a transparent eye shield; means for supporting said eye shield near a person's eyes to allow viewing of objects through said eye shield; a data display means mounted adjacent to said eye shield for displaying information; a lens optically positioned to allow viewing of said data display means through said lens; a timing circuit coupled to said data display means; and a motion sensitive switch coupled to said timing circuit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
81 words
Swimming goggles to be worn by an athlete comprising: a transparent eye cover; means for supporting said transparent eye cover near the athlete's eyes to allow vision therethrough, said means for supporting said transparent eye cover allowing a substantially water-tight seal between the athlete's face and said transparent eye cover; a data display means mounted adjacent to said transparent eye cover; and a flat Fresnel lens optically positioned to allow vision of said data display means through said flat Fresnel lens.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
81 words
Swimming goggles to be worn by an athlete comprising: a transparent eye cover; means for supporting said transparent eye cover near the athlete's eyes to allow vision therethrough, said means for supporting said transparent eye cover allowing a substantially water-tight seal between the athlete's face and said transparent eye cover; a data display means mounted adjacent to said transparent eye cover; and a flat Fresnel lens optically positioned to allow vision of said data display means through said flat Fresnel lens.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The eyewear apparatus as recited in claim 7 further comprising a mirror optically positioned between said flat Fresnel lens and said data display means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The eyewear apparatus as recited in claim 7 further comprising a timing circuit coupled to said data display means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The eyewear apparatus as recited in claim 9 further comprising a timing memory coupled to said timing circuit for storing timing data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The eyewear apparatus as recited in claim 10 further comprising connector means coupled to said timing memory, said connector means being adapted to allow transfer of data from said timing memory to an external processor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
95 words
Swimming goggles to be worn by an athlete comprising: a transparent eye cover; means for supporting said transparent eye cover near the athlete's eyes to allow vision therethrough, said means for supporting said transparent eye cover allowing a substantially water-tight seal between the athlete's face and said transparent eye cover; a data display means mounted adjacent to said transparent eye cover; a lens optically positioned to allow vision of said data display means through said lens; a timing circuit coupled to said data display means; and a motion sensitive switch coupled to said timing circuit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
95 words
Swimming goggles to be worn by an athlete comprising: a transparent eye cover; means for supporting said transparent eye cover near the athlete's eyes to allow vision therethrough, said means for supporting said transparent eye cover allowing a substantially water-tight seal between the athlete's face and said transparent eye cover; a data display means mounted adjacent to said transparent eye cover; a lens optically positioned to allow vision of said data display means through said lens; a timing circuit coupled to said data display means; and a motion sensitive switch coupled to said timing circuit.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The eyewear apparatus as recited in claim 12 wherein said motion sensitive switch causes said timing display to pause when the swimmer makes a flip-turn.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
51 words
An eyewear apparatus device comprising a data display implant said eyewear apparatus further comprising: a housing unit connected to said eyewear apparatus; a timing data display means mounted within said housing unit; and a flat Fresnel lens optically positioned to allow viewing of said timing display through said flat Fresnel lens.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
51 words
An eyewear apparatus device comprising a data display implant said eyewear apparatus further comprising: a housing unit connected to said eyewear apparatus; a timing data display means mounted within said housing unit; and a flat Fresnel lens optically positioned to allow viewing of said timing display through said flat Fresnel lens.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The eyewear apparatus as recited in claim 14 further comprising a mirror optically positioned between said flat Fresnel lens and said data display means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
56 words
An eyewear apparatus device comprising a data display implant said eyewear apparatus further comprising: a housing unit connected to said eyewear apparatus; a data display means mounted within said housing unit; a lens optically positioned to allow viewing of said timing display through said lens; and a motion sensitive switch coupled to said data display means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
56 words
An eyewear apparatus device comprising a data display implant said eyewear apparatus further comprising: a housing unit connected to said eyewear apparatus; a data display means mounted within said housing unit; a lens optically positioned to allow viewing of said timing display through said lens; and a motion sensitive switch coupled to said data display means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
78 words
An eyewear apparatus device comprising a data display implant said eyewear apparatus further comprising: a housing unit connected to said eyewear apparatus; a data display means mounted within said housing unit; a lens optically positioned to allow viewing of said timing display through said lens; and a radio-frequency receiver coupled to said data display means for receiving signals transmitted from an external transmitter and for converting said signals to alphanumeric information for display on said data display means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
78 words
An eyewear apparatus device comprising a data display implant said eyewear apparatus further comprising: a housing unit connected to said eyewear apparatus; a data display means mounted within said housing unit; a lens optically positioned to allow viewing of said timing display through said lens; and a radio-frequency receiver coupled to said data display means for receiving signals transmitted from an external transmitter and for converting said signals to alphanumeric information for display on said data display means.
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