US1401758A - Eye-shade - Google Patents

Description

W A. CARLETON. EYE SHADE.

APPLIC!\T|0N FILED 05c. 20, 1920.

1,401,758, Patented Dec. 27,1921.

- INVENTORY WITNESSES [AL/7. CAPLETON g N i F E stares l arner EYE-SHADE;

Specification of Letters Patent,

.Pat'ented Dec. 2'7, 1921.

Application filed December 20, 1920. Serial No. 432,003.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM ARTHUR CARLETON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Governors Island, New York, have invented a new and Improved Eye- Shade, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

In connection with eye shades it is a well appreciated fact that considerable difiiculty has been experienced in constructing a device of this character, which would not alone prevent the glare of light rays falling upon the eyes of the wearer from a line substantially in front and above him, but would also preclude any danger of what might be termed side glare.

Als these devices have, when not in use, or while being transported, presented certain difiiculties in that, due to the curvature of their bodies they did not lend themselves readily to being sent through the mail, as

for instance, in the nature of an. advertisement, or being carried in the pocket of the person using the same.

Having this in mind, I have now constructed an eye shade, which will primarily be capable of being put on the market at an extremely low figure.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a device of this character which will preclude side glare thus avoiding a common objection to devices of this nature.

A still further object of my invention is the construction of an eye shield which may readily be folded to permit of its being carried in the pocket or sent in an envelop.

Further objects of my invention will appear in the annexed specification and drawings, which latter present one practical embodiment of my invention, and 1n which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of my device in applied position upon the head of a wearer.

Fig. 2 illustrates the eye shade in extended position, and

Fig. 8 shows the same when foldedPrepar:

ator 1 to beinginserted into an envelop so as to-be capable of being placed in a pocket.

In these views the reference numeral 5 1ndicates the body of the shade which is provided with a cut out portion 6 conforming to the contour of the forehead.

Tabs 7 may conveniently form an integral portion of the body 5, and are positioned adacent the side edges of this body. The tabs are capable of a hinged or'swinging connection along the lines 8 which may be accomplished by weakening the material of which the shade is constructed,at this point.

The shade may be made of any desirable material, but is preferably constructed of a heavy card or paper, so as to be capable of being put on the market at an extremely low figure, and 'aconventional resilient strip 9 may extend between andbe connectedto points adjacent the outer edges of the tabs17.

Thus it will be appreciated, reference being had to Fig. 1, that I have provided an eye shade in which'the body portion 5 will serve to protect the eyes of the wearer from front and downward glare, the tabs 7 preventing side glare from reaching the eyes of the person to the head of WllOIIlthlS shade is applied, the shade being retained in this position by virtue of the strip 9 encircling the head of the wearer.

Obviously by virtue of the construction provided, a device may readily be folded to be placed inan envelop, or the pocket of the wearer, andit is to be noted that the cutout portion 6 terminates at a point short of the lines of folding 8, so that the shoulder 10 is provided which will serve to space the tabs 7 from the head of the wearer and avoid dis- 1 agreeable pressure.

Obviously numerous modifications of structure might readily be resorted to with-

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