Chemical Splash Goggles: One Sealed Lens in a Moulded Rubber Frame (Hirschmann, 1954)

Goggles for work with corrosive liquids. One clear plastic lens covers both eyes and sits sealed all round in a soft moulded rubber frame that seals against the face. The version for gas and corrosive liquids has no vent holes at all, and the strap passes through tabs outside the lens, so nothing can leak through or around the part you look through. Result: chemical splash goggles with a lens you can pull out and replace, and a strap pull shared evenly between lens and frame, so neither warps. Source: J. B. Hirschmann, US Patent 2,680,846 (1954), Fig. 4 version. Unknown: sizes, the rubber compound, the strap material and how the frame is moulded. Ours: the mould; the patent tested a cellulose acetate lens. Picture: patent drawing.

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Mould the rubber frame

Mould the frame in one piece from rubber. The front rim has one opening shaped for both eyes, narrower above the nose. Behind it, a wall forms the eye chamber and ends in a double flange that seals against the face. Inside the rim, form a channel between an outer and an inner flange to hold the lens edge. At each end, mould a lug with a strap slot and a slit through the channel for the lens tab. For corrosive liquids, leave out all vent holes. Ours: a compression mould.

このステップの材料:

ゴムコンパウンド1 frame

必要な工具:

圧縮成形金型

不明な寸法

Cut the lens

Cut one lens from flexible clear plastic, shaped to match the rim. The patent tested cellulose acetate. Leave a tab at each end, outside the area you look through. Cut a closed slot in each tab and line it with a grommet. Make two holes at the centre for the bolts. Leave no other holes in the viewing area.

このステップの材料:

透明樹脂板1 lens

ハトメ2 tab grommets

必要な工具:

金切りばさみ

センターポンチ

Seal the lens in the frame

Spring the lens edge into the channel all the way round, pushing each tab out through its slit so it lies under the lug, slot over slot. Fasten the centre with two stainless-steel bolts and nuts. (The vented version uses snap fasteners here.)

このステップの材料:

小ねじ2 stainless steel

六角ナット2 stainless steel

必要な工具:

ドライバーセット

Fit the head strap

Use a strap in two halves, joined at the back by a buckle, each half with a thickened end. Slide a slotted plate of metal or plastic onto each half, then thread it from the front through the lug slot and the lens-tab slot. The thick end stops against the plate and lug. The pull of the strap now goes into both lens and frame, holds the lens in, and stays outside the field of view.

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