Radiation filtration shields for eye or body protection

Abstract

A radiation filter insert is provided. The glasses filter insert includes a first filter lens and a second filter lens, each having an inner surface and an outer surface. The first and second filter lens may include an electromagnetic filter. The present invention may include a bridge connector. The bridge connector may connect the first and second filter lenses together. The bridge connector may include a curved inner edge formed to fit around a nosepiece of an eyewear. The filtering insert may include resting tabs to allow the insert to remain in position on the eyewear. The filtering insert may further include grasping tabs. The grasping tabs allow placement using the thumb and index finger of one hand. These resting and grasping tabs enables insertion and removal without displacing the eyewear. Therefore, a user may wear a pair of protective glasses and may insert the radiation filter insert in between the protective eyewear and the user, thereby shielding the user from electromagnetic energy or enabling its screening qualities.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A filtering insert comprising:
 a first electromagnetic filter lens comprising an inner surface and an outer surface;   a second electromagnetic filter lens comprising an inner surface and an outer surface;   a bridge connector connecting the first electromagnetic filter lens and the second electromagnetic lens, and comprising a curved inner edge formed to fit around a nosepiece of an eyewear; and   at least one resting tab extending from an edge of the filtering insert and protruding past the outer surfaces of the first and second electromagnetic filter forming a channel, wherein the channel is sized to secure aver a frame of the eyewear.   
     
     
         2 . The filtering insert of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second electromagnetic filter lens are curved away from the at least one resting tab and thereby formed to fit in between the eyewear frame and a user. 
     
     
         3 . The filtering insert of  claim 2 , further comprising a medial protective barrier and a lateral protective barrier extending from each side of the first and second electromagnetic filter lens and configured to cover a side of a user's eye. 
     
     
         4 . The filtering insert of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one resting tab comprises a first resting tab extending from a top edge of the first electromagnetic filter lens and a second resting tab extending from a top edge of the second electromagnetic filter lens. 
     
     
         5 . The filtering insert of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second electromagnetic filters are made of a transparent plastic, a transparent glass or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The filtering insert of  claim 1 , further comprising a grasping tab protruding upward from the at least one resting tab. 
     
     
         7 . The filtering insert of  claim 4 , further comprising a grasping tab protruding upward from each of the first and second resting tabs. 
     
     
         8 . A method of protecting eyes from damage comprising: placing a pair of eyewear on a user; and
 placing a filtering insert in between the eyewear and the user, wherein the filtering insert comprises a pair of electromagnetic filter lenses.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the filtering insert comprises at least one resting tab forming a channel, and at least one grasping tab protruding from the at least one resting tab. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising the steps of:
 grasping the eyewear filtering insert by the at least one grasping tab; and   sliding the at least one resting tab aver a frame of the pair of the protective eyewear so that the frame is secured within the channel, thereby securing the filtering insert to the eyewear.