Is a swimming goggles patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a swimming goggles have been patented many times, but "a swimming goggles" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows

857 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “swimswimming goggle” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
Among the 857 best keyword matches we examined, 205 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
Most frequent assignees in those matches: CHIANG HERMAN (46), CHOU TERRY (19), GLOBAL ESPRIT INC (17), TABATA CO LTD (15).
Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A61F (409), A63B (316), G02C (144), G02B (124).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a swimming goggles

Lens assembly structure of swimming goggles US-12214262-B2 2025 · QBAS CO LTD
The present invention provides a lens assembly structure of swimming goggles. The lens assembly structure comprises two lenses, two retaining walls, two skirt portions, and two frame portions. Each of the lenses includes an eye si…
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Swimming goggle and strap structure US-2021236883-A1 2021 · QBAS CO LTD
A swimming goggle and a strap structure are disclosed. The swimming goggle includes a goggle main body and the aforesaid strap structure. The goggle main body includes a lens assembly and two lateral connectors which are disposed …
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Swimming goggle with replaceable lenses WO-2011147255-A1 2011 · WANG ZHONGBAO
A swimming goggle with replaceable lenses comprises a spectacles frame (1), lenses (3) and a rubber strap (5) connected to two ends of the spectacles frame (1). The spectacles frame (1) is provided with two lens frames, in each of…
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Nose strap jointing structure for swimming goggles/mask US-7730556-B2 2010 · FIRST RANK CO LTD
A swimming goggle structure includes two eye masks and a centrally located nose strap. Each eye mask has an outer edge forming a head strap buckle to which a head strap is connected and an inner edge forming a projecting joint sec…
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Strap adjusting device for swimming goggles US-7823226-B2 2010 · CHOU TERRY
A strap adjusting device includes a buckle having two through-holes spaced by a partitioning wall. A pressing member is slideably and rotatably received in each through-hole. The pressing members are movable relative to the buckle…
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Frame/lens combination for swimming goggles US-7194771-B2 2007 · CHOU TERRY
A frame/lens combination includes a rigid frame with stretching resistance and a rigid lens with stretching resistance. The frame is annular and includes an opening having an extension that tapers outward to form a tapered end sec…
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Length-adjusting device for head strap of swimming/diving goggles US-7296306-B2 2007 · CHOU TERRY
A pair of swimming/diving goggles includes a goggle body, a buckle, and a head strap. A wall delimiting a through-hole in the goggle body includes a pressing face. A pin is mounted to the buckle. An end of the head strap extends t…
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Swimming goggles with strap adjusting device US-7007311-B2 2006 · CHIANG HERMAN
A pair of swimming goggles ( 1 ) comprises left and right lens frames ( 2, 3 ) retaining lenses ( 9 ) therein, a connecting device ( 5 ) integrated with the lens frames, and a head strap ( 8 ) connecting outer sides of the lens fr…
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Connecting structure for a frame and a head strap of a pair of swimming/diving goggles US-2005010995-A1 2005
A pair of swimming/diving goggles includes a soft frame having two outer sides each having an engaging portion, two lenses mounted in the soft frame, a head strap, and two connecting blocks respectively mounted to the engaging por…
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Lens/frame assembly for swimming goggles US-6804835-B2 2004
A lens/frame assembly for swimming goggles comprises a frame made of rigid material with slight flexibility, two lens received in a lens-holding compartment of the frame, and a connecting block. The lens-holding compartment has a …
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Buckle assembly for adjusting strap for swimming goggles WO-03000350-A1 2003 · LEE BOM KYU
The invention is a buckle assembly (100) for goggles for releasably fixing a strap (115) having a plurality of stop members (115a) on its surface, comprising a lens frame (118) having a strap-supporting portion around which the st…
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Strap clamping blocks for swimming goggles US-6550110-B1 2003 · TABATA CO LTD
A strap clamping block for swimming goggles, having a pair of guiding channels which are independent of each other and adapted to guide two sections of a strap extending in parallel to each other, respectively. The guiding channel…
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Swimming goggles US-6604247-B2 2003
A pair of swimming goggles includes two lens frames, a nose bridge, two gasket units and a head strap, each of lens frame has at least one concave cavity which are disposed on a periphery of each lens frame and each of which the c…
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Curved lens combination for swimming/diving goggles US-6195807-B1 2001
A lens combination is provided for a pair of swimming/diving goggles having a goggle frame. The lens combination includes a planar lens mounted to the goggle frame and a curved lens mounted in front of the planar lens, thereby def…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a swimming goggles been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Sports equipment patents tend to cover the grip, impact absorption, training feedback, and how gear is adjusted.

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