Oakley premium eyewear surpasses the protection requirements for high-mass impact, as defined by The American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Part of an industrial standard called ANSI Z87.1, the high-mass impact test requires that the lens be hit by a 500-gram metal spike (over a pound of weight) dropped from a height of 51.2 inches (over four feet). To pass the test, no frame parts or lens fragments that could damage the eye may be ejected during impact.
This test is designed to analyze protection against relatively heavy objects traveling at low speeds. Real-world scenarios include being hit by the tip of a ski or hitting a branch while mountain biking. The unique materials and geometries of Oakley's lens/frame combinations allow the company's premium eyewear to exceed the protection requirements of the high-mass impact test.
Oakley premium eyewear also surpasses the ANSI Z87.1 test for high-velocity impact protection. For this test, a pneumatic cannon accelerates a quarter-inch steel shot to 102 miles per hour. The lens is targeted straight on from three different heights, and at seven different angles. To pass the high-velocity test, no contact between the lens and eye is permitted during impact. In addition, no frame parts or lens fragments that could damage the eye may be ejected during impact.
This test is designed to analyze protection against low-mass objects traveling at high speed. Real-world scenarios include being hit by kicked-up gravel while riding a motorcycle or speeding into rockslide pebbles while freeride mountain biking. The unique materials and geometries of Oakley's lens/frame combinations allow the company's premium eyewear to exceed the protection requirements of the high-velocity impact test.
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