US3259908A - Faceshield clip-on visor - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
- A61F9/04—Eye-masks ; Devices to be worn on the face, not intended for looking through; Eye-pads for sunbathing
- A61F9/06—Masks, shields or hoods for welders
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
- A61F9/02—Goggles
- A61F9/025—Special attachment of screens, e.g. hinged, removable; Roll-up protective layers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A42—HEADWEAR
- A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
- A42B3/00—Helmets; Helmet covers ; Other protective head coverings
- A42B3/04—Parts, details or accessories of helmets
- A42B3/18—Face protection devices
- A42B3/22—Visors
- A42B3/225—Visors with full face protection, e.g. for industrial safety applications
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- This invention relates to a face-protective shield or helmet and, more particularly, to means for detachably clipping a transparent window or visor on such shield so that it may be readily replaceable.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a novel visor construction and a readily detachable mounting thereof on a faceshield so as to overcome the abovenamed disadvantages and permit the use and substitution of visors of various thickness for different hazards, also to effect such substitution or replacement easily and quickly by a mere clip-on operation.
- a further object of the invention is to provide a visor of relatively simple and inexpensive construction and which may be attached onto or detached from the faceshield without the necessity of tools.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of a faceshield or helmet on which is detachably mounted a visor 13 embodying the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the faceshield shown in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the visor 13 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged, elevational view of an inside portion of the shield at one side thereof, more clearly showing means for anchoring an extension of the visor;
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken a ong VV of FIG. 4;
- FIG. 6 is a vertical, cross-sectional view showing the top portion of frame 5.
- numeral 1 generally denotes a faceshield or helmet 2 of rigid plastic or other suitable material which is slightly flexible so that the side portions may be slightly sprung apart.
- Numeral 3 denotes a nut for pivota ly mounting the shield on a headband suspension (not shown).
- the present invention is specifically directed to the mounting for the transparent plastic window or visor 13, of acetate, vinyl or other suitable material, to make the visor easily and quickly replaceable or detachable.
- Shield 2 has a window opening 4 in a frame portion 5 which has top and bottom portions having a plurality of spaced, outwardly extending protuberances or beads 6 which are adapted to fit into corresponding holes 14 (see FIGS. 3 and 6) provided in the visor.
- a slot or opening 7 extending from 7a to 7b (see FIGS. 4 and 5) and through which the ears or side extensions 12 of the plastic visor 13 may be inserted and slid along the inner surface of shield 2.
- Such extensions 12 are provided with holes Patented July 12, 1966 ICC 11 which are shaped so as to snugly encircle integral projections 8 formed on opposite sides of the inner surfaces of the shield.
- the extensions 12 are gradually pushed into the slots 7 and as soon as holes 11 come into registry with projections 8, the extensions 12, by virtue of their stiffness and flexibility, snap into locking position by closely hugging the inner surfaces of the shield, at which time edge surfaces 9 of the projections 8 serve as stops to prevent the extension from pulling out forwardly of the faceshield.
- visor 13 does not have its peripheral portion sandwiched between two parts as in conventional mountings but instead, its inner peripheral surface is uncovered since the only force necessary to hold the visor in place is the tendency of the slightly folded visor to unfold into its natural flat shape as shown in FIG. 2.
- This provides the outstanding advantage of enabling visors of different thickness to be used for different hazardous conditions, such as a thickness of .015 inch for light hazards and thicknesses of .020, .030, .040, and .060 for greater hazards.
- visor 13 To remove visor 13 it is necessary merely to pull the extensions or cars 12 sufiiciently away from the inner surface of shield 2 so as to clear projections 8, whereupon by pushing the ears 12 forwardly, visor 13 is detached from locking engagement with beads 14.
- a new visor may then be mounted merely by inserting its ears 12 through slots 7 from the front of shield 2 after slight arcuate bending of visor 13 and pushing the visor inwardly until openings 11 come into registry with projections 8, whereupon the ears will automatically spring into locking position by engaging the inner surfaces of shield 2 by virtue of the springiness of the visor 13, that is, its tendency to spring back into its normal fiat shape.
- a face protective shield having a window opening defined by a slightly offset frame portion, a slot on each side of the shield between the frame portion and the shield, a projection on the inner surface of each side of the shield closely adjacent one of said slots, and a visor of flexible and springy, transparent plastic material which is normally flat and which is provided with a pair of laterally extending ears, each of said ears having a hole corresponding in outline to each of said projections, said ears projecting into the front of said shield through said slots, and said projections extending through said holes and ireleasably locking said visor upon said shield, whereby the springiness of the ears and visor cause said ears to lock in place by moving closely to the inner surface of said visor, and whereby said projections act as stops for preventing forward displacement of said visor.
- said frame is provided with a plurality of spaced integral projections along its top and bottom portion and wherein said visor is provided with a plurality of corresponding slots along its top and bottom perimetrical portions, said projections extending through said slots and releasably engaging said visor to firmly lock the visor to the shield.
- a face protective shield for pivotal mounting on a headgear, said shield having a window opening defined by an inwardly offset frame portion, a pair of slots extending between side portions of said frame portion and said shield, a substantially semi-circular projection integrally formed on the inner surface of said shield adjacent each of said slots with its diameter closest to the slot, a visor of transparent, plastic material which is flexible and 15 springy but sufiiciently rigid to tend to assume a fiat shape and being of substantially rectangular outline with laterally extending ears extending through said slots and, each of said ears having a substantially semi-circular cutjections extending along the top and bottom perimeters I of said frame portion, and a plurality-of correspondingly shaped holes along the top and bottom margins of said visor, said projections extending through said holes and releasably locking said visor on said frame, whereby the springiness of said visor and extensions hold said extensions in locked position against the inner surface of the shield.
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US3783452A (en) * | 1972-04-11 | 1974-01-08 | Us Navy | Removable goggles for helmet |
US3787895A (en) * | 1972-07-21 | 1974-01-29 | P Belvedere | Protective face mask and padding material therefor |
US4031564A (en) * | 1976-06-24 | 1977-06-28 | Wood Theodore W | Hockey mask |
FR2350802A1 (en) * | 1976-05-14 | 1977-12-09 | Racal Amplivox Communication | HELMET WITH PROTECTIVE VISOR |
WO1986004790A1 (en) * | 1985-02-23 | 1986-08-28 | Foehl Artur | Safety helmet |
EP0526919A1 (en) * | 1991-08-07 | 1993-02-10 | PROFIL - Jean-Paul Burlet Gmbh | Welding-protection-helmet of coloured plastic with a clear or tinted visor |
US6301719B1 (en) * | 2000-09-28 | 2001-10-16 | Itech Sport Products Inc. | Helmet face protector attachment system |
US6381749B1 (en) * | 2000-02-09 | 2002-05-07 | Leader Industries Inc. | Protective mask with anchor clamp for physical games |
US20050091732A1 (en) * | 2003-11-04 | 2005-05-05 | Howard Jeremy C. | Face shield assembly |
US20050150028A1 (en) * | 2001-04-23 | 2005-07-14 | Lester Broersma | Face mask with detachable eye shield |
US20070050896A1 (en) * | 2005-05-19 | 2007-03-08 | National Paintball Supply, Inc. | Face mask and goggle system |
FR2890537A1 (en) * | 2005-09-13 | 2007-03-16 | Fenzy Soc Par Actions Simplifi | IMPROVEMENTS IN PROTECTIVE HELMETS WHICH COMPRISE A REMOVABLE OCULAR AND A CAP TO BE RECORDED ON A FRAME WITH PIVOTING ON A HEADSET HANDLE |
US20090014006A1 (en) * | 2007-07-10 | 2009-01-15 | Levin Eric M | Novelty mask cover |
US8225421B1 (en) * | 2006-05-03 | 2012-07-24 | Sperian Eye & Face Protection, Inc. | Face shield |
US20160366968A1 (en) * | 2015-06-18 | 2016-12-22 | Bell Sports, Inc. | Time trial bicycle helmet with ear shield |
US20170079364A1 (en) * | 2014-11-20 | 2017-03-23 | Paulson Manufacturing Corporation | Protective face shield |
USD801589S1 (en) | 2006-02-10 | 2017-10-31 | Gi Sportz Direct Llc | Protective mask |
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US2186817A (en) * | 1938-03-16 | 1940-01-09 | Frederick M Bowers | Filter glass holder |
US2799862A (en) * | 1954-07-19 | 1957-07-23 | American Optical Corp | Eye protective means |
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US3783452A (en) * | 1972-04-11 | 1974-01-08 | Us Navy | Removable goggles for helmet |
US3787895A (en) * | 1972-07-21 | 1974-01-29 | P Belvedere | Protective face mask and padding material therefor |
FR2350802A1 (en) * | 1976-05-14 | 1977-12-09 | Racal Amplivox Communication | HELMET WITH PROTECTIVE VISOR |
US4031564A (en) * | 1976-06-24 | 1977-06-28 | Wood Theodore W | Hockey mask |
WO1986004790A1 (en) * | 1985-02-23 | 1986-08-28 | Foehl Artur | Safety helmet |
EP0526919A1 (en) * | 1991-08-07 | 1993-02-10 | PROFIL - Jean-Paul Burlet Gmbh | Welding-protection-helmet of coloured plastic with a clear or tinted visor |
US6381749B1 (en) * | 2000-02-09 | 2002-05-07 | Leader Industries Inc. | Protective mask with anchor clamp for physical games |
US6301719B1 (en) * | 2000-09-28 | 2001-10-16 | Itech Sport Products Inc. | Helmet face protector attachment system |
US7003802B2 (en) * | 2001-04-23 | 2006-02-28 | Jt Usa, Llc | Face mask with detachable eye shield |
US20050150028A1 (en) * | 2001-04-23 | 2005-07-14 | Lester Broersma | Face mask with detachable eye shield |
US20050091732A1 (en) * | 2003-11-04 | 2005-05-05 | Howard Jeremy C. | Face shield assembly |
US7007306B2 (en) | 2003-11-04 | 2006-03-07 | Bacou-Dalloz Eye & Face Protection, Inc. | Face shield assembly |
US7120939B1 (en) | 2003-11-04 | 2006-10-17 | Bacou-Dalloz Eye & Face Protection, Inc. | Support for a face shield |
US20070050896A1 (en) * | 2005-05-19 | 2007-03-08 | National Paintball Supply, Inc. | Face mask and goggle system |
US8011026B2 (en) | 2005-05-19 | 2011-09-06 | Kee Action Sports I Llc | Face mask and goggle system |
US8549672B2 (en) | 2005-05-19 | 2013-10-08 | Kee Action Sports I Llc | Face mask and goggle system |
FR2890537A1 (en) * | 2005-09-13 | 2007-03-16 | Fenzy Soc Par Actions Simplifi | IMPROVEMENTS IN PROTECTIVE HELMETS WHICH COMPRISE A REMOVABLE OCULAR AND A CAP TO BE RECORDED ON A FRAME WITH PIVOTING ON A HEADSET HANDLE |
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USD900405S1 (en) | 2006-02-10 | 2020-10-27 | Gi Sportz Direct Llc | Protective mask |
USD1041087S1 (en) | 2006-02-10 | 2024-09-03 | Kore Outdoor (Us), Inc. | Protective mask |
USD801589S1 (en) | 2006-02-10 | 2017-10-31 | Gi Sportz Direct Llc | Protective mask |
US8225421B1 (en) * | 2006-05-03 | 2012-07-24 | Sperian Eye & Face Protection, Inc. | Face shield |
US20090014006A1 (en) * | 2007-07-10 | 2009-01-15 | Levin Eric M | Novelty mask cover |
US20170079364A1 (en) * | 2014-11-20 | 2017-03-23 | Paulson Manufacturing Corporation | Protective face shield |
US10188167B2 (en) * | 2015-06-18 | 2019-01-29 | Bell Sports, Inc. | Time trial bicycle helmet with ear shield |
US11337479B2 (en) | 2015-06-18 | 2022-05-24 | Bell Sports, Inc. | Time trial bicycle helmet with ear shield |
US20160366968A1 (en) * | 2015-06-18 | 2016-12-22 | Bell Sports, Inc. | Time trial bicycle helmet with ear shield |
US10612540B2 (en) * | 2018-02-18 | 2020-04-07 | Paul Joseph DeCanio | Pump gland well shield |
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Owner name: C & D ACQUISITION CORP., 280 PARK AVE., NEW YORK, Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:INCO SAFETY PRODUCTS COMPANY;REEL/FRAME:003955/0259 Effective date: 19810730 Owner name: MANUFACTURERS HANOVER COMMERICIAL CORPORATION, 121 Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:C & D ACQUISITION CORP.;REEL/FRAME:003955/0272 Effective date: 19810730 Owner name: C & D ACQUISITION CORP., A CORP. OF DE., NEW YORK Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:INCO SAFETY PRODUCTS COMPANY;REEL/FRAME:003955/0259 Effective date: 19810730 Owner name: MANUFACTURERS HANOVER COMMERICIAL CORPORATION, A C Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:C & D ACQUISITION CORP.;REEL/FRAME:003955/0272 Effective date: 19810730 |