Abstract: A replacement sports helmet face shield assembly has a cold-weather ventilation system for face shield defogging without circulating cold air through the interior of the sports helmet. The assembly has a face shield frame that carries a face shield. The frame has a lower face shield frame vent and an upper face shield frame vent. The upper portion of the frame may have an air flow director which, when the assembly is mounted on a sports helmet, directs air entering the upper frame vent. The directed air flow creates a vacuum that draws air entering the lower frame vent substantially upward along an interior surface of said face shield. A sports helmet assembly has a versatile, adjustable ventilation system which can operate in a defog-only mode in cold weather, a defog and interior ventilation mode in warmer weather, and an interior ventilation-only mode when no defogging is desired.

Abstract: The goggle system of the present invention has a first embodiment which extends continuously between the goggle fittings and includes a first end which is webbing reinforced, threadedly attached through a standard tension lock buckle in a position to be drawn rearwardly along the side of the head of the user to tighten. Spaced from the fold, a patch of hook-like members is sewn to the strap in a position oriented away from the user's head to accept attachment of the reinforced end.The second embodiment includes a goggle strap which is not continuous, and is terminated at a patch of hook-like members. Between the patch of hook-like members and the tension buckle is a grommet sized to interfit with fittings on the side of the helmet.

Abstract: An article of clothing for detecting and monitoring the level of infestation of ticks, and other crawling insects. The article of clothing can be in the form of a stocking having an upper legging section that encircles portions of the trouser's legs. One or more circumferential bands are provided about the upper section of the stocking for collecting and entrapping the ticks, etc. The stocking is formed of a material and color to attract and facilitate insect gathering on the stocking.

Abstract: A zip-fastener feeding device for an automatic sewing unit comprises an introduction device, an endless drawing means guided via a drive wheel and via deflection pulleys and a guiding device. Zip fasteners can be introduced through the introduction device by means of the drawing means by at least one guiding channel of the guiding device onto a workpiece retaining plate or a zip-fastener retainer provided in the latter and these zip fasteners can be precisely positioned there.

Abstract: The modular mailing machine has a plurality of modules mounted in such a manner as to form a single process station. At the process station, a meter module is mounted in spaced relationship to a platen module. A tape module is mounted in the mailing machine; such the tape module tape track is supported in a generally cantilevered manner. A tape positioner selectively positions a support from a home position to second position longitudinally removed from the home position to cause the tape track to be located between the meter and platen modules. A tape feed selectively feeds one of a plurality of imprinting tapes to and through the tape track such that the fed imprinting tape resides within the tape track when the tape track is in the second position.