Adjustable Magnetic Face Shield

Abstract

The present invention relates to a face shield made of pliable plastic with metals pieces and plastic adapters with magnets, which the face shield attaches to. It is mainly designed for people who wear eyeglasses, allowing for the face shield to connect onto the eyeglass arms. The clear plastic is thin enough to be pliable and will be of an oval or oblong shape to guarantee full coverage of the face. The pliable plastic with the metal pieces attached to it, and the plastic adapters with the magnet pieces attached to it will have no contact to the wearer's skin at any point. The plastic adapters will allow the wearer to adjust the face shield accordingly as close or further from the face as they will feel comfortable wearing it due to it's ability to pivot, closer as a pantoscopic tilt if they feel the need to be more protected or as a retroscopic tilt, further away from the face which will allow the wearer either more air to circulate and be able to breathe better.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A face shield to protect one's face from small flying debris or small particles that may get into the eyes, nose and/or mouth while working close with other people or performing certain activities that might involve dealing with particles that could potentially fly into a person's face. It is not to protect a person from infectious diseases or viruses, although it can be used as an additional layer of protection if required when using a face mask.

A piece of light clear pliable plastic with metal pieces attached on each side that can be connected to the arm of the wearer's eyeglasses by connecting to the magnetic pieces that are attached to part of a plastic insert and is hooked to the arms of the wearer's eyeglasses, connecting the face shield to the arm of the eyeglasses. The wearer will simply align the face shield metal pieces to the magnets that are hooked to the eyeglass arms and allow the magnets to snap the face shield into place. Just as easily to remove the face shield by demagnetizing the face shield from the magnets that are attached on the eyeglass arms.

It can be worn at home while working on certain projects requiring protection or professionally worn in any work environment such as food facilities, professional offices, laboratories that require the face to be shielded from small flying objects, fragments, particles and/or splashes. Many professional environment require the usage of face protection and offer very little option for people who wear eyeglasses. The present invention allows the face shield to connect to the eyeglass arms and not the head or forehead of the wearer which in some instances will cause the wearer to become hot and perspire due to the contact of the face shield on the skin or body. Most important, it allows for the person wearing prescription eyeglasses to maintain having to wear them and not sacrifice their vision in any way. It can be worn in any weather condition, indoors or outdoors.

There are numerous face shields and the closest to this invention is in the following U.S. Patent: Cummings, et al., U.S. Pat. Ser. No. D7,599,005 issued Jun. 21, 2016. The detachable face shield in that particular patent is designed solely for the use of a helmet when out riding in the outdoors and not for everyday activities requiring the face to be protected from small flying debris and small particles that may come into contact with the wearer's face while performing certain tasks, nor can it to be clipped on to the arms of an eyeglass frame.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This face shield is designed for anyone, whether they wear eyeglasses or not and who do not like to have a face shield attached to their head or forehead, creating another layer or object to their bodies. This face shield will be attached to the arms of the wearer's eyeglasses allowing ease and comfort from having the face shield placed directly on the body and skin, working as one unit and not separate pieces. This face shield design's main function allows for the ease of application and removal, with a snap on and snap off effect which can be done and applied by using just one hand and even with the eyes closed. By simply aligning or guiding the face shield close to the magnets attached to the plastic insert, it will easily connect and detach with one swift move.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is the front view of the face shield.

FIG. 1.1, 1.2 are metal pieces attached to each side of the face shield.

FIG. 2 is the face shield with a left side view.

FIG. 3 is the face shield with a right side view.

FIG. 4 is the top and bottom view of the face shield.

FIG. 5.1 is the top and bottom view of the metal piece attached to the face shield.

FIG. 5.2 is the left and right side view of the metal piece attached to the face shield.

FIG. 5.3 is the view of both end of the metal piece attached to the face shield.

FIG. 6 is the plastic adapter with the magnet pieces attached to it at an end view angle.

FIG. 6.1, 6.2 are the magnet pieces attached to the plastic adapter .

FIG. 7 is a view from the side of the plastic adapter that has the magnet pieces attached to it.

FIG. 8 is a view from the side of the plastic adapter that has no magnet pieces attached to it.

FIG. 9 is a view from the top of the plastic adapter that has the magnet pieces attached to one side of it.

FIG. 10 is a view from the bottom of the plastic adapter that has the magnet pieces attached to one side of it.

FIG. 11 is the outer view of the plastic adapter that has the magnet pieces attached to it, mounted on the arm of the eyeglass frame facing outward.

FIG. 12 is the inner view of the plastic adapter that has the magnet pieces attached to it on the other side, mounted on the arm of the eyeglass frame facing inward.

FIG. 13 is a side view of the plastic adapter that has the magnet pieces attached to it, mounted on the arm of the eyeglasses.

FIG. 14 is a front view of the face shield being worn.

FIG. 15 is a back view of the face shield being worn.

FIG. 16 is a view from the side of the face shield being worn at a straight angle

FIG. 17 is a view from the side of the face shield being worn at a pantoscopic tilt.

FIG. 18 is a view from the side of the face shield being worn at a retroscopic tilt.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The pliable plastic can be cut in an oval or oblong shape as well as any other shape desired (FIG. 1) in an average size of 12′ inches in width and 9½ inches length. The metal pieces attached to it (FIG. 1.1, 1.2) can be adjusted to different lengths and widths as required. Due to it's pliable state, the face shield starts off as a flat object but then becomes bendable to conform to the shape required when being mounted and attached to the eyeglass arms (FIG. 4).

The plastic adapter with a length of about 1¾ inches (FIG. 6, 7), with the two magnets attached to it (FIG. 6.1, 6.2) gets fitted over each of the arms of the eyeglass frame (FIG. 11, 12) with the magnets facing outward from the wearer's temple on both sides (FIG. 13) .The adapters are symmetrical which allows them to be alternated from either arm of the eyeglass frame. The magnets are set approximately ¼ inch apart from each other, as negative and positive to allow the shield to be able to be moved closer or further away from the face (FIG. 16), and also to pivot, closer as a pantoscopic tilt (FIG. 17) or further away from the face as a retroscopic tilt (FIG. 18).

Claims

1. A face shield which comprises:

a pliable plastic shield with metal pieces attachments that gets attached to the eyeglasses by connecting with a plastic insert with magnets attached to the it, binding the shield and eyeglasses together as one unit.

2. The face shield of claim 1, wherein the shield connects to the eyeglasses with the connection made by the metal pieces and the magnets coming together.

3. A face shield which comprises:

a plastic insert with magnets attached to it that fits, slides or snaps over each arm of the eyeglasses.

4. The face shield of claim 2, wherein the plastic insert with magnets attached to it, is placed on both arms of the eyeglasses to allow contact of the face shield, offering the ease of application with just a snap on and snap off effect.