Abstract: An improvement upon other inventions of Applicant wherein a visor which is attached to the head of the user supports a shield which hangs in front of the face of the wearer, protecting the eyes, nose and mouth from contamination which might be carried by dental and medical patients or in other environments. This invention differs in that the support of the shield is accomplished by forward extending tabs on the forward edge of the visor projecting into slots formed near the upper edge of the shield.

Abstract: This invention relates to a fastener for securing goggles tightly to a motor-cyclist's helmet.The fastener comprises a support 4 fixed to each side of the helmet, beside the face aperture, a removable stud-piece 5 having an off-center mushroom-headed stud 15 and a buckle 6 attached to the free end of one of the two elastic straps 2 of the goggles.The stud-piece 5 may be clipped into the support 4 either way round, to adjust the position of the stud 15. The buckle 6 prevents an aperture 21 which enables the buckle to be fixed onto the stud. One buckle 6 has a clip notch 22 which releasably maintains the buckle on the stud, while the other has only a circular aperture 21 to facilitate undoing the fastener.

Abstract: An adjustable baseball type cap assemblage having a crown portion and various interchangeable visor portions. Insignia patches of various styles can be removably affixed to the selected visor and crown portions so that one cap assembly can be modified to identify with two or more athletic teams.

Abstract: Sunglasses incorporated with a cap visor or a band, and provided with an adjuster to regulate the sunglasses' upper and downward movements at different angles.

Abstract: The ear covering and eye covering assembly comprises an elongate curved band, first and second ear coverings mounted, respectively, to each end of the band, a molded plastic piece on the band, and an eye covering mounted to the plastic piece. If desired, a removable visor may be pivotably mounted on the plastic piece and radio speakers may be mounted within the ear coverings.

Abstract: To protect dentists, physicians, their assistants and others from contamination from contact with blood, bodily fluids and the like of patients, a transparent shield extends from the forehead to below the mouth and partially around the sides of the face. The shield is supported spaced from the face by a visor extending forward from the forehead. The visor is supported by a band around the back of the head. The present invention fabricates the shield, visor and head bands from a single blank, suitably die cut, all interconnected. The combined shield, visor and head bands may be attached to a surgeon's cap or the head bands may be eliminated and the cap attached to the inner edge of the visor.

Abstract: To protect a surgeon or operating room personnel from splatter from a patient afflicted with various diseases (including A.I.D.S.) a transparent shield is supported in front of the face hanging down to about the chin. A conventional surgeon's disposable cap is fixed to a visor which projects forward and down from the forehead. The upper edge of the shield is supported by the visor.

Abstract: A dual-visor assembly for use with a helmet such as that of an aircraft crew member in which an inner visor is releasably secured to the helmet by snap fasteners that release toward the rear of the helmet, while an outer visor is releasably secured to the helmet over the inner visor by snap fasteners that release toward the front of the helmet to prevent the inadvertent release of both visors simultaneously. The snap fasteners are carried by straps that are secured to the inner surface of the inner visor and to the outer surface of the outer visor to prevent entanglement. Elements carried by the visors space the inner visor from the outer visor as well as from the surface of the helmet. A soft cover is releasably secured over the outer visor in its raised position to prevent scratching of the outer visor or other structures.

Abstract: Shooter's hat comprising a crown portion and an integral bill and side blinder assembly, in which the bill is characterized as being short and wide, and the side blinders are rigid but bendable forms to suit the needs of the shooter. The side blinders are characterized by having forward and rearward relieved arcuate portions, the forward portion providing wider visible flight path and the rearward portion preventing side vision distractions and light blockage without interfering with facial anatomy. The side blinders also have a lower lobe approximately coordinate with the eye position, in a front-to-back orientation, that extends below the eye socket to approximately the level of the cheek bone. As compared to the long bill loose fabric flaps of the prior art, the hat provides necessary shielding from sun and distracting peripheral light or activities, yet does not unduly restrict the angle of vision of the target flight path.

Abstract: A cap with binoculars for using, both as a cap and binoculars, comprising a first member, a second member, pin means and binoculars.

Abstract: A size adjustable sun-visor and headpiece combination adapted to be worn on the head of a wearer, the headpiece having a front portion to run across the forehead of the wearer and a rear portion extending downwardly to cover the backneck of the wearer. An elongated headband having a frontal portion secured to the front portion of the headpiece, and rightside and leftside portions being secured respectively to opposite sides of the rear portion of the headpiece. Elastic back portions connect the rightside and leftside portions of the headband together, and include buckles to adjust the headpiece to the headsize of the wearer.

Abstract: A cap including a detachable eye shield adjustably mounted on a mounting block which is removably engaged in a dovetail groove formed on the central portion of the under side of the visor member of the cap. A shaft member disposed on the upper frame of the eye shield is pivotally snap-engaged in the holder portion of the mounting block whereby the eye shield can be raised up and down relative to the visor member. By pushing the mounting block back and forth along the dovetail groove the eye shield can be moved to adjust the distance relative to the eyes.

Abstract: A pair of strap retainers are mounted on opposite sides of a safety helmet for securing safety goggles in a storage position. An open slot is formed in each retainer thereby defining a hook about which the goggles strap is retained. The goggles along with the head strap are placed against the crown of the hard hat, and the loops defined on each side of the folded head strap are inserted into the retainer slots. The goggles are securely retained onto the helmet with the head strap following a curved path about the crown between the two retainers. Because the elastic goggles strap is retained within open slots, the goggles strap can be folded and quickly inserted into the slot for storage of the goggles, and can be quickly drawn out of the slot so that goggles can be worn independently of the helmet.

Abstract: A cap to be worn on the head of a person, comprising a generally hemispherical shell, having a lower edge, which fits over the upper portion of the head of a person; a permanent visor attached to that portion of the shell lower edge which contacts the forehead and extending outwardly therefrom; an extendible visor having essentially the same shape as the visor and movable from a stored position where it mates with the permanent visor to a forward extended position at which it effectively increases the length of the permanent visor; and one or more fasteners which releasably secure the extendible visor in stored mating position against one side of the permanent visor and which releasably secure the extendible visor in forward extended position against one side of the permanent visor.

Abstract: A pair of strap retainers are mounted on opposite sides of a safety helmet for securing safety goggles in a storage position. An open slot is formed in each retainer thereby defining a hook about which the goggles strap is retained. The goggles along with the head strap are placed against the crown of the hard hat, and the loops defined on each side of the folded head strap is inserted into the retainer slots. The goggles are securely retained onto the helmet with the head strap following a curved path about the crown between the two retainers. Because the elastic goggles strap is retained within open slots, the goggles strap can be folded and quickly inserted into the slot for storage of the goggles, and can be quickly drawn out of the slot so that goggles can be worn independently of the helmet.

Abstract: A safety helmet has a shell with a visor movably supported on both sides. By means of a bearing pin and a control pin guided along cam surfaces, the visor can be positioned over the face opening of the helmet or swung upwardly. Detents for the pins define positions for the visor including a flush mounting in the face opening, a venting position at which the visor is spaced from the helmet shell but remains over the face opening, and an upward position. These positions are preferably achieved by means of a control disc having displacement and rotation defining detents, engaging the bearing and control pins on each side of the visor.

Abstract: A visor for a billed type hat having a holder (20) of similar configuration to the periphery of the bill with a lens (40) distending at right angles downward in front of the bill covering the wearers eyes. A socket (26) within the holder (20) rotatably connected to a link (50) provides vertical movement and a jaw (58) is further rotatably attached to the link (50). The jaw also contains a pair of fingers (64) that springingly separate to grasp the bill of a cap near the crown. The device rotates upward from the cap and, through friction of the rotating members, remains in the elevated position at the wearers option.

Abstract: A bracket (10) for releasably engaging a goggle (14) to a headgear (12). The bracket (10) includes a receptacle (52) with inside tapered sidewalls (124) matable with a goggle stud (55) having corresponding outer tapered sidewalls (125). A release lever (22) is housed in said stud (55) and includes a transverse notch (140) latchable with a lug (146) on a catch arm (144) adjustably fixed within the receptacle (52). The catch arm (144) is adjustable by an eccentric (162) while the goggle stud (55) is engaged within the receptacle (52).

Abstract: The goggle mounting system comprises protective goggles which carry one strap on each side for attachment to a helmet. The straps are flexible and resilient. The attachment of the straps to the helmet is such that the strap on only one side is easily disconnectable, while the strap on the other side is pivoted to the helmet and remains connected. The strap fasteners differ from one another in that one strap is attached to the helmet by means of mating sections of Velcro, respectively attached to the side of the helmet and the other fixedly attached to the strap. The other strap is attached to the helmet by a resilient snap fixed to the helmet and a mating member on the end of the strap.

Abstract: A protective flap for a batting helmet. The protective flap attaches to a batting helmet or is fabricated with the helmet, and extends alongside the cheek and jaw of the batter. The protective flap can attach to the ear cover of the batting helmet, and extends forwardly to an outer end approximately aligned with the front of the batter's chin or nose. The upper edge of the protective flap is spaced below the visor of the helmet to allow substantially unobstructed vision but this spacing is less than the diameter of the ball in play, to prevent the ball from striking the batter's cheek or eye.

Abstract: This eye shield cap is formed of tubular knit stretchable open mesh fabric and includes a crown which snugly fits the head of the infant with a turned hem portion extending around the lower edge of the crown and adapted to extend behind the head and across the eyes of the infant. An elongate opaque fabric insert is positioned inside of the turned hem and extends across the area of the turned hem which covers the eyes and bridge of the nose of the infant. Lines of stitching extend along the turned hem and penetrate portions of the upper edge of the opaque fabric insert to retain the same in position. An upwardly curved bridge is formed in the medial portion of the lower edge of the elongate opaque fabric insert and is connected to the opaque fabric insert by additional stitching.

Abstract: A visor on a helmet incorporates a transparent curved shield that extends downwardly. The visor and shield have a tongue and groove interfit that provides a quick slide interconnection, without separate fasteners.

Abstract: A helmet assembly (10) provided with either single or dual visor mechanisms (14, 16) and low profile right and left side pivot assembly (18, 20). A low profile visor actuating arm assembly (36, 38) is associated with each visor and the left hand pivot shaft (46) of the left side pivot assemblies (20). Each visor actuating arm assembly is capable of being readily manipulated by the left hand of a pilot so that the associated visor can be moved between fully raised and completely down positions, the visor actuating arm assembly also cooperating with the pivot shaft (46) to positively lock the visor in either of its fully raised or completely down positions. A pivot hub assembly (47) is also disclosed for securing the pivot shaft (46) to the helmet (12).

Abstract: Visor (B) is secured to helmet (A) by hinge devices (C) each consisting of an arched guideway (12) for a slider (10). The pattern of guideway (12) in its rear terminal tract is such as to draw slider (10) toward the rear top part of the helmet to ensure engagement of visor edge (B) to the bottom of edge (A1) of the helmet's opening.Likewise, the front terminal tract of arched guideway (12) is conceived in a manner such as will ensure elastic engagement of top edge (34) of the visor with the curved top surface (A.sub.2) of the helmet when the visor is lifted. Notches and elastic teeth (26-27) are provided between arched guideway (12) and slider (10); the notches and teeth make it possible to form between visor edges (B) and the opening of helmet (A), a ventilation slot for de-fogging the visor. Ventilation of the helmet is further improved by slots (52) in the front-rear part (A.sub.3) of the helmet connecting the exterior with a chamber (50) which outlets at visor (B) through a slot.

Abstract: A football helmet having a face mask formed of a wire frame with a series of beads strung along certain wires to make it difficult for an opposing player to grab the face mask. Each bead is formed such that it can be snapped on its supporting wire.

Abstract: A detachable visor for a motorcycle helmet having a top wall with laterally spaced side wall members that extend downwardly from the lateral edges of the top wall. A laterally extending recess portion is formed in the top wall intermediate its front edge and its rear edge. The recess portion has a downwardly extending rear wall and a pair of laterally spaced downwardly extending side walls. A plurality of snap fasteners have their female portions attached to the rear surface of the rear wall and they are laterally spaced apart from each other so that they mate with the male portion of the snap fasteners that are secured to the outer surface of the forehead portion of a motorcycle helmet. A top wall cover panel is detachably secured to the side walls in the recess portion to form an aerodynamically smooth top wall surface on the detachable visor. An air flow deflector panel extends between the side wall members of the visor and functions to direct air into the interior of the helmet.

Abstract: A locking and release mechanism for a helmet which, on release, permits rotation of the visor in either direction. The mechanism comprises an arcuate track (23) fixed to the helmet shell (11). The visor is preferably mounted on an arm (19) rotatable about an axis transverse of the shell and connected to a subsidiary arm (27) rotatable about the same axis. On the arm is a shoe (31) with a flat surface (37) opposing arcuate surface (25) of the track. Two interengaging operating members (45, 47) with respective guide surfaces are pivotally mounted on the shoe. Two outwardly biassed rollers (95, 97) are located between the opposed surfaces. Movement of the operating members against the rollers' biassing brings the guide surfaces into contact with the rollers and pushes them from wedging engagement to release the mechanism permitting rotation of the visor against low opposition from the rollers.

Abstract: A frame for surrounding and holding the lens of goggles for sports comprises an upper frame member, opposite side frame members and a lower frame member which are formed integrally. A protector is provided along the front portion at least of the upper frame member of the frame.

Abstract: In addition to protective helmets, a breathing protection is required time and again. This purpose is served by a protective breathing mask. It must be made possible to put the mask on in a simple way with one hand, but reliably and in combination with the protective helmet. To this end, the mask is provided with locking means comprising coupling hooks to be moved by means of spreading dogs. While pushing the dogs together, the coupling hooks are displaced outwardly, to spread apart at the end of this motion. Upon putting on the protective mask and releasing the hold of the spreading dogs, the hooks get clamped to the protective helmet where they engage catch seats to lock the mask to the helmet. The breathing mask is thus firmly held toward the face to be protected. The mask is removed in an equally simple way, by pushing the spreading dogs together.

Abstract: A cap arrangement is disclosed for sealing the space between the outer surface of a protective helmet and the upper edge of a pivotally mounted visor carried by the helmet, to prevent, for example, sawdust passing to the space on the inside of the visor during timber sawing operations. The cap arrangement comprises a sheet of fabric having a front edge secured to the upper edge of the visor and a rear edge secured to an elastic ribbon attached at its ends to the mountings which pivotally support the visor at the sides of the helmet.

Abstract: The device comprises a small electric motor driving, through reduction gearing, a gear segment associated with the visor pivot point. The gear segment has a configuration which includes a quarter of a circle and a straight portion which imparts the visor with an initial forward movement followed by a pivotal movement during the opening phase, and vice versa during the closing phase.

Abstract: An eyeglasses apparatus for attachment to a cap visor; the apparatus comprises two main parts, including a clip part which is selectively removably attachable to a cap visor and a main eyeglasses part which is hingedly engageable with a member of the clip part. The main eyeglasses part is integrally molded in a unitary construction, and preferably comprises either sunglasses or safety glasses. When the apparatus is attached to a cap visor, the main eyeglasses part can be readily pivotably moved between an operative position wherein the user's eyes are shielded and an inoperative position wherein the main eyeglasses part is disposed adjacent the underside of the cap visor.

Abstract: A riot faceshield assembly is provided which can be utilized with a wide range of protective helmet designs and sizes, which provides a positive sealing relationship between the faceshield and the front brim of the helmet, which may be pivoted into and conveniently locked in the protective position, and which includes a positive stop member to prevent the faceshield from pivoting downwardly into contact with a wearer's neck or chest when impacted. The faceshield assembly includes a three point or triangular retention system which assures integrity of the unit in the event of either upwardly or downwardly directed impacts.

Abstract: A snap on shield for a helmet is formed with a transparent surface of a predetermined shape to fit onto a helmet to protect the face of a wearer. The shield is injection molded of a polymer material having a molded female center snap portion for engaging a male snap portion on a helmet and a female polymer snap portion formed on each side of the shield. Each snap portion is an elongated snap portion that allows the male snap portion to be snapped in at any position along the elongated female snap portions. The helmet shield can be fitted to different helmets having male fastener portions in different positions. Each elongated polymer snap fastener portion has an elongated groove formed in the shield and has an elongated lip formed along each elongated edge of each groove and protruding over a portion of the groove.

Abstract: An assembly is provided for use in securing a secondary unit, such as a welder's mask or the like, to a primary unit, such as a protective helmet often referred to as a hard hat. The secondary unit is mounted for adjustment between operative and inoperative modes relative to the primary unit. The primary unit is provided with at least one exterior shoulder projecting laterally outwardly from a wall surface. The shoulder is provided with an upwardly extending passageway. The assembly includes a base portion which rests upon and is supported by the shoulder. Connected to and depending from the base portion are a plurality of fingers which extend into and resiliently engage the shoulder passageway and retain the bracket in assembled relation with the primary unit. Adjustable means coact with the base portion to secure the secondary unit to the bracket base portion whereby the secondary unit can assume a selected mode relative to the primary unit.

Abstract: An adapter, for adapting an accessory fitting for various size pockets at the margin of protective helmets, has two tapering end walls and front and rear side walls, extending from opposite ends of the end walls, overlapping each other about midway thereof. The front wall is provided with an opening for receiving a projection of the fitting, which normally presses against the inner side of an outer wall of the pocket. The front wall is, adajcent to the opening, provided with a ridge, locally increasing the wall thickness.

Abstract: The device (FIG. 1) is provided in combination with helmet A and related vizor B, with a box shaped gear and pinion assembly 10, secured by pin 12 to helmet A. A gear wheel 14, secured to side wall A of the helmet, engages, via pinion 20 held by gear and pinion assembly 10, with a sector gear (rack) 24 also secured to said gear and pinion assembly which is torsionally connected to the end of vizor B. When assembly 10 is caused to oscillate in the clockwise direction to lift vizor B, a complementary counter-clockwise oscillation is imparted to same to permit complete lifting of the vizor, so that its top edge may approach and fit tightly over the surface of helmet A.

Abstract: A retainer for a surgeon's eye glasses embodies a tape-like member with one end portion thereof extending around the nose bridge of the glasses and overlapping and detachably connected to an adjacent portion of the tape-like member. The other end portion of the tape-like member extends alongside and is detachably connected to a superjacent portion of a surgical hood.

Abstract: Crowned headwear having an interior pocket attached to the inside of the front of the crown which extends upward within a space in the crown between the head of the wearer and the inside of the crown. The pocket is of flexible material for expanding into the space to accommodate articles to be carried within the pocket.

Abstract: A visor apparatus for attachment to a helmet having snap portions thereon. The visor has a visor support portion and a visor bill portions integral therewith and protruding from the support portion. The visor support portion is curved to fit adjacent the helmet and has a plurality of generally U-shaped slots formed therein to form a plurality of resilient tabs. Each resilient tab has a snap portion attached thereto to thereby allow resilience to each mounted snap portion. Each snap portion may be reinforced by having a greater thickness than in the visor bill and each snap mounted therein may be mounted in an elongated slot. The visor support portion has a pair of end snaps mounted in horizontally elongated slots for adjustment to the helmet.

Abstract: A lighting system for a welders helmet which includes a high intensity, high Kelvin temperature electric light source attached to the face shield for directing a high energy, high Kelvin temperature light beam forwardly of the viewing port, and an energizing circuit including an on-off switch interconnecting the light source to a source of electrical energy which deenergizes the light source where the welder's eyes are not protected by the face shield.

Abstract: This invention relates to removable hat brims in general, and more specifically to a sunshield specifically designed to be used in the construction trades and adapted to frictionally and resiliently engage a hard hat to provide shade beyond that normally provided by the protective headgear.

Abstract: A motor cyclist's helmet has a visor apertured at either side so that it can pivot on pivots projecting from the helmet. At one side, the aperture in the visor is elongate so that this side of the visor can be pushed forward, the visor being slightly deformed outwardly. A pin projecting from the helmet and received in a slot in the visor then permits the visor to be pivoted upwardly, which the pin and slot prevents when the visor is pushed back against the helmet. The visor can be operated by one hand, with the help of a projecting portion of the visor or a gripping member affixed thereto.

Abstract: A device for attaching a variety of various eye shields or spectacles, safety shields or the like to a cap which allows for variable adjustment in the location of the spectacles with respect to the cap, removeable attachment, and two position up-down positioning of the eye shield comprising one or more wire frames which are attached by upper and lower velcro strips to a cap visor, the frame having a pair of clips which attach the eye shield or spectacle to the frame. Each frame is formed from a light weight unitary wire that allows for frictionally holding the eye shield in an up or down position relative to the wearer and wearer's vision. The base of the frame is removeably attached to the cap by a fabric fastener such as velcro which is attached in layers to the lower side of the visor and by an additional strip that goes over the base of the frame. A variety of eye shields, lenses, sunglasses, or the like can be readily detached or interchanged with each frame or frames.

Abstract: A device presents a tube, fixed to the wall of a helmet and guides for a slide, which can be moved along said guides by means of a cable S.The slide keeps hinged the visor B through a clutch connection, having a pinion which engages a rack 28D fixed to a support.The movement of the slide in one direction X, at first releases the ends of the visor from the shoulder of the helmet and afterwards engages the pinion with the rack, and this induces a swinging movement of the visor B around its pivots.

Abstract: In this helmet, the shield has a lower notch adapted to rest on the nose of the user and is connected by an elastically yieldable connection to a support which is pivotally mounted on the outer shell of the helmet. This connection biases the shield inwardly of the helmet. The shield in this way adapts itself to the morphology of the user.Application in ski crash-helmets.

Abstract: Protective unit (10) including a hard hat (12) with a lower rim or flange (12c), an accessory such as goggles (20), a goggle or accessory band or cord (22) attached to a plurality of accessory band attaching and retaining clips (30) attached to the lower rim of the hard hat. Each clip 30 has a slot of special configuration adapted to accept at least one and preferably a plurality of rims or flanges (12c) of different configuration (60, 70, 80 and 90), a substantially rigid stationary portion (32) and an opposing resilient clamping portion (42) for clamping engagement with opposite sides of the rim (12c), an opening (56) adapted with an expandable side passage or entrance to receive the band without threading therethrough or detaching it from the accessory and latching means (52) (54) (57) (58) latched to prevent escape of the band and unlatched to insert and remove the band (22).

Abstract: A vizor is retained to a helmet A by means of hinging members 22, 24, one member being associated with sliding organs 10, 12 connected with actuating means 26 and 28 by means of which the pivots 20 of the hinges are displaced with respect to the helmet, for the purpose of disengaging the rim of the vizor from a housing A1 located in the opening of the helmet.

Abstract: The helmet, at its face opening, is provided with a peripheral abutment in which the edge of a transparent shield is housed, such that the visor when closed is flush with the surface of the helmet. Such shield is connected to the helmet structure by articulation members which are connected to members such as multiple hinges comprising links or the like. The length of the hinge members can be varied to allow the shield to be moved away and removed from the peripheral abutment and then tilted.

Abstract: A head-supported optic shield protects the eyes of the wearer and eliminates the need to wear glasses while working. The optic shield comprises a porous, ventilated cap having an annular supporting member or brim and an adjustable chin strap. The supporting member or brim includes an outwardly extending peripheral flange which cooperated with and supports the supporting flange portion of a cylindrical shield. The cylindrical shield is of clear, transparent safety glass or optical quality plastic with three lens portions, viz. clear, close magnification, and distance magnification. The supporting flange on the optical shield has a notch which cooperates with a positioning abutment on the brim so that the cylindrical shield may be rotated and temporarily fixed in a predetermined position with any one of the lenses in front of the eyes of the wearer. An auxiliary welding shield is provided.