Abstract: The present application discloses a helmet, a retention system for a helmet, and a method of adjusting a helmet. In certain embodiments, the helmet comprises a helmet shell and a retention system attached to the helmet shell. The retention system generally comprises a rear portion connected to the rear of the helmet shell, at least one strap extending from the rear portion to a front portion of the helmet shell, and an adjustment device attached to the rear portion and configured to selectively adjust the length of the strap between the rear portion and the front portion of the helmet shell.

Abstract: A combination headgear and eyewear system including eyewear that magnetically attaches to the headgear. A magnetic ball and disc joint allows the eyewear to pivot on the headgear and into a position wherein the eyewear rests upon a user's face. Adjustable temples allow the eyewear to be configured so to accommodate a large range of head sizes.

Abstract: A safety helmet includes a shield movable relative to a shell from an open to a closed position, and vice-versa through operation of a shield actuation system. When in the closed position, the shield actuation system permits the shield to be aligned substantially flush with the shell. Further, the shield actuation system allows the shield to be opened through a manual process that includes pushing on a lever or button to initially release the shield and then rotate the shield into the open position. The shield actuation system includes a number of plates with at least two of the plates in kinematic cooperation for allowing the shield to pop out and then rotate relative to the shell.

Abstract: An eye protector (16) is provided for mounting on a helmet (10) of the type worn by a firefighter or other emergency worker, the helmet having a brim (14) that projects forwardly and laterally from a lower part of a crown (12). The eye protector (16) includes a bracket (20) mounted to the brim (14), a pair of eye shields (18) movable between a storage position extending along the brim (14) and a usage position extending downward from the brim (14) to shield the eyes of the wearer, and a pair of hinges (22) to connect the eye shields (18) to the bracket (20) for movement between the storage and usage positions.

Abstract: A rotational engagement component to engage a lens for facial protection, to headwear such as a helmet worn on the head of a user. The device features one or a plurality of mounts engageable to the helmet. A pivot engaged with the mount and with the lens, allow rotation of the lens from an as-used position in front of the user, to a horizontal stowed position. The pivot is translatable in its engagement to the mount allowing for translation of the lens in the stowed position to adjust its center of gravity on the user's head.

Abstract: An eye protector (16) is provided for mounting to a protective helmet (10) of the type worn by a firefighter or other emergency worker. The protective helmet (10) has a brim (14), and the eye protector (16) includes a bracket (20) mounted to the brim (14), a first stop surface (38) carried on the bracket (20), an eye shield (18) attached to the bracket (20) for movement between a storage position extending along the brim (14) and a usage position extending downward from the brim (14) to shield the eye of the wearer, and a second stop surface (37) carried on the eye shield (18) and abutted against the first stop surface (38) with the eye shield (18) in the usage position to limit movement of the eye shield (18) beyond the usage position.

Abstract: A hard hat with attached glasses including a hard hat including a dome portion, the dome portion having an interior surface defining a dome space for receiving a wearer's head and said interior surface including a generally vertical front portion, a pair of glasses and a connection system connecting said pair of glasses to said hard hat, the connection system adapted to allow adjustment of the position of the glasses inside said dome space and down out of said dome space and pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis.

Abstract: Eyewear mountable thereto an existing baseball style cap is herein disclosed, comprising a similar appearance and utilization as a standard pair of sunglasses and a separate baseball cap; however, a modified earpiece is routed upward and fastened to the lower edge of the baseball cap with a free-turning assembly on each side of the cap. In use, the eyewear pivots around and down to the underside of the bill for use and pivots back to the top of the bill for storage.

Abstract: An eyewear assembly for attachment to headwear such as a sun hat, the headwear including a main body and a visor, the eyewear assembly including at least one eyewear member, at least one mounting means to attach the set of eyewear to the headwear and a pair of rotation mechanisms associated with the mounting means and the eyewear to movement relative to the at least one mounting means between a use position in front of a wearer's eyes and a stored position adjacent the visor of the headwear.

Abstract: An eye protector (16) is provided for use in connection with a protective helmet (10) worn by a firefighter or other emergency worker. The protective helmet (10) has a crown (12) and a brim (14) which projects forwardly and laterally from a lower edge of the crown (12). The eye protector (16) includes a pair of transparent, shatter-resistant eye shields (18) that are mounted to the underside of the brim (14) for movement between a storage position and a usage position. Each of the eye shields (18) may have a width W of at least 5.147 inches, may be manufactured from a coated polycarbonate sheet material, and may include an edge enhancement (29) to limit heat related deformation of the eye shield.

Abstract: A pair of safety glasses for use in combination with a hat having a brim is provided. Such pair of safety glasses includes a generally transparent protective member manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape for protecting at least a predetermined portion of a user's face from predetermined detrimental environmental conditions. A securing mechanism has a first portion removably connected to such protective member and a second portion removably connected to such hat brim for securing such protective member to such hat brim. The securing mechanism is manufactured from a second predetermined material and has a second predetermined shape and a second predetermined size.

Abstract: “The disclosure relates to safety eyewear disposed in a safety helmet and including a transparent panel for positioning in front of the eyes of the wearer. At each side of the panel, arms are provided which, at their ends are pivotally connected, on the one hand to the panel and, on the other hand, to the helmet. The arms also each have an interjacent joint at a point between their respective ends. The disclosure also relates to a safety helmet provided with safety eyewear in accordance with the foregoing.

Abstract: Glasses adapted to be mounted on caps having an interior band such that terminal temple connecting portions are mounted on such band at two circumferentially-spaced positions, and the glasses so mounted are further adapted to upwardly pivot such that the glasses are easily utilized with caps worn in both the brim rearward and forward positions and wherein the temple connecting portions include means for limited relative rotation therebetween.

Abstract: Glasses adapted to be mounted on caps having an interior band such that terminal temple connecting portions are mounted on such band at two circumferentially-spaced positions, and the glasses so mounted are further adapted to upwardly pivot such that the glasses are easily utilized with caps worn in both the brim rearward and forward positions.

Abstract: A sun hat includes a main body, a curve visor, two supporting members, and a pair of eyeglasses; the supporting members each have a holding portion, and a folded fixing portion extending from one end of the holding portion; the holding portions have tooth-shaped protrusions on an inner side; the supporting members are secured to the visor with two opposed parts of the folded fixing portions being tightly pressed on two sides of the visor; the eyeglasses have a sleeve part on each of two ends thereof, which has outer tooth-shaped protrusions; the eyeglasses are supported on the supporting members with the sleeve parts being held in the holding portions, and with the tooth-shaped protrusions of the sleeve parts engaging the tooth-shaped protrusions of the holding portions such that the eyeglasses can be pivoted from an in-use position to a not-in-use one, and adjusted in position.

Abstract: An eye protection device is disclosed herein. The eye protection device includes an open face frame, a lens frame with a lens coupled thereto, and means for coupling the lens frame to the open face frame, wherein the lens frame, if pivotally coupled, may be selectively positionable with respect to the open face frame, and has one or more antifogging passageways.

Abstract: A curved optical eye shield removably attached to a single set of arms that connect to an elastomerically operated tensioning system that is formed by two pulleys separated by a rotating armature held in place by a mounting mechanism. The eye shield rotates from a normal viewing position to an out of viewing position above the forehead. The elastomerically operated tensioning system uses a to apply clockwise tension to keep the eye shield held firmly in the viewing position, and when the eye shield is manually lifted toward the out of viewing position above the forehead, tension is applied to the reverse direction to keep the eye shield held firmly in the out of view position.

Abstract: Goggles having a frame with two lateral edges, a shield borne by the frame, and a tie for retaining the frame on the user's head which is attached to each of the lateral edges of the frame. The tie for retaining the frame has a flexible cord located at each of the ends of the tie, each of the cords being connected to the frame by two upper and lower pull points separated along a lateral edge according to an upper cord strand and a lower cord point, and a return element sliding along the cord to allow the respective lengths of the upper and lower cord strands to be modified.

Abstract: The present headwear with eye protector is comprised of a helmet with slots on either side. The slots may be fixed to the helmet, or provided in housings hinged to the helmet. An eyewear is attached to the slots. The eyewear is comprised of a pair of lenses hinged to respective arms that slide into the slots. A pair of connectors attached to the inner ends of the lenses releasably connect the lenses together. The lenses are removable from the eyes by separating their inner ends, and pivoting them away without detaching them from the helmet. The lenses are adjustable fore and aft by sliding the arms within the slots, and are adjustable up and down by tilting the housings. Additional slots may be provided on the housing in a vertical column for further adjusting the height of the lenses.

Abstract: A curved optical eye shield removably attached to a single set of arms that connect to an elastomerically operated tensioning system that is an integral part of ahead mount system. The eye shield rotates from a normal viewing position to an out of viewing position above the forehead. The rotation of the eye shield is initiated manually, but, the elastomerically operated tensioning system contemplates the rotation unassisted after the eye shield passes midway in its travel. The elastomerically operated tensioning system uses an H shaped tensor to apply clockwise tension to keep the eye shield held firmly in the viewing position, and when the eye if shield is manually lifted toward the out of viewing position above the forehead, tension is applied to the reverse or counter clockwise direction to keep the eye shield held firmly in the out of view position.

Abstract: A safety goggles comprises a frame including an attachment member projected above the top center and a slanted coupling surface on the top of the attachment member; a lens fitted in the frame; a protector guide; a shade including a frame, an opening defined by the frame, a flange extended inward from the frame, studs on the frame of the shade, projections on either inner side of the flange of the shade, an engagement member projected above the top center of the flange of the shade, and an inclined coupling surface on the top of the engagement member; a protector lens including holes on the periphery being snugly engaged with the studs when the protector lens is fitted into the shade; a dark lens abutted on the protector lens; and an abutment member including alternate risers on the front peripheral edge, the abutment member being abutted on the dark lens within the shade such that the projections is capable of securing the abutment member to the dark lens.

Abstract: An improved pair of goggles capable of allowing one eye at a time to view things peripherally, which comprises: an opaque, translucent or tinted transparent front part of the goggles which fits in front of and covers the eyes of a wearer of the goggles, said front part having at least one window through which the wearer can view things by the outer periphery of the wearer's field of vision, a cover for the window which is capable of selectively covering the window or allowing the wearer to view things and a part that allows the wearer to wear the goggles.

Abstract: Safety eyewear is presented which is provided with particulate sealing around the inside periphery of the lens/lenses and having temples that provide adjustment of the eyewear to a pantoscopic angle. The eyewear is provided with an adjustable strap assembly for better fit to the wearer's head. The eyewear lens/frame includes a plurality of projections that define various pantoscopic angles. The temple end piece includes a set of recesses that engage the projections formed on the lens/frame which temple end piece is rotated relative to the lens/frame to set the pantoscopic angle. The adjustable strap assembly further adjust the fit of the eyewear and can be unbuckled for snaplocked attachment of the eyewear directly to other safety equipment such as noise suppression ear muffs, communication head phones, breathing masks and the like.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel visor and eyeshield combination. This visor and eyeshield combination allows the wearer to adjust the eyeshield by flipping the eyeshield up to a rest position or down to an in-use position, by adjusting the distance of the eyeshield downward from the visor, by adjusting the distance of the eyeshield from to the wearer's face in order to accommodate eyeglasses and/or facial contours, and, in the preferred embodiment, by allowing the eyeshield to be flipped toward the wearer's face for a wraparound-look.

Abstract: A versatile optical mounting assembly utilizes a headband mount having a forward portion and a vertical member having upper and lower ends. The forward portion of the headband mount includes a slide assembly which receives the upper end of the vertical member, allowing the vertical member to be vertically adjusted and locked into place once a desired position is achieved. A multiple-degree-of freedom clamp assembly is further provided to connect the lower end of the vertical member to the top edge of the eyeglass frames, facilitating first and second rotational movements about separate axes. The invention may also be used in conjunction with an ocular mounting assembly, in which case a slide rail is centrally attached to the eyeglass frames at a point proximate to where the clamp assembly connects the lower end of the vertical member to the top edge of the eyeglass frames.

Abstract: Eyewear having a temple that provides for adjustment of the temple length and adjustment of the pantoscopic angle of the eyewear. The eyewear lens includes a plurality of projections that define various pantoscopic angles. A temple endpiece includes a set of recesses that engage the projections formed on the lens. The temple endpiece is rotated relative to the lens to set the pantoscopic angle. A groove is formed in an endpiece head to allow distal ends of the head to flex away from the lens and reduce the pressure on the lens.

Abstract: A sun visor with attached sunglasses rotatable incrementally between an up position, a down position and several intermediate positions. The frame of the sunglasses is equipped with a pair of circular shoulders from which a pair of posts extend perpendicularly therefrom. The visor has a pair of depending members, each having a hole formed therethrough which is surrounded by a circular pattern of domes extending from the inner faces of the members. A pair of ribs extend from each circular shoulder which abut the domes when the posts are placed through the holes. The ribs fit within the interstices defined by adjacent domes and resist rotation of the frame, but do not prevent rotation if sufficient force is applied. The ends of the posts are conical and slotted to facilitate insertion of the posts through the holes in the depending members and prevent removal because the diameter of the base of the cone is larger than the diameter of the hole.

Abstract: An eye shading device includes a mounting block, a pivot frame and a lens member. The mounting block has opposite sides which are formed respectively with a pivot hole, vertical and horizontal retaining grooves that extend from an insert end of the pivot hole, and a protuberance that is defined by the vertical and horizontal retaining grooves. The mounting block further has a top side provided with a planar fastening member. The pivot frame is generally U-shaped and includes a pair of resilient arm portions and an intermediate retaining portion that interconnects the arm portions. The arm portions have bent distal sections that extend pivotally and respectively into the pivot holes in the opposite sides of the mounting block.

Abstract: An eyeglass structure includes an eyeglass frame defining two rims each receiving and holding therein a lens. Each of the rims has a recessed notch defined by two opposite side walls spaced from each other with a pivot pin extending from one of the side walls to substantially midway of the spacing between the side walls. A sunshade has two projections, each having a through hole through which each of the pivot pins extends so as to allow the sunshade to be movable between an active position where the sunshade is substantially normal to the lenses to block sun light coming from above the eyeglass structure and a stowed position wherein the sunshade is adjacent to and substantially cover the lenses to protect and block light coming from the front side from incidence onto the lenses.

Abstract: A crank mechanism for eyewear comprises a rigid, elongated member which extends across the front frame of the eyewear. Opposite ends of the crank mechanism pivotally connect to the front ends of the right and left temple members, respectively, and operates to move the temple members between their open and folded positions simultaneously with each other.

Abstract: An eyeshield removably attached to a headgear. The eyeshield manually rotates from a normal viewing position to an out of viewing position above the forehead by means of two sets of pivotal arms attached to a unique bistable tensioning pivotal mechanism. This mechanism applies tension to keep the eyeshield held firmly in place in the normal viewing position, and when the eyeshield is manually lifted toward the out of viewing position above the forehead, tension is applied in the reverse direction to keep the eyeshield held firmly in the out of viewing position. The position of the eyeshield may also be adjusted with respect to the face of the user.

Abstract: A pair sunglasses for preventing injury from the intense rays of the sun has a generally rectangular tinted transparent panel and a generally rectangular opaque sunshield rotatably mounted to a slender resilient headband which supports the sunglasses on a forehead of a user. When the tinted transparent and opaque sunshields are both in vertical or horizontal positions, the opaque sunshield is in covering relationship to the tinted transparent panel. In a second aspect of the invention, a generally rectangular tinted transparent panel is mounted for rotation on an opaque sunshield which is mounted for rotation on a slender resilient headband.

Abstract: Various fasteners for connecting an eyeshield to the underside of a cap visor. In general, the fasteners contain one or more bases attached to the underside of the visor. A connector engages the base in such a way as to remain in a fixed position unless adjusted by the wearer. The eyeshield is pivotally coupled to the connector to enable its movement from an inoperative position parallel to the visor to an operative position perpendicular to the visor. The eyeshield may be fixed at any location between these two positions. The eyeshield may also be moved in a longitudinal direction nearer to or further from the wearer's face.

Abstract: A device for affixing sunshades to a cap includes a pair of sunshades fixed to an upper rib with exposed left and right side portions, left and right side anchor members which are affixed to the brim of the cap and have respective clip elements that clip onto the exposed portions of the upper rib of the sunshades to hold the sunshades in position on the brim of the cap. The upper rib also has left and right side cam members positioned on the outer sides of the clip elements which have cam surfaces that abut against stationary surfaces of the anchor members to provide detent positions for maintaining the sunshades stably in either the operative position or an upward, storage position. The anchor members can be clip members or provided with self-adhesive surfaces for attachment to the brim of the cap. The assembly can be pre-assembled with fabricated caps or provided in a retrofit kit for convenient installation by wearers on their own caps.

Abstract: An eye protection transparent shield for use with a headgear. The shield comprises a visor of transparent material and having opposed side connecting portions for pivotal securement to the headgear. The visor has an eye viewing portion and a nose support piece. A pivotal locking mechanism attaches each of the opposed side connecting portions to the headgear. The pivotal locking mechanism has a pivot connection and a guide mechanism for displacing the visor from a position of use, in front of the wearer's eyes, to a position of non-use above the wearer's eyes. The visor is arrested at both positions by a resiliently biased element which also applies a continuous retention force.

Abstract: A combined eyeglass and cap combination is disclosed herein including a cap or other headgear provided with a crown and forwardly projecting bill or visor from which eyeglasses downwardly depend so as to be immediately in front of the wearer's eyes. A pivot device connects the eyeglass frame with the bill or visor whereby the eyeglasses may be positioned between an operative position in front of the eyes or a storage position adjacent the bill or visor underside. The pivot device includes a frictional detent to maintain the eyeglasses in either one of the two positions and may be of a fixed or detachable connection with the eyeglass frame or the eyeglass itself if composed of a transparent plastic.

Abstract: An eye wear visor includes a visor structure which is provided which can engage the user's head about the upper portion above the user's ears, and is preferably made of durable plastic. The visor has a downwardly sloped forward brim surface which supports a guide rail having a "C" shaped axial cross section which is downwardly disposed and which engages a cylindrical portion of an attachment member. The attachment member can be displaced along the rail and has an opening having a laterally oriented axis, the opening having a hexagonal shape and supports a main hexagonal support. The main hexagonal support individually and independently supports a right and a left lens assembly via hexagonal bores in each of the right and left lens assemblies.

Abstract: A clip-on sunglasses assembly having an elongated base member with a clip member secured to its top for detachably securing the base member to the bottom surface of the brim of a hat. A spring action sled is reciprocally mounted in a rectangularly shaped cutout portion of the base member. A one piece lens has its top edge secured to a lens holder member having a cylindrical shaped drum secured to its rear edge. The cylindrical drum is pivotally mounted in structure extending downwardly from the spring action sled. The lens can be pivoted between a down position and an up position and it is positively positioned in each of these respective positions.

Abstract: Facial protective wear including a facial shield member having a substantially transparent portion for allowing visible light to pass to the wearer's eyes and a support coupled to the facial shield for supporting the facial shield on the wearer's head. The facial shield member further has a nose protective portion extending over and protecting substantially the wearer's entire nose from in front of and from above and preferably has side portions protecting the wearer's eyes in a direction from the sides of the wearer's head. The facial shield member transparent portion preferably substantially prevents ultraviolet solar radiation from reaching the wearer's eyes and facial features, such as the nose and cheeks, and also from reaching the eyes in a direction from the sides of the head. The facial protective wear also can be used to protect the wearer from the wind and from injury due to flying objects. Various embodiments are described, including embodiments that clip onto existing eyewear or headware.

Abstract: Facial protective wear including a facial shield member having a substantially transparent portion for allowing visible light to pass to the wearer's eyes and a support coupled to the facial shield for supporting the facial shield on the wearer's head. The facial shield member further has a nose protective portion extending over and protecting substantially the wearer's entire nose from in front of and from above and preferably has side portions protecting the wearer's eyes in a direction from the sides of the wearer's head. The facial shield member transparent portion preferably substantially prevents ultraviolet solar radiation from reaching the wearer's eyes and facial features, such as the nose and cheeks, and also from reaching the eyes in a direction from the sides of the head. The facial protective wear also can be used to protect the wearer from the wind and from injury due to flying objects. Various embodiments are described, including embodiments that clip onto existing eyewear or headware.

Abstract: In glasses, in particular industrial safety or sports glasses with an integral continuous sight piece and with inclination-adjustable side pieces articulated on a frame piece it is provided for the purpose of defined and reliable inclination-adjustment accompanied by the advantage of low-cost manufacturing that the sight piece has lateral backwards oriented appendixes formed in one piece with it and extending about in parallel to the wearer's head, that a frame piece with lateral appendixes is arranged along the upper edge of the sight piece surrounding the latter and the latter's appendixes, that the frame piece with the articulated side pieces is supported on the sight piece pivotably around a horizontal pivot axis, in that pins are arranged on the inside of each of the appendixes, that the pins engage with semicircular slits concentric of the pivot axis in the appendixes of the sight piece, wherein, to arrest the pins in certain angular positions of the slits, the latter are formed by a plurality of approx

Abstract: A sun visor with attached sunglasses rotatable incrementally between an up position, a down position and several intermediate positions. The frame of the sunglasses has a pair of posts extending laterally through holes in members dependent from the visor. The holes both have scalloped edges and the posts have a prismatic shape so that the scallops will engage the sides of the prismatic post and resist its rotation but not prevent rotation if sufficient force is applied to deform the scallops. The ends of the posts are conical and slotted to facilitate insertion of the posts through the holes in the dependent members and prevent removal because the diameter of the base of the cone is larger than the diameter of the hole.

Abstract: A safety glass or spectacle assembly for use with a pair of ear defenders having a pair of lobes for sealing engagement with ears of a user. The assembly includes a safety glass or spectacle frame, an elongated set of arms each attachable to sides of the frame; and means for affixing ends of said arms remote from said frame to an exterior surface of respective lobes of the ear defender. By utilizing the exterior surface of the ear defender to attach the arms of the spectacles one avoids disrupting the seal of the lobes to the ears that are caused by using conventional safety glasses or spectacles.

Abstract: An eye shield assembly for cap visor, comprising a clip body consisting of a clip and a hollow frame having rails at longitudinal opposite inner sides, a slide block displaceable on the rails within the hollow frame of the clip body, which is formed with a holder portion at a bottom side, and an eye shield with a support pivotally engaged into and suspended from the holder portion of the slide block. This eye shield assembly is readily mounted onto the visor of a cap and detached as desired.

Abstract: A cap provided with removal flip up and down glasses including a mounting member for positioning the flip up and down glasses on an outwardly extending visor of the cap. Attachment members pivotally secure a pair of lenses of the flip up and down glases to the mounting member so that the glasses can be flipped up to a first position adjacent to the visor and also flipped down to a second position so that the lenses are disposed at a proper eye level for a person wearing the cap. Preferably, the lenses are removable from the attachment members. Separable fasteners are disposed between the visor and the mounting member for removably securing the visor and the mounting member together. One portion of the fasteners is secured on an underside of the visor and another mating portion of the fasteners is secured to an upper surface of the mounting member.

Abstract: Headgear is provided having a head element adapted to be worn by a person and including in combination an eye shield carried by the head element and which may be selectively positioned with respect to the head element in either a shielding or covering position relative to the wearer's eyes or in a stored position. The head element has a section that is positionable on a wearer's forehead in secured relationship by a headband and is formed with a forwardly projecting visor and a storage compartment to contain the eye shield. The storage compartment is formed by spaced apart, rigid walls that are interconnected at their upper ends by a top wall with the bottom of the compartment being open to permit movement of the eye shield into and out of the compartment.

Abstract: An apparatus including a cap structure with an integral forwardly directed brim. The brim includes a first hook and loop fastener strip mounted laterally of the brim to a bottom surface thereof adjacent the cap body portion of the associated cap. The organization includes an eye glass structure including a plurality of spaced hinges mounted to a rigid support plate wherein the rigid support plate includes a second hook and loop fastener strip selectively securable to the first hook and loop fastener strip. Modification of the instant invention further includes a flexible covering flap formed with a forward terminal end and opposed hook and loop fastener strips mounted to each side of the flap adjacent the forward terminal and cooperative with companion hook and loop fastener strips mounted to upper and lower surfaces of the visor to selectively cover and uncover the eye glass organization dependent on use.

Abstract: A sweat-absorbing strip for a sport goggle comprises a supporting strip enveloped with a cloth cover and a horizontal supporter fixed on the sport goggle. The supporting strip has a long rectangular shape and a base having a length-wise round groove to engage with an outer round section of the horizontal supporter so that the supporting strip can be adjusted in its angle relative to the forehead of a user to rest the sweat-absorbing strip on the user's forehead.

Abstract: A flip-up mounting bracket for use of a stripped down ground system type ht vision goggle on an aviators helmet. The frame and excess padding surrounding the ground system goggle is removed and the mounting bracket is substituted for the frame as a threadable mount for the ground system goggle. The bracket is rotatably connectable to standard aviators night vision imaging system (ANVIS) hardware on the helmet. The mounting bracket and goggles are rotatable about the hardware for stowing the ground system goggles up in the vertical flip-up position or down in the direct view of the pilot for use in night observation.

Abstract: A combination sun visor and sunglasses assembly including a mounting structure designed to surround the head of the wearer similar to a headband wherein the lens structure or viewing portion of the sunglasses are positionable between an overlying, normally viewing position relative to the eyes of the wearer or an outwardly extending, shading position similar to an orientation of a visor structure in overhanging, shading position.