Headset sun visor

• US 5,046,192 A
• Filed: 09/26/1989
• Issued: 09/10/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ryder International Corporation (Atrion Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Ryder International Corporation (Atrion Corporation)
• Inventors: Ryder, Francis E.
• Primary Examiner(s): NERBUN, PETER P
• Application Number:
  US07/412,458
• Time in Patent Office: 714 Days
• Field of Search: 2/209, 2/10, 2/12, 2/423, 2/424, 2/6, 381/183, 381/187, 381/25, 379/430, 455/351
• US Class Current: 2/12
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/045 Eye-shades or visors; Shields beside, between or below the eyes caps with means for protecting the eyes A42B1/018
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1058 Manufacture or assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/0335 Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests for monophonic headphones H04R1/105

Abstract

A visor adapted for use with a headset worn on a person'"'"'s head having a brim portion formed to wrap around the front of said person'"'"'s head providing shielding from visually adverse conditions. The brim portion is formed with rearwardly extending portions which terminate in clips used to mount the visor to the headset. The visor is integrally formed of a suitable plastic providing necessary rigidity and flexibility characteristics. The design of the clips exploit the flexibility characteristics of the plastic to removably retain the visor on the headset without any additional fasteners or adhesives. The clip is formed of two generally parallelly aligned flanges with a headband receiving gap therebetween, one flange formed with a heel portion and a gap and the other flange formed with a stabilizing flange. A portion of the headset fits into the gap and is retained in the gap by the stabilizing flange on the opposing flange.

Claims

1. A visor attachable to a headband portion of a headset worn on a person'"'"'s head, said headband portion having an inside surface facing said person'"'"'s head and an outside surface directed away from said person'"'"'s head, said visor comprising:

a brim portion formed to wrap around the front of a person'"'"'s head for shielding a person'"'"'s eyes from visually adverse conditions, two rearwardly extending portions integrally formed with said brim portion, said rearwardly extending portions being formed at angles directed outwardly away from each other for preventing said visor from creating compressive forces on a headset to which it is attached;

a clip member attached to an end of each of said rearwardly extending portions distal said brim portion for releasably attaching said visor to said headband of said headset in a fixed position.

2. A visor attachable to a headband portion of a headset worn on a person'"'"'s head, said headband portion having an inside surface facing a person'"'"'s head and an outside surface directed away therefrom, said visor comprising:

a brim portion formed to wrap around the front of a person'"'"'s head for shielding a person'"'"'s eyes from visually adverse conditions, said brim portion having two rearwardly extending portions;

a clip member attached to an end of each of said rearwardly extending portions distal said brim portion for releasably attaching said visor to said headband of said headset in a fixed position;

an inside flange and an outside flange formed on said clip member, said inside and outside flanges being engagable with inside and outside surfaces of a headband, said flanges being joined at one end and attached to said rearwardly extending portions, a headband receiving gap being formed between said flanges for receiving a headband of a headset for attaching said visor thereto;

guiding edges formed on at least one of said inside and outside flanges of said clip member along the surface of said headband receiving gap facing said headband, said guiding edges angling inwardly towards said headband receiving gap for guiding a headband positioned thereagainst into engagement with said clip member when an engaging force is applied thereto;

edges formed on said inside and outside flanges flaring outwardly from said headband receiving gap for receiving said headband for promoting insertion of said headband therein;

a stabilizing flange being formed generally perpendicularly on a surface of one of said inside and outside flanges, said surface facing said headband receiving gap, said stabilizing flange compressibly engaging a headband for fixedly retaining a headband between said inside and outside flanges.

3. A visor for use with a headset having a headband positioned over a person'"'"'s head for wearing thereon, said visor comprising:

a brim portion projecting in front of a person'"'"'s head having side portions extending rearwardly therefrom, said side portions being formed at divering angles directed outwardly away from one another;

a clip member integrally formed with said visor for removably attaching said visor to a headband of a headset, said clip member comprising an inside flange and an outside flange, said inside and outside flanges being integrally formed with said side portions of said visor, said flanges having formed therebetween a headband receiving gap into which said headband is inserted to attach said visor thereto;

a guiding edge formed on one of said inside and outside flanges of said clip member being angled for guiding a headband positioned thereagainst into releasable engagement with said clip member when an attaching force is applied to said clip member and said headband;

a stabilizing flange being formed on one of said inside and outside flanges on a surface facing a headband receiving gap, said stabilizing flange generally formed perpendicular to one of said inside and outside flanges and having an angularly formed edge facing an open portion of a headband receiving gap for receiving a headband when inserted into said headband receiving gap, a headband being compressibly retained between an abutting surface of said stabilizing flange and a surface of the other of said inside and outside flanges facing said headband receiving gap for retaining said visor in a fixed position relative to said headband.

4. A visor for use with a headset worn on a person'"'"'s head, said headset having a headband positioned over said person'"'"'s head, said visor comprising an integrally formed flexible plastic brim portion, two rearwardly extending portions, and a clip member, said brim portion projecting in front of and generally wrapping around a portion of the sides of a person'"'"'s head, said rearwardly extending portions integrally formed with said brim portion and extending towards a headband of a headset, said clip member integrally formed on the end of said rearwardly extending portions for releasably attaching said visor to a headset in a fixed position;

said clip member comprising an inside flange and an outside flange, said flanges integrally formed and biasedly deflectable relative to one another and being at one end of each of said rearwardly extending portions, a headband receiving gap being formed between said inside and outside flanges for receiving a headband therein, guiding edges being formed on one of said inside and outside flanges and being angled for guiding a headband positioned thereagainst into said headband receiving gap when an attaching force is applied thereto;

a projecting heal portion being formed on one of said inside and outside flanges facing inwardly towards said headband receiving gap for releasably retaining a headband within said headband receiving gap once engaged therewith.

5. A visor releasably attachable to a headband portion of a headset worn on a person'"'"'s head, the headband portion of the headset having an inside surface facing a person'"'"'s head on which it is worn and an outside surface facing an opposite direction, the headband portion of the headset extends over the top of a person'"'"'s head in an arch, said visor comprising:

a brim portion projecting in front of a person'"'"'s head being formed with two side portions extending rearwardly therefrom for attachment to said headband portion for shielding a person'"'"'s eyes from visually adverse conditions;

a clip member including two flanges being integrally formed on the ends of each of said side portions for removably attaching said visor to a headband of a headset, said two flanges extending rearwardly from each of said side portions, said clip member compressibly retaining a headband extending transverse thereto and engaged therein for retaining said visor in a fixed position on a headband portion.

9. A visor according to claim 5, wherein each said clip member includes a pair of flange members, one said flange member defining a gap for receiving said headband portion, the other of said flange members overlying said gap to maintain said headband portion therein to thus retain said visor in a fixed position on said headband portion.

7. A visor releasably attachable to a headband portion of a headset worn on a person'"'"'s head, the headband portion of the headset having an inside surface facing a person'"'"'s head on which it is worn and an outside surface facing an opposite direction, said visor comprising:

a brim portion projecting in front of a person'"'"'s head being formed with two side portions extending rearwardly therefrom for attachment to said headband portion such that said visor, when attached to a headband, shields a person'"'"'s eyes from visually adverse conditions, said side portions extending rearwardly from said brim portion are formed at diverging angles for preventing said visor from creating compressive forces in a headband of a headset to which it is attached;

a clip member integrally formed on the ends of said side portions for removably attaching said visor to a headband of a headset, said clip member compressibly retaining a headband engaged therein for retaining said visor in a fixed position on a headband portion.

6. A visor according to claim 7, wherein said clip member is formed with inside and outside flanges, said inside and outside flanges being engagable with inside and outside surfaces of a headband respectively, said flanges being joined at one end and attached to each of said rearwardly extending portions, and defining a headband receiving gap formed between said inside and outside flanges for receiving a headband of a headset inserted therein.

8. A visor releasably attachable to a headband portion of a headset worn on a person'"'"'s head, the headband portion of the headset having an inside surface facing a person'"'"'s head on which it is worn and an outside surface facing an opposite direction, said visor comprising:

a brim portion projecting in front of a person'"'"'s head being formed with two side portions extending rearwardly therefrom for attachment to said headband portion such that said visor, when attached to a headband, will shield a person'"'"'s eyes from visually adverse conditions;

a clip member integrally formed on the ends of said side portions for removably attaching said visor to a headband of a headset, said clip member compressibly retaining a headband engaged therein for retaining said visor in a fixed position on a headband portion, said clip member is formed with inside and outside flanges, said inside and outside flanges being engagable with inside and outside surfaces of a headband respectively, said flanges being joined at one end and attached to each of said rearwardly extending portions, and defining a headband receiving gap formed between said inside and outside flanges for receiving a headband of a headset inserted therein, a stabilizing flange formed on one of said flanges and a projecting heel portion formed on the other of said inside and outside flanges, said stabilizing flange and projecting heel portion facing inwardly towards said headband receiving gap and engaging a headband inserted therein for cooperatively retaining said headband within said clip means for removably attaching said visor to a headband in a fixed position.