Face shield detachably mounted to spectacles
First Claim
1. A face shield assembly, comprising:
- a flexible base member;
said base member having a curvature formed therein so that it follows the contour of a human head;
a plurality of posts spaced at predetermined intervals along the length of said base member;
a flexible shield means;
a plurality of apertures formed in said flexible shield means near an uppermost edge thereof so that said flexible shield means is detachably secured to said base member by press fitting said posts into their associated apertures;
a top shield means having a leading edge that conforms to the curvature formed in said base member and that is fixedly secured thereto, said top shield means substantially closing a space between the base member and the user'"'"'s forehead when the face shield assembly is worn;
a clamp means that detachably engages a pair of spectacles having lens means; and
engagement means for releasably attaching said top shield means to said clamp means;
detent means at opposite ends of said base member for releasably retaining opposite ends of said flexible face shield against said base member so that the shape of said flexible shield means conforms to the shape of said base member; and
said engagement means including means for slideably engaging said top shield means and for engaging said clamp means so that said flexible shield means may be placed at differing spacings relative to the face of the user of said face shield.
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Abstract
A face shield assembly is releasably attached to a pair of spectacles and is adjustable so that it may be placed close to or away from the wearer'"'"'s face. It is lockable into each position of adjustment. Multiple apertures are formed in a clear or tinted lens, just below its uppermost edge, and these apertures press fittingly receive posts that are formed along the length of a flexible base member that conforms to the contour of the wearer'"'"'s head so that the lens depends from the base member. The opposite ends of the lens are retained in detent members formed in the opposite ends of the base member, and a horizontal top shield extends from the base member to the wearer'"'"'s forehead.
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12 Claims
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1. A face shield assembly, comprising:
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a flexible base member; said base member having a curvature formed therein so that it follows the contour of a human head; a plurality of posts spaced at predetermined intervals along the length of said base member; a flexible shield means; a plurality of apertures formed in said flexible shield means near an uppermost edge thereof so that said flexible shield means is detachably secured to said base member by press fitting said posts into their associated apertures; a top shield means having a leading edge that conforms to the curvature formed in said base member and that is fixedly secured thereto, said top shield means substantially closing a space between the base member and the user'"'"'s forehead when the face shield assembly is worn; a clamp means that detachably engages a pair of spectacles having lens means; and engagement means for releasably attaching said top shield means to said clamp means; detent means at opposite ends of said base member for releasably retaining opposite ends of said flexible face shield against said base member so that the shape of said flexible shield means conforms to the shape of said base member; and said engagement means including means for slideably engaging said top shield means and for engaging said clamp means so that said flexible shield means may be placed at differing spacings relative to the face of the user of said face shield. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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