Safety shield system

• US 5,500,954 A
• Filed: 04/29/1994
• Issued: 03/26/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: J Prime Industries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Prime Industries, Inc. (Ohio) (Crown Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Smith, Jack V., Carter, Jesse M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Neas, Michael A.
• Application Number:
  US08/236,656
• Time in Patent Office: 697 Days
• Field of Search: 2/9, 2/11, 2/4, 2/15, 2/424, 2/8, 128/857, 128/201.24, 128/206.21
• US Class Current: 2/9
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/11 Protective face masks, e.g. for surgical use, or for use in foul atmospheres eye-masks A61F9/04 ; hoods affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents A62B17/04
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1184 with protection for the eyes, e.g. using shield or visor
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/02 Goggles breathing masks A62B18/00; swimming goggles A63B33/002; diving masks B63C11/12

Abstract

A safety system shield which protects the head, facial, throat, and upper thorax regions of the body from exposure to biological, chemical, and physical matter that may take the form of solids, liquids, or aerosols, and includes a thin flexible shield which is curved, and transparent. It is shaped to rest on the anterior shoulder, and thorax region of the body, thereby allowing the head to look in any direction. This relieves the wearer'"'"'s head of the weight of the shield while affording maximum protection. The safety shield system is ultra-light weight thus, reduces wearer'"'"'s fatigue, and eliminates headaches, resulting in the enhancement of safety, and the reduction of accidents. The safety shield is flexible allowing it to conform to the size, and curvature of the wearer.

Claims

1. A one piece portable safety shield free from attachment to a wearer'"'"'s head, configured to protect the wearer'"'"'s upper thorax region and full face from biological or chemical liquids or aerosols and physical projectiles, the safety shield comprising

a continuous thin flexible transparent curved body having bottom, top and opposed side edges,

the bottom edge conforming in shape to an upper thorax and a shoulder region of the wearer and resting on the wearer'"'"'s upper thorax and shoulders,

the top edge extending beyond the top of the wearer'"'"'s head,

the opposed side edges extending beyond ears of the wearer to a point distal from a front of the curved body, the side edges juxtaposed to each other behind a neck of the wearer, and opposed distal portions of the safety shield with respect to a front of the curved body connected together by an elastic member behind the neck of the wearer to hold the safety shield in position.