Patent ID: 11864603
Assignee: OP-D-OP, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. In a visor and protective face shield apparatus, an improvement comprising:
a plurality of slots spaced apart along a forward edge of a visor and positioned inward in relation to the forward edge of the visor;
a plurality of tabs spaced apart along an edge of a face shield and extending outward from the edge of the face shield, said plurality of tabs corresponding to said plurality of slots;
wherein each said slot has a substantially straight central portion and angled end portions extending from the central portion;
wherein the edge of the face shield is undercut in an area beneath each said tab to form a notch beneath a side of said tab extending inward from the edge of the face shield;
wherein each said tab is insertable into a corresponding slot by said tab bending from a flat position to an arcuate position; and
wherein each said tab automatically springs back to the flat position after insertion, whereby the visor and face shield are secured together;
wherein each said undercut spans from sides of the corresponding tab toward a central axis through the tab wherein the tab is tree-shaped with a trunk portion and adjacent side portions, with the undercut forming a notch in the face shield positioned beneath each of the side portions of the tab.