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

Claim 0:
1. A visor and protective face shield apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a visor having a plurality of slots spaced apart along a forward edge of the visor and positioned inward in relation to the forward edge of the visor, each said slot having a substantially straight central portion and angled end portions extending from the central portion; and
(b) a face shield having a plurality of tabs spaced apart along an edge of the face shield and extending from the edge of the face shield, said plurality of tabs corresponding to said plurality of slots, each said tab configured for aligning and fixing the tab with the corresponding slot;
(c) wherein the edge of the face shield has an 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;
(d) wherein each said tab is insertable into a corresponding slot by said tab bending from a flat position to an arcuate position; and
(e) wherein each said tab automatically springs back to the flat position after insertion, thereby locking each tab within the slot;
(f) 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.