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

Claim 8:
9. A visor and protective face shield apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a visor; and
(b) a face shield;
(c) the 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;
(d) the face shield having a plurality of tabs spaced apart along an edge of the face shield and extending outward from the edge of the face shield, said plurality of tabs corresponding to said plurality of slots;
(e) wherein each said slot has a substantially straight central portion and angled end portions extending from the central portion;
(f) 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;
(g) wherein each said tab is insertable into a corresponding slot by said tab bending from a flat position to an arcuate position; and
(h) wherein each said tab automatically springs back to the flat position after insertion, whereby the face shield and visor are secured together and the face shield depends from the visor when worn;
(i) 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.