Patent ID: 6173447
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
A demountable protective eye shield assembly for engagement to the visor of an independent item of headgear having a headband and a visor, with the visor of said headgear having an upper surface and a lengthwise outermost edge extending from a right side end point of attachment with the headband of the headgear to a left side end point of attachment with the headband of the headgear, said demountable protective eye shield assembly comprising:a clamp body having upper and lower jaws with outer surfaces and inner surfaces for removable clamping engagement to at least said upper jaw, said clamp body being of a shape which is adapted to conform with the outermost edge of a visor lengthwise along said upper jaw and extending from a right end to a left end, said inner surface of said upper jaw being adapted for substantially water tight engagement with the upper surface of a visor adjacent its outermost edge when said jaws are in clamping engagement with the visor;gutter means attached to said upper jaw, said gutter means being substantially coextensive with said upper jaw such that water impinging on the visor, which water would, in the absence of said gutter means, drain off the visor generally into a wearer's field of vision, is trapped by said gutter means and redirected to either side of said clamp body for draining off the visor substantially out of the wearer's field of vision;an eye shield having a top edge, a bottom edge, a right side, a left side, and front and rear faces bounded by said sides and edges; andeye shield attaching means pivotally attaching said eye shield to said clamp body such that eye shield is pivotable between a first, primary operative position in which it shields a wearer's eyes and a second, non-operative position in which it is disposed substantially above the visor of the headgear.