Patent ID: 8434162
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
1. An eye protector mountable to a protective helmet for use by a firefighter or other emergency worker, the protective helmet having a brim, the eye protector comprising: a bracket mounted to the brim, the bracket including a pair of first stop surfaces; and a pair of eye shields attached to the bracket for movement between a storage position extending along the brim and a usage position extending downward from the brim to shield the eyes of a wearer, each eye shield including a second stop surface that abuts the first stop surface with the eye shield in the usage position to limit movement of the eye shield beyond the usage position; the first stop surfaces are located on a single protrusion located centrally on the bracket between the eye shields, the first stop surfaces defining a V-shaped face on the single protrusion with one of the first stop surfaces defining one leg of the V-shaped face and the other of the first stop surfaces defining the other leg of the V-shaped face.