Patent ID: 7895680
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: A42B,A63B

Abstract:
1. A protective mask to be worn to protect the face of a wearer, said protective mask comprising: a mask body having a nose covering section, a cheek covering section located at each side of said nose covering section, and a pair of ear covering side sections, each of said pair of ear covering side sections having an ear hole formed therethrough; a removable lens attached to said mask body to cover the eyes of the wearer, said removable lens having a pair of head strap connection holes formed therethrough, said mask body and said removable lens lying adjacent one another such that the ear holes through said ear covering side sections of said mask body are axially aligned with respective ones of said pair of head strap connection holes through said removable lens; a detachable head strap attached to said mask body to hold the protective mask on the face of the wearer; and a first connector attached to one end of said head strap and a second connector to be coupled to said first connector, said first and second connectors moving into mating engagement with one another through the axially-aligned head strap connection holes and the ear holes of said removable lens and said mask body to prevent said lens from being removed from said mask body and said head strap from being detached from said mask body.