Patent ID: 9125448
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
1. A support system, comprising: a headwear system adapted to be worn on the head of a user; a frame adapted to have a visor attached thereto to shield at least a portion of the face of the user; a first member attached to the headwear system; a second member attached to the frame, the second member being pivotable relative to the first member so that the frame is pivotable relative to the headwear system; an adjustable mechanism adapted to abut and apply force to the second member in a first state to compress the second member into abutting engagement with the first member and having at least a second state in which the adjustable mechanism does not abut the first member; and an extending pivot member extending axially through a passage in the first member and a passage in the second member, the pivot member comprising threading, the adjustable mechanism comprising cooperating threading via which the position of the adjustable mechanism may be adjusted to place it in the first state or in the at least a second state, the extending pivot member further comprising a first flange and a second flange, spaced from the first flange, the first flange and the second flange capturing a portion of the first member and a portion of the second member therebetween, thereby maintaining the extending pivot member, the first member and the second in operative connection.