Patent ID: 7549420
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
1. A head protective equipment, comprising: a breathing mask connectable to a breathing-gas source and adapted to be applied, in a use position, over a bottom part of a user's face, around the user's nose and mouth, for supplying said user with breathing gas, an eye protective shield adapted to be applied over a top part of said user's face, around the user's eyes, and first and second lock elements, respectively located on said mask and on said shield and adapted to cooperate with each other in order to secure said shield to said mask when said mask is in said use position on said user's face, wherein said first and second lock elements are adapted to engage and interlock with each other by a movement of bringing said shield closer to said mask, said movement having a downward component, with reference to said face top and bottom parts, and being directed along a first oblique direction oriented toward an inside of said mask, wherein said second lock element comprises a nipple extending, starting from said shield, in said first oblique direction, and wherein said nipple is adapted to move longitudinally, substantially in said first oblique direction, between a locked position and an unlocked position, within a grasping unit of said shield comprising grasping surfaces for a user's fingers.