Patent ID: 6275992
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A42B,G02C

Abstract:
For use in conjunction with a hat having a brim, an eye shield assembly comprising:a frame,a lens mounted to the frame,means for pivotally mounting said frame to the hat between a storage position and an operational position,wherein in said storage position said lens nests closely adjacent to the brim and wherein in said operational position said lens depends downwardly from the brim, wherein said pivotal mounting means comprises a pair of clips, each clip having ends, one clip being attached at said first end to one side of the brim, and the other clip being attached at said first end to the other side of the brim, said second ends of said clips each having a spherical socket so that said sockets face each other, a pair of posts secured to said frame so that one post is adjacent one end of said frame and the other post is adjacent the other end of said frame, each post having a spherical ball such that said spherical balls face away from each other and are dimensioned to be received in the socket in said clip adjacent said post.