Face Shield

A face shield, facemask or virus protection system may comprise a transparent shield attached to head pad or foam piece with a fastening system attached to the shield. The fastener system may comprise any type of retention system and may include a Velcro or hook and loop system or an elastic strap system such as a strap with a male buckle and strap with a female buckle. Disclosed embodiments may protect a user from airborne contaminates such as COVID 19 and other viruses. The face shield system is economical to manufacture and assemble.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The invention generally relates to personal protection systems. More particularly, the invention relates to the construction, assembly and use of a face shield, suitable for protection from air borne pathogens, such as COVID 19 and similar viruses and/or disease.

(2) Description of the Related Art

General face shields or face masks are known in the related art, but are unduly complex to assemble and expensive. With the new worldwide trend of pandemics or even plagues, there is a serious shortfall in the art for easy to assemble and economically feasible face shields. Thus, there is an urgent need in the art for the presently disclosed embodiments.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention overcomes shortfalls in the related art by presenting an unobvious and unique combination, configuration and use of relatively simple components that are economically feasible to produce and assemble. The presently disclosed embodiments include a face shield, face mask or helmet that may comprise a transparent protective barrier, having connection voids; a head pad or absorption foam piece and fasteners, wherein the fasteners may comprise a Velcro or hook and loop system, elastic fabric and/or a buckle system. The disclosed embodiments overcome shortfalls in the art by providing a light weight system that will fasten well to a user's head, and won't move so as to not require readjustment during use.

The disclosed embodiments may be single use or multi-use.

REFERENCE NUMERALS IN THE DRAWINGS

100face shield system in general

230fastener voids defined within a shield component200

300a head to shield pad or foam piece

320concave side of head to shield pad

340convex side of head to shield pad

350distal ends of head to shield pad

410strap or other flexible member or elastic member

430strap with male buckle

450strap with female buckle

500end user or person

These and other aspects of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description in conjunction with the associated drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

Unless otherwise noted in this specification or in the claims, all of the terms used in the specification and the claims will have the meanings normally ascribed to these terms by workers in the art.

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, throughout the description and the claims, the words “comprise,” “comprising” and the like are to be construed in an inclusive sense as opposed to an exclusive or exhaustive sense; that is to say, in a sense of “including, but not limited to.” Words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively. Additionally, the words “herein,” “above,” “below,” and words of similar import, when used in this application, shall refer to this application as a whole and not to any particular portions of this application.

Referring toFIG. 1, a disclosed face shield100or facemask is worn by a person or end user500.

Referring toFIG. 2, disclosed components are shown in an unassembled state. Such components may include a shield200or other transparent barrier which may define a plurality of fastener voids230, the voids defined by the shield and the voids sometimes used to retain fasteners or a fastener system. A fastener system may comprise any type of retention system and may include a Velcro or hook and loop system or an elastic strap system such as a strap with a male buckle420and strap with a female buckle450. A disclosed system may also comprise a head to shield pad300or foam piece which may provide padding and perspiration abortion for an end user.

Referring toFIG. 3, a disclosed embodiment100is shown in an assembled state. The buckles are shown unattached. A foam piece is shown in attachment to the face shield.

Referring toFIG. 4, a face shield300is shown in attachment to a foam piece300and a retention system. The ends of a fastening system are shown to be engaged with voids of the face shield.

Referring toFIG. 5, a strap with a male buckle435is shown as well as a strap with a female buckle450.

Referring toFIG. 6, a disclosed foam piece is shown300. A foam piece or a head to shield pad may be formed or bent to have a curvature to match the inside curvature of a face shield.

Referring toFIG. 7, a face shield200is shown as defining a plurality of fastener voids230.

Referring toFIG. 8, a disclosed attachment system is shown which may comprise strap sections410in attachment to a male buckle435or female buckle455.

Referring toFIG. 9, a foam piece300is shown having two ends350or distal ends and a body or longitudinal section having a concave side320and convex side340.

The disclosed embodiments overcome shortfalls in the art by sometimes being comprised of four simple parts and comprising simplicity, ease of manufacturing, comporting with manufacture and use in both sterile and non-sterile settings and comporting with the needs of both single use and multiple uses.

The above detailed description of embodiments of the invention is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed above. While specific embodiments of, and examples for, the invention are described above for illustrative purposes, various equivalent modifications are possible within the scope of the invention, as those skilled in the relevant art will recognize. For example, while steps are presented in a given order, alternative embodiments may perform routines having steps in a different order. The teachings of the invention provided herein can be applied to other systems, not only the systems described herein. The various embodiments described herein can be combined to provide further embodiments. These and other changes can be made to the invention in light of the detailed description.

All the above references and U.S. patents and applications are incorporated herein by reference. Aspects of the invention can be modified, if necessary, to employ the systems, functions and concepts of the various patents and applications described above to provide yet further embodiments of the invention.

These and other changes can be made to the invention in light of the above detailed description. In general, the terms used in the following claims, should not be construed to limit the invention to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification, unless the above detailed description explicitly defines such terms. Accordingly, the actual scope of the invention encompasses the disclosed embodiments and all equivalent ways of practicing or implementing the invention under the claims.

While certain aspects of the invention are presented below in certain claim forms, the inventors contemplate the various aspects of the invention in any number of claim forms.

ITEMS

1. A virus protection system (100), the system comprising:a) a curved and transparent shield (200) the shield defining a plurality of fastener voids (230);b) the fastener voids in attachment to a fastener system (400);c) a head to shield pad (300) attached to an inside wall of the shield.

2. The system of 1 wherein the head to shield pad comprises two distal ends (350) a longitudinal concaved side (320) and longitudinal convex side (340).

3. The system of 1 wherein the fastener system comprises a strap with a male buckle (430) and a strap with a female buckle (450).