Patent ID: 8434168

Claim:
A rotational engagement of a face shield for facial protection, to headwear such as a helmet worn on the head of a user, comprising: a mount engageable to said helmet between a front end of said helmet positioned above the eyes of said user wearing said helmet, and a rear end of said helmet opposite said front end; a pivot in engaged upon said mount; means for an attachment of a lens, to said pivot; said lens in said attachment, rotatable from an as-used position substantially vertical position in front of the face of a user, to a stowed position substantially horizontal and above the eyes of said user; said pivot translatable in said engagement to said mount toward and away from said rear end, between a first point furthest from said rear end and a second point closest to said rear end; a translation of said pivot in a direction toward said rear end, producing a sliding of said lens a distance toward said rear end, equal to said translation; and said sliding of said lens along said distance, providing means to adjust a center of gravity of said lens, upon said head of said user.