Patent ID: 7812279

Claim:
A welding flash protection apparatus for use with a welding machine and a welding helmet with a photochromatic lens, the apparatus comprising, in combination: a combined microprocessor/transmitter; means for connecting the microprocessor/transmitter to the welding machine; a transmitter antenna in communication with the transmitter; a receiver antenna; means for connecting the receiver antenna to the welding helmet; a signal device, the signal device connected to the welding helmet, the signal device in communication with the receiver antenna and the photochromatic lens; wherein the receiver antenna is affixed to the welding helmet via a receiver antenna mount; wherein the receiver antenna mount is comprised of: a mounting surface, the mounting surface for attachment to the helmet; two opposing spaced apart clips of the receiver antenna mount; an antenna receptacle between the two opposing clips; a substantially circular receiver antenna, the receiver antenna having a length which encircles at least half of a circumference of the welding helmet, the receiver antenna for insertion into the receptacle of the receiver antenna mount.