Patent ID: 8282234

Claim:
A personal protection system comprising: a helmet to be worn over the head of a wearer, said helmet including a head band that is disposed above the face of the wearer; a hood disposed over said helmet, said hood having a transparent face shield that is forward of said head band; a fastening assembly integral with at least one of said helmet or said hood for releasably holding said hood, including said face shield, over said helmet; a ventilation assembly integral with said helmet, the ventilation assembly having a fan and a front nozzle that is connected to said fan to receive air output by said fan, said front nozzle having an opening through which the air is discharged that is located forward of the head band so as to be in front of the face of the wearer; and a light assembly including a light source and a light emitting head, said light assembly being mounted to said helmet and positioned to emit light through said face shield and being located below the front nozzle opening so that air discharged through the front nozzle opening flows over said light assembly.