Patent ID: 8291513

Claim:
A counter balanced, hands free, self positioning, protective shield in combination with headwear comprising: a shield assembly, the shield assembly comprising: a shield acting as a load to a counter balance weight; the shield having a left and right side, each said left and right side of the shield comprises: a shield retaining tab protrusion coupled to a weight housing; and a mounting block configured to couple to each said weight housing, wherein the mounting block and said weight housing are pivotally coupled together, the mounting block comprising: a seating surface; a mounting block tab; and a plurality of locking holes; wherein said weight housing comprises a housing cover fitting over a housing unit that comprises: a cavity; the cavity contains a plurality of shifting weights acting as the counter balance weight, wherein said plurality of shifting weights are of shape, size, and consistency that allows them to move freely and relatively independent of one another throughout the cavity; a housing pivot hole; and a pendulum weight cavity; the pendulum weight cavity housing a pendulum which ensures stability and maintains a predetermined counterbalanced angle relative to a horizontally level plane of the shield assembly.