Patent ID: 8056152

Claim:
A pivot assembly for headgear, the headgear comprising a headtop and a shield, the pivot assembly comprising: a housing adapted to be coupled to the headtop, the housing including an interior, a first aperture positioned to provide access to the interior along a first direction, and a second aperture positioned to provide access to the interior of the housing along a second direction, the second direction being oriented at an angle with respect to the first direction; a socket dimensioned to be received in the interior of the housing via the first aperture, the socket including a plurality of first engagement features; a post adapted to be coupled to the shield, the post including a plurality of second engagement features adapted to engage the plurality of first engagement features, at least a portion of the post dimensioned to be received in the interior of the housing via the second aperture; and a spring dimensioned to be received in the interior via the first aperture of the housing to engage the post, the spring configured to provide a biasing force substantially along the second direction to bias the second plurality of engagement features into engagement with the first plurality of engagement features while allowing relative rotation between the post and the socket.