Patent ID: 7681257

Claim:
A shield apparatus for protecting a user's head and face, the shield apparatus comprising: a frame for protecting a portion of a user's face, the frame having a bottom portion and an eye opening; a eye shield removably connected to the frame and covering the eye opening, the eye shield comprising: an aperture neck forming an opening, and a retention aperture having an upper arm and a lower arm forming a retention aperture inward from an aperture neck; an aperture engagement device securing the eye shield to the frame, the aperture engagement device comprising: an interior tab; an exterior tab; an engagement bit formed by the interior tab and the exterior tab, the engagement bit having a retention side and a release side, the release side being shorter than the retention side and able to fit through the aperture neck opening; a movable control connected to the exterior tab, the control allowing a user to move the engagement bit from a release position to a retain position, the release position allowing the release side of the engagement bit to pass through the aperture neck opening to connect the eye shield to the frame and the retain position having the retention side perpendicular to the aperture neck opening, thereby preventing movement of the engagement bit through the aperture neck opening.