Patent ID: 8726412

Claim:
A face protector, comprising: a face plate having portions configured to protect the forehead, cheeks, jaw, chin, mouth, ears, and nose of a wearer, the face plate having a front opening configured for positioning over the eyes of a wearer and extending rearwardly over opposite sides of the face towards the ears of a wearer, the face plate having a curved forehead portion above the front opening configured for extending over the forehead of a wearer; and a lens-in-lens assembly secured in the front opening of the face plate; the lens-in-lens assembly comprising a first, retainer lens secured in the front opening and substantially flush with at least the forehead portion of the face plate, the first lens being of shape and dimensions which substantially match the shape and dimensions of the front opening, a second lens of smaller dimensions behind the first lens to provide a lens-in-a-lens configuration, a back cover behind the second lens, and a retainer assembly configured to releasably secure the second lens and back cover to the first lens; wherein the first, retainer lens has a curvature substantially matching the curvature of at least the forehead portion of the face plate and the second lens is at least substantially flat.