Patent ID: 8081262

Claim:
A protective ocular shield for use in confined spaces when performing welding operations, said ocular shield comprising: a curvilinear frame partially fitted around a head of a user such that eyes of the user are covered: a pair of lenses directly attached to said frame and disposed at a front area of said frame, each of said lenses comprising a plurality of laminated and contiguously abutted layers covering an entire surface area of each of said lenses, respectively, such that said lenses automatically darken when high intensity light direct rays are detected above a predetermined threshold level; a photoelectric light sensor centrally located on said frame and forwardly facing away from said frame such that said high intensity direct light rays traveling towards said lenses also strike said photoelectric light sensor and are detected by said photoelectric light sensor; a battery compartment monolithically formed within said frame and positioned rearward of said lenses, said battery compartment being provided with an associated cover removably engaged therewith; a power supply source removably nested within said battery compartment; and, a power switch located forward of said battery compartment, said power switch being electrically mated to said power supply source and being adaptable between three distinct positions defined as an off position, an on-inactive position and an on-active position respectively; wherein said lenses are partially tinted for allowing the user to view surrounding objects under normal ambient light conditions when said switch is toggled to said off position and to said on-inactive position; wherein said lenses are fully tinted for restricting a maximum quantity of said high intensity direct light rays when said switch is toggled to said on-inactive position and in response to said high intensity light rays being detected by said photoelectric light sensor, and, wherein said lenses are fully tinted for restricting a maximum quantity of said high intensity direct light rays when said switch is toggled to said on-active position.