Patent ID: 6935741

Claim:
An attachment device for securing an eye shield to a visor of a head gear comprising: a support arm, first fastening means on a first end portion of said support arm for connecting said support arm to said visor, a pivot member pivotally connecting said first end portion to said first fastening means to allow said support arm to pivot relative to said first fastening means about a pivot axis to enable said eye shield to move between the retracted position extending along and nesting in and against an underside of said visor with said support arm below said shield and an eye shield position in front of and transverse to the eyes of a wearer of said head gear, second fastening means on a second end portion of said support arm for connecting said support arm to a back face of said eye shield, said eye shield being movable relative to said visor so that a forward edge of said eye shield does not extend beyond a front edge of said visor in said retracted position and so that the elevation of the head gear on the head of a wearer may be changed in said eye shielding position.