Patent ID: 8296869

Claim:
An apparatus adapted to be used with a batting helmet, the apparatus comprising a shroud formed of a substantially opaque material and having a first end attachable adjacent a first side of the helmet, and a second end attachable adjacent a second side of the helmet, and an upper wall extending from the first end to the second end, the upper wall having a width defined by a distance between a top edge configured to engage a bill of the helmet and a bottom edge that terminates in an elongate opening having a length that extends longitudinally along the shroud and generally parallel the top edge and positioned adjacent eyes of the wearer and a width that is substantially congruent to the width of the upper wall, the shroud having a first portion depending from the top edge, the first portion configured to extend downwardly from the bill and generally orthogonal the bill; and, an angled portion positioned below the first portion, the angled portion extending toward a wearer; and a ledge extending from the top edge of the shroud and cooperatively configured to bear a substantially similar contour as the bill, thereby enabling the ledge to form-fit onto the bill when the shroud is positioned to engage the helmet; wherein, the shroud and opening are cooperatively formed to limit the field of vision of the wearer to a preselected range that is perceptible through the opening in the shroud.