Face

Various embodiments of energy absorbing, protective helmets constructed of resilient foam means covered with a tough, pliable surface coating. The helmets are adapted to be worn on a person's head and have openings therein generally conforming to a person's eyes, ears, nose, mouth and chin. In modifications...     

A face mask, particularly a ski-mask, comprising a transparent mask body with an interceptive function against the ultraviolet rays and formed to have a curved surface spaced from the skier's face, a pair of ear protectors formed in a bowl-like shape for convenience in covering the ears of the skier...     

A helmet visor to be attached to the front of a crash helmet to protect the user's face and comprising a stiff support comprising a curved transparent plate covered by an antifriction layer and a movable film material extending across the user's field of sight. A supply roll of the movable film is rotationally...     

A protective eyeshade device particularly adapted to be used by golfers while on the fairway of a golf course as a protection against golf balls in flight. The device includes cushioning elements positioned in the area of the brow and temples, and a nose piece overlying the boned portion of the nose...     

A flat transparent sheet of a polymerized resin in the form of a paddle that may be wrapped circumferentially about a container that holds an aerosol type hair spray. The paddle has a number of spaced score lines so arranged thereon that after the sheet is removed from the container, and the longitudinal...     

A face mask for use with a protective helmet, particularly a hockey helmet. The mask comprises a main support member adapted to be attached to the helmet at each of its upper ends and shaped to extend down each side of the face of a wearer of the helmet and under the chin. A cage extends outwardly from...     

An attachment for a hockey helmet is provided which, when attached, obstructs the downwardly extending vision of the helmet wearer. The attachment generally comprises a flat arcuate member constructed of a flexible and opaque material. The arcuate member is attached to the helmet so that it extends forwardly...     

A protective head-wear including a shell or helmet-like member for protecting the head of a wearer and a face shield of the full face protective type. The face shield may be constructed of a transparent member such as a solid clear plastic or alternatively of wire mesh. In either event, about the peripheral...     

A hockey mask including a grille work for substantially covering the face of a player wearing a helmet to which it is attached. The grille work defines a plurality of apertures sufficiently small to prevent passage of a hockey stick and a larger sized, elongated, curved opening positioned to extend adjacently...     

A protective garment, jacket and/or pants, made of a fabric unit which includes an outer shell and an inner shell with a liner therebetween, these being secured together at edges thereof. The outer and inner shells are formed of light, non-moisture-absorbent fabric capable of withstanding high temperatures,...     

In one embodiment of the present invention, a frame defining a face mask is disclosed having a flexible transparent disposable filter material removably retained about the frame. Another embodiment of the present invention discloses an elastomeric frame which tapers to a feathered edge at the periphery...     

A device to cover the lips of the user to protect the lips from the effect of prolonged sun and wind including a one-piece flexible blank folded into a substantially V-shaped configuration. The legs of the V are inserted in the mouth of the user and the flanges cover the lips. An oval opening is provided...     

A football face guard adapted for connection to the forward side of a football helmet in which the top of the face guard is pivotally connected to the helmet so the guard is swingable on the helmet in the fore and aft direction. The sides of the face guard are connected to the helmet by connectors which...     

A flexible face mask formed to cover the face having openings for the eyes, nose and mouth, the nose opening having a protective flap thereover. The mask body is made of a three-part laminate with an inner water-absorbent cotton, wool or man-made material, an intermediate thermal barrier of polyurethane...     

A facemask having a soft hood, a transparent eye piece, and a breathing mask forming an oro-nasal breathing chamber, all of which are integrally and uniformly secured to each other. The eye piece is flat and flexible, and when in use, forms a small space in front of the eyes isolated from the rest of...     

A racquetball or squash safety mask having a primary framework assembly, a secondary framework assembly, a grid network covering the secondary framework assembly, and a head strap assembly. The primary framework assembly has a top framework member, a bottom framework member, and a pair of side framework...     

A filter apparatus for a welding mask having airways passage forming structure including a pair of filtered remote inlets and including an intermediate mouthpiece whereby filtered ambient air may be supplied to the mouthpiece. An exhaust structure is communicated at one adjacent point with the mouthpiece...     

A protector to prevent or minimize the contact of hair spray or the like on the face of a user which consists of a symmetrical strip of relatively thin, flexible material such as cardboard that has one straight longitudinal edge and another, irregular, longitudinal edge, the end portions of said irregular...     

A flexible strap type mounting device formed of one-piece resilient plastic and including a mounting base having an end wall at one end providing an item engaging abutment at one side of the end wall and a keeper flange at the other end of the end wall, a flexible strap integrally joined at one end to...     

A laceless boxing headguard having a front panel, side panels including ear protectors extending from each side of the front panel, a wide band of elastic extending across the rear of the headguard between and connecting the rear edges of the side panels, and inelastic adjustable belt also extending...     

A combination sports helmet and face mask construction is disclosed in which a mask of grid-like configuration having a peripheral base portion is attached to the helmet in a novel manner. In one embodiment of the invention, the attachment means includes a plurality of spaced blocks each including a...     

Disclosed herein is a protective device for the head which is particularly adapted for use in learning the art of self-defense and for training in the martial arts. The device is comprised of an inner transparent shell and a pair of flexible sheets of transparent material secured and disposed about the...     

Disclosed is a personnel protective apparatus which includes a helmet and a full face shield attachable to the helmet. The helmet includes a facial opening having a resilient edge roll thereabout. The face shield has a resilient seal bonded thereto which includes a face sealing portion adapted to form...     

A protective headgear comprising a helmet and a face mask of flexible material secured to the helmet. When a force capable of causing injury to the headgear wearer is applied to the face mask, the mask deflects to a significant degree, without fracturing, with respect to the helmet. The deflection may...     

A grid-type face guard is attached to a football helmet by means of forehead spring clips and side spring clips. Forehead spring clips include means for preventing any downward movement of face guard in the event of a blow toward face guard. With this construction, the face guard will detach by a slight...     

The described sport goggles have frames which fit closely about the temples and across the nose, and include enlarged viewing openings with relatively narrow members extending from the top and lower parts of the frame inwardly toward each other in the frame viewing openings. These frame members prevent...     

Shock absorbing mounts for the face guard of a helmet having a substantially rigid shell and being connected to the shell allow substantial movements of the face guard relative to the helmet shell in response to forceful blows on the face guard. The mount protects the head of the wearer of the helmet...     

Garments for the protection of a football player's jaws are disclosed utilizing lightweight overlapping flexible jointed flap members attached together by cloth padding to cover the player's jaws and other parts of the face.

This invention presents a face shield for beach or sunbathing use. The face shield is formed of a rigid transparent material, containing pigmenting or surface films to block the transmission of damaging ultraviolet rays from the sun. In cross-section, this material is formed into an arc. From each end...     

A device for protecting the eyes of a horse from insects comprises a cover member composed of a plurality of panels which cooperate to form an arched bubble spaced from the horse's eyes with the edge of the device lying around the front of the head below the ears and across the muzzle. The panels are...     

An extensible water impervious laminated material having an improved hydrostatic head at higher extension is described. A preferred embodiment comprises an inner creped hydrophobic microfine fiber structure sandwiched between and bonded to two reinforcing layers of nonwoven fibers, said microfine fiber...     

A disposable protective cover for face-engaging respirators, or the like, which is particularly useful in a contaminated environment in preventing particulate buildup on the respirator. For example, in painting operations the cover protects the respirator from paint buildup and contamination, preserving...     

A football helmet having a face mask formed of a wire frame with a series of beads strung along certain wires to make it difficult for an opposing player to grab the face mask. Each bead is formed such that it can be snapped on its supporting wire.

Protective eyewear, to be worn while engaging in sporting activities, such as racquetball, squash, etc., includes frame portions each having an upper segment and a lower segment defining a viewing aperture. The upper segment is upwardly inclined from horizontal by a predetermined amount to form an apex...     

An eyeshield is provided which includes at least one and preferably a population of several like transparent lenses, each tinted or otherwise suited for a certain use or uses. Each of the lenses has an upper margin contoured to extend about and follow the frontal portion of the head, the upper margin...     

A protective headgear comprising a helmet and a face mask of flexible material secured to the helmet. When a force capable of causing injury to the headgear wearer is applied to the face mask, the mask deflects to a significant degree, without fracturing, with respect to the helmet. The deflection may...     

A mounting system for mounting a face guard on a football helmet, wherein the face guard is able to pivot about a horizontal axis about the top portion of the helmet. The improved mounting arrangement includes a pair of straps in the form of loops which enclose wire segments of the face guard. The straps...     

A flexible body portion covering substantially all of the face below the eyes of a wearer has nose and mouth openings. A flexible skirt affixed to the outer surface of the body portion along a seam which encompasses the nose and mouth openings and also at the tack points forms an air duct which directs...     

A generally pouch-like conformable face mask especially suitable for surgical use. The face mask includes a generally rectangular body portion formed from a filtration medium and having top and bottom edge portions and a pair of opposed side portions. To provide the face conforming features and a substantially...     

An ultraviolet (UV) nose protector of a breathable material and including an adhesive on one side of the breathable material for securing all about the nose. Either the breathable material, the adhesive, or both includes a UV sun blocker, such as zinc oxide or PaBa.

A protective flap for a batting helmet. The protective flap attaches to a batting helmet or is fabricated with the helmet, and extends alongside the cheek and jaw of the batter. The protective flap can attach to the ear cover of the batting helmet, and extends forwardly to an outer end approximately...     

A face guard for an athletic helmet having at least one horizontal bar structure with the bar structure including a plurality of rotatable elements to inhibit gripping the bar structure by hand.

A mask to protect dentists from handpiece splatter which contains all manner of germs and viruses and has a visor which attaches to the head above the eyes and a transparent shield which extends down below the mouth. The shield is preferably detachable from the visor for cleaning and replacement. The...     

An improved headgear conformable to the head of a wearer and capable of absorbing energy to thereby protect the wearer against blows to the head. The headgear is fabricated of foam coated with a pliable coating. The foam is shaped as a circumferential strip adapted to encompass the head of the wearer...     

This invention relates to a protective face guard employing a grillwork such as used in a catcher's mask and particularly an eye shield which is detachably fastened between a forehead pad and the grillwork for shading the eye of a user.

A ballistic face shield is provided for military use and acts to deflect penetrating bullets. Thickness is avoided by angling the orientation of the shield and by providing an explosive charge which launches the shield forwardly and upwardly when an outer layer of the shield is shattered. The shield...     

A protective headware for wrestlers which covers the top of the head and extends downwardly over a portion of the back of the head and down over the face including the nose mouth and ears and then extends under the chin of the wrestler and has an outer flush surface on each side of the head and which...     

A mask arrangement particularly adapted for use in cold weather conditions includes a mask member and a spaced eye shield. Air flow directing means directs air flow between the eye shield and the mask member, providing comfortable air flow and inhibition to fogging of the eye shield. The mask member...     

An eye shield adapted for use either singly or in combination with a protective face mask. The eye shield includes a flexible transparent material which is generally flat in shape. A moldable stiffener is attached to the bottom edge of the transparent material and permits the transparent material to...     

A cap for use by medical attendants provides shielding of the attendant's face for emergency use. The cap is bag-like in shape and is of a gauze-like material. It fits loosely over the user's head, but is retained by elastic around the opening. A transparent plastic shield is located in the central section...     

A face shield to protect an individual against inhaling germs and other foreign bodies comprising a permanent clip portion which is adapted to be mounted on the nose piece of a pair of eyeglasses and a disposable sheet of relatively thin rigid plastic which is removably attached to the clip. This enables...     

A disposable protective eye guard positionable over a person's head to protect the person's eyes from airborne particles and spray mist, the eye guard comprising a tubular hood member fabricated of an open mesh knitted fabric having sufficient stretching properties to fit snuggly thereon without distorting...     

A light-weight, disposable face shield assembly for the protection of the eyes and face of wearers from accidental exposure to infectious, hazardous or undesirable substances. The shield includes a semi-flexible shield frame surrounding a semi-flexible, transparent face protection panel and a semi-flexible...     

A facial guard to protect the user's eyes, ears, and face from hair spray and the like, said guard manufactured from durable plastic, said plastic attainable in a variety of colors and molded into a thin, cup-shaped, paddle-like guard, and said guard having a reflector-type mirror, said mirror being...     

Protective visor, particularly for dentists, composed of a shield supported by a supporting element having bar elements connectable to the rods of a pair of spectacles or the like.

A protective face shield intended primarily for use by health care professionals to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases carried by viral and bacterial emissions from the noses and throats of afflicted patients. The protective face shield comprises a generally flat crescent-shaped semi-rigid...     

To protect dentists, physicians, their assistants and others from contamination from contact with blood, bodily fluids and the like of patients, a transparent shield extends from the forehead to below the mouth and partially around the sides of the face. The shield is supported spaced from the face by...     

The face protector comprises a flexible headband and a transparent flexible shield of sufficient size to protect the face of the wearer. The shield is sufficiently flexible and easily deformable so as to adapt to the shape of a user's head. Fastener means carried by the headband reusably and deftly attaching...     

A transparent faceshield for protecting the face and eyes from impact and the like is detachably connected to an arcuate visor or crown using detents integrally molded to the crown and corresponding through-holes in the faceshield which receive and engage the detents. The use of integrally molded detents...     

A post operative protective face shield comprises essentially a transparent body of a flexible material. Along the upper and side edges of the body of the face shield is provided an adhesive strip whereby the shield can be adhesively attached to the perimeter of the face of a patient. The shield is attached...     

A light-weight, disposable face shield assembly for the protection of the eyes and face of a wearer from accidental exposure to infectious, hazardous or undesirable substances. The shield assembly includes an elongated, semi-flexible head support strip divided into four foldable segments and a rectangular,...     

A light-weight, disposable face shield assembly for the protection of the eyes and face of a wearer from accidental exposure to infections, hazardous or undesirable substances. The shield assembly includes an elongated, generally rectangular, semi-flexible, transparent face protection panel having a...     

A protective face shield has a shield member of transparent flexible material in the upper corners of which pairs of slits are formed. A headband is threaded through the slits in a manner such that once the headband is donned the shield member may be pulled away from the wearer's face to provide good...     

The invention relates to a protecting device, especially a welding shield. The protecting device consists of a portion protecting from radiation and sparks, which portion is arranged to rest on the head and at the eyes provide with a protecting glass (3) turnable upwards. To provide a wide field of vision...     

This invention is a device for orally directing air while wearing an air mask. In the invention, a tube extends from outside the air mask, through the air mask, and into the mask wearer's mouth. The tube is fitted with means to seal its passage through the mask and may also include a one-way valve to...     

A ventilated skin guard apparatus similar to a baseball catcher's mask or fencer's mask is disclosed. The apparatus is adjustable in size and shape and is used to prevent foreign bodies from coming into contact with damaged skin while still allowing the skin to ventilate. The apparatus comprises arcuate...     

A disposable one-piece light shield adapted to excluse ambient light from the eyes of an adult wearer regardless of his head size. The shield is fabricated from a blank of soft, non-woven textile sheeting that is die cut to define a generally rectangular masking region and a pair of arched temple sections...     

Reusable, launderable, sterilizable medical barrier fabric or instrument wrap tightly woven from 100% polyester fiber constructed of polyester yarn of from 50 to 150 denier, the sum of the ends and picks of at least 100 per linear inch, is treated with a flame-resistant, water repellent, antimicrobial...     

An improvement upon other inventions of Applicant wherein a visor which is attached to the head of the user supports a shield which hangs in front of the face of the wearer, protecting the eyes, nose and mouth from contamination which might be carried by dental and medical patients or in other environments....     

The visor comprises a transparent sheet of thermoformed plastic material. The sheet is cylindrical in shape and interchangeably upwardly associated with a monolithic supporting element. The monolithic element can be swivelling or fixed and is associable with the front part of a frame by means of a coupling...     

A protective helmet is provided with a detachable wire face guard firmly secured in protective relation to the sides and peak of the helmet in mutual reinforcing relation therewith. The lightweight, fully ventilated mask affords a high degree of protection, with a wide, substantially unobstructed field...     

A shield to protect a wearer's face from liquids, light solids, and objects in the air includes a face mask that is configured in the abstract shape of a face. The mask has an opening in the eye area that accommodates the eye piece parts of goggles. The mask also has a nose piece and lateral extensions...     

Described herein is a protective face mask attachable to glasses. The mask comprises a thin frame generally formed to cross transversely over the bridge of the nose, below the eyes and across the cheeks of the user; a protective cover attached to the frame and extending freely therefrom to hang in front...     

A face shield assembly for the protection of the eyes and face of a wearer from infectious, hazardous or undesirable substances. The shield assembly includes a semi-flexible forehead support strip joined at its ends to the ends of a semi-flexible protective face panel support strip. The forehead support...     

A protective mask comprising an imperforate, transparent shield mounted on the brow and extending over the face of a person wearing the mask. The shield includes an anteriorly protruding portion spaced sufficiently away from the wearer's face to enable spectacles or other optical devices to be worn by...     

A combination sun visor and sunglasses assembly including a mounting structure designed to surround the head of the wearer similar to a headband wherein the lens structure or viewing portion of the sunglasses are positionable between an overlying, normally viewing position relative to the eyes of the...     

A mask protects doctors, dentists and technicians, on the one hand, and their patients, on the other, from cross-contamination with various viruses and germs. The mask is inexpensive and hence disposable after a single use, if desired. Various types of visors fit on the head of the wearer. Fixed to the...     

For the protection of the operating surgeon and of the medical staff when treating patients and during operations against the effects of secretions and blood of patients suffering from the immune deficiency disease AIDS, the facial mask consists of a mask blank with laterally attached fastening tapes,...     

Protective eyewear is disclosed which comprises a sheet of transparent synthetic plastics material with means for attaching to the wearer's head with a viewing area of said sheet extending across the wearer's eyes. A protrusion extends along the top edge of the sheet, contacts the wearer's forehead in...     

A plastic body impregnated with a friction-reducing additive especially formed for insertion into a helmet and attachment to the inside of the horizontal faceguard bars of the helmet. A specially formed insert presents an anatomically curved rear surface which reduces the ability of an opposing player...     

There is provided a seal device for a face protector such as respirators used in a state fitted closely to a user's face which includes a seal member formed by using the user's face as a mold, an airtight elastic member provided between the seal member and the face portector and an airtight elastic member...     

A guard for protecting a wearer's nose includes: an upper edge adapted to rest on the wearer's forehead; a lower edge having first and second edge portions adapted to be adjacent to the wearer's cheekbones and a third edge portion adapted to be adjacent to the end of the wearer's nose, the wearer's mouth...     

A face protecting device comprising a generally concave shield having an inwardly projecting peripheral border portion and provided with an observation opening therein, said shield being further provided with two spaced angularly disposed hand grips in the lower portion thereof.

An organization including a cap and a forwardly directed visor with a selectively securable open mesh fabric sheet of optically transparent characteristic defined by an open mesh web to permit visual observation through the sheet when mounted to the cap. The sheet further includes a pattern imparted...     

A headdress for wear by a health care professional or other person who is likely to come in contact with contaminants provides easily placeable and removable covering for the entire head area through the use of a unitized structure incorporating a headgear, a visor covering and shielding the eyes, and...     

A helmet face guard mount includes a thin, elongated resilient pad having a curved configuration dimensioned for securement between an ear hole and a forward side edge of a conventional football helmet. Opposite ends of the pad are secured by threaded fasteners directly to the helmet. A resilient strap...     

The problem of providing a medical face mask 10 that may be quickly, easily, securely and adjustably mounted to the head of a wearer 72 is solved in a medical face mask 10 of the type having a panel 12 for covering the nose and the mouth of a wearer 72 and at least one complimentary pair of spaced apart...     

Face shield for protecting a wearer's face from spatters. The shield includs a flexible, transparent portion sized to cover the face and a flexible spacer portion for contact with the wearer's forehead to provide adequate clearance of the transparent flexible portion away from the wearer's face. When...     

A head shade is provided that includes a covering which will protect a person's face and head from the rays of the sun when the person is in a reclined position, such as on the beach or the like. The head shade can be folded up and stored when not in use.

The present invention is a blinder attachment for wrestling headgear. The attachment has an extension with VELCRO strips which allows it to wrap over the band or strap of the wrestling headgear to form a loop and secure the blinder over the eyes. Also, laces are provided that extend through holes in...     

The windsheet optical device for protective eye and facial wear on the head of a human user comprises a transparent flexible sheet including left, middle, and right integral sections of sufficient length to cover the front and at least part of the sides of a human face. The sheet has a plurality of vertically...     

A field mask for protecting the face and head is disclosed. The mask includes a top portion, side portions, and a face portion. The face portion of the mask is flared outwardly at its lower end so that the wearer may lower his head without the lower end of the mask's face portion making contact with...     

A nose protector for mounting on eyeglasses to shield the nose of the wearer includes a shield for covering the upper surface of the nose. Channels are provided at each side of the shield for the receiving portion of the eyeglasses and a resilient member is provided for extending across the open channels...     

Headgear for athletes such as basketball players includes a head encircling strap assembly and an eye/nose protective assembly. The strap assembly includes straps extending around the user's head and under the chin and provides padding at strategic places. The eye/nose assembly includes an eye encircling...     

A protective face guard for use in baseball and other sports is disclosed and which includes a plastic molded mask piece, an impact cushioning forehead pad, an impact cushioning mouth pad, a strap and a mouth guard. The mask piece includes a front protective portion extending from a point just above...     

A one-piece protective face shield intended primarily for use by health care professionals to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases carried by viral and bacterial emissions from the noses and throats of afflicted patients. The protective face shield comprises a generally flat semi-rigid transparent...     

An article of clothing includes a mask member and a scarf member joined together. The mask is formed of a closed-cell neoprene with a fleece interior lining and a Lycra.TM. exterior surface. A scarf member is secured to the lower edge of the mask member to extend rearwardly about the head of the user...     

A sports helmet face mask attachment which reduces intentional or unintentional face mask grabbing and thus reduces head or neck injuries. A light weight, perforated strip of flexible material is stretched across wire members of the face mask, closing off the openings between wire members of the lower...     

A disposable, scented mask having a thickened mouthpiece portion adapting the mask to be held in position while gripped or clutched in the mouth or teeth. A chemically treated portion on the interior of the mask in the area of a wearer's nose allows a pleasant scent to combine with air permeating through...     

Protective eyeware for a board user includes a substantially thin, one-piece body made from a clear, flexible material having color and ultraviolet protection added thereto. The body includes wing shaped edges which fit over the temples of a wearer and have an elastic headband secured to their ends for...