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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4404434 | Collapsible stereophone A stereophone includes a headband which supports cup assemblies at each of its ends. The cup assemblies can be pivoted to a transport position in which they are enclosed within the headband. The ends of the headband may be fastened together to retain the ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4391000 | Ear muff mounting device Hard hats are often provided with ear muffs, which are mounted by removable fittings. The hat is provided with two narrow pockets for receiving these fittings. Each fitting comprises a main body, where the ear muff holder arm is rotatably secured, and a p... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4375702 | Device for mounting an earmuff on a helmet An attachment device in the form of a bearing housing (10) and an arm (38) projecting out through an opening (44) in the housing. The arm is supported in a bearing support (42) in the housing and serves to carry, at the end opposite the housing, an ear mu... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4347631 | Ear muff accessory for safety hard hat A device (10) is disclosed for mounting a hearing protector (90) on each side of a hard hat, pressing the hearing protectors at a substantially constant force about the ears and moving them in oppositely incline planes between an operative wearing positio... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4308623 | Disposable fluid-tight ear protector A protective enclosure for the human ear entirely closed except for a single opening sized to receive the outer ear. This opening is surrounded by a band of pressure sensitive adhesive to anchor the enclosure to the skull in a fluid tight manner. The oppo... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4287614 | Fastening means for fitting an accessory, especially an ear muff, to a safety helmet A fastening means for fitting an ear muff to a safety helmet has an arm which is mounted in a housing intended for attaching to the helmet. A pivoting end portion of the arm situated in the housing is acted on by a disc-type spring means arranged in the h... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4209264 | Sliding block support A sliding block for adjustably mounting e.g. an ear cup at a protective helmet or a head clamp having a U-shaped carrier includes a base member and a channel-shaped cover. The base member includes a prismatic head and a shaft projecting therefrom, and a p... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4189788 | Headset A headset is provided wherein each ear piece is supported to the headband by means of a support member having a wedge shaped opening therein. A wedge is positioned within the support member opening and the headband is secured to the wedge. The wedge resil... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4186447 | Ear protector attachment for a helmet A device for holding an ear defender includes a housing with a space therein to accommodate a loop which forms part of a supporting member for an ear defender. The space is defined by a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a front wall, the front wall having not... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4134153 | Throw-away ear protector A throw-away ear protector readily assembled about the base of the human ear to preclude entry of foreign matter or fluid into the ear, and comprising a plaque of film-like impervious material. An opening centrally of the plaque is encircled with pressure... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4133052 | Protective arrangement for beauty salon patron The present protective arrangement for a beauty salon patron has a flexible, heat-resistant and moisture-resistant cape with a trough at its lower end which is detachable so that the cape may be held up against the bottom of the hair dryer hood at the bac... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4133053 | Ear-pads and assembly procedure The casings for two ear-pads are adjustably mounted on opposite ends of an arcuate headband by means of a pair of rivet-like elements, each of which extends through an elongate slot in one end of the headband, and a central opening in the associated ear-p... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4124902 | Mounting assembly connecting a face shield to a safety hat A mounting assembly for supporting a face shield from a safety hat includes a pair of brackets for attachment to the opposite sides of the hat, each of the brackets having between its inner and outer sides a downwardly extending recess therein, in which t... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4103359 | Noise suppressing welding helmet A welder's helmet having means to reduce the level of noise reaching a welder's ears when the helmet is positioned for welding. The helmet is characterized by the fact that the sound reducing means while fixed to the helmet does not contact or rest upon t... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4069512 | Locating device for ear-muffs on helmets The present invention relates generally to a device for locating ear-muffs arranged on a helmet or the like by means of bearing members arranged in the helmet to pivotally receive attachment members, each of said members cooperating with an ear-muff cover... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4057856 | Fixing arrangement for the sealing pad on the ear hood of a hearing protection means A hearing protection means having an ear hood and an annular washer plate releasably secured thereto with mating surfaces therebetween. An annular sealing pad is provided having an annular skirt portion which is adapted to be secured to the hearing protec... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4037273 | Ear protector An ear protector for excluding foreign material and noxious noise from the ear. The ear protector includes two units attached to a head strap which encircles the head of the user. Each unit includes a rigid ring which encircles the ear of the user and to ... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4027341 | Juncture arrangement between the bow of a hearing protection means and a protective helmet A device for protecting the hearing of a user which includes an ear hood secured to a helmet by a pivotable bow which can be moved forwardly and rearwardly of the helmet and also laterally thereof. The bow is provided with a sliding surface over which a p... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4023642 | Soundproof earcovers A pair of shells filled with foam and ear plugs to cover the ears and exclude all sound.... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3944018 | Acoustical seal An acoustical ear muff arrangement having an identical acoustical sealing muff for each ear, the muffs being connected together by an adjustable spring wire structure for holding a muff over each ear. Each muff has a dish-shaped portion with elastomeric f... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3943572 | Helmet retention system A protective helmet having a rigid shell with a headband and crown suspension system and provided with readily adjustable sound-attenuating earcup assemblies, in which right and left hand flexible fabric earcup assembly supports are secured at locations a... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3943574 | Ski-mask 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 ... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3938614 | Cushion member for sound-proof sealing A cushion member for sound-insulating and air-tight sealing, which cushion is to be attached substantially along the edge of a first surface, which at this edge is connected via the cushion with another surface, which need not have a form absolutely confo... | 02/17/1976 |
