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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151375 | Mechanism for assembly and disassembly of helmet visors Device for assembly and disassembly of protective helmet visors, such visor being of the type presenting a hinge inwards the inner visor face, one on each visor extreme. The device includes a base component developed to be robustly linked to the protective helmet an... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7159250 | Swimming goggles A pair of swimming goggles includes left and right frames made of hard material, a head strap and a connection frame connecting the left and right frames and made of soft material. Supporters respectively extend from the inner ends of the peripheral surfaces of the ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146654 | Swimming goggles Swimming goggles have a left frame, a right frame and a connecting frame connecting the left frame and the right frame. The left frame and the right frame are made of hard material. Enveloping frames are respectively formed adjacent to the inner surfaces and slightl... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7086096 | Motorcycle helmet windshield control system and method A motorcycle windshield control system is disclosed. The system includes a receiver and filter circuit coupled to a motorcycle helmet having a windshield for receiving and filtering electromagnetic signals generated by an electrical device of a motorcycle. Alternati... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080414 | Motorcycle helmet windshield control system and method A motorcycle windshield control system is disclosed. The system includes a receiver and filter circuit coupled to a motorcycle helmet having a windshield for receiving and filtering electromagnetic signals generated by an electrical device of a motorcycle. Alternati... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7036152 | Anti-fog visors assembly Anti-fog visors assembly comprising at least an external visor (5) and at least an internal visor (6) at least partially kept in abutment on the internal surface of said external visor by way of mechanical retaining means. Said mechanical retaining mea... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000251 | Welding shield An apparatus includes a wall defining an opening. A first bracket is connected to the wall and defines a first channel. A second bracket is located across the wall opening from the first bracket and defines a second channel. A hinge connects the second bracket to th... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6990981 | Protective eyewear for healthcare providers Eyewear with a disposable shield that is OSHA compliant with no holes or perforations in the side shields. This protective eyewear consists of a flexible, anti-fog, anti-glare coated disposable material to maximize protection of a wearer's eyes and face from splashe... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6907878 | Protective hood with adjustable visor A flexible hood has an upper part and a lower part formed integrally with the upper part. A visor is carried by the upper part and a filter is mounted to the lower part on an external side. In a first configuration, the visor is positioned away from a user's face to... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6877169 | Windbreak eye shield The windbreak eye shield type assembly (10) comprises members (19, 19A) for mounting the shield (10) so as to be mobile on a helmet (1), so that the shield (10) can be moved away from the line of sight, under the control of wind pr... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6820615 | Mask tightening strap A mask tightening strap, whereby a tightening device of a conventional diving face mask or swimming goggles is configured to comprise a protective sleeve attached to an inner side of a tightening strap. A fastening strap is configured on one end of the protective sl... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6152137 | Pliable and resilient sealing pad A sealing pad (14) made of a compliant and resiliently deformable gelatinous elastomer suitable to conform under pressure to form a substantially airtight seal with at least a portion of the user's skin adjacent to the sealing pad (14). The gelatinous ela... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6102033 | Attachment system for replacement helmet respirator lens A replaceable lens attachment system for respiratory devices and methods of use. The replaceable lens attachment system includes a face shield having rotatable attachment members and a replaceable lens. The rotatable attachment members include cams and fl... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6092895 | Lens frame assembly for a diving mask A diving face mask including a lens, a main frame and a lens holding frame. The main frame and the holding frame are integrally interlocked together by first projections and second recesses arranged between an outer peripheral surface of the main frame an... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5765223 | Face shield A face shield is disclosed that includes a headband with an inner and outer surface, first and second ends and a visor between a portion of the inner and outer surfaces that tapers from a maximum width at the midpoint between the first and second ends to ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5424787 | Eyeglasses with mask support attachment means A pair of eyeglasses is provided and comprises attachment pieces formed on the temple pieces anterior of the eyeglasses ear pieces for the attachment of the non-rigid support ties of a non-rigid face mask thereto to support the face mask from the eyeglass... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5088114 | Disposable faceshield and method of manufacture thereof A one-piece, lightweight (optionally disposable) protective faceshield is disclosed for use by the medical profession to protect against contamination from splattered body fluids. A method of making such a faceshield by vacuum-forming over a mandrel is al... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4937880 | Face shield 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 m... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4785481 | Eye protection device The device is in the form of a pair of specially designed glasses, goggles or an eye mask sealingly engaging the wearer's head. In each case, a frame includes a front support bearing one or more transparent, preferably prescription-ground lenses or eye sh... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4764990 | Ventilated face shield 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 ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4748695 | Face shield assembly A face shield assembly having the upper part of both side peripheral portions or the upper part of both side peripheral portions and the upper peripheral portion in an eyepiece, abutted against the frame. The remaining parts of the eyepiece are fitted in ... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4648394 | Facemask for abrasive service A viewing assembly for use in the lens opening of a protective facemask comprising: a transparent housing adaptor sealingly mated to the lens: a substantially rectangular retainer for a lens cartridge assembly comprising opposing planar panels and providi... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4606670 | Fixing rigid inserts in flexible material To achieve highly fluid-tight sealing of a rigid insert into an orifice in flexible material (101), the insert is made in two parts (103, 106) which can be pressed together with purely axial movement, one part deforming slightly relative to the other at l... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4475249 | Air cleaning magnetic attachment for a welder's face mask A section of flexible magnetic sheet material is bonded to the inner surface of a welder's face mask in that area below and on either side of an eye protective lens covered opening of a welder's face mask.... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4462119 | Face shield and helmet A face shield for a helmet comprising a shield body member for removable attachment to the helmet and having an aperture for free vision of the wearer, a replaceable transparent face shield having a shape substantially similar to the aperture and means fo... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4171543 | Mask for skin-diving An improved diving mask includes a rubber body configured to mate with the user's face, a viewing lens having a mounting frame extending about and secured to its rim and a fairing body which substantially encompasses the rubber body and is configured for ... | 10/23/1979 |