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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7007306 | Face shield assembly A face shield assembly including a frame and a removable protective element supported by the frame is disclosed herein. The protective element is removably supported in an opening of the frame by a channel, without the use of fasteners. Because the face shield lacks... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6725467 | Rip off sheet mounting device for goggles with roll strip mechanism and rip off sheets A projection 1 mounted onto, or produced as an integral part of a roll holder cover 3 which is part of eye safety wear (goggles) suitable for use in motocross and other activities, which enables the use of both rip off sheets and roll on strips on a si... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6698032 | Cleaning assembly for motorcycle helmet face shield A motorcycle helmet face shield is cleaned by a unit that is mounted on a visor that can be releasably attached to the helmet. The unit includes rollers that are slidably mounted on the visor in a groove defined in the visor.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6477717 | Swim mask having virtual buckle pivot point A swim mask having a buckle that slides in a curved groove in the mask frame. The buckle has a virtual pivot point that is much farther forward than any prior art swivel mask buckle. In fact, the virtual pivot point could be infinitely in front of the mas... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6415452 | Goggle and lens film advance system A motorcycle goggle includes a supply magazine and a take-up magazine mounted to opposite sides of a goggle frame and contain a transparent film which moves across the outer surface of a main lens to protect the main lens from mud or external matter. The ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6416177 | Transparent film assembly for a protective goggle with a renewable viewing surface The invention is directed towards an apparatus for mounting and retaining a protective film that shields the surface of protective lens from vision-impairing accumulations of dust, mud, or other opaque materials. More particularly, the present invention i... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6221170 | Magnetic apparatus and method for wiping fog in a diving mask A diving mask fog wiping device and method which allows fog on the inside of the viewing face plate to be wiped by a slave unit which is magnetically coupled to a master unit on the opposite side of said viewing face plate. Further, the slave unit is magn... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6073296 | Optical protective screen with improved visibility An optical protective screen for improved visibility is provided including an electric motor for moving a transparent sheet or film in a transport direction, which sheet or film is disposed in a field of vision of an optical apparatus or human observer. A... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6047412 | Remotely controlled film advance system for goggles An automatic remotely-controlled film-advancing system clipped onto goggles for continual clear vision through the goggles by a driver of a motorcycle or an all terrain vehicle. The film is advanced from a supply canister to a take-up canister over the go... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5203035 | Vision clearing device A disposable vision clearing device for painting or the like that is formed from three basic components: a flat die cut card stock paper housing blank, a flat die cut card stock paper interior assembly blank and a transparent sheet of film having its one ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5163185 | Helmet with interchangeable lenses A helmet which is characterized by a rounded top and a shaped cowl provided with two sets of spaced slots defined by three tracks spanning an open lens window for receiving a transparent lens slidably mounted in an outside set of parallel slots and an opt... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5131101 | Auxiliary shielding device for safety helmets An auxiliary shielding device has a visor and an apparatus for mounting the visor to a shield of a safety helmet. The visor is approximately one-half the longitudinal height of the shield and is tinted to provide eye protection from the sun. The apparatus... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4803979 | Pulsating water and air jet structure for cleaning helmet window An upstanding helmet window panel has a pressurized fluid manifold extending along the upper margin of the window panel including longitudinally spaced spray jet outlet structure for spray discharging fluid from the manifold onto the upper margin of the w... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4748697 | Face mask with interchangeable lenses A face mask which is characterized by a soft rubber or plastic cowl provided with a track insert having pair of tracks spanning an open lens window for receiving a transparent lens slidably mounted in the tracks and closing the lens window. In a preferred... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4633532 | Helmet device A helmet device including a helmet body having an open front portion and a shielding mechanism attached to the helmet body so as to substantially shield such front portion of the helmet body. The shielding mechanism includes a see-through member permittin... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4542538 | Disposable protective film accessory for the lens of a respirator hood A disposable protective film accessory for use with a hood assembly including an optically transparent lens panel. The accessory includes an elongated sheet of thin, flexible transparent film having a length many times the length of the lens panel and a w... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4528701 | Goggle with a renewable protective surface Apparatus for providing a removable surface for protecting the lens of a viewing device such as a goggle. The apparatus includes a supply magazine for holding a protective film and a take-up magazine for receiving and holding spent film. The magazines are... | 07/16/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4428081 | Goggle with a renewable protective surface Apparatus for providing a removable surface for protecting the lens of a viewing device such as a goggle. The apparatus includes a supply magazine for holding a protective film and a take-up magazine for receiving and holding spent film. The magazines are... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4353134 | Underwater swimming goggles and masks with gravity-operated wipers The invention is concerned with an improved underwater swimming mask or goggles having a lens with an inner surface, a frame mounting the lens in spaced relationship to a swimmer's eyes and a water-excluding face-fitting skirt peripherally extending from ... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4238857 | Self-contained air conditioning unit for persons A self-contained air conditioning unit for headwear of substantially any type comprising an electric motor and fan removably secured within a lightweight housing, said motor being secured to an air inlet screen removably securable to the headwear, a power... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4215436 | Headwear mounted transparent film distributing means The face and head protective hood assembly has a window plate for vision, a movable flexible transparent film over the window plate, payout means for the film, and take-up means for removing soiled film. The payout means consists essentially of an elongat... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4215437 | Helmet-mask for cold weather and/or particulate laden environments A face mask comprising a head covering, a sealing means for isolating the head covering from the atmosphere when the head covering is worn, an air outlet and inlet section connected to the head covering and wiper means provided at the head covering. The a... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4179756 | Goggles A pair of goggles for protecting the eyes from contamination is provided having a plurality of sliding lenses in a frame so that when the outer most lens becomes dirty it is pushed down into the frame of the goggles leaving a clear view through the remain... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4150681 | Visor mounted washer for goggles Washing apparatus for cleaning the lenses of goggles, worn by a motorcyclist during a muddy race, is mounted on the forward portion of a duck bill visor to jet spray cleaning liquid onto the goggles to clear the lenses of mud. An oval tank of cleaning liq... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4027354 | Detachable windshield wiper assembly for helmet A detachable windshield wiper assembly for a helmet having a front visor consists of a housing which has fastening means cooperable with means on the helmet for detachably securing the housing thereto. The housing has a rear wall, which has the fastening ... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4021878 | Protecting glasses Protection glasses comprise a screen which is at least partially transparent and that has upper and lower substantially horiziontal edges. At least one movable wiping member wipingly engages at least one face of the screen and slidably engages the upper a... | 05/10/1977 |
| 3943925 | Ear protector assembly An ear protector assembly which can be easily put on and removed, including a mount which is readily attached to the temple bar of an eyeglass frame, an arm having an inner end pivotably connected to the mount, and an earplug fixed to an outer end of the ... | 03/16/1976 |