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Class 2/8.1 - High temperature


Subclass of Class 2 - Apparel
Definition: Device designed to protect from the heat and glare of a
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 06/21/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
7962967Weld characteristic communication system for a welding mask
Methods and systems for transmitting a torch angle and/or a torch-to-workpiece distance error to a welding operator when these parameters are outside of a preset optimal range via real time visual and/or audio cues are provided. One embodiment of the present disclos...
06/21/2011
7346972Method of making a welding helmet
A method of making a welding helmet molded from plastic having animal facial features or animal skull facial features in which a welding helmet lens is attached where the eye feature would be. ...
03/25/2008
7342210Remote control for auto-darkening lens systems and method
A wireless remote control is provided for an auto-darkening lens (ADL) system used in a welding helmet, respirator system or other device to control or to adjust settings of an ADL of a controllable light shutter. A display system facilitates providing information i...
03/11/2008
7308719Front surface opened welding mask
A front surface opened welding mask, in which an LCD shielding screen is simply attached to and detached from a welding plane and the LCD shielding screen is safely connected to the welding plane. The front surface opened welding mask includes a connection opening f...
12/18/2007
7284281Welding helmet having cartridge coupling structure
Disclosed herein is a welding helmet having a cartridge coupling structure. The welding helmet comprises a helmet body configured to cover and protect the welder's head, an opening being formed at a front surface of the helmet body, a protective cover provided along...
10/23/2007
7261263Article support system for poles
A device to support one or more articles with a pole, where the device may include a collar having a first section and a second section that are coupled by a hinge to allow the collar to open. The collar may be openable at opposite facing ends of the first and secon...
08/28/2007
7178932Welding helmet
Apparatus 10 discloses an improved welders helmet having a replaceable lens 16 thereon incorporating an electrically driven fan 14 which receives filtered air through a plurality of air ducts 24 having a filter 22 thereon. A recept...
02/20/2007
7174575Ratchet mechanism for the headband of protective headgear used in high temperature environments
A ratchet mechanism for the headband of a protective helmet or other headgear is designed to function in high-temperature environments, while still allowing for ready adjustment of the size and fit of the headband. In this regard, the ratchet mechanism includes a ro...
02/13/2007
7150047Indicator layout on an auto-darkening lens for use in welding
An indicator system and method for an auto-darkening lens or other device that is intended to be placed relatively close to the face of a wearer includes one or more indicators adjacent the lens and generally provides the indicators in the peripheral field of view o...
12/19/2006
7093302Helmet assembly with accessory attachment features
A helmet assembly includes dedicated features that are configured to matingly engage with a mating structure attached to a distinct accessory unit. The corresponding mating configurations enable the operable securement of one or more of such distinct accessory units...
08/22/2006
4853973Welding helmet
Disclosed is a welding helmet that provides two levels of protection to the eyes and face of the helmet user. The helmet comprises a protective shell having an opaque front wall extending in the front of the face of the wearer and two side walls extending...
08/08/1989
4774723Welding mask lens spring and flash barrier
In a welding mask assembly, a shield section having a viewing port defined by a peripheral frame; a lens pack mounted in the port; a cover member; and cooperating locking elements between the cover member and the frame. The cover member operates between a...
10/04/1988
4750443Fire-blocking textile fabric
A textile fabric suitable for use as a fire-blocking sheet in aircraft seat cushion comprises three to seven, fastened together nonwoven layers of hydarulically needled batts of aramid staple fibers....
06/14/1988
4690318Solder dispenser
A head worn device for feeding solder wire from a spool during a soldering operation while using a soldering iron. The device includes a semi-flexible tube that has one end portion mounted on the head worn device. A rotatable spool of wire solder is affix...
09/01/1987
4689836Headgear for motorcycling and similar activities, with a movable visor and chin guard
Headgear for motorcycling and like activities comprises a protective helmet, a visor and a chin guard. Both the visor and the chin-guard and substantially C-shaped in plan so as to have lateral arms which are fixed to the sides of the helmet by respective...
09/01/1987
4558466Vest for use in polluted atmosphere
The present invention relates to a vest for use in a polluted atmosphere. The vest is intended to create a fresh air zone outside the vest. To this end, the vest has an air-permeable portion extending around at least a part of the vest, preferably around ...
12/17/1985
4556991Protecting veil for welding helmets
Apparatus is described for protecting a welder in association with a standard welding helmet of the type which is open at the top and back of the helmet. An elongate flexible veil comprising fire resistant fabric material is provided having a width across...
12/10/1985
4546498Electrically powered device for opening and closing the visor of a crash helmet
The device comprises a small electric motor driving, through reduction gearing, a gear segment associated with the visor pivot point. The gear segment has a configuration which includes a quarter of a circle and a straight portion which imparts the visor ...
10/15/1985
4542538Disposable 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
4530112Self-adjusting cap lamp bracket
A combined headpiece, light source, and protective face shield. The orienion of the emitted light beam from the light source remains the same whether the face shield is in a down protective position or a raised unprotective position for the user's face. ...
07/23/1985
4513452Heat resistant suit for use in boiler repair
A method of repairing large coal fired boilers and the like using a special heat resistant suit which enables workmen to erect scaffolding in the boiler at about 1100° F. and to enter the boiler at a temperature above 150° F. to make the necessary repai...
04/30/1985
4475249Air 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
4464800Attachment device for mounting face-protective shields on headgear
In an attachment device for use in pairs to mount a face-protective shield, such as a welding helmet, for lifting and lowering pivotal movement on a headgear, the provision of two separate pieces adapted for interfitted engagement relative to each other a...
08/14/1984
4455688Welder's goggles
Welder's protective goggles particularly adapted for operators who must use corrective bifocal lenses in their work. The goggles comprise a generally tubular shaped member, having an open end contoured to fit snugly against the face about the eyes of the ...
06/26/1984
4454611Heat resistant protective hand covering
A heat-resistant, protective glove having a shell made of a fabric of a temperature-resistant aromatic polyamide fiber, the outer surface of the shell being coated with a fire-resistant elastomer and a liner, generally conforming and secured to the shell ...
06/19/1984
4428081Goggle 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
4422185Welding helmet
A welding helmet comprising a face protective hood, a head-band, the hood pivoting on the head-band upwardly and downwardly, and a stop assembly for stopping the hood from pivoting downwardly beyond a position in which its viewing opening is in a position...
12/27/1983
4418267Protection apparatus
An automatic electrically operated protective system protects a welder from harmful light rays and sputtering emanating from the weld zone. An electric circuit controls a light shield means to assume either an open or closed condition. The electric circui...
11/29/1983
4224694Accessory support member for a helmet
An accessory support member in which a flat plate is provided with two portions adapted to embrace the rim of a variety of types and sizes of protective helmet. The support member is provided with a variety of removable accessories mounted by connections ...
09/30/1980
4193132Rain-shielded welder's mask
A rain-shielded welder's mask assembly comprises in combination a head piece, a welder's mask with eye piece, and pivotal mounting means attaching the mask to the head piece. A rain shield is mounted pivotally above the eye piece and connected to the head...
03/18/1980
4185328Sight and vision protection for arc welding helmet
An improved arc welder's helmet and window assembly for protecting the welder's face and eyes from sparks and flying particles and also from visual and other radiation emitted from his own work and from other sources about and behind the helmet. The helme...
01/29/1980
4117554Protective hard hat and welder's hood
A protective face and head apparel especially suited to the occupational needs of welders, the invention particularly comprises a hard hat with a scalloped lower edge and a head band assembly which includes an elastically deformable band for adjusting the...
10/03/1978
4114198Welder's helmet lens
A generally conventional welders' shield is provided including a support frame for placement over and support from the upper portion of a welder's head and a rearwardly opening upstanding shield body pivotally supported from opposite side portions of the ...
09/19/1978
4103359Noise 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
4040123Detachable connection for pivotally mounting a face shield to a head protector
The combination of a protective helmet of rigid material, a face shield, and a connector means for pivotally connecting, supporting and orienting a face shield on the head protective helmet, and which includes resilient means supporting the connector mean...
08/09/1977
4000524Articulated glove construction
A glove construction patterned to be conformal to the articulated movements of the human hand where a plurality of individual parts are designed and constructed to accommodate controlled extension and compression of the outer cover with respect to finger,...
01/04/1977
3992720Adjustable headband
A headband for protective head gear is provided at opposite ends with overlapping members formed of a stiffer material than the band itself. These extension members are made adjustable longitudinally with respect to one another by means of a tensioning ar...
11/23/1976
3945043Flip-up visor assembly for helmet
A flip-up visor assembly for a protective sport helmet or the like, in which a band secured at spaced points along the length and intermediate the ends thereof across the brow portion of a helmet with resilient pads disposed between the free band ends and...
03/23/1976
 
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