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  Safety hard hat and face shield assemblyUSPTO Application #: 20070016997Title: Safety hard hat and face shield assembly Abstract: A hard hat which provides the safety integrity of a hard hat, but includes an integrated face shield manipulable from a non-use position to a use position and vice versa by the wearer utilizing one hand without the necessity of removing the hard hat from the head of the wearer. (end of abstract) Agent: Clifford G. Frayne - Brick, NJ, US Inventor: William Reddington USPTO Applicaton #: 20070016997 - Class: 002005000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Apparel, Guard Or Protector, For Wearer's Head, Firemen's Helmets The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070016997. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to protective wear, and in particularly, to a hard hat typically worn by contractors and construction people, the hard hat having an integrated face shield assembly. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] Hard hats are worn by contractors and construction people on construction sites, and in particular on construction sites where construction is taking place at elevated levels, such as a high rise or the like. The hard hat is designed to protect the head of an individual from falling objects or to protect the head from being struck by overhanging construction beams or construction materials. A typical hard had consists of a one piece polymer shell having either a circumferential visor or a front visor for shielding the eyes from glare. A harness is disposed within the hard hat on snap fit receptacles, the receptacles being integral with the hard hat. The interior harness is adjustable to the size of the head of the individual wearing the hard hat. The hard hat harness is adjusted so that the harness is in communication with the top and circumferential portion of the head such that there is a space between the harness and the polymer shell so that a blow to the polymer shell is not directly imparted to the head of the individual. [0005] In many construction situations a construction person requires the use of a face shield as a result of certain construction practices. Once such practice would the clearing of particulate matter in advance of laying a concrete slab which would result in particulate matter being blown into the air and possibly into the face and eyes of individuals in the vicinity. Another situation would be where pneumatic drilling was occurring. Such face shields are available in the prior art which include a strap or connector which stretches around the circumference of the head and supports a depending face shield which depends from the forehead across the face of the individual. On a construction site the individual would still require a hard hat to be worn, and therefore the individual now must attend to two articles of safety equipment. [0006] Applicant's invention eliminates the need for two articles of safety equipment by incorporating an integrated face shield with the hard hat which allows the user to move the integrated face shield from a non-use position to a use position while still remaining integrated with the hard hat an not effecting the integrity for safety for which the hard hat was intended. OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION [0007] An object of the present invention is to provide for a novel hard hat with an integrated face shield assembly slidably positionable from a use position to a non-use position. [0008] Another object of the present invention is to provide for a novel hard hat with an integrated face shield assembly which does not affect the safety integrity of the hard hat. [0009] A still further object of the present invention is to provide for a novel hard hat with an integrated face shield which can be manipulated from a use position to a non-use position and vice versa with one hand without having to remove the hard hat from the head of the individual. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0010] A hard hat which provides the safety integrity of a hard hat, but includes an integrated face shield manipulable from a non-use position to a use position and vice versa by the wearer utilizing one hand without the necessity of removing the hard hat from the head of the wearer. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0011] These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent, particularly when taken in light of the following illustrations wherein: [0012] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a typical hard hat of the prior art; [0013] FIG. 2 is an interior view of a typical hard hat of the prior art; [0014] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the hard hat with integrated face shield assembly; [0015] FIG. 4 is a front view of the hard hat with integrated face shield assembly; [0016] FIG. 5 is a side view of a hard hat with an integrated face shield assembly; and [0017] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the face shield and tension knob. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0018] FIG. 1 a perspective view of a typical hard hat 10 of the prior art and FIG. 2 is an interior view of the hard hat of FIG. 1. The hard hat 10 is typically molded of polymer in a unitary construction having a dome portion and a visor portion. The hard hat 10 illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a visor 12 portion extends about the entire periphery 13 of the dome portion 14. However hard hats are also constructed with a front visor only. The hard hat 10 may be reinforced in the molding process by forming stiffeners 18 in the dome portion 14 so as to provide extra strength and greater protection for the head of the individual. [0019] Unitarily formed on the interior of the dome portion 14 are a plurality of clip receptacles 20. Clip receptacles 20 are cooperative with clips 22 formed on the head band 24 of the interior harness 26 which circumscribes the head of the individual with various elements of the harness 26 in contact with the head of the individual in a cross hatch manner. The head band 24 of the harness 26 is adjustable to fit heads of varying circumference and the head band 24 and harness 26 are designed such that when properly adjusted, the harness 26 and head band 24 are in communication with the head of the individual thereby supporting the hard hat 10 a spaced apart distance from the head of the individual around the complete circumference of the head and the top of the head. In this fashion, the force of an object striking the hard hat 10 is not directly transmitted to the head of the individual, but is absorbed by the head band 24 and harness 26. Continue reading... Full patent description for Safety hard hat and face shield assembly Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Safety hard hat and face shield assembly patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. 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