A42B3/225

VISOR FOR A BALLISTIC PROTECTIVE HELMET
20220104573 · 2022-04-07 ·

The present invention is directed to a visor for a ballistic protective helmet having: a visor pane; a splinter protective lip arranged in an edge region of the visor pane, wherein the splinter protective lip encloses at least partly an edge of the visor pane.

Helmet assemblies with flip-type welding visors

Improvements to helmet assemblies with flip-type welding visors are provided. In one embodiment, a return mechanism applies a predetermined force to a wireform spring. The return mechanism applies a force between a welding visor and a grinding shell, while concurrently reducing rotational forces needed to flip up the welding visor from the grinding shell. In another embodiment, a combination of an adjustable spring and a slide stop provides an adjustable stopping position for the wireform spring. The adjustable stopping position permits adjustable balancing of the forces that are applied to the wireform spring.

Method and apparatus for head protection and providing air flow

Provided is a head protection device with multiple face shields, where the head protection device is configured to be able to provide a flow of air to a user of the head protection device. The air flow may be provided by an external air providing device.

Surgical garment

A surgical garment for use with a helmet, wherein the garment comprises a shell, a transparent face shield, and an attachment element coupled to the transparent face shield. The garment may be configured to define a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The attachment element configured to removably couple with a coupling member of the helmet, wherein the attachment element and coupling member comprise complementary coupling surfaces. The attachment element comprises a head having a distal surface and a proximal surface, and defining a coupling recess, the coupling recess is defined in the proximal surface of the head. The garment may comprise a first and second attachment element, with the first attachment element being coupled to upper portion of the transparent face shield and the second attachment element being coupled to lower portion of the transparent face shield.

PERSONAL PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
20220079271 · 2022-03-17 ·

A facial shield for a protective headgear system includes a polymeric sheet having an upper portion configured to be coupled to a support and a lower portion having a lower extremity, wherein the upper portion includes a first hole, a second hole, and a third hole, each one of the first, second, and third holes laterally spaced from the other two of the first, second, and third holes, and the first hole including a first section having a first hole gap and a second section laterally adjacent the first section and having a second hole gap, wherein the first hole gap of the first hole is greater than or equal to the maximum vertical dimension of a first hook of the support, and wherein the second hole gap of the first hole is greater than a vertical base thickness of a base of the first hook and is less than the maximum vertical dimension of the first hook.

AIR FILTERING SURGICAL HELMET

Disclosed is a protective helmet, surgical garment, and positive pressure air filter apparatus. The helmet is adapted to fit on the head of a medical practitioner and includes a filtered air inlet located near the crown of the practitioner's head, one or more air flow ducts, and one or more outlets located near the practitioner's face. The garment fits over the helmet and provides an air-impermeable barrier to prevent airborne contaminants from entering the space around the practitioner's head. A motorized filter unit is adapted to be worn near the waist of the practitioner. A tube connects the output of the filter unit with the air inlet of the helmet to provide a filtered air supply to the practitioner. One or more filter elements are provided at the input of the filter unit. The filter elements remove contaminants, including bacteria, viruses, vapors, and gasses from ambient air drawn into the filter unit to generate filtered air that is delivered to the practitioner.

FACE SHIELD WITH POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR AND METHODS OF USE
20220095736 · 2022-03-31 ·

Air purifying respirator for user's having a face shield configured to shield the user's face from splatter, a head strap configured to encircle at least a portion of the users head, said head strap configured to support the face shield, at least one fan, and a fan housing positioned proximate an upper edge of the face shield, said fan housing configured to support said fan, a filter media positioned on an outer perimeter flange of the fan housing to maximizing a surface area of said filter media, a face shroud connected to a perimeter of the face shield, the face shroud configured to provide a seal between the face shield and the user's face and thus, to facilitate pulling the air through the filter media, and the fan pushes the filtered air from said fan housing to the user between said face shield and the user's face.

HEAD-MOUNTED WELDING MASK
20220071334 · 2022-03-10 ·

The present disclosure provides a head-mounted welding mask, which includes a mask shell, a head-mounted mechanism, and a flip device, the flip device includes a knob which is connected to the mask shell, a link mechanism which is connected to the knob, and a base which is connected to the head-mounted mechanism, the link mechanism is disposed on the base, when the knob is moved, the knob drives the link mechanism to reciprocate in an arc, so that the mask shell flips relative to the head-mounted mechanism, and the barycenter of the mask shell moves into a predetermined range that is determined based on the gravity line where the barycenter of the head-mounted mechanism is located. The flip device changes the position of the barycenter of the mask shell through the movement of the link mechanism, so that the barycenter of the mask shell moves into a predetermined range that is determined based on the gravity line where the barycenter of the head-mounted mechanism is located. And reduces the pressure on welder's head after the mask shell is flipped up.

EYE PROTECTION STRUCTURE
20220062052 · 2022-03-03 ·

An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses an eye protection structure for protecting a worker, the eye protection structure including a window convex outward to cover both eyes of the worker, wherein the window includes a transmissive portion, the transmissive portion includes an inner surface facing the worker's face and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, a first radius of curvature of the outer surface of the transmissive portion and a second radius of curvature of the inner surface of the transmissive portion are different from each other, and a thickness of a central portion of the transmissive portion is greater than a thickness of an edge portion of the transmissive portion.

Head-mounted Air Purifier
20210331006 · 2021-10-28 ·

A portable air purifier device includes a fan, air purification system, air quality sensor module, air crossflow limiter and a head mount. The air purifier is mounted in the forehead/head area without blocking the user's nose, mouth or face area, making it easy to breathe. The air purification system consists of one or more Electrostatic Precipitators connected together, in series to achieve higher level of air purification efficiency or in parallel to achieve higher output air flow rate. The crossflow limiter blocks dirty air from the outside from displacing the cleansed air supplied by the device. The air quality sensor module automatically throttles the air purification up/down based on the air pollution level surrounding the user. The head mount is used to easily mount the air purifier device either directly onto the user's head or on top of any head-wear such as a helmet or a hat.