Single-use, disposable helmets, hoods, and helmet/hood assemblies, and methods of making and using the same

A single-use, disposable helmet and hood assembly comprising:

• a single-use, disposable helmet comprising:
• a main frame comprising a forehead strap and an anterior shield strap with a fan platform positioned between the forehead strap and the anterior shield strap;
• and
• a fan positioned within the fan platform;
• and
• a hood that is attachable to the single-use, disposable helmet;
• wherein the helmet is collapsible into a volume having a length of up to about 16.0 inches, a width of up to about 20.0 inches, and a height of up to about 3.5 inches when fully assembled and
• wherein the hood comprises:
• a hood material configured to be sized to extend over a user's head and down to a neck/shoulder region of the user, the hood material comprising:
• (i) a face shield opening extending through the hood material and along a front side of the hood, and (ii) a lower edge extending along a lower periphery of the hood material and around a hood opening of the hood;
• a fixed face shield attached to the hood material and covering the face shield opening:
• two or more hood connecting members positioned along an outer periphery of the face shield opening;
• and
• a removable stick-on face shield guard sized to extend over the face shield opening and be removably attachable to the hood, the removable stick-on face shield guard comprises (1) a transparent face shield material, and (ii) two or more e shield guard connecting components, the two or m re face shield guard connecting components being attachable to and/or connectable to and/or engageable with two or more corresponding hood connecting members on said hood material or said fixed face shield.

A single-use, disposable helmet and hood assembly comprising:

• a single-use, disposable helmet;
• and a hood that is attachable to the single-use, disposable helmet, said hood comprising:
• a hood material configured to be sized to extend over a user's head and down to a neck/shoulder region of the user, said hood material comprising:
• (i) a face shield opening extending through the hood material and along a front side of the hood, and
• (ii) a lower edge extending along a lower periphery of the hood material and around a hood opening of the hood;
• a fixed face shield attached to the hood material and covering the face shield opening;
• two or more corresponding hood connecting members comprising one or more engaging rail-like connectors or one or more engaging channel-like connectors;
• and
• a removable stick-on face shield guard sized to extend over the face shield opening and be removably attachable to the hood, the removable stick-on face shield guard comprising:
• (i) a transparent face shield material, and
• (ii) two or more face shield guard connecting components engageable with said two or more corresponding hood connecting members.