# US 2021/0330504 A1 · Face shield assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0330504 A1 - Document ID: US20210330504A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/238,588 - Filed: 2021-04-23 - Published: 2021-10-28 - Earliest claimed: 2020-04-23 - Applicants: ZVerse, Inc. - Inventors: John Carrol Carrington, JR.; Scott A. Henderson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210330504A1 ## CPC - A41D 13/1184: {with protection for the eyes, e.g. using shield or visor} - A61F 9/045: {Eye-shades or visors; Shields beside, between or below the eyes (caps with means for protecting the eyes A42B1/018)} - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract A face shield assembly comprises a holder adapted to be worn on the body of a wearer. The holder has a support portion and a separate attachment portion connected to the support portion. The support portion of the holder defines an opening through which the wearer's neck is received or, in another embodiment, on the head of the wearer. In addition, a shield is removably connected to the attachment portion of the holder, the shield being formed of a transparent material. The shield further has a curved configuration around a generally vertical axis as well as being narrower at one end than the other. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A face shield assembly, comprising: a holder adapted to be worn on the body of a wearer, said holder having an attachment portion; and a shield removably connected to the attachment portion of said holder, said shield being formed of a transparent material and is sized to extend from below the wearer's chin to a location above the nostrils of the wearer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the holder has a support portion separate from the attachment portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 2, wherein the attachment portion is pivotally connected to the support portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 3, wherein the support portion is removably connected to the attachment portion for donning and doffing the face shield assembly. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 2, wherein the support portion is in the form of a loop defining an opening through which the wearer's neck is received. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 2, wherein the support portion has a pair of flexible extensions that curve toward one another at a location distal from the shield. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the shield is formed of a transparent polymeric material. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 7, wherein the polymeric material comprises PET. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the shield has a semi-cylindrical shape when attached to the holder. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 9, wherein the shield is narrower at its bottom and wider at its top. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 9, wherein the attachment portion has a curved shape in conformance with a curved outer surface of the shield. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 11, wherein the curved outer surface of the shield is maintained by the attachment portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the shield has a configuration that continuously diverges from its bottom to its top. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A face shield as set forth in claim 1, wherein the attachment portion has at least one post received in an aperture in the shield to connect the shield to the attachment portion. ### Claim 15 A face shield assembly, comprising: a holder adapted to be worn on the body of a wearer, said holder having a support portion and a separate attachment portion connected to the support portion; the support portion of the holder defining an opening through which the wearer's neck is received; a shield removably connected to the attachment portion of said holder, said shield being formed of a transparent material; and the shield having a curved configuration around a generally vertical axis, the face shield further being narrower at its bottom and wider at its top. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 15, wherein the attachment portion is pivotally connected to the support portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 16, wherein the attachment portion is pivotally connected to the support portion by a hinge formed by engagement of the attachment portion with an axle of the support portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 16, wherein the support portion is removably connected to the attachment portion for donning and doffing the face shield assembly. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) A face shield assembly as set forth in claim 15, wherein the support portion has a pair of flexible extensions that curve toward one another at a location distal from the shield. ### Claim 20 A face shield assembly, comprising: a holder adapted to be worn on the head of a wearer, said holder having an attachment portion; and a shield removably connected to the attachment portion of said holder, said shield being formed of a transparent material and is sized to extend from above the wearer's eyes to a location below the chin of the wearer.