Protective face shield
OwnerDavid V. Olsoninventor
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Abstract
A one-piece protective face shield intended primarily for use by health care professionals to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases carried by viral and bacterial emissions from the noses and throats of afflicted patients. The protective face shield comprises a generally flat semi-rigid transparent sheet which may be bent into a semi-cylindrical face-covering shape and suspended from the bows of the frames of the eyeglasses of the user. A pair of integral bow-engaging clips are provided adjacent to the top end edges of the transparent sheet. The transparent sheet clipped to the eyeglass bows is closely spaced from the user's face and forms a barrier to the transmission of disease causing organisms.
Claims8
A simple inexpensive disposable one-piece protective face shield to cover the eyeglass frame and face of the user thereof, said shield comprising:
- A) a semi-rigid face-covering transparent sheet readily bendable into semi-cylindrical shape, said sheet having a body portion and a top edge with end portions, and front and back surfaces, and
- B) a pair of integral mirror image bow-engaging clips formed in the body of the transparent sheet adjacent to the top end edge portions thereof, each of said clips including:
- 1) a pair of generally horizontally aligned spaced apart apertures formed in the transparent sheet;
- 2) a shallow channel extending between said apertures, said channel having upper and lower edges;
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- 3) a flat dependent bendable tab extending from the lower edge of said channel.
A simple inexpensive disposable one-piece protective face shield to cover the eyeglass frame and face of the user thereof, said shield comprising:
- A) a semi-rigid face-covering transparent sheet readily bendable into semi-cylindrical shape, said sheet having a body portion of a size to substantially cover the face of the user, and having a top edge with end portions, and front and back surfaces, and
- B) a pair of integral mirror image bow-engaging clips formed in the body of the transparent sheet adjacent to the top end edge portions thereof, each of said clips comprising a tab initially extending upwardly from the top edge of the transparent sheet and generally in the plane thereof, and then folded back and downwardly adjacent to the surface of the transparent sheet in a second plane spaced slightly from and generally parallel to the plane of the transparent sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.