Headgear mountable protective face shield

A headgear mountable protective face shield to substantially completely cover a wearer's face and protect the face from exposure to ultraviolet radiation, said face shield comprising:

• first hinge means to be positioned outwardly of a first side of the wearer's head;
• second hinge means to be positioned outwardly of a second side of the wearer's head;
• articulated shielding means comprising a plurality of curved, elongated segments, each segment extending across the wearer's face and having a first end secured to the first hinge means and a second end secured to the second hinge means;
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• means to secure the hinge means to an article of headgear to be worn by the wearer;
• at least one of said segments of the shielding means being pivotable about a pivot axis extending through the first and second hinge means;
• the shielding means preventing at least some ultraviolet radiation from reaching the wearer's face;
• said securing means securing the face shield to a bill forming part of said article of headgear and projecting forwardly of the wearer's head, said bill having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery;
• said securing means comprising an upper jaw means to engage the outer periphery on the upper surface of the bill and a lower jaw means to engage the outer periphery on the lower surface of the bill, the upper and lower jaw means being biased together to retain the bill of the headgear therebetween;
• said upper and lower jaw means being U-shaped and each having two rearwardly extending legs joined to a forward portion, the hinge means being carried on the rearwardly extending legs of the lower jaw means.