Combination head and eye-protective apparatus and goggles
AssigneeCairns & Brother Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Barthold, Louis Orotelli
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Abstract
Combination head and eye protective apparatus including a head-protective helmet having a nape device for fitting the helmet to the head of a wearer of the helmet, and goggles including a mounting member for mounting the goggles to the nape device. Goggles including a goggle frame, eye protective lens mounted in the frame, and mounting member for mounting the goggles to the nape device of a head-protective helmet.
Claims29
Combination head and eye protective apparatus, comprising:
- head-protective helmet including a headband including a forward portion mounted to said helmet and a rearward nape device for fitting said helmet to the head of a wearer of said helmet;
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- goggles including mounting means for mounting said goggles directly to said rearward nape device.
Combination head and eye protective apparatus, comprising:
- head-protective helmet including an outer shell having an interior, an inner impact cap mounted removably to the interior of said outer shell, said inner impact cap having an interior, a head band mounted to the interior of said inner impact cap, said head band including a nape device for varying the size of said head band to fit said head band to the head of a wearer of said helmet;
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- goggles including mounting means for mounting said goggles to said nape device.
Combination head and eye protective apparatus, comprising:
- a head-protective helmet including a crown having a forward portion and a brim extending at least forwardly of said crown, said helmet provided with a head band mounted generally internally of said crown and said head band including a rearward nape device including a rotatable ratchet knob for being rotated to vary the size of said head band to fit said head band to the head of a wearer of said helmet;
- goggles including a frame having outer portions, eye protective lens mounted to said frame, elastic connecting means and a mounting member, said elastic connecting means connected to said outer portions of said frame and to said mounting member;
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- said mounting member having an opening formed therein through which opening said rotatable ratchet knob is inserted to mount said mounting member to said nape device and thereby to mount said goggles to said helmet, said elastic connecting means being sufficiently contractible to stow said frame and said lens against said forward portion of said crown when said goggles are not in use and said elastic connecting means being sufficiently stretchable to permit said frame and said lens to be pulled over said forward portion of said brim and placed over the eyes of a wearer of the helmet and said elastic connecting means being sufficiently contractible to hold said frame and said lens over the eyes of a wearer of the helmet.
Combination head and eye protective apparatus, comprising:
- a protective helmet for being worn by a wearer to protect the wearer's head, said protective helmet provided with nape device for being secured to the nape of the wearer's head to fit said head-protective helmet to the wearer's head;
- goggles for protecting the eyes of the wearer, said goggles having opposed ends;
- a pair of straps having opposed ends, one end of each strap mounted to one end of said goggles and the other end of each strap mounted pivotally to said nape device to facilitate the pivoting of said goggles with respect to said nape securing means to facilitate the placement of said goggles in a donned position over the eyes of the wearer and in a stowed position on said helmet.
Goggles, comprising:
- a goggle frame, eye protective lens mounted in said frame, elastic connecting means and a mounting member, said elastic connecting means interconnecting said goggle frame and said mounting means, and said mounting means provided with an opening for receiving the rotatable ratchet knob of a nape device to mount said goggles to a head-protective helmet including the nape device.
Goggles for being mounted to a head-protective helmet provided with a head band including a nape device including a rotatable ratchet knob for being rotated to vary the size of the head band, comprising:
- a goggle frame, eye protective lens mounted in said frame, a mounting member, and elastic connecting means interconnecting said goggle frame and said mounting member, said mounting member provided with an opening for having the rotatable ratchet knob inserted therethrough to mount said mounting member to the nape device and to thereby mount said goggles to the head-protective helmet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.