US1820237A - Face-and-head protector - Google Patents

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dAug. 25, 1931. R. MALcoM mcs AND HEAD PROTECTOR Filed Feb. 1.` 1929 I Patented Aug. 25, .1931' I ,"Roinnrfirencompor' (Hermano,v ILLINOIS 'FACE-AND-HEAJJ PROTECTOR.

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Application 4filed February 1, 1929.l Serial` No. 336,898,V f f These improvements relate to face-and workman becomes Aexceedingly y dirty,` and K otherwise' suffers discomfort and disadvantage during this kind of work. At somey ers face from extreme side to lside thereof, i and it aords'free and unobstructed vision i' when in .use, y

places attempts have been made to yovercome such bad effects'in part through the use of goggles and respirators. v

'While Iam aware that various kinds of head-and-face protectors I have heretofore been suggested for various purposes, Iam not aware that anyone heretofore has suggested:

a shield for the head parts which Vis lsatisfactory 'under the conditions mentioned.-

To overcome the disadvantages and limitationsl of goggles, respirators and suchother forms of protectors as I have known, I have and easily applied and removed; one which is of notably light weight; one which holds itself comfortably yet firmly in its desiredy one which affords full `scope of the work.v mans vision; one which, nits preferred form, protects the upper head parts Aand also. the throat parts, as well as the side parts .of the head; lone whichr is formedto cooperate with theapron', overall-*s orthe like lworn by tiontohis clothes and body; one which may `be of notably low cost; fone which, with reasonable care, has

' which is simple construction';"and one whichfma'y bey made from.: materials readily obtainable',`land be made a'ccodingto ordin-v ary manufacturing :practicesQ Other objects and advantages will'appearhereinaftera A y y In `he `drawings vvFigure l isa side elevation of the device complete in"l what ".,I knffqw con- `of metal and other substances.

provided a protector which is very readily the workman to give the desired full protec long life in servicef; one

ceive tobe its most advantageous formFig.`

2 is-'a horizontal section ontheline 2 2 of `Fig. 1; and I"ig.,3 is anfenlarged sectional and fragmentary detail of the vsupporting means and associated The device illustrated includes the pro;y

parts. f

tec'ting window -10 of thin, flexible, `lightwelght and transparentl material such as Celluloid, pyrolin or the like. 4Its upper margin is'at ll and its lower-margin is at 12, while its lateral margins are at v13. Itthus extends high enough and .downwardly andy laterally enough to extend around the wearl With the device normally applied, i wearer may look in all directionsquite as unobstructedly as if thedevice were not present.

This makesfor a` veryunusualdegree of comfort to the wearer,1n comparison with the use of goggles, respirators or other1sight limiting devices. 'It' mans efficiency. In

`point out that confininv the vision is consclously o r unconscious y irritating tothe adds also to the. work-` this connection I- may mind, gives thehdistressing eect of being limited, constrained,

hemmed in, and.v that such effects are cumulative and render the workman less eiicient and less happy. The .freedom of vision of the present-,device is a Very notableand important factor ofthe advantages obtained.

The material surro is preferably soft and flexible--preferably unding the windowy some sort'of fabric. In my practice itis-thin fabric surfacedwith la coating of waterproofing material, and `of a kind xwell-kIlQWD. un-

der various names `and of dii'erentvarieties.

Such materials mayv be describedv generally as oil cloth-.. 1 I use a `black,` soft, flexible, pebbled variety, having a; good appearance.

The"dirt-accumulatingon itimay readily be washed away, and thusthe whole outer surface `'of the protector-mayfeasi'lybemainf tained clean. Y

sides ofthe device'. l

"It 'shown asffbeing 100 like stitched at 11 to the window-sheet 10. It overlies the transparent sheet and defines the top of the window.

Above the band-like'part 14 is a canopy or cover 15, of the same material. It is shown as being stitched at 15a, to the top edge of the band 14.

At each side of the device is a protecting extension 16, of the same fabric material, shaped as illustrated and giving further rotection to the sides of the head. These apparts 16 are stitched at the lines marked 13 and 14a (Fig. 1) to the window materia-l 10 and to the band-like head-protecting part 14 respectively. The oppositely-disposed flaps or extensions 16 extend respectively from the top'rof the band 14 to the lower part of the device.

At the llower portion of the device the window material 10'is stitched to a sort of pocketlike formation 17, of the same fabric material, and this part 17 is stitched also to the part 16. There is also a throat-protecting part 18, of the same flexible fabric material, stitched to the chin-encompassing part 17.

At the various ex osed edges, and also at the meeting'edges, o lthe several parts of the protector body thus described, there is binding material of fabric, and which in all instances is marked 20, denoting a common fea- -ture of construction. Such binding or edging as 20 is provided for finish and greater security and is merely a detail of suitable manufacture.

Means for supporting the device on the wearers head include a head-band comprising first a substantially U-shaped band 21 of substantially stiff, yet light material such as liber, and this liber piece is encased in an envelope 22, 23 (Fig. 3) which is suitablyof thin leather as to the inner side 23 and the oil cloth material as to the outer side 22. There is a' sweat band 24 overlying in part the side 23 of the envelope. The rest of the head band as shown is an elastic part 25-of ordinary elastic tape or band material.

Stitched to the envelope 22, 23 is an apronlike piece 26, which as shown in Fig. 1 engages tle top of the wearers head and limits downward movement of the deviceas a whole when in use. It also forms, with the head band, a pocket into which the head com' fortably fits, and there is thus provided such a firm seating of rthe device that the wearer may move about and turn his head even quickly Without throwing the device awry and without the wearers experiencing the uncomfortable feeling of slippage and disf' location. In short, due to the notable li htness of the device as a whole and the rm seating on the wearers head, the device can be worn with but comparatively little consciousness of its presence.

The head band is held within the hollow interior of the body by a framework consistand extending forwardly and downwardly therefrom and is riveted to the front of the head band. This frame- work 27, 28 and the head band is supported as a unit by the wire stays or stanchions 29 in front and 30 at the sides, severally riveted or otherwise held to the body of the device as shown. The frame 27, 28 not only holds thehead band open and in shape for easy applicationto the wearers head, but it also cooperates to hold the face covering material in its desired shape. Lightness and strength are very important. The central frame 27, 28 enables the U-sliaped band 14 to be made thin and light, and a feature of the construction in general is the ex-v frame member 28 and struts 29 are bracing elements which cooperate in holding the face covering material strongly in `its desired relation `to the head band.

The wire element 32 serves as a convenient handle. for carrying, applying and removing the device; but its chief object is to provide a protecting rest or extension which holds the window covering 10 away from the bench' on which the device may be rested or tumbled about.

If so desired, various types of fastening or holding means may be employed to provide that such ele-ments or parts as the top or cover, the window 10, the throat protector 18, the flaps 16, and the head-piece may be readily removed; and, in general, I contemplate as being included in the invention all such chan es'and departures from what is thus speci cally illustrated and described as fall within the scope ofthe-appended claims.

I claim: l

' 1. A face-and-head protector of thel char,

acter described comprising a window element of transparent thin and flexible material substantially the height of the wearers face and bowed substantially U-shaped in top View and extending rearward at the sides suflii to said window element at the bottom thereof,

a flexible throat-protecting flap secured to said chin-protecting part and extending downwardly and rearwardly therefrom, and

means for holding the window element and its associated parts upon the wearers head, said means including a substantially stiff U- shaped band-like member open rearwardly, with means Jfor holding same in spaced relation to and within the confines of said window element, flexible means adapted to rest upon the top of the wearers head for limiting the downward movement of said band-like member, and band means for the wearers head extending rearward from said U-shaped member to complete therewith a band for encompassing the Wearers head.

Q. In a face-and-head protector of the character described, supporting structure comprising a U-shaped head band of substantially stiff material adapted to it around the forward portions of the wearers head, with `means extending rearward from said band and adapted to coact therewith to form a complete band surrounding the wearers a transverse sul)- ahead, a frame comprising stantially U-shaped member of sti and strong material rigidly secured at its ends to the arms of said U-shaped band and extending therefrom normally above the wearers head and a forwardly-and-downwardly-elitending frameimember of stii and strong material rigidly secured to the U-shaped frame member at the top thereof and to the U-shaped head band at the front thereof, together with face covering mea-ns and means securing said supporting structure to the face-covering means` an aprondike member carried by the head and form a pocket therefor and to limit the downward movement of the device as a whole relative to the wearers head when the device is normally in use. 4

3. A protector of the `character described comprising a protector proper adapted to encompass portions of the wearers face and head when the device is normally in use, and a supporting structure for holding the protector proper uponthe wearers head, said structure including a frame, with means securing said frame to the protector in spaced relation, band means carried by the frame and adapted to encompass the wearers head,

and an apron-like member carried by said band means and adapted to contact the top of the wearers head and form a pocket therefor to limit the downward movement of the device as a whole relativeto the wearers head when the device is normallyT in use. f

ROBERT MALCOM.

U-shaped head band and adapted to contact the top of the wearers'

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