Chin actuated welding hood

Claim 1

IN A PROTECTIVE HOOD INCLUDING A FRONTWARDLY DIRECTED OPENING FOR ALLOWING A WEARER TO SEE OUT OF THE HOOD, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A CHIN REST ADAPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WEARER''S CHIN, ARM MEANS, MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID ARM MEANS ON SAID HOOD ADJACENT THE REAR EDGES OF THE HOOD FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AXIS AS THE JAW OF A WEARER, SAID ARM MEANS SUPPORTING SAID CHIN REST FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF THE WEARER''S JAW AND ABOUT GENERALLY THE SAME AXIS, MOTION TRANSMITTING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID CHIN REST, EYE SHIELDING MEANS, MEANS HINGEDLY MOUNTING SAID EYE SHIELDING MEANS ON THE EXTERIOR OF SAID HOOD ADJACENT SAID OPENING AND ADAPTED TO SELECTIVELY CLOSE SAID OPENING, SAID MOTION TRANSMITTING MEANS BEING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID EYE SHIELDING MEANS EXTERIORLY OF THE HOOD WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF THE WEARER''S JAW IS TRANSMITTED TO SAID EYE SHIELDING MEANS, SAID EYE SHIELDING MEANS INCLUDING DETENT MEANS THEREON, CATCH MEANS, MEANS MOUNTING SAID CLATCH MEANS ON THE HOOD IN POSITION FOR RELEASABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DETENT MEANS WHEREBY SAID EYE SHIELDING MEANS WILL BE RETAINED IN OPEN POSITION WHEN SAID CATCH MEANS IS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DETENT MEANS.