US3373444A
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Safety attachment for hard headgear
Assignee: American Allsafe Co Inc
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Filing: 1966-05-23
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Granted: 1968-03-19
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Expires: 1986-05-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James V Militello
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 05:18
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B3/00; A42B3/04; A42B3/18; A42B3/185
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
IN SAFETY HEADGEAR HAVING A HARD SHELL COMPRISING AN OVAL DOME WITH A VISOR PROJECTING HORIZONTALLY FORWARDLY FROM THE LOWER RIM OF THE OVAL DOME, A HORIZONTAL OVAL HEADBAND ARRANGED INWARDLY FROM SAID RIM AND ADAPTED TO FIT THE FOREHEAD, SIDES AND BACK OF THE USER''S HEAD, AND FLEXIBLE HARNESS MEANS CONNECTING SAID HARD SHELL WITH SAID HEADBAND AND ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A SPACE BETWEEN ALL PARTS OF SAID OVAL DOME AND THE CROWN OF THE USER''S HEAD TO PROTECT THE USER''S HEAD FROM ACCIDENTAL BLOWS AGAINST THE HARD SHELL; THE COMBINATION THEREWITH OF SAFETY GOGGLES, COMPRISING A GOGGLE FRAME ADAPTED TO FIT THE USER''S FACE AROUND THE EYES, PROTECTIVE TRANSPARENT WALL MEANS CARRIED BY SAID GOGGLE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE USER''S EYES, AND MEANS SECURING SAID GOGGLE FRAME FOR PRESSURE FITTING RELATION TO THE USER''S FACE, COMPRISING A PAIR OF EXTENSIBLE ELASTIC STRAPS, MEANS SECURING THE FORWARD END OF EACH OF SAID STRAPS TO THE CORRESPONDING SIDE OF SAID GOGGLE FRAME IN HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER, AND MEANS SECURING THE REAR END OF EACH OF SAID STRAPS TO THE CORRESPONDING SIDE OF SAID HEADBAND IN A POSITION GENERALLY ABOVE THE INNER PART OF THE EXTERNAL EAR OF THE USER, SAID STRAPS BEING STRETCHABLE TO PERMIT SAID GOGGLE FRAME TO BE MOVED UPWARDLY PAST SAID VISOR SO THAT UPON THEREAFTER BEING RELEASED THE GOGGLE FRAME WILL BE DRAWN TO IN AN INOPERATIVE POSITION ON SAID VISOR BY SAID STRETCHABLE ELASTIC STRAPS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
243 words
IN SAFETY HEADGEAR HAVING A HARD SHELL COMPRISING AN OVAL DOME WITH A VISOR PROJECTING HORIZONTALLY FORWARDLY FROM THE LOWER RIM OF THE OVAL DOME, A HORIZONTAL OVAL HEADBAND ARRANGED INWARDLY FROM SAID RIM AND ADAPTED TO FIT THE FOREHEAD, SIDES AND BACK OF THE USER''S HEAD, AND FLEXIBLE HARNESS MEANS CONNECTING SAID HARD SHELL WITH SAID HEADBAND AND ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A SPACE BETWEEN ALL PARTS OF SAID OVAL DOME AND THE CROWN OF THE USER''S HEAD TO PROTECT THE USER''S HEAD FROM ACCIDENTAL BLOWS AGAINST THE HARD SHELL; THE COMBINATION THEREWITH OF SAFETY GOGGLES, COMPRISING A GOGGLE FRAME ADAPTED TO FIT THE USER''S FACE AROUND THE EYES, PROTECTIVE TRANSPARENT WALL MEANS CARRIED BY SAID GOGGLE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE USER''S EYES, AND MEANS SECURING SAID GOGGLE FRAME FOR PRESSURE FITTING RELATION TO THE USER''S FACE, COMPRISING A PAIR OF EXTENSIBLE ELASTIC STRAPS, MEANS SECURING THE FORWARD END OF EACH OF SAID STRAPS TO THE CORRESPONDING SIDE OF SAID GOGGLE FRAME IN HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER, AND MEANS SECURING THE REAR END OF EACH OF SAID STRAPS TO THE CORRESPONDING SIDE OF SAID HEADBAND IN A POSITION GENERALLY ABOVE THE INNER PART OF THE EXTERNAL EAR OF THE USER, SAID STRAPS BEING STRETCHABLE TO PERMIT SAID GOGGLE FRAME TO BE MOVED UPWARDLY PAST SAID VISOR SO THAT UPON THEREAFTER BEING RELEASED THE GOGGLE FRAME WILL BE DRAWN TO IN AN INOPERATIVE POSITION ON SAID VISOR BY SAID STRETCHABLE ELASTIC STRAPS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1971-03-19 | 1971-09-18 | 1972-03-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1975-03-19 | 1975-09-18 | 1976-03-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1979-03-19 | 1979-09-18 | 1980-03-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |