Retractable face protective assembly

Claim 2

A protective face shield assembly detachably positioned on a helmet comprising: a helmet having a plurality of spaced fixed fastening means; a thin flexible band means having a plurality of spaced helmet fastening means engaging said fixed fastening means; a pair of spaced slider means, one each positioned at each end of said band means; a face shielding means having a pair of track means therein; said track means spaced one from the other and in registry with and slideable over said spaced slider means; each of said track means and said slider means having a crosssectional configuration and contacting surfaces that prevent track rotation about said slider means and present frictional contact areas between said slider means and said track means, whereby an application of force to said shielding means causes movement of said shielding means from or to various faceprotecting positions as said track means is slideably moved over said slider means.

Claim 3

The protective face shield assembly of claim 1 wherein each said spaced slider means is canted in its respective track means to provide a continuous frictional relationship between each of said slider means and said track means.

Claim 4

The protective face shield assembly of claim 1 wherein said track means and said slider means define generally arcuate paths, enabling said face shielding means to be moved through a curved path relative to the outer surface of the top portion of said headgear structure.

Claim 5

A face protective assembly releasably mountable on headgear structure and movable relative thereto to and from a face shielding position comprising: a face shield assembly having positioned therein a face shielding means; slide track means positioned on said face shielding means; a releasable headgear structure attachment means operatively connected to said slide track means having means therein for fixedly attaching said face shield assembly on a headgear structure; and slider means secured to said attachment means and operative in said track means, said slider means and said track means each having cross-sectional configuration and contacting surfaces that prevent track rotation about said slider means and present frictional contact areas between said slider means and said track means, said face shielding means being curved and having a peak means extending inwardly from its uppermost edge and defining a free curved edge generally contoured to the forehead of a wearer, and a flexible and resilient seal means positioned on said free curved edge extending generally outwardly thereof, whereby said face shielding means can be moved by a touching force to various face protecting positions as said track means is slideably moved over said slider means.

Claim 6

A face protective assembly releasably mountable on headgear structure and movable relative thereto to and from a face shielding position comprising: a face shield assembly having positioned therein a face shielding means; slide track means positioned on said face shielding means; a releasable headgear structure attachment means operatively connected to said slide track means having means therein for fixedly attaching said face shield assembly on a headgear structure; and slider means secured to said attachment means and operative in said track means, said slider means and said track means each having cross-sectional configuration and contacting surfaces that prevent track rotation about said slider means and present frictional contact areas between said slider means and said track means, said face shielding means being curved and having a peak means extending inwardly from its uppermost edge and defining a free curved edge generally contoured to the forehead of a wearer, and a flexible and resilient seal means positioned on said free curved edge extending generally outwardly thereof, whereby said face shielding means can be moved by a touching force to various face protecting positions as said track means is slideably moved over said slider means.

Claim 7

A protective face shield assembly adapted to be detachably positioned on a helmet comprising: A thin flexible band means having a plurality of spaced helmet fastening means adapted to detachably engage mating fixed fastening means on a helmet; a pair of spaced slider means, one each positioned at each end of said band means; a face shielding means having a pair of track means therein; said track means spaced one from the other and in registry with and slideable over said spaced slider means; each of said track means and said slider means having a cross-sectional configuration and contacting surfaces that prevent track rotation about said slider means and present frictional contact areas beTween said slider means and said track means, whereby an application of force to said shielding means causes movement of said shielding means from or to various face-protecting positions as said track means is slideably moved over said slider means.

Claim 8

A protective face shield assembly adapted to be detachably positioned on a helmet comprising: A thin flexible band means having a plurality of spaced helmet fastening means adapted to detachably engage mating fixed fastening means on a helmet; a pair of spaced slider means, one each positioned at each end of said band means; a face shielding means having a pair of track means therein; said track means spaced one from the other and in registry with and slideable over said spaced slider means; each of said track means and said slider means having a cross-sectional configuration and contacting surfaces that prevent track rotation about said slider means and present frictional contact areas beTween said slider means and said track means, whereby an application of force to said shielding means causes movement of said shielding means from or to various face-protecting positions as said track means is slideably moved over said slider means.

Claim 9

The protective face shield assembly of claim 5 wherein each said spaced slider means is canted in its respective track means to provide a continuous frictional relationship between each of said slider means and its respective track means.

Claim 10

The protective face shield assembly of claim 5 wherein said track means and said slider means define generally arcuate paths, enabling said face shielding means to be moved through a curved path relative to the outer surface of the top portion of said headgear structure.