US3772707A — Hair spray facial shield

Claim 1

Independent Claim 191 words

A protective shield assembly comprising a sheet of normally planar resilient flexible material curved to define a facial shield and having an upper edge adapted to approximately engage the hairline areas of a user, a bottom edge underlying and generally parallel to said upper edge, and oppositely disposed side portions terminating at free side edges extending between said upper edge and said bottom edge, and a support handle normally extending below said bottom edge during use, said support handle being of bifurcated, flexible construction and including a pair of spaced, oppositely disposed elongated hand grip portions and a medial portion interconnecting said hand grip portions, said medial portion being substantially spaced from said facial shield with said hand grip portions lying between said medial portion and said facial shield, means connected to said handle and said facial shield and extending for some length along said oppositely disposed side portions for the flexing of said facial shield to adjust the dimension between said side edges and the curvature of said upper edge for approximate engagement thereof with the hairline areas to prevent excessive exposure of a user''s facial area to a spray.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 191 words

A protective shield assembly comprising a sheet of normally planar resilient flexible material curved to define a facial shield and having an upper edge adapted to approximately engage the hairline areas of a user, a bottom edge underlying and generally parallel to said upper edge, and oppositely disposed side portions terminating at free side edges extending between said upper edge and said bottom edge, and a support handle normally extending below said bottom edge during use, said support handle being of bifurcated, flexible construction and including a pair of spaced, oppositely disposed elongated hand grip portions and a medial portion interconnecting said hand grip portions, said medial portion being substantially spaced from said facial shield with said hand grip portions lying between said medial portion and said facial shield, means connected to said handle and said facial shield and extending for some length along said oppositely disposed side portions for the flexing of said facial shield to adjust the dimension between said side edges and the curvature of said upper edge for approximate engagement thereof with the hairline areas to prevent excessive exposure of a user''s facial area to a spray.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 74 words

The structure set forth in clam 1 wherein said facial shield is generally arcuate in shape between said oppositely disposed side portions and free to flex relative to said handle along said boTtom edge between said hand grip portions, said support handle being effective to reduce the radius of curvature of said shield when said gripping portions are flexed toward each other, said hand grip portions being generally parallel to the axis of curvature.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 74 words

The structure set forth in clam 1 wherein said facial shield is generally arcuate in shape between said oppositely disposed side portions and free to flex relative to said handle along said boTtom edge between said hand grip portions, said support handle being effective to reduce the radius of curvature of said shield when said gripping portions are flexed toward each other, said hand grip portions being generally parallel to the axis of curvature.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 37 words

The structure set forth in claim 1 wherein said support handle includes means biasing said hand grip portions to predetermined relaxed positions and being effective to return said hand grip portions thereto upon release subsequent to flexing.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 33 words

The structure set forth in claim 3 wherein said assembly includes a pair of ear cover members connected to the side portions of said facial shield for covering a user''s ears during spraying.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 31 words

The structure set forth in claim 4 wherein said ear cover members are adjustably connected to the side portions of said facial shield for selective adjustment relative to said facial shield.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 26 words

The structure set forth in claim 5 wherein said adjustable connecting means comprises a snap fitting pivotally connecting said ear cover members to said side portions.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 31 words

The structure set forth in claim 2 wherein said facial shield is formed from a relatively thin sheet of transparent plastic material such that a user''s vision is not obstructed thereby.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 17 words

The structure set forth in claim 2 wherein said support handle is integral with said facial shield.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 41 words

The structure set forth in claim 2 wherein said support handle is comprised of a relatively rigid resilient piece of material with said handle grip portions being substantially parallel to each other when said support handle is in the relaxed condition.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1976-11-19	1977-05-21	1977-11-20	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1980-11-19	1981-05-21	1981-11-20	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1984-11-19	1985-05-21	1985-11-20	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Hair spray facial shield

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