Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation

Thomas S Whitburn

Caleb C Adams

Trent T Bauters

Todd Andrew Zeilinger

Samuel L Lombardi

James C Popp

Bryce M Lee

Jesse J Brown

Christopher Sosnowski

Various hard hat fan systems are provided. In a certain embodiment, fan system includes an impact absorbing layer with a channel that defines a recessed surface which extends into the impact absorbing layer away from an inner surface of a shell of a hard hat. Together, the inner surface of the shell and the recessed surface define a duct configured to provide fluid communication between an inlet of the channel and an air vent positioned along the channel. In another embodiment, fan system includes a mounting bracket with first and second cam levers which may be actuated into a locked position, and first and second channels. When in the locked position, the first and second cam levers bias the edges of a mounting ridge of the shell against the first and second channels of the mounting bracket such that the mounting bracket is retained on the shell.

Hard hat with fan

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Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

Thomas S Whitburn