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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carmen J. Paris, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jose F. Guzman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jack F. Long, Warsaw, IN (US);
Christian H. Clupper, Columbia City, IN (US);
Stacy A. Trick, North Manchester, IN (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A42C 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A42C 5/04 ;
Abstract
A head gear apparatus ( ) is provided that moves air to cool a caregiver's head. The head gear apparatus ( ) includes a helmet ( ) that has a shell ( ) configured to rest upon a head of a user and a fan housing ( ) movably coupled to shell ( ), a fan ( ) is positioned to lie within fan housing ( ) and moves with fan housing ( ) relative to shell ( ), and a garment ( ) selectively coupled to helmet ( ). Garment ( ) includes a face shield ( ).