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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2003
Audra A. Wilson, Tyne & Wear, GB;
Christopher P. Henderson, County Durham, GB;
Desmond T. Curran, County Durham, GB;
Brian Cormack, County Durham, GB;
Audra A. Wilson, Tyne & Wear, GB;
Christopher P. Henderson, County Durham, GB;
Desmond T. Curran, County Durham, GB;
Brian Cormack, County Durham, GB;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An eye-wear article () for use with a respiratory mask () comprises a flat piece of transparent polymeric material providing a visor portion. The flat piece of polymeric material has shaped portions in a lower edge that fit over respective selected parts of the mask, and elongate tabs () that extend from each side and are inserted into respective guides () on the head harness () of the mask to cause the flat piece of polymeric material to adopt a curved configuration and locate the visor portion in front of the eyes of the wearer. The tabs () can slide in the guides () to permit the eye-wear article to be moved out of engagement with the mask and onto the top of the wearer's while the mask is being worn, without disturbing the position of the mask on the wearer's face and without affecting the respiratory protection provided by the mask.