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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2008
Thomas H. Stachler, Dayton, OH (US);
Mary I. Grilliot, Dayton, OH (US);
William L. Grilliot, Dayton, OH (US);
Thomas H. Stachler, Dayton, OH (US);
Mary I. Grilliot, Dayton, OH (US);
William L. Grilliot, Dayton, OH (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An eye protector () is provided for mounting on a helmet () of the type worn by a firefighter or other emergency worker, the helmet having a brim () that projects forwardly and laterally from a lower part of a crown (). The eye protector () includes a bracket () mounted to the brim (), a pair of eye shields () movable between a storage position extending along the brim () and a usage position extending downward from the brim () to shield the eyes of the wearer, and a pair of hinges () to connect the eye shields () to the bracket () for movement between the storage and usage positions. Each of the hinges () connects a corresponding one of the eye shields () and includes a plurality of aligned hinge openings () on the eye shield () and the bracket (), a socket () on the eye shield (), and a hinge pin () extending through the hinge openings () and have a first end () releasably fixed in the socket () and a second end () that is exposed outside of the openings ().