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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2009
Thomas H. Stachler, Dayton, OH (US);
William L. Grilliot, West Milton, OH (US);
Gary Cunagin, Tipp City, OH (US);
Thomas H. Stachler, Dayton, OH (US);
William L. Grilliot, West Milton, OH (US);
Gary Cunagin, Tipp City, OH (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An eye protector () is provided for mounting to a protective helmet () of the type worn by a firefighter or other emergency worker. The protective helmet () has a brim (), and the eye protector () includes a bracket () mounted to the brim (), an eye shield () movable between a storage position extending along the brim () and a usage position extending downward from the brim () to shield the eye of a wearer, a hinge () to connect the eye shield () to the mount bracket () for movement between the storage and usage positions, a spring () engaged with the eye shield () and the mount bracket () to resist movement of the eye shield () from the storage position and from the usage position, and at least one torsion member () engaged with the eye shield () at a location spaced from the spring (). The at least one torsion member () applies a force to the eye shield () that urges the eye shield () toward the brim () in the storage position.