US 11,871,803 B2
Wearable physical shield
Jude S. Sauer, Pittsford, NY (US)
Assigned to LSI Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US)
Filed by LSI Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/222,701.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/023,431, filed on May 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/005,143, filed on Apr. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0307417 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. A41D 13/11 (2006.01); A41D 13/05 (2006.01); A42B 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 13/1153 (2013.01) [A41D 13/0556 (2013.01); A41D 13/1161 (2013.01); A41D 13/1184 (2013.01); A42B 3/105 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shield configured to protect at least a portion of a head of a user, the shield comprising:
a visor comprising a clear or translucent shell configured to cover a bridge of a nose, eyes, a top and sides of the head, and both ears of the user, the visor comprising:
a clear barrier window disposed on a front portion of the visor corresponding to a position of the eyes of the user such that the user looks through the clear barrier window when wearing the shield; and
a plurality of elongated ribs defined by corresponding portions of the visor, each of the plurality of ribs extending inward towards the head of the user such that a portion of each of the plurality of ribs contacts a corresponding portion of the head of the user, the plurality of ribs cooperating to define an internal vent channel between adjacent ribs of the plurality of ribs, with the internal vent channel configured to allow for air to circulate from behind the user towards an internal front of the visor and then back outwards to reduce fogging of the barrier window;
a flexible extension coupled to a bottom edge of the visor, the flexible extension comprising a fabric material configured to cover a portion of a lower face of the user and a portion of a neck of the user; and
a collar configured to be positioned around the neck of the user around a portion of the flexible extension to secure the flexible extension to the neck of the user, the collar comprising:
first and second arms; and
a hinge between the first and second arms, wherein the hinge comprises two or more positional stops, and wherein the collar is configured to be placed around the neck of the user with a single hand by first grasping the collar while the collar is held by a first of the two or more positional stops in an open position, moving the collar over the neck of the user while the collar is in the open position, and then applying force with the single hand to one or more of the first and second arms of the collar to move the hinge to a second of the two or more positional stops corresponding to a closed position where the first and second arms of the collar are closed around the neck of the user.