US 12,102,162 B2
Method and apparatus for head protection and providing air flow
Mitchell James Muske, Neenah, WI (US); Joseph C. Schneider, Greenville, WI (US); and Moon Young Huh, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/701,217.
Application 17/701,217 is a division of application No. 16/556,870, filed on Aug. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,278,077, issued on Mar. 22, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/726,148, filed on Aug. 31, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0211136 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. A42B 3/20 (2006.01); A42B 3/04 (2006.01); A42B 3/28 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/20 (2013.01) [A42B 3/044 (2013.01); A42B 3/288 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hard hat adapter, comprising:
a coupling mechanism configured to removably couple the hard hat adapter to a hard hat;
an upper arm configured to removably couple to an outer face shield and an inner face shield;
a lower arm configured to removably couple to a blower shell;
a first pivot point at a first point on the upper arm and spaced from a second pivot point on the upper arm;
wherein the outer face shield attaches to the upper arm at the first pivot point, and the inner face shield attaches to the upper arm at the second pivot point.