Face-shield.

Application filed October 21,1904. Serial No. 229,500.

To aTl wham, it mag concern:

Be it known that we, Jules Lang, a citizen of France, and August Fischer, a citizen of the United States of America, and both residents of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Face-Shields, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of our invention is to provide an improved form of shield for protecting from dust and wind the face of the operator of an automobile or other swift-moving vehicle.

Other objects will appear from the following description.

We accomplish this object by⁷ the device shown in the accompanying drawings, in which—

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a face-shield constructed according to our invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top view of the same.

The device shown consists of a frame 3 of sheet metal, having a large central aperture 4, covered by a screen 5, of mica or similar tough and flexible transparent material. The sheet of mica is bent to cylindrical curvature, and its edges are stiffened and firmly held by the frame 3, which is bent upon itself around said edges. The device is rigidly braced to retain its cylindrical shape by a curved bridge 6, secured along the upper edge of the frame, and said bridge and frame are provided with suitable padding material, which is shaped to fit the forehead and temples of the wearer. The device is secured to the wearer’s head in the position shown in Fig. 2 by means of an elastic band 8, the outline of the face of the wearer being shown by dotted lines. A second bridge is secured to the frame 3 a considerable distance below the bridge 6 and is suitably formed and padded to fit around the nose of the wearer and prevent dust from entering the space in front of the eyes of the wearer. The bridges 6 and 9 are preferably perforated, as indicated in Fig. 3, where the perforations in the bridge 6 are shown at 10. These perforations permit the free circulation of air around the eyes of the wearer, but are covered with wire screen of fine mesh to prevent the entrance of dust. The mica screen is spaced away from the face of the wearer to allow of plenty of room for ventilation and to permit of easy breathing. The screen is extended a considerable distance below the mouth and nose of the wearer, so as to afford protection against dust, flying insects, and other particles of matter floating in the air. The transparent screen is of large area, so that the face of the wearer may be clearly seen and recognized. The formatOll of the screen 5 and the aperture 4 is such that the wearer will have a large and unobstructed range of view.

The operation of the device shown will be readily understood from the foregoing description.

It will be seen that numerous details of the device shown may be altered without departing from the spirit of our invention.