TODAY’S PATENT – FACE MASK SAFETY SHIELD

The Face Mask Safety Shield was invented by Joe Allen Batty (Chillicothe, OH) on the 7^th of October, 1997, bearing patent number US5673431A.

The present invention relates to safety apparatus and in particular to a face mask safety shield for use to protect a user’s head and eyes in various manufacturing operations. According to the inventor grinding and brazing operations are widely used in manufacturing operations to form material according to application specifications. Such operations involve oxygen and acetylene cutting of steel to form various configurations of steel products or to cut steel pieces into scrap. Other operations include oxygen and acetylene brass welding and brazing to join component parts together in various manufacturing applications. The foregoing problems are solved by a face mask safety shield structure having a movable frontal visor with a lens assembly covering a user’s face to protect the user’s eyes and face. The structure has a lens assembly formed of a flexible fire-retardant polycarbonate material to have a tinted generally rectangular configured section positioned above a clear section. A length of the tinted section is less than a length of the clear section and is positioned in front of the user’s eyes to protect the eyes.