Universal dual-pivot face shield assembly for a hard hat

摘要

A face shield assembly (10) universally fits to most hard hats (12) and includes a dual-point pivot system which allows the face shield (20) to be located in a "down" as-used position, an "up" as-used position and a "stowed" position above the hard hat. The face shield assembly includes three separate brackets, namely a main mounting bracket (14) secured to the brim of a hard hat, a rotating bracket (16) pivotably mounted to the main mounting bracket and a lens mounting bracket (18) pivotably mounted to the rotating bracket. Spring-loaded struts stabilize (66, 68) and retain the lens mounting bracket in the as-used and stowed positions relative to the rotating bracket.