Face shield

Abstract

A face shield for shielding a user's face and neck from a light or radiation source, the face shield comprising a base member upon which a person lying in a supine position can place their head, a shade member arranged for positioning between the light source and the user's face and at least one elongate substantially upright member extending between the base member and the shade member.

1 . A face shield for shielding a user's face and neck from a light or radiation source, the face shield comprising a base member upon which a person lying in a supine position can place their head, a shade member arranged for positioning between the light source and the user's face and at least one elongate substantially upright member extending between the base member and the shade member. 
     
     
         2 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the base member is inflatable. 
     
     
         3 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the base member is disk-shaped. 
     
     
         4 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the base member has a thicker outer annular portion and a thinner central portion. 
     
     
         5 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 4  wherein the central portion is recessed into the base member so as to allow a person's head to be comfortably located thereon. 
     
     
         6 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 4  wherein the thinner central portion is formed from a material which is substantially impermeable to ultraviolet light or rays. 
     
     
         7 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the base member is attached to the bottom of the upstanding member. 
     
     
         8 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the base member is substantially similar to the shade member. 
     
     
         9 . The face shield as claimed in  claims 1  wherein the base member is attached part of the way down the upstanding member allowing insertion of a lower portion of the upstanding member into the ground until the base member is located adjacent the ground. 
     
     
         10 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the shade member comprises one or more frame members with a material which is at least partially impermeable to ultraviolet light or rays associated with the one or more frame members. 
     
     
         11 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the shade member is inflatable. 
     
     
         12 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the shade member is disk-shaped. 
     
     
         13 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 11  wherein the shade member has a thicker outer annular portion and a thinner central portion. 
     
     
         14 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 13  wherein the central portion is recessed into the shade member. 
     
     
         15 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 13  wherein the thinner central portion is formed from a material which is substantially impermeable to ultraviolet light or rays. 
     
     
         16 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the shade member is attached to an end of the upstanding member opposite the base member. 
     
     
         17 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the upstanding member is attached to a peripheral portion of the shade member. 
     
     
         18 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the upstanding member is provided with a shaped lower portion in order to allow the upstanding member to be inserted into the ground. 
     
     
         19 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 1  wherein any one or more of the base member, shade member and upstanding member are inflatable and deflatable. 
     
     
         20 . The face shield as claimed in  claim 19  wherein each member includes a valve to inflate or deflate the member.