Disposable face shield and blanks for forming same

Abstract

A disposable face shield comprises: a face covering portion, and a head band portion, the face covering portion and head band portion being formed of lightweight material.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A disposable face shield comprising: a face covering portion, and a head band portion, the face covering portion and head band portion being formed of lightweight material. 
     
     
         2 . The disposable face shield of  claim 1 , wherein the face covering portion comprises substantially transparent material. 
     
     
         3 . The disposable face shield of  claim 2 , wherein the substantially transparent material is plastic material. 
     
     
         4 . The disposable face shield of  claim 1 , wherein the face covering portion and the head band portion are releasably connected to one another. 
     
     
         5 . The disposable face shield of  claim 4 , wherein the face covering portion and the head band portion carry mating formations. 
     
     
         6 . The disposable face shield of  claim 5 , wherein the mating formations are in the form of spaced tabs carried by the face covering portion and spaced cuts provided in the head band portion through which the tabs pass. 
     
     
         7 . The disposable face shield of  claim 6 , wherein the tabs are shaped to resist removal from the cuts once the tabs have passed through the cuts. 
     
     
         8 . The disposable face shield of  claim 7 , wherein spaced fold lines or creases are provided in the head band portion between the cuts. 
     
     
         9 . The disposable face shield of  claim 1 , wherein the face covering portion comprises a front panel, a pair of side panels extending rearwardly from side edges of the front panel, a top panel extending rearwardly from a top edge of the front panel and a viewing window provided at least in the front panel. 
     
     
         10 . The disposable face shield of  claim 9 , wherein the front, side and top panels are integrally formed and are joined at fold lines or creases. 
     
     
         11 . The disposable face shield of  claim 9 , wherein the front, side and top panels are formed of paperboard. 
     
     
         12 . The disposable face shield of  claim 9 , wherein the viewing window extends across the front panel and partially into each side panel. 
     
     
         13 . The disposable face shield of  claim 5 , wherein the face covering portion comprises a front panel, a pair of side panels extending rearwardly from side edges of the front panel, and a top panel extending rearwardly from a top edge of the front panel, and wherein each side panel comprises a rearwardly extending wing adjacent an upper part of the face covering portion that terminates in the tab. 
     
     
         14 . The disposable face shield of  claim 1 , wherein the head band portion comprises a strip of material having mating formations adjacent its opposite ends. 
     
     
         15 . The disposable face shield of  claim 14 , wherein the mating formations comprise a tab at one end of the strip of material, and at least one cut adjacent the other end of the strip of material through which the tab passes. 
     
     
         16 . The disposable face shield of  claim 15 , wherein the strip of material comprises a plurality of spaced cuts adjacent the other end of the band. 
     
     
         17 . The disposable face shield of  claim 15 , wherein the tab is shaped to resist removal from the cut once the tab has passed through the cut. 
     
     
         18 . The disposable face shield of  claim 15 , wherein the mating formations comprise a plurality of spaced slits formed in the strip of material adjacent each end thereof, the slits at one end of the strip of material extending from a bottom edge and partially into the strip of material and the slits at the other end extending from a top edge and partially into the strip of material. 
     
     
         19 . The disposable face shield of  claim 2 , wherein the face covering portion and head band portion are formed entirely of substantially transparent material. 
     
     
         20 . The disposable face shield of  claim 1 , wherein the disposable face shield is of one piece construction and the face covering portion and head band portion are integrally formed. 
     
     
         21 . The disposable face shield of  claim 20 , wherein the face covering portion comprises a front panel and the head band portion comprises a pair of interconnectable straps extending from opposite sides of the front panel. 
     
     
         22 . The disposable face shield of  claim 22 , wherein the straps carry mating formations. 
     
     
         23 . Blanks for a disposable face shield, the blanks comprising a face covering blank and a head band blank, each of said blanks being formed of paperboard material, said face covering blank comprising a major panel, a top panel, and a pair of side panels, the panels being delineated by fold lines, each of the side panels having a wing portion adjacent the top panel that terminates in a tab, and said head band blank comprising a strip of material having mating formations adjacent its opposite ends and a pair of spaced cuts therein intermediate its length configured to receive the tabs of the wing portions. 
     
     
         24 . The blanks of  claim 19 , further comprising a plurality of spaced fold lines or creases are provided in the head band blank between the cuts.