Wearable Microbe Protective Shield

Abstract

A wearable protective microbe shield is provided that has a transparent and bendable shield connected to the underside of a visor portion of a cap, helmet, or protective head gear. In one example, the cap is provided in the form of a baseball cap with a stiff curved front visor. In another example, the protective headgear is a hard hat. The visor has internal or external connectors that coupled to complementary connectors on the top of the transparent microbe shield. These connectors not only provide for removably coupling the microbe shield to the underside of the visor, they also act to add a level of stability and rigidness to the flexible microbe shield. In this way, the microbe shield has no support frame along its side or bottom surface, thereby facilitating exceptional and un-obstructed viewing by the user or wearer and providing exceptional protection against airborne microbes.

What is claimed, is: 
     
         1 . A wearable microbe shield cap, comprising:
 a cap having a crown and an integral visor, the visor having a top, a bottom, a front and two sides;   a shield connector coupled to the bottom of the visor that is positioned adjacent the front and two sides of the visor;   a substantially transparent and flexible microbe shield;   a cap connector at the top of the shield, the cap connector being complementary to and removably receivable by the shield connector; and   wherein when the shield connector is coupled to the cap connector, the shield extends from the bottom of the visor and is bent to generally follow the periphery of the front and two sides of the visor.   
     
     
         2 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the cap connector comprises a top frame for the shield, the top frame having a substantially straight portion and two side portions that angle to generally follow the shape of the visor.   
     
     
         3 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the shield connector is integrally formed in the visor; and   the shield connector and cap connector are magnetically coupled.   
     
     
         4 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a flexible shroud attached to the perimeter of the microbe shield to cover the space between the microbe shield and a body of a wearer.   
     
     
         5 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the shield connector is a plurality of pieces integrally formed in the visor;   the cap connector is a plurality of pieces complementary to the plurality of shield connector pieces; and   the shield connector and cap connector are magnetically coupled.   
     
     
         6 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the shield connector is attached to the bottom of the visor; and   the shield connector and cap connector are magnetically coupled.   
     
     
         7 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 1 , wherein the microbe shield has ear tabs that, when the microbe shield is coupled to the visor, extend away from the visor and toward a wearer's ears. 
     
     
         8 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 1 , when the microbe shield is coupled to the visor, there is no frame below the cap connector such that there is no frame or support in a wearer's line of sight. 
     
     
         9 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 1 , where in the cap is a baseball style cap. 
     
     
         10 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 1 , where in the cap is a protective hard hat. 
     
     
         11 . A wearable microbe shield cap, comprising:
 a cap having a crown and an integral visor, the visor having a top, a bottom, a front and two sides;   a first shield connector on one bottom side of the visor, and a second shield connector on the other bottom side of the visor;   a substantially transparent and flexible microbe shield, the shield having a top, a bottom, a center portion, and two ear tabs;   a first cap connector at the top of the shield at one ear tab, a second cap connector at the top of the shield at the other ear tab, the cap connectors being complementary to and removably receivable by the shield connectors;   wherein when the shield connectors are coupled to the cap connectors, the shield is bent such that the center portion of the shield is positioned under the visor.   
     
     
         12 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 11 , wherein there are two and only two cap connectors and two and only two complimentary shield connectors. 
     
     
         13 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 11 , wherein the cap connectors and the shield connectors are slidably coupled. 
     
     
         14 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 11 , wherein the cap connectors and the shield connectors are shaped to cause the shield to be directed away from a wearer's chest. 
     
     
         15 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 11 , when the microbe shield is coupled to the visor, there is no frame below the cap connector such that there is no frame or support in a wearer's line of sight. 
     
     
         16 . A wearable microbe shield cap, comprising:
 a cap with a visor, the visor having a contoured rim and a bottom visor surface;   a cap connector constructed to removably secure a flexible microbe shield, the cap connector shaped to cause the top of the microbe shield to generally follow the contoured rim; and   wherein the visor further comprises a shield connector that magnetically attracts the cap connector.   
     
     
         17 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 16 , wherein the shield connector is integrally formed in the visor. 
     
     
         18 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 16 , wherein the shield connector is attached to the bottom of the visor. 
     
     
         19 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a flexible shroud attached to the perimeter of the microbe shield to cover the space between the microbe shield and a body of a wearer.   
     
     
         20 . The wearable microbe shield cap according to  claim 16 , wherein the microbe shield has ear tabs that, when the microbe shield is coupled to the visor, extend away from the visor and toward a wearer's ears.