Integral face shield

Abstract

An integral face shield formed from a single sheet of material. The face shield can have a clear portion adapted to shield a face of a user, a first adjusting strip, a second adjusting strip, and at least one slot disposed upon the second adjusting strip adapted to receive the first adjusting strip. The face shield can be manufactured flat for storage and shipping. The user can also flatten the shield for storage after use.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An integral face shield comprising:
 a. a clear portion adapted to shield a face of a user;   b. a first adjusting strip;   c. a second adjusting strip; and   d. at least one slot disposed upon the second adjusting strip adapted to receive the first adjusting strip; and   wherein, the first adjusting strip and the second adjusting strip are integrally formed with the clear portion.   
     
     
         2 . The integral face shield of  claim 1 , further comprising a first slot adapted to receive the first adjusting strip. 
     
     
         3 . The integral face shield of  claim 1 , further comprising a second slot adapted to receive the second adjusting strip. 
     
     
         4 . The integral face shield of  claim 1 , further comprising a first slot adapted to receive the first adjusting strip and a second slot adapted to receive the second adjusting strip. 
     
     
         5 . The integral face shield of  claim 1 , further comprising an eyeglass slot adapted to receive a temple of an eyeglass frame. 
     
     
         6 . The integral face shield of  claim 1 , wherein the first adjusting strip is at least partially attached to the second adjusting strip in a detachable fashion. 
     
     
         7 . The integral face shield of  claim 1 , wherein the second adjusting strip is at least partially attached to the clear portion in a detachable fashion. 
     
     
         8 . The integral face shield of  claim 1 , wherein the clear portion has a rounded corner. 
     
     
         9 . The integral face shield of  claim 1 , wherein the clear portion, the first adjusting strip, and the second adjusting strip comprise polyethylene terephthalate or a copolymer of polyethylene terephthalate. 
     
     
         10 . The integral face shield of  claim 1 , comprising polyamides (PA or nylons), polycarbonates (PC), Polyesters (PES), polyethylenes such as high density polyethylenes (HDPE) or polyethylene terephthalates (PET), polypropylenes (PP), polystyrenes (PS), polyurethanes (PU), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), Phenolics or phenol formaldehyde (PF), or Melamine formaldehyde (MF). 
     
     
         11 . An integral face shield comprising:
 a. a first adjusting strip;   b. a second adjusting strip detachably connected to the first adjusting strip;   c. a clear portion adapted to shield a face of a user detachably connected to the second adjusting strip; and   d. a plurality of slots disposed upon the second adjusting strip, each slot of the plurality of slots adapted to receive at least a portion of the first adjusting strip; and   wherein, the first adjusting strip and the second adjusting strip are integrally formed with the clear portion.   
     
     
         12 . The integral face shield of  claim 11 , further comprising a first slot adapted to receive the first adjusting strip. 
     
     
         13 . The integral face shield of  claim 11 , further comprising a second slot adapted to receive the second adjusting strip. 
     
     
         14 . The integral face shield of  claim 11 , further comprising an eyeglass slot adapted to receive a temple of an eyeglass frame. 
     
     
         15 . An integral face shield formed from a single sheet of plastic comprising:
 a. a first adjusting strip;   b. a second adjusting strip detachably connected to the first adjusting strip;   c. a clear portion adapted to shield a face of a user detachably connected to the second adjusting strip; and   d. a plurality of slots disposed upon the second adjusting strip, each slot of the plurality of slots adapted to receive at least a portion of the first adjusting strip; and   wherein, the first adjusting strip and the second adjusting strip are integrally formed with the clear portion.   
     
     
         16 . The integral face shield of  claim 15 , wherein the single sheet of plastic comprises: polyamides (PA or nylons), polycarbonates (PC), Polyesters (PES), polyethylenes such as high density polyethylenes (HDPE) or polyethylene terephthalates (PET), polypropylenes (PP), polystyrenes (PS), polyurethanes (PU), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), Phenolics or phenol formaldehyde (PF), or Melamine formaldehyde (MF).