Hard Hat Adapter for a Welding Face Member

1 . A system for attaching a welding face member to a hard hat comprising:

a hard hat;

an adapter attached to the hard hat, the adapter comprising an adapter mating member which attaches to a welding face member, the adapter mating member located below the hard hat.

2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the adapter comprises a tab attached to a slot of the hard hat.

3 . The system of claim 1 wherein the adapter comprises a tab attached to a ring member which abuts against and extends around a perimeter of the hard hat.

4 . The system of claim 1 wherein the hard hat comprises a front anchor member to hold the welding face member apart from a user's face.

5 . The system of claim 1 wherein the hard hat comprises a securement member at a top of the hard hat, the securement member to attach to the welding face member to secure the welding face member to the top of the hard hat.

6 . The system of claim 1 wherein the hard hat is disposed on a user's head with the adapter mating member aligned behind the user's eyes in a same horizontal plane as the user's eyes.

7 . A system attaching a welding face member to a hard hat comprising:

a welding face member;

a hard hat;

an adapter attached to the hard hat, the adapter comprising an adapter mating member attached to the welding face member at a location below the hard hat.

8 . The system of claim 7 wherein the adapter comprises a tab attached to a slot of the hard hat.

9 . The system of claim 7 wherein the adapter comprises a tab attached to a ring member which abuts against and extends around a perimeter of the hard hat.

10 . The system of claim 7 wherein the hard hat comprises a front anchor member and the welding face member comprises an attachment member, the hard hat being disposed on a user's head with the attachment member attached to the front anchor member so that the welding face member is held apart from the user's face.

11 . The system of claim 7 wherein the hard hat is disposed on a user's head with the adapter holding the welding face member directly against the user's face.

12 . The system of claim 7 wherein the hard hat is disposed on a user's head with the adapter mating member and a strap of the welding face member, attached to the adapter mating member, both located behind the user's eyes in a same horizontal plane as the user's eyes.

13 . The system of claim 7 wherein the hard hat comprises a securement member at a top of the hard hat, the securement member attachable to the welding face member to secure the welding face member to the top of the hard hat.

14 . The system of claim 7 wherein the adapter mating member is attached to the welding face member with a key connection.

15 . A method of attaching a welding face member to a hard hat comprising:

attaching a welding face member to an adapter mating member of an adapter attached to a hard hat, wherein the adapter mating member is located below the hard hat.

16 . The method of claim 15 further comprising attaching the adapter to the hard hat.

17 . The method of claim 15 further comprising disposing the hard hat on a user's head and holding the welding face member apart from the user's face due to a front anchor member of the hard hat being attached to an attachment member of the welding face member.

18 . The method of claim 15 further comprising disposing the hard hat on a user's head and holding the welding face member directly against the user's face due to the adapter.

19 . The method of claim 15 further comprising disposing the hard hat on a user's head with the adapter mating member and a strap of the welding face member, attached to the adapter mating member located behind the user's eyes, both disposed in a same horizontal plane as the user's eyes.

20 . The method of claim 15 further comprising attaching the welding face member to a securement member located at a top of the hard hat.

21 . The method of claim 15 further comprising attaching the adapter mating member to the welding face member using a key connection.