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2. Visor - Wikipedia

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   Nowadays many visors are transparent, but before strong transparent substances such as polycarbonate were invented, visors were opaque like a mask. The part of a helmet in a suit of armor that protects the eyes. A type of headgear consisting only of a visor and a band as a way to fasten it around the head. Any such vertical surface on any hat ...

3. Motorcycle helmet - Wikipedia

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   Off-road helmet showing the elongated sun visor and chin bar. A off-road helmet or motocross helmet is a full face helmet designed specifically for motocross and off-roading. It has clearly elongated chin and visor portions, a chin bar, and partially open face to give the rider extra protection while wearing goggles and to allow the unhindered ...

4. BIKE Athletic Company - Wikipedia

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   At one time, BIKE produced athletic shoes and a wider range of sports-related apparel. In 2001, Bike was the official helmet supplier of the XFL American football league. Almost every player in the XFL wore a helmet made by the company. In 2003, Bike was part of the Russell Corporation, which is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.

5. Protective equipment in gridiron football - Wikipedia

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   A recent addition to the football helmet is a visor or eye shield, traditionally used to protect players from eye injuries or glare. Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon was the first to wear a visor/shield. The visors started out as clear or smoked, but now come in colors ranging from blue, gold, black, rainbow, silver, or amber.

6. Visor (armor) - Wikipedia

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   The first recorded European reference to a helmet's visor in the Middle Ages is found in the 1298 will of Odo de Roussillon, which speaks of a heume a vissere. [4] Whether this statement refers to a pivoting visor or a fixed faceplate is not clear; but by the early fourteenth century artistic depictions of moving visors appear quite frequently. [4]

7. Personal protective equipment - Wikipedia

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   Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection. The hazards addressed by protective equipment include physical, electrical, heat, chemical, biohazards, and airborne particulate matter.