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A hard hat with attached glasses including a hard hat including a dome portion, the dome portion having an interior surface defining a dome space for receiving a wearer's head and said interior surface including a generally vertical front portion, a pair of glasses and a connection system connecting

A hard hat with attached glasses including a hard hat including a dome portion, the dome portion having an interior surface defining a dome space for receiving a wearer's head and said interior surface including a generally vertical front portion, a pair of glasses and a connection system connecting said pair of glasses to said hard hat, the connection system adapted to allow adjustment of the position of the glasses inside said dome space and down out of said dome space and pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis.

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1. A hard hat with attached pair of glasses including a dome portion, the dome portion having an interior surface defining a dome space for receiving a wearer's head and a separate interior cavity, said interior surface including a generally vertical front portion which is located adjacent to the in

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A hard hat with attached pair of glasses including a dome portion, the dome portion having an interior surface defining a dome space for receiving a wearer's head and a separate interior cavity, said interior surface including a generally vertical front portion which is located adjacent to the interior cavity, a pair of glasses which are stored in said internal cavity when not in use whereby said dome portion allows storage of the glasses and receiving the wearer's head at the same time and a visor extending forwardly and substantially horizontally of the vertical front portion so as to protect the eyes of the wearer and a connection system connecting said pair of glasses to said hard hat, the connection system adapted to allow adjustment of the position of the glasses inside said dome portion and down and out of said dome portion and pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis, the connection system including at least one first portion extending inside said dome portion near said generally vertical front portion, at least one second portion mounting said pair of glasses and holding said pair of glasses generally vertically for placement in front of a user's eyes, the at least one second portion being slidably connected to the at least one first portion to be slidable up inside said dome portion and down out of said dome portion generally parallel to said front portion of the interior surface to move the glasses up and down and said connection system also facilitates movement of the glasses forwardly and rearwardly relative to the at least one first portion wherein, (i) the dome space has a suspension arrangement or padding to maintain a spacing between the dome portion and the wearer's head and said interior cavity is separated from said dome space by part of said suspension, arrangement or padding; (ii) to thereby form a separate shaped cavity in the form of a recess or ledge adjacent the dome space and integrally formed within said interior surface; (iii) said vertical front portion is spaced from said dome space by said interior cavity since the pair of glasses is configured to be in front of the wearer's head when not in use; (iv) said interior cavity is located behind the visor such that the pair of glasses is configured to be positioned above and behind the visor when not in use; and (v) said up and down movement of the glasses facilitates movement of the glasses into the interior cavity. 2. A hard hat according to claim 1, wherein the attached glasses are removable from the hard hat. 3. A hard hat according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the vertical front portion is configured to closely match the shape of the glasses. 4. A hard hat according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the vertical front portion is lined to protect the glasses from damage when in the storage position. 5. A hard hat according to claim 1, wherein the glasses are provided with a pair of attachment portions, one located to either lateral side of the glasses suitable to attach the glasses to the at least one second portion. 6. A hard hat according to claim 5, wherein the attachment portions includes a pivotable attachment between the glasses and the at least one second portion such that the pair of glasses can be flipped up when in the lowered position so that the pair of glasses are away from the wearer's face or flipped down so that the pair of glasses are in a use condition relative to a wearer's face without adjusting the position of the at least one first portion relative to the at least one second portion. 7. A hard hat according to claim 1, wherein each at least one first portion is configured with a U-shaped cross-section member with a basewall and a pair of upstanding sidewalls. 8. A hard hat according to claim 7, wherein each at least one first portion does not extend downwardly further than the lower edge of the dome portion. 9. A hard hat according to claim 7, wherein each at least one second portion is a sliding member having a first end and a second end, the first end engaging the U-shaped member and the second end of the sliding member engaging the glasses. 10. A hard hat according to claim 1, wherein the connection system includes a pair of first members wherein each of the first members are attached to the interior surface on opposite sides thereof and wherein said at least one first portion comprises a pair of second members which are attached to a respective first member for slidable movement thereto in a generally horizontal direction and said at least one second portion comprises a pair of third members each attached to the pair of glasses at each end thereof and slidably attachable to an adjacent second member for movement in a generally vertical direction to move the glasses from a storage position inside the dome space to an extended operational position externally of the dome portion for use by a wearer. 11. A hard hat as claimed in claim 10, wherein each of the first and second members have planar surfaces to facilitate the slidable movement of each of the second members relative to an adjacent first member. 12. A hard hat as claimed in claim 11, wherein each of the second members has a generally U-shaped channel on an inner surface thereof on an opposing side to said planar surface and said third member slides in said U-shaped channel. 13. A hard hat as claimed in claim 12, wherein said third member has an elongate slot for receiving a stop protrusion attached to the second member to prevent accidental removal of each third member from an adjacent second member. 14. A hard hat as claimed in claim 10, wherein each third member at one end thereof is pivotally attached to an adjacent end of the pair of glasses. 15. A hard hat according to claim 1, wherein more than one connection system is provided together with the necessary space in the hard hat for more than one pair of glasses. 16. A hard hat according to claim 1, wherein the hard hat includes provision for the attachment of units including ear pieces for use with wired or wireless communications systems or with entertainment systems. 17. A hard hat according to claim 1, wherein the connection system on each opposing side of the interior space includes a first member fixedly attached to the interior surface and a second member attachable to the first member and vertically moveable thereto and there also being provided a third member attached to said second member and also attached to said pair of glasses to facilitate forward or rearward movement of the glasses relative to said first member. 18. A hard hat as claimed in claim 17, wherein each of the first members comprises a channel shaped member having a pair of opposed edges each having a plurality of ratchet projections to provide positions of vertical adjustment of each second member relative to a respective first member. 19. A hard hat as claimed in claim 17, wherein each second member has an engagement protrusion located on an outer surface thereof for engagement with an adjacent U-shaped channel. 20. A hard hat as claimed in claim 17, wherein each second member also includes an attachment aperture for engagement with a pivot projection located at each end of the pair of glasses. 21. A hard hat as claimed in claim 20, wherein the pivot projection has a corrugated outer surface to provide positions of pivotal adjustment of the glasses relative to each second member. 22. A hard hat as claimed in claim 17, wherein each third member comprises an attachment plate located at each end of the glasses which each carry an associated pivot projection and wherein an adjacent end of each attachment plate has an engagement protrusion slidably engageable in an associated channel located at each end of a frame of the glasses. 23. A hard hat as claimed in claim 22, wherein each of the channels located at each end of the frame has a plurality of ratchet projections to provide for a multiplicity of adjustment positions of the glasses relative to each attachment plate. 24. A hard hat as claimed in claim 1 which includes a pair of connection systems, wherein each connection system connects a respective end of said pair of glasses to said hard hat on opposing sides of said interior surface, each connection system including a first member attached to said interior surface which corresponds to said at least one portion, a second member slidably movable relative to the first member and thus corresponding to said at least one second portion and a third member interconnecting an adjacent end of the glasses to the second member, said third member also being pivotally attached to an adjacent end of the glasses characterized in that (i) the interconnection between the first member and the second member or (ii) between the third member and the glasses facilitates horizontal movement of the glasses relative to said interior surface and (iii) the interconnection between the first and second member or (iv) between the second and third member facilitates vertical movement of the glasses relative to said interior surface. 25. A hard hat as claimed in claim 24, wherein the first member and the second member are slidably connected to each other to facilitate said horizontal movement and the second and third members are slidably connected to each other to facilitate said vertical movement. 26. A hard hat as claimed in claim 24, wherein the second member is slidably connected to the first member to facilitate said vertical movement and the glasses at each end are slidably connected to an adjacent third member to facilitate said horizontal movement. 27. A hard hat according to claim 1, wherein said connection system facilitates, in sequence, horizontal movement of the pair of glasses rearwardly from a use position until aligned with the interior cavity and then vertical movement upwardly into the interior cavity to a storage position. 28. A hard hat according to claim 1, wherein said interior surface includes a vertical surface extending downwardly from the dome space and the visor includes a horizontal surface extending forwardly from the vertical surface.