Headguard with temple protecting scallop that does not cover the ears

a headguard and scallop technology, applied in the direction of protective garments, helmet covers, helmet covers, etc., can solve the problems of uncomfortableness of american football helmets with tight fittings

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-04-29
FULL90 SPORTS
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For many kinds of protective headgear, however, creating a tighter fit merely results in discomfort.
An American football helmet with a tight fit can be very uncomfortable.
The bulk, inelasticity of the headgear structure, and the pressure points created where padding is compressed to fit variations on the head's surface could be causes for this.
However, these systems still rely on a chinstrap for retention purposes.

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[0070]The first embodiment of the present invention, depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2, is a headguard 10 comprising a front pad 20, a rear pad 50, and left and right, upper and lower independently adjustable bands 32, 34, 36 and 38 (collectively bands 30) and left and right scallops 36s and 38s on the left and right lower bands 36 and 38 respectively. As shown in FIG. 1, the front pad 20 can be oriented with a lateral line L and a longitudinal line T that is perpendicular to line L. The length of the front pad 20 is the maximum dimension of the front pad 20 measured parallel to the lateral line L. The width of the front pad 20 is the maximum dimension measured parallel to the longitudinal centerline T in the longitudinal direction. The thickness of the headguard 10 is the maximum dimension measured parallel to the line P.

[0071]The bands 30 extend laterally from the front pad 20 and wrap around the head 100. When measuring from the longitudinally extending center line T which bisects the fr...

second embodiment

[0079]A second embodiment of the present invention is depicted in FIGS. 3 and 4. Many aspects of the second embodiment can resemble those of the first. The second embodiment of the headguard 200 consists of a single set of left and right extending bands 236 and 238 with left and right scallops 36s and 38s extend longitudinally downward from the bands 236 and 238 respectively.

[0080]The headguard 200 can function with or without the adjustment straps 246 and 248 as employed in the first embodiment. Without the adjustment straps 246 and 248, the bands 230 simply attach directly to the rear pad 250, such as via hook and loop tape 239 with the hook portion 239a on the distal end of the bands 236 and 238 cooperating with loop portions 239b covering the attachment areas 256 and 257 on the rear pad 250. However, stretchability of the headguard 10 could be somewhat more limited without the adjustment straps 246 and 248. The position of the scallops 36s and 38s protectively covering the templ...

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Abstract

The present claimed invention comprises left and right side bands with first and second side scallops. The side scallops are positioned, configured and arranged to protectively cover the left and right temple portions of a human head respectively, without covering the ears, when the headguard is worn on the head

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BACKGROUND[0001]The prior art contains many examples of protective headguard systems. The prior art describes a variety of fit and retention systems.[0002]Headguard fit and retention systems are intended to keep the headgear on the head during use, maintain fit and comfort while in use, protect desired areas during use, and allow the user to easily put on and take off the headgear when desired.[0003]Fit and retention systems must deal with the basic characteristics of the human head: the generally spheroidal shape; the neck; and the various features such as the face, ears, frontal bone, occipital bone, or the parietal eminences.[0004]Protective helmets use various means to improve retention and fit. For those with hard and stiff shells, compressible padding, padding inserts, adjustable suspension are some of the means by which different head sizes can be accommodated. Football, hockey, bicycle helmets, and construction hard hats would fall into this category. For headgear with soft ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D13/015A41D13/00A63B71/10
CPCA63B71/10A42B3/00
Inventor CLEVELAND, WILLIAM K.BOELHAUF, RUSSSKEEN, JEFF D.
Owner FULL90 SPORTS
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