Sports helmet

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-03-01
FEHMEL CHRISTOPHER +1
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[0013]It is still another object of the present invention to provide a sports helmet worn by athletes and which is particularly shape

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One of the deciding factors in determining whether helmets are mandatory or optional for the individual members of a team is the risk that the helmet itself poses to other players.
Additionally, the hard rigid plastic shells protect the athlete from serious impacts resulting from other athletes' helmets, which also can cause injuries in the form of fractures, cuts and abrasions to an unprotected athlete.
Consequently, some sports that do not require helmets, such as women's lacrosse, actually prohibit individual team members from wearing helmets for supplemental protection due to the increased risk of injury to the non-helmet wearing athletes.
However, due to a wide variety of anatomical differences among athletes in general, even the best conv

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[0034]In the present invention, the sports helmet 2 may include a plurality of aeration holes 27 formed through the thickness of the casing 4 and situated at one or more of the front 6, back 8, top 10 and two oppositely disposed sides 12, 14 of the casing 4. The aeration holes 27 allow the release of heat and perspiration from the athlete as well as provide a path for air to travel and circulate between the athlete and casing 4. The casing 4 also preferably includes a larger access hole 28 in the back portion 8 thereof. The access hole 28 may accommodate hair arrangements such as a pony tail which may be inserted through the access hole to allow the inner surface 24 of the casing 4 to properly conform with the head of the athlete, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. The helmet 4 may also include a plug 41, adapted to be received by and fill the larger access hole 28, as shown in FIG. 10. The plug 41 may be used if an athlete does not require use of the large access hole 28 for a hair piece ...

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[0035]In the present invention, the sports helmet 2 may further include a contoured, convex front upper edge 30 formed in the outer surface 26 of the front portion 6. The contoured edge 30 is preferably shaped to conform to the slightly concave, upper edge 47 of standard protective eyewear 31 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, such as sports goggles, for women's lacrosse. More specifically, the convex front upper edge is defined by opposite side edge portions 53, and a central edge portion 55 (see FIG. 7) interposed between the opposite side edge portions 53. The central edge portion 55 extends downwardly to a greater extent than the opposite side edge portions 53. Conventional protective helmets are cut straight across in the front above the wearer's eyes, thus leaving an unprotected gap between the front edge of the helmet and the top edge of the protective eyewear, or goggles. With the preferred form of the helmet 2 of the present invention described above, the front edge 30 of the helme...

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A sports helmet includes a soft casing having a plurality of holes to allow for proper aeration, and a rear orifice to allow for hair pieces, such as pony tails, to extend from a wearer's head therethrough so as not to interfere with the operation of the helmet or distract the wearer from play. The helmet also contains a front edge which is particularly shaped to conform to the top edge of protective eyewear to eliminate any unprotected gap between the helmet and the eyewear.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is related to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 402,108, which was filed on Aug. 24, 2010, and is entitled “Sports Helmet”, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference and on which priority is hereby claimed.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to protective helmets, in particular, anatomically conforming sports helmets.[0004]2. Description of the Prior Art[0005]Conventionally, protective helmets are used in a wide variety of sports such as football, hockey, skiing, cycling and men's lacrosse. These helmets, which may vary in design based upon the risk factors of a particular sport and the desired level of protection, offer an effective means for limiting and preventing traumatic head and spinal cord injuries. In many team sports, such as lacrosse, football and hockey, the entire team is required to wear a helmet. One of the deciding factors i...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B71/10A42B3/08
CPCA42B1/225A63B2243/005A63B71/10A42B3/00A63B2102/14
Inventor FEHMEL, CHRISTOPHERHANSON, GARY S.
Owner FEHMEL CHRISTOPHER
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