US4612672A
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Protective head gear
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-02-06
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Granted: 1986-09-23
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Expires: 2005-02-06
Abstract
Abstract A floatable lightweight protective sports head gear having ring-shaped and cross-members for providing head protection, a pair of ear flaps for providing ear protection, a sun visor for providing eye protection and a chin strap for removably retaining the head gear on a wearer's head. All component parts of the head gear, except the chin strap, are made from a soft resilient closed-cell foam type material over which is provided a watertight covering. In an alternative embodiment the head gear may comprise a cap of material from which the ear flaps and visor extend in lieu of the cross-member.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael E. Schrack
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 21:36
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B3/00; A42B3/04; A42B3/16; A42B1/00; A42B1/04; A42B1/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/908; Y10S2/909; Y10S2/912; Y10S2/918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A floatable, lightweight protective sports head gear comprising: a retaining means for retaining said head gear on a user's head, said retaining means including a ring-shaped member for extending around a user'head; a transverse strip for extending over the top of a user's head from opposite edges of said ring-shaped member; chin strap means; ear protecting means, said ear protecting means including a pair of members which extend from opposite edges of said ring-shaped member for covering a user's ears and from which said chin strap means extends, a cavity located in each of said ear covering members for receiving a user's ear and a fluid and air passageway which extends from said cavity through and to the outside of said ear covering member; and sun visor means which extends from said ring-shaped member, and wherein said retaining means, said ear protecting means and said sun visor means are made from a soft, resilient closed-cell material which is entirely enclosed within a soft, flexible, watertight covering.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A floatable, lightweight protective sports head gear comprising: a retaining means for retaining said head gear on a user's head, said retaining means including a ring-shaped member for extending around a user'head; a transverse strip for extending over the top of a user's head from opposite edges of said ring-shaped member; chin strap means; ear protecting means, said ear protecting means including a pair of members which extend from opposite edges of said ring-shaped member for covering a user's ears and from which said chin strap means extends, a cavity located in each of said ear covering members for receiving a user's ear and a fluid and air passageway which extends from said cavity through and to the outside of said ear covering member; and sun visor means which extends from said ring-shaped member, and wherein said retaining means, said ear protecting means and said sun visor means are made from a soft, resilient closed-cell material which is entirely enclosed within a soft, flexible, watertight covering.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A head gear according to claim 1 wherein said watertight covering comprises a layer of vinyl material which extends over all of said closed-cell material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A head gear according to claim 1 wherein said passageway comprises a non-uniform cross-section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A head gear according to claim 3 wherein said cross-section is larger at the exterior end of said passageway than at the cavity end of said passageway.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A head gear according to claim 4 wherein said cross-section comprises a generally conically-shaped cross-section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
134 words
A floatable, lightweight protective sports head gear comprising: a pair of ear protecting members for covering a user's ears, each of said members having a cavity for receiving a user's ear and a passageway which extends from said cavity through and to the outside of said ear protecting member; a sun visor; a chin strap adapted to extend between said ear protecting members beneath a user's chin; retaining means adapted to extend around and over the top of a user's head for use in conjunction with said chin strap for retaining said sun visor and said ear protecting members on a user's head; and wherein said ear protecting members, said sun visor and said retaining means are made from a soft, resilient closed-cell material which is entirely enclosed within a soft, flexible, watertight covering.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
134 words
A floatable, lightweight protective sports head gear comprising: a pair of ear protecting members for covering a user's ears, each of said members having a cavity for receiving a user's ear and a passageway which extends from said cavity through and to the outside of said ear protecting member; a sun visor; a chin strap adapted to extend between said ear protecting members beneath a user's chin; retaining means adapted to extend around and over the top of a user's head for use in conjunction with said chin strap for retaining said sun visor and said ear protecting members on a user's head; and wherein said ear protecting members, said sun visor and said retaining means are made from a soft, resilient closed-cell material which is entirely enclosed within a soft, flexible, watertight covering.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A head gear according to claim 6 wherein said watertight covering comprises a layer of vinyl material which extends over all of said closed-cell material.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-09-22 | 1990-03-24 | 1990-09-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-09-22 | 1994-03-24 | 1994-09-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-09-22 | 1998-03-24 | 1998-09-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |