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US3146462A
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Cold weather attachment for hard head gear
Assignee: American Allsafe Co Inc
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Filing: 1962-07-02
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Granted: 1964-09-01
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Expires: 1982-07-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James V Militello
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 23:24
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B3/00; A42B3/04; A42B3/10; A42B3/105; A42B3/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
349 words
IN SAFETY HEAD GEAR HAVING A HARD SHELL COMPRISING AN OVAL DOME WITH AN INTEGRAL RIM PROJECTING HORIZONTALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE LOWER PART OF THE OVAL DOME, A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL ENDLESS HEAD BAND ARRANGED IN SPACED RELATION INWARDLY FROM SAID RIM AND ADAPTED TO FIT THE FOREHEAD, SIDES AND BACK OF A USER''S HEAD, AND FLEXIBLE HARNESS MEANS CONNECTING SAID HARD SHELL WITH SAID HEAD BAND AND ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A SPACE BETWEEN ALL PARTS OF SAID OVAL DOME AND THE CROWN OF THE USER''S HEAD TO PROTECT THE USER''S HEAD FROM ACCIDENTAL BLOWS AGAINST THE HARD SHELL, THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID RIM AND HEAD BAND PERMITTING WIND TO BLOW UP THROUGH SAID SPACE BETWEEN ALL PARTS OF THE OVAL DOME AND THE CROWN OF THE USER''S HEAD WITH RESULTING DISCOMFORT TO THE USER; THE COMBINATION THEREWITH OF A REMOVABLE SLIPOVER WEATHER SEAL FOR SAID SPACE BETWEEN THE RIM AND HEAD BAND, CONSISTING EXCLUSIVELY OF A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL ENDLESS WEATHER SEAL BAND OF ELASTIC STRETCHABLE MATERIAL, WHICH IN ITS UNSTRESSED FORM IS TUBULAR AND HAVING, WHEN APPLIED TO THE HARD SHELL ON THE USER''S HEAD, AN UPPER INNER ANNULAR FACE FITTING AROUND AND FRICTIONALLY EMBRACING THE EXTERIOR OF SAID HARD SHELL ABOVE SAID EDGE AND PROVIDING THE SOLE CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID WEATHER SEAL BAND AND HARD SHELL, AND SAID WEATHER SEAL BAND ALSO HAVING, WHEN APPLIED TO THE HARD SHELL ON THE USER''S HEAD, ITS LOWER EDGE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE FOREHEAD, SIDES AND BACK OF THE USER''S HEAD TO WEATHER SEAL SAID SPACE BETWEEN SAID RIM AND HEAD BAND AND PREVENT THE WIND FROM SO BLOWING UP THROUGH SAID SPACE BETWEEN ALL PARTS OF THE OVAL DOME AND THE CROWN OF THE USER''S HEAD, SUCH FRICTIONAL EMBRACE OF THE HARD SHELL BY THE WEATHER SEAL BAND FORMING THE SOLE CONNECTION THEREBETWEEN AND PERMITTING SAID WEATHER SEAL BAND TO BE SLIPPED OFF FROM AND COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE HARD SHELL AND ALSO TO BE SLIPPED UP AND DOWN TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS ON SAID HARD SHELL TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT DEGREES OF PROTECTION OF THE EARS AND HEAD OF THE USER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
349 words
IN SAFETY HEAD GEAR HAVING A HARD SHELL COMPRISING AN OVAL DOME WITH AN INTEGRAL RIM PROJECTING HORIZONTALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE LOWER PART OF THE OVAL DOME, A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL ENDLESS HEAD BAND ARRANGED IN SPACED RELATION INWARDLY FROM SAID RIM AND ADAPTED TO FIT THE FOREHEAD, SIDES AND BACK OF A USER''S HEAD, AND FLEXIBLE HARNESS MEANS CONNECTING SAID HARD SHELL WITH SAID HEAD BAND AND ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A SPACE BETWEEN ALL PARTS OF SAID OVAL DOME AND THE CROWN OF THE USER''S HEAD TO PROTECT THE USER''S HEAD FROM ACCIDENTAL BLOWS AGAINST THE HARD SHELL, THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID RIM AND HEAD BAND PERMITTING WIND TO BLOW UP THROUGH SAID SPACE BETWEEN ALL PARTS OF THE OVAL DOME AND THE CROWN OF THE USER''S HEAD WITH RESULTING DISCOMFORT TO THE USER; THE COMBINATION THEREWITH OF A REMOVABLE SLIPOVER WEATHER SEAL FOR SAID SPACE BETWEEN THE RIM AND HEAD BAND, CONSISTING EXCLUSIVELY OF A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL ENDLESS WEATHER SEAL BAND OF ELASTIC STRETCHABLE MATERIAL, WHICH IN ITS UNSTRESSED FORM IS TUBULAR AND HAVING, WHEN APPLIED TO THE HARD SHELL ON THE USER''S HEAD, AN UPPER INNER ANNULAR FACE FITTING AROUND AND FRICTIONALLY EMBRACING THE EXTERIOR OF SAID HARD SHELL ABOVE SAID EDGE AND PROVIDING THE SOLE CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID WEATHER SEAL BAND AND HARD SHELL, AND SAID WEATHER SEAL BAND ALSO HAVING, WHEN APPLIED TO THE HARD SHELL ON THE USER''S HEAD, ITS LOWER EDGE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE FOREHEAD, SIDES AND BACK OF THE USER''S HEAD TO WEATHER SEAL SAID SPACE BETWEEN SAID RIM AND HEAD BAND AND PREVENT THE WIND FROM SO BLOWING UP THROUGH SAID SPACE BETWEEN ALL PARTS OF THE OVAL DOME AND THE CROWN OF THE USER''S HEAD, SUCH FRICTIONAL EMBRACE OF THE HARD SHELL BY THE WEATHER SEAL BAND FORMING THE SOLE CONNECTION THEREBETWEEN AND PERMITTING SAID WEATHER SEAL BAND TO BE SLIPPED OFF FROM AND COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE HARD SHELL AND ALSO TO BE SLIPPED UP AND DOWN TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS ON SAID HARD SHELL TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT DEGREES OF PROTECTION OF THE EARS AND HEAD OF THE USER.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-09-01 | 1968-03-02 | 1968-09-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-01 | 1972-03-02 | 1972-09-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-09-01 | 1976-03-02 | 1976-09-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |