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US3171133A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Protective helmet

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-03-11
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Granted: 1965-03-02
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Expires: 1983-03-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Janet H Steffen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 19:58
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B3/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 231 words
A PROTECTIVE HELMET FOR THE SKULL COMPRISING: A FIRST PAD MEMBER HAVING A DISHED PORTION CENTRALLY ARRANGED THEREON AND HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED-APART LOOP MEMBERS ON THE TOP SURFACE THEREOF AND A PAIR OF SPACEDAPART LOOP MEMBERS ON THE BOTTOM SURFACE THEREOF, A SECOND PAD MEMBER HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION TO WHICH ARE CONNECTED A PAIR OF DOWNWARDLY DISTENDING PORTIONS ADAPTED TO COVER THE TEMPLES OF THE WEARER, A PAIR OF SPACED-APART LOOP MEMBERS BEING ARRANGED ON THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID SECOND PAD MEMBER, AND ANOTHER PAIR OF LOOP MEMBERS, ON EACH OF WHICH IS ARRANGED AT THE LOWER EDGE OF EACH OF SAID TEMPLE-PROTECTING PORTIONS OF SAID SECOND PAD MEMBER; STRAP MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID LOOP MEMBERS ARRANGED ON THE TOP SURFACES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PAD MEMBERS IN A CONTINUOUS LOOP AND ADAPTED TO HAVE THE LOOSE ENDS THEREOF TIED; A PAIR OF SPACED-APART ELASTIC MEMBERS JOINING SAID FIRST AND SECOND PADS ON ONE SIDE THEREOF, AND ANOTHER PAIR OF SPACEDAPART ELASTIC MEMBERS JOINING SAID FIRST AND SECOND PADS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE THEREOF; AND STRAP MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH THE LOOP MEMBERS ON THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID FIRST PAD MEMBER AND SAID LOOP MEMBERS ON THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID TEMPLE-PROTECTING PORTIONS IN A CONTINUOUS LOOP, THE ENDS OF WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO BE TIED AT THE REAR BASE OF THE SKULL OF THE WEARER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 231 words
A PROTECTIVE HELMET FOR THE SKULL COMPRISING: A FIRST PAD MEMBER HAVING A DISHED PORTION CENTRALLY ARRANGED THEREON AND HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED-APART LOOP MEMBERS ON THE TOP SURFACE THEREOF AND A PAIR OF SPACEDAPART LOOP MEMBERS ON THE BOTTOM SURFACE THEREOF, A SECOND PAD MEMBER HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION TO WHICH ARE CONNECTED A PAIR OF DOWNWARDLY DISTENDING PORTIONS ADAPTED TO COVER THE TEMPLES OF THE WEARER, A PAIR OF SPACED-APART LOOP MEMBERS BEING ARRANGED ON THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID SECOND PAD MEMBER, AND ANOTHER PAIR OF LOOP MEMBERS, ON EACH OF WHICH IS ARRANGED AT THE LOWER EDGE OF EACH OF SAID TEMPLE-PROTECTING PORTIONS OF SAID SECOND PAD MEMBER; STRAP MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID LOOP MEMBERS ARRANGED ON THE TOP SURFACES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PAD MEMBERS IN A CONTINUOUS LOOP AND ADAPTED TO HAVE THE LOOSE ENDS THEREOF TIED; A PAIR OF SPACED-APART ELASTIC MEMBERS JOINING SAID FIRST AND SECOND PADS ON ONE SIDE THEREOF, AND ANOTHER PAIR OF SPACEDAPART ELASTIC MEMBERS JOINING SAID FIRST AND SECOND PADS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE THEREOF; AND STRAP MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH THE LOOP MEMBERS ON THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID FIRST PAD MEMBER AND SAID LOOP MEMBERS ON THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID TEMPLE-PROTECTING PORTIONS IN A CONTINUOUS LOOP, THE ENDS OF WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO BE TIED AT THE REAR BASE OF THE SKULL OF THE WEARER.

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