Protective head covering

Claim 1

A RELATIVELY RESILIENT OVER-COVERING MEMBER FOR A RELATIVELY RIGID PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR SUCH AS A FOOTBALL HELMET COMPRISING A RESILIENT OVER-COVERING MEMBER; SAID OVER-COVERING MEMBER BEING CUSHION-WISE RESILIENT TO ABSORB THE FORCE OF IMPACTS DUE TO VIOLENT CONTACT TO NOT ONLY PROTECT THE WEARER BUT ALSO TO PROTECT OTHER PLAYERS IN CONTACT WITH SAID FLEXIBLE OVER-COVERING MEMBER; SAID OVER-COVERING MEMBER HAVING AN INTERNAL SHAPE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLEMENTARY TO AND ENGAGEABLE WITH A HELMET UPON WHICH IS TO BE MOUNTED; AND A FACE GUARD BAR MOUNTED ON SAID OVER-COVERING MEMBER; SAID OVER-COVERING MEMBER BEING RELATIVELY STRONG TO PROVIDE YIELDABLE SUPPORT FOR SAID FACE GUARD BAR ON THE WEARING PLAYER ALLOWING MOVEMENT OF SAID OVER-COVERING MEMBER AND SAID FACE GUARD BAR RELATIVE TO A HELMET ON WHICH IS POSITIONED UNDER COMPRESSION, SHEAR, TORSION, AND TENSION FORCES TO DISSIPATE NORMAL SHOCK AND FORCE AND TO ALLOW COMPLETE DISPLACEMENT OF SAID OVER-COVERING MEMBER AND SAID FACE GUARD BAR UNDER EXCESSIVE FORCE LOADS; SAID OVER-COVERING MEMBER SPRING-WISE RESISTING FORCES IMPOSED ON SAID FACE GUARD BAR TO ALLOW SPRING-LIKE FORCE ABSORBING MOVEMENT OF SAID OVER-COVERING MEMBER AND SAID BAR RELATIVE TO A HELMET ON WHICH IT IS POSITIONED TO ABSORB NORMAL FORCE LOADS AND ALSO ALLOWING MOVEMENT TO THE POINT OF DISPLACING SAID OVER-COVERING MEMBER RELATIVE TO A HELMET ON WHICH IS POSITIONED UNDER EXCESSIVE FORCE LOADS TO RELIEVE THE WEARER FROM THE IMPOSITION OF SAID NORMAL AND EXCESSIVE LOADS WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD BE IMPOSED ON THE WEARER IF SAID FACE GUARD COULD NOT MOVE RELATIVE TO A HELMET ON WHICH IT IS POSITIONED.