US3280406A
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Comfort band for headgear
Assignee: Airco Inc
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Filing: 1964-11-18
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Granted: 1966-10-25
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Expires: 1984-11-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Willis L Immel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:29
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42C; A42C5/00; A42C5/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
AN ARCED COMFORT BAND IN COMBINATION WITH HEAD PROTECTING APPARATUS INCLUDING AN ARCED HEAD RETAINING STRAP, SAID COMFORT BAND COMPRISING A SWEAT BAND HAVING A LONGITUDINAL AXIS, SAID SWEAT BAND INCLUDING FOAM MATERIAL AND A SUBSTANTIALLY ELASTIC BACKING MATERIAL OVERLYING SAID FOAM MATERIAL FOR CONTACT WITH THE HEAD OF A USER OF THE HEAD PROTECTING APPARATUS STIFFENING BANDS COMPOSED OF A RELATIVELY RIGID PLASTIC MATERIAL, SAID STIFFENING BANDS ATTACHED TO SAID SWEAT BAND WHILE SAID SWEAT BAND IS UNDER TENSION SO AS TO ARC SAID SWEAT BAND AND SPACED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS, SAID ARCED COMFORT BAND REMOVABLY FOLDED ABOUT SAID ARCED HEAD RETAINING STRAP OF SAID HEAD PROTECTING APPARATUS, SAID SWEAT BAND PREDOMINANTLY LYING ON ONE SIDE OF SAID STRAP WITH SAID FOAM MATERIAL BEARING AGAINST SAID ONE SIDE OF SAID STRAP AND SAID BACKING MATERIAL DISPOSED AWAY FROM SAID STRAP AND SAID STIFFENING BANDS BEARING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID STRAP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
AN ARCED COMFORT BAND IN COMBINATION WITH HEAD PROTECTING APPARATUS INCLUDING AN ARCED HEAD RETAINING STRAP, SAID COMFORT BAND COMPRISING A SWEAT BAND HAVING A LONGITUDINAL AXIS, SAID SWEAT BAND INCLUDING FOAM MATERIAL AND A SUBSTANTIALLY ELASTIC BACKING MATERIAL OVERLYING SAID FOAM MATERIAL FOR CONTACT WITH THE HEAD OF A USER OF THE HEAD PROTECTING APPARATUS STIFFENING BANDS COMPOSED OF A RELATIVELY RIGID PLASTIC MATERIAL, SAID STIFFENING BANDS ATTACHED TO SAID SWEAT BAND WHILE SAID SWEAT BAND IS UNDER TENSION SO AS TO ARC SAID SWEAT BAND AND SPACED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS, SAID ARCED COMFORT BAND REMOVABLY FOLDED ABOUT SAID ARCED HEAD RETAINING STRAP OF SAID HEAD PROTECTING APPARATUS, SAID SWEAT BAND PREDOMINANTLY LYING ON ONE SIDE OF SAID STRAP WITH SAID FOAM MATERIAL BEARING AGAINST SAID ONE SIDE OF SAID STRAP AND SAID BACKING MATERIAL DISPOSED AWAY FROM SAID STRAP AND SAID STIFFENING BANDS BEARING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID STRAP.
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