Athletic helmet with floating adjustable headband

Claim 1

AN ATHLETIC HELMET COMPRISING: A SHELL HAVING A CROWN PORTION AND A REAR SKIRT; AN ADJUSTABLE HEADBAND COMPRISING A BAND OF GENERALLY OVAL CONFIGURATION HAVING OVERLAPPING END PORTIONS; ATTACHMENT MEANS SECURED TO RESPECTIVE SIDE PORTIONS OF SAID BAND, SAID ATTACHMENT MEANS BEING ANCHORED TO THE SHELL SO AS TO PROVIDE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SHELL AND SAID HEADBAND; AND ADJUSTMENT MEANS COACTING WITH THE OVERLAPPED END PORTIONS OF SAID BAND FOR ADJUSTING THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE BAND, SAID ADJUSTMENT MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN THE REAR AREA OF THE HELMET AND OPERABLE FOR DRAWING SAID OVERLAPPED ENDS OF THE BAND TOGETHER OF SPREADING THEM DEPENDENT UPON THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION; SAID OVERLAPPED ENDS OF THE BAND BEING DISPOSED IN THE REAR OF THE SHELL, SAID ADJUSTMENT MEANS COMPRISING A DISC-LIKE KNOB DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID OVERLAPPED ENDS AND SAID SKIRT, SAID SKIRT BEING PROVIDED WITH AN OPENING IN ITS LOWER MARGIN AND WITH A WINDOW DISPOSED ABOVE SAID NOTCH, AND SAID WINDOW AND OPENING BEING IN REGISTERING RELATION TO UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID KNOB RESPECTIVELY.