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Protective headgear
Assignee: JOHN H HAUGER
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Filing: 1970-07-13
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Granted: 1972-06-13
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Expires: 1990-07-13
Abstract
Abstract An inflatable member dimensioned to be mounted to the inside curvature of a rigid shell, and to be preferably inserted within a slightly oversized foamed elastomeric envelope which is bonded to the inside curvature of said shell. Air fill means are provided so that the user can inflate the member by introducing air to a plurality of communicating compartments within the member, and thereby both size the head gear assembly and cushion the head of the user against shocks.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert E Conroy
- 👤 John H Hauger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 13:43
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B3/00; A42B3/04; A42B3/10; A42B3/12; A42B3/121; A42B3/122
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
An inflatable cushioning and sizing means for mounting wihtin a protective, substantially rigid head shell, including an inflatable T-shape member formed of one sidewall disposable towards the head side when mounted in said shell, and an opposite sidewall disposable towards the interior of the rigid shell when mounted therein, one of said sidewalls being substantially thicker than the other of the sidewalls, the thicker sidewall being a substantially non-distendable support wall, and a plurality of anchoring tabs being disposed along the peripheral margin of said arms, and fastening means on each of said anchoring tabs for mounting said tabs to the shell, said sidewalls sealed along their peripheral edges, said T-shape member including a horizontal arm and a vertical arm, said horizontal arm being sufficiently long to extend around the opposite temporal portions of the user''s head to about the medial line of the forehead, an elongated air-fill tube communicating between said peripherally sealed sidewalls, said tube being sufficiently long to reach a mouth of a user for inflation when mounted in said shell, and a plurality of communicating compartments within the member formed by discontinuous seal lines to provide communicating passageways between the compartments.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
An inflatable cushioning and sizing means for mounting wihtin a protective, substantially rigid head shell, including an inflatable T-shape member formed of one sidewall disposable towards the head side when mounted in said shell, and an opposite sidewall disposable towards the interior of the rigid shell when mounted therein, one of said sidewalls being substantially thicker than the other of the sidewalls, the thicker sidewall being a substantially non-distendable support wall, and a plurality of anchoring tabs being disposed along the peripheral margin of said arms, and fastening means on each of said anchoring tabs for mounting said tabs to the shell, said sidewalls sealed along their peripheral edges, said T-shape member including a horizontal arm and a vertical arm, said horizontal arm being sufficiently long to extend around the opposite temporal portions of the user''s head to about the medial line of the forehead, an elongated air-fill tube communicating between said peripherally sealed sidewalls, said tube being sufficiently long to reach a mouth of a user for inflation when mounted in said shell, and a plurality of communicating compartments within the member formed by discontinuous seal lines to provide communicating passageways between the compartments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
174 words
A protective headgear assembly including a substantially rigid head shell, a cushioning and sizing assembly mounted within said shell, said assembly having a member formed of one sidewall disposable towards the head side when mounted in said shell, and an opposite sidewall disposable towards the interior of the rigid shell when mounted therein, said sidewalls sealed along their peripheral edges to form an arm, said arm being sufficiently long to extend around the opposite temporal portions of the user''s head to about the medial line of the forehead, an elongated air-fill tube communicating between said peripherally sealed sidewalls, said tube being sufficiently long to reach a mouth of the user for inflation when mounted in said shell, a removable closure for the end of said air-fill tube, a plurality of communicating compartments within the arm formed by discontinuous seal lines to provide communicating air passageways between the compartments, and cushion means along both opposite sidewalls for cushioning the head of the user and for mounting the inflatable member to the inside of the shell.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
174 words
A protective headgear assembly including a substantially rigid head shell, a cushioning and sizing assembly mounted within said shell, said assembly having a member formed of one sidewall disposable towards the head side when mounted in said shell, and an opposite sidewall disposable towards the interior of the rigid shell when mounted therein, said sidewalls sealed along their peripheral edges to form an arm, said arm being sufficiently long to extend around the opposite temporal portions of the user''s head to about the medial line of the forehead, an elongated air-fill tube communicating between said peripherally sealed sidewalls, said tube being sufficiently long to reach a mouth of the user for inflation when mounted in said shell, a removable closure for the end of said air-fill tube, a plurality of communicating compartments within the arm formed by discontinuous seal lines to provide communicating air passageways between the compartments, and cushion means along both opposite sidewalls for cushioning the head of the user and for mounting the inflatable member to the inside of the shell.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A member as in claim 2 wherein said cushion means is a slightly oversized envelope containing said member, said envelope having at least a foamed elastomeric covering on the side of the member disposable towards the head side, and means in said envelope to permit access to said member and said air-fill means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
An inflatable member and envelope assembly as in claim 4, wherein said envelope is sealed along its peripheral edges, except for an open top which extends along the top edge of the envelope to thereby allow said inflatable member to be inserted through said open top and removed from said open top.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
70 words
An inflatable member as in claim 2 wherein said member has a general T-shape, a horizontal arm of said T-shaped member extending around the opposite temporal portions of the user''s head, a vertical arm of said T-shaped member being sufficiently long to extend over the medial crown line of the user''s head to about the forehead, and said cushion means covering the opposite sidewalls of at least said horizontal arm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
An inflatable member as in claim 2 wherein said member is substantially an unbranched single arm, and said cushion means substantially covering the opposite sidewalls of said arm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
An inflatable member as in claim 2, wherein said member is of a general H-shape, having two vertical arms to respectively contact the forehead and back of the head and an intermediate horizontal arm to contact the medial line of the head, wherein said cushion means cover the sidewalls of at least said vertical arms, and wherein said elongated air-fill tube communicates between the walls of an end compartment in one of said vertical arms.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
98 words
An inflatable member as in claim 1, wherein a plurality of supporting straps are joined to said vertical arm, an anchoring tab being present at the end of each of said straps, said anchoring tabs having side wall portions of the inflatable member bonded to each other to form a double layer tab, and fastening means on said tabs for anchoring the straps to the shell, said straps being of a length so that the vertical arm is held in spaced relationship to the inside curvature of the shell when the inflatable member is mounted within the shell.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
122 words
An inflatable member and cushion means assembly as in claim 2, which further includes said assembly mounted within a substantially rigid protective headgear shell having an inside curvature which follows the top and opposite sides of the head when worn, said shell having a bottom, continuous curvilinear edge which defines extensions of the shell to protect the base at the back of the head, said cushion means on the shell sidewall of the inflatable member being engageable with the inside shell curvature and being held thereto by a plurality of bonding points, and said arm of the inflatable member and cushion means extending along the opposite sides of the head and terminating substantially along the medial line of the forehead when worn.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
An inflatable member, envelope and shell assembly as in claim 11, wherein said shell has ventilating areas on opposite sides above the arm of the envelope mounted within the inside shell curvature.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
An inflatable member, envelope and shell assembly as in claim 12, wherein said bottom, continuous curvilinear edge has a portion spaced above the top of the ears, and lowered portions behind and in front of the ears when worn.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
A protective headgear assembly as in claim 4, wherein said elastomeric cushion means is a slightly oversized foamed rubber envelope, said inflatable member is a vinyl thermoplastic, and said air-fill means is an elongated tube having an air inlet end sealed by a frictionally fitted removable cap.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
An inflatable member as in claim 6, wherein said cushion means is a slightly oversized envelope having at least a foamed elastomeric covering on the side of the member disposable towards the head side.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
An inflatable member as in claim 8 wherein said cushion means is a slightly oversized envelope having at least a foamed elastomeric covering on the side of the member disposable towards the head side.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
65 words
An inflatable member, envelope and shell assembly as in claim 11, wherein said cushion means is a slightly oversized foamed elastomeric envelope, and wherein said envelope and inflatable member have a general T-shape, a horizontal arm extending around the temporal portions of the head to about the forehead, and a vertical arm extending over the medial crown line of the head to about the forehead.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
60 words
An inflatable member, envelope and shell assembly as in claim 11, wherein said cushion means is a slightly oversized foamed elastomeric envelope, and wherein said envelope and inflatable member have a general H-shape having two vertical arms to respectively contact the forehead and back of the head, and an intermediate horizontal arm to contact the medial line of the head.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-06-13 | 1975-12-13 | 1976-06-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-06-13 | 1979-12-13 | 1980-06-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-06-13 | 1983-12-13 | 1984-06-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |