Head protecting headwear

Claim 2

Head protecting headwear comprising a rigid outer shell having a head receiving opening, said shell having a relatively narrow ledge extending from its forward edge at a downwardly and outwardly sloping angle relative thereto and forming a base for a peak and a peak for said shell including a core formed of stiff energy absorbing material, said core being of crescent shape and having an outer relatively thicker portion and a marginal portion of relatively reduced thickness along its inner concave edge, said core disposed with its said relatively thinner marginal edge portion overlapping said ledge and bonded thereto.

Claim 3

The headwear of claim 1, wherein said core is formed of a non-rigid stiff and stiffly compressable bendable material.

Claim 4

The headwear of claim 2, wherein said material comprises high impact, close-grained, synthetic sponge.

Claim 5

The headwear of claim 1, wherein said relatively thinner marginal edge portion of said core is offset relative to a surface of said core and overlies said ledge.

Claim 6

The headwear of claim 4, wherein said core is disposed within a pocket of substantially corresponding shape, with its concave edge facing the opening of said pocket, said pocket having marginal edge portions of its opening project beyond said core, said projecting marginal edge portions secured to said shell.

Claim 7

The headwear of claim 5, wherein said shell is provided with a head engaging band connected thereto within the head receiving opening thereof, said head engaging band comprising a longitudinally flexible and relatively transversely stiff band of lesser circumference than the head receiving opening of said shell, means connecting said band to said shell at the sides of said shell in a manner to leave a space between said band and said shEll at the front and rear thereof, and a sweat band connected by its lower edge to the lower edge of said band.

Claim 8

The headwear of claim 6, wherein said means connecting said band to said shell comprises a rivet extending through said band and said shell.

Claim 9

The headwear of claim 6, wherein said band is formed with overlapping end portions and means are provided for adjustably interengaging said end portions of said band to thereby vary its circumference for wear on heads of various sizes.

Claim 10

The article of headwear of claim 7, wherein said sweat band is non-continuous and has its ends terminate short of the overlapping end portions of said band.

Claim 11

The headwear of claim 7, including chin engaging means, said chin engaging means comprising flaps of pliable sheet material secured by one edge in dependent relation to said shell between said shell and said head band, at each side of said shell on said rivet, and at a second point by a rivet extending through said flap and said shell; each said flap having a rearwardly directed extension at a point below the edge of the head receiving opening of said shell, adjustable means connecting the ends of said extensions, one of said flaps having a strap connected thereto at its lower end, the other of said flaps having means for adjustably receiving the free end of said strap.

Claim 12

The headwear of claim 10, wherein said strap is provided with means for receiving the end of the wearer''s chin.