Abstract This invention relates to a chin cup and strap assembly consisting of a double knit fabric cup assembly and stretchable nylon straps with suitable fasteners for attachment to various occupational protective headgear. By virtue of its unique characteristics and fabrication, the double knit chin cup will conform to the physical shape of the chin of any wearer. The chin cup may have an inner member of impact absorbing material best suited for a particular application. Affixed to each end of the chin cup are stretchable nylon fabric straps having the proper yieldability for the use intended. The yieldability of both the chin cup and the chin straps coact to attain the desired degree of retention of the protective headgear to which they are attached and thereby afford a degree of comfort and safety heretofore not available.
Inventors
👤 Elwyn R Gooding
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-29 14:01
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B3/00; A42B3/04; A42B3/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A chin cup and strap assembly for a helmet comprising a cup assembly consisting of a pair of sections of double knit fabric positioned in face-to-face engagement and secured at the edges thereof, said sections being stretchable in a plurality of directions so as to be readily conformable to the chin of a wearer, said sections being longer in one direction than in another direction, and stretchable straps secured to said sections so as to extend away therefrom in said longer direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A chin cup and strap assembly for a helmet comprising a cup assembly consisting of a pair of sections of double knit fabric positioned in face-to-face engagement and secured at the edges thereof, said sections being stretchable in a plurality of directions so as to be readily conformable to the chin of a wearer, said sections being longer in one direction than in another direction, and stretchable straps secured to said sections so as to extend away therefrom in said longer direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A chin cup and strap assembly according to claim 1 wherein said sections are cut so that said sections have a greater stretch in said one direction than in said other direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A chin cup and strap assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said straps are stretchable nylon straps folded over at each end of the chin cup and affixed to form two straps at each end for detachably mounting on a helmet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A chin cup and strap assembly according to claim 1 further including impact absorbing material disposed between said sections.