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Protective headgear comprising a headband and a semi-rigid support to protect a back region of a user's head
Assignee: JACKQUELINE PENNY
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Filing: 2001-03-21
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Granted: 2002-08-06
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Expires: 2021-03-21
Abstract
Abstract A protective headgear comprising a headband and two shield plates. In a back region, the headband and the shield plate extend down behind the user's ear towards a bottom region on a user's head. The shield plate has a bottom protective rim that is designed to cup underneath a user's skull to shield the base of the user's skull. In addition, both shield plates have a small gap between them so that they wrap around the user's head. Additional components can also be added to this headgear. For example, this headgear can also include a terry cloth in a front region to gather sweat or moisture from a user's forehead. In addition, two ear flaps can also be attached to the headgear to cover a user's ears. These earflaps are designed to keep the user warm in the winter. In addition, this headgear can be alternately opened and closed via a releaseable fastener such as a hook and loop fastener.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Penny
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:46
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/08; A63B71/10; A42; A42B; A42B3/00; A63B2209/00; A63B2209/10; A63B2244/00; A63B2244/18; A63B2244/186; A63B2244/19
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A protective headgear device comprising: a headband for extending around a user's head from a front region on said user's head to a back region on said user's head, wherein said headband comprises three different portions, a front portion for covering said front region of the user's head, a back portion for covering said back region of the user's head, and an expanding sloped portion for joining said front portion with said back portion, wherein said back portion is designed to cover a larger area of the user's head than said front portion; and at least one semi-rigid support coupled to said headband at a position wherein said semi-rigid support protects said back region on said user's head, wherein said at least one semi-rigid support has a curved rim region for curving around a base region of said user's head to protect said base region on said user's head.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A protective headgear device comprising: a headband for extending around a user's head from a front region on said user's head to a back region on said user's head, wherein said headband comprises three different portions, a front portion for covering said front region of the user's head, a back portion for covering said back region of the user's head, and an expanding sloped portion for joining said front portion with said back portion, wherein said back portion is designed to cover a larger area of the user's head than said front portion; and at least one semi-rigid support coupled to said headband at a position wherein said semi-rigid support protects said back region on said user's head, wherein said at least one semi-rigid support has a curved rim region for curving around a base region of said user's head to protect said base region on said user's head.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The protective headgear device as in claim 1 , further comprising a pocket for receiving said supports therein, said pocket being disposed at said back portion on said headband.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The protective headgear device as in claim 1 , wherein said at least one semi-rigid support is made from plastic.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The protective headgear device as in claim 1 , wherein said at least one semi-rigid support further comprises a releasable fastener for releasably fastening said at least one semi-rigid support to said headband.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The protective headgear device as in claim 1 , wherein said at least one semi-rigid support is securely fastened to said headband.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The protective headgear device as in claim 1 , further comprising an absorbent insert coupled to an inside surface of said front portion of said headband so that said headband absorbs sweat from the user.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The protective headgear device as in claim 1 , wherein said headband is made from a flexible material to adjust to a size and shape of said user's head.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The protective headgear device as in claim 1 , wherein said headband further comprises a releasable fastener for allowing said headband to be opened to allow a user to put the headband on, or closed, closing the headband around the user's head.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The protective headgear device as in claim 8 , wherein said releasable fastener is a hook and loop fastener.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The protective headgear device as in claim 9 , wherein said releasable fastener is disposed at said front portion of said headband.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
The protective headgear device as in claim 1 , further comprising at least one ear piece formed by a flap coupled to said headband, said at least one ear piece extending over the user's ears so that said additional flap provides warmth to the user's ears.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
103 words
A protective headgear device comprising: a headband having an inner surface and an outer surface for extending from a front portion of a user's head to a back portion of said user's head; and a least two rigid supports coupled to said outer surface of said headband protecting said back portion of said user's head, wherein said at least two rigid supports are spaced apart from each other on said headband allowing said headband to stretch or bend to conform to a user's head, and wherein said at least two rigid supports are releasably attached to said headband via at least one fastener.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
103 words
A protective headgear device comprising: a headband having an inner surface and an outer surface for extending from a front portion of a user's head to a back portion of said user's head; and a least two rigid supports coupled to said outer surface of said headband protecting said back portion of said user's head, wherein said at least two rigid supports are spaced apart from each other on said headband allowing said headband to stretch or bend to conform to a user's head, and wherein said at least two rigid supports are releasably attached to said headband via at least one fastener.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device as in claim 12 , wherein said fastener is a hook and loop fastener.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
The device as in claim 12 , further comprising an additional cover attached to said headband, wherein said headband and said additional cover define at least one pocket having an opening designed to receive at least one of said at least two rigid supports.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device as in claim 14 , further comprising an additional flap, wherein said additional flap is connected to said headband and is designed to cover said opening in said pocket.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
75 words
A protective headgear device comprising: a headband for extending around a user's head from a front region on said user's head to a back region on said user's head; an additional headpiece attached to said headband and forming a pad for additional protection of said user's head; and at least one semi-rigid support coupled to said headband and said headpiece at a position wherein said semi-rigid support protects said back region on said user's head.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
75 words
A protective headgear device comprising: a headband for extending around a user's head from a front region on said user's head to a back region on said user's head; an additional headpiece attached to said headband and forming a pad for additional protection of said user's head; and at least one semi-rigid support coupled to said headband and said headpiece at a position wherein said semi-rigid support protects said back region on said user's head.
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