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...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5515546 | Foldable padded helmet A combined protective helmet and pouch for a bicyclist or the like is constructed from a plurality of sector shaped pads of shock absorbing material connected together in an inextensible manner to define a helmet. The connectors between the pads at the si... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5511250 | Adjustable protective helmet An adjustable protective helmet having a substantially rigid outer bowl-shaped shell sized larger that the user's head, and having inner padding inside of the shell sized to fit on the user's head but with a looser fit than desired. The adjustment structu... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5412811 | Headgear having a holding device for holding an instrument The invention is directed to a headgear with a holding device for a measuring unit, illuminating unit or viewing unit. The headgear has a headband and a frontal band and is mounted on the head of the wearer of the headgear. A base body is mounted on the f... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5402538 | Size adjustable cap A size adjustable cap utilizing a new and improved size adjustment strap is disclosed. The size adjustable cap has an opening in the back of the cap between the cap and the size adjustment strap which extends across the opening. The size adjustment strap ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5384916 | Size adjustable cap A size adjustable cap utilizing a new and improved size adjustment strap is disclosed. The size adjustable cap has an opening in the back of the cap between the cap and the size adjustment strap which extends across the opening. The size adjustment strap ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5375264 | Adjustable size cap with air pump A cap having a head band and a brim. An expandable tube is mounted inside the head band and an air pump is mounted on the brim and connected to the tube. An air release valve is connected to the tube and is mounted on the outside front of the cap. Whereby... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5357654 | Ratchet diving mask strap The present invention is to offer a ratchet diving mask strap which can be adjusted to a desirable tightness even under water through a process of two-piece opposite direction displacement tightening by turning the adjusting knob to tighten the two sides ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5331687 | Size adjustable headwear piece A headwear piece having a crown defining an opening for reception of the head of a wearer, structure for varying the effective diameter of the crown opening to accommodate different size wearer heads, and an actuator for operating the crown opening varyin... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5315718 | Protective helmet and retention system therefor A protective helmet has a fitting and retention system which allows for fing a variety of head sizes and shapes with a single helmet size and also allows for precision reproducible fitting for a repeat user. The protective helmet has an energy-attenuatin... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5272772 | Adjustable cap An adjustable head cap comprises a multi-gored portion having a lower brim, a visor, and adjustable means for adjusting the circumferential size of the cap. The adjustment means comprises a first strap member having a plurality of protruding studs (male m... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5271103 | Impact protective headgear Impact protective headgear is disclosed wherein impact protection to the brain case of the skull is at least in part provided by a molded skull enclosing component composed of a relatively thick and stiff cellular polymer material. Provisions are disclose... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5269026 | Adjustable cap with safety liner A hat of the type having an adjustable headband is provided with a safety liner which includes a lower edge received in the headband. The safety liner has adjustment means for allowing the length of the lower edge to be reduced in response to a circumfere... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5212838 | Molded plastic cap buckle and adjustment strap A molded plastic cap buckle and adjustment strap are provided for adjusting the circumference of the head band of a cap to adjust the cap to the head of a user. The buckle is secured to one end of the head band of the cap and the adjustment strap is secur... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5153943 | Weather-shield hat accessory The invention is a flexible weather-shield that can be attached to any hat having a forward visor and a rear size adjustment system. The shield includes an elastic band that can be placed atop the hat's visor. The rear of the shield includes a fastening s... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5142705 | Adjustable headband for baseball helmet An adjustable headband for a baseball helmet, attached to the helmet over the left and right ears and at the front center of the helmet. The free end of the headband passes around the rear of the wearer's head and through guide or belt loops and through a... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5081714 | Vehicle internal safety belt A vehicle internal safety belt for holding one's head to the head-rest of a vehicle internal seat or for holding one's legs together, which is comprised of two identical belt bodies connected back to back at the middle. The middle part of each belt body i... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5046196 | Sanitization and adaptation of headgear A method of adapting headgear by installing removable segment members which can be thereafter removed to achieve an alternate adaptation of the headgear or by inserting a removable liner which can be enlarged or reduced in thickness in order to precisely ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5031246 | Headwear with size adjustment feature A headwear article having an inverted cup-shaped crown for placement over the head of an individual, a band on the crown with a surface embracing the head of the individual wearing the headwear and an inflatable element on at least one of the crown and ba... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4999846 | Strap and buckle assembly A strap and buckle assembly wherein a plurality of ratchet teeth are formed on the strap and the buckle has a ratchet type of catch for releasably retaining the strap. The housing of the buckle has a slipway which receives the strap. A catch lever is pivo... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4993079 | Device for securing hat Device for securing a hat in adverse wind conditions is disclosed: the non-permanent attachment to hat (22) can be either inconspicuous or decorative depending on preference of wearer. The device is a headband (10) with woven loop fiber pieces (14a), (14b... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4942628 | Helmet suspension having ratchet adjustment A head protection or helmet suspension is shown having a ratchet adjustment apparatus for the adjustment of the suspension size where the ratchet apparatus is comprised of three parts, all pre-molded of resilient plastic material and having a pre-molded s... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4793001 | Full facial shield assembly A facial shield assembly for use by dental and medical personnel comprises a transparent plastic shield having a substantially flat front portion and a peripheral border portion extending continuously around the front portion to cover and embrace at least... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4477929 | Protective helmet An ice-hockey helmet includes a front part and a back part which are hinged together and which, to enable the size of the helmet to be altered, are arranged to be swung to and locked in different positions relative to one another. The front part forms the... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4443892 | Helmet or hat and support means The present invention pertains to the combination of a hat, a hat band and support structure intermediate said hat and hat band.... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4439871 | Head protecting headwear There is disclosed headwear including an outer head covering and a removable protective impact resistant shell. The outer head covering is provided with a crown portion having an integral bottom peripheral edge defining a shell receiving opening, and a br... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4292692 | Self-setting adjustable headband An improved headband is disclosed which is readily adjustable in size and which is self-setting to automatically accommodate a wearer having a head of a larger size than the size to which the headband is adjusted. The headband is useful in a suspension sy... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4117554 | Protective hard hat and welder's hood A protective face and head apparel especially suited to the occupational needs of welders, the invention particularly comprises a hard hat with a scalloped lower edge and a head band assembly which includes an elastically deformable band for adjusting the... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4000520 | Headgear support system Described is an improved headgear support of the internal suspension system type for supporting the head in spaced relation within a rigid headpiece. The improvement comprises an elongated nape strap disposed adjacent the rear portion of the headpiece for... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3992720 | Adjustable headband A headband for protective head gear is provided at opposite ends with overlapping members formed of a stiffer material than the band itself. These extension members are made adjustable longitudinally with respect to one another by means of a tensioning ar... | 11/23/1976 |
