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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176574 | Protective helmet Described herein are various protective helmets, including helmets designed for equestrian use. In one embodiment, an equestrian helmet (1) includes a front shell (2) and a rear shell (3). Shell (3) is moveable with respect to shell (1... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176575 | Shield for helmet, and helmet including such shield In a shield for a helmet according to this invention, an air introducing mechanism portion disposed at a region including a lower end portion of a shield main body portion and its vicinity includes a large number of vent holes extending substantially in a vertical d... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8166576 | Opening/closing device and helmet having the same An opening/closing device for openably/closably supports an opening/closing part with regard to an opened/closed part, and the opening/closing device is characterized in that it comprises an attaching part attached to the opened/closed part so as to rotate around a ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166577 | Helmet having rotatable shield Provided is a helmet including a half helmet-shaped helmet main body including a main body through hole at each side thereof; a shield that is rotated vertically at a front side of the helmet main body and inserted into the helmet main body and has a through hole at... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161577 | Helmet with improved shield mount and precision shield control A helmet includes a shell, an eyeport formed in the shell, a shield having inwardly projecting hubs, and a pair of sockets on the shell. The sockets are positioned and configured to receive and rotatably capture the inwardly projecting hubs of the shield so that the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8146178 | Quick release faceguard retainer A quick release faceguard retainer for use with a protective headgear and faceguard. The headgear has a face opening and an outer surface with a selected curvature. The faceguard has at least one top substantially horizontal bar. The retainer includes a base portion... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8117679 | Molded articles and molding methods particularly for a protective helmet Protective structures, such as helmets, may have a shell including an outer shell and a tunnel element integral to the outer shell. The tunnel element may have a first opening at an outer surface side of the shell and a second opening at an inner surface side of the... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8091149 | Helmet A helmet is provided including an attachable and detachable shield plate by a simple structure. The helmet includes a helmet main body; a first plate positioned onto an outer surface of the helmet main body; a second plate structurally combined with the first plate ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8082600 | Protective helmet with mobile visor The invention concerns a protective helmet comprising a shell (1) whereon are rotatably mounted a visor (2) and a chin strap (3), the lower portion of the visor (2) being urged to rest on a zone (4) of the chin strap (3) whe... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8074300 | Article of clothing An article of clothing, comprising a coat assembly having a front side, a backside, and first and second sleeves. The front side and the backside define a shoulder area where they meet above the first and second sleeves. A hood assembly has a crown. Extending from t... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069499 | Helmet shield attaching mechanism, and helmet attached with the same A helmet shield attaching mechanism with which when raising a shield, the shield and/or an anti-fogging auxiliary shield will not catch on a window opening rim member for a head protecting body, in spite that the operation of raising the shield in a fully-closed sta... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8056152 | Pivot assembly for headgear A pivot assembly for use with headgear that includes a headtop and a shield, and a method for coupling the headtop to the shield using the pivot assembly. The pivot assembly can include a housing, a socket dimensioned to be received in the housing and having a plura... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051499 | Safety helmet visor setting mechanism A safety helmet visor setting mechanism includes a shell having an indent at each side and a long opening behind the indent at one side. An anchored unit fits in the long opening and has two grooves. A hold plate has two push chunks placed in the two grooves respect... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051500 | Safety helmet visor setting mechanism A safety helmet visor setting mechanism includes a shell having a shaft base inside at each side, with one side provided with a shell base provided with an internal lodging space and with an external wall. A control mechanism, located at the right side of the shell,... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8011025 | Multifunctional safety helmet The present invention is to provide a multifunctional safety helmet which comprises: a shell, having a concavity at each side that forms a protection lump at its front; a chin shield, positioned in the front of the shell where each of the top sides has an ear cover,... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7975319 | Helmet fastening element A fastening element for securing a facemask to an outer shell of a protective helmet is disclosed. The fastening element comprises an end portion defining an aperture and a first tab and a second tab each flexibly connected to the end portion. The first tab defines ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7841026 | Head protector A head protection system comprises a helmet shell, a visor mounting for pivotally mounting a visor to the shell to enable the visor to be moved between raised and lowered positions, and a retainer for releasably retaining the visor to the helmet. The system includes... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7805776 | Face protector and protective system A face protector comprises a protective structure shaped for extending about a person's mandibular region and a mounting for mounting the face protector to a military combat helmet. The protective structure comprises a front portion and opposed left and right side p... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7770240 | Safety helmet with a breathing mask The connection of a breathing mask to a safety helmet provides increased wearing comfort. A fastening mount (12) with circular arc-shaped inner contour (14) is provided, and the bracket for the breathing mask has a projection corresponding thereto. The... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7757309 | Protective helmet A protective helmet having a shock-resistant helmet shell having a cut out for establishing a visor opening and a visor panel arranged on the outer side of the helmet shell pivotably around a pivot joint is provided with a vison panel arranged pivotably on the inner... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7739752 | Headgear In a gear main body (1), a mouth opening portion (6) through which a mouth portion can be seen is formed in addition to and separately from an eye opening portion (5) through which both eyes can be seen. A part above the eye opening portion (... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7716754 | Ski helmet with adjustable face shield The present invention is a ski helmet that combines a visor and face shield. Adapted to the ski helmet is a suitably thick strip of resilient foam material positioned across the exterior front-facing surface of the helmet protecting the forehead area of the person w... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7546645 | Visor holder for a head protective helmet A visor holder for a head protective helmet whereby to secure a clear plastic visor thereto. The holder is a single molded plastic piece which has a narrow frontal curved portion and opposed depending rear visor attachment portions. The visor holder is adapted to be... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7540039 | Face and eye covering device A face and eye covering device includes a face cover configured for covering the nose and mouth of a wearer. The face cover is air permeable to allow the passage of air therethrough to facilitate breathing when worn over the wearer's nose or mouth. An eye shield is ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7434268 | Protective headgear for rodeo rough stock riding competition A protective headgear specifically for rodeo rough stock riding competition that protect the riders from serious injuries to the head and neck area. The protective headgear includes a helmet, a detachable face guard having horizontal bars spaced no more than approxi... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430763 | Visor mounted face protector A face protector with at least three curved rigid members perpendicularly mounted to two lateral rigid members. A compartment or space is defined by two spaced apart T-shaped guiding members that receive the bill of a cap. One of the legs of the T-shaped guiding mem... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421744 | Motorcycle helmet with integrated acoustic voice amplified chambers A helmet having an outer shell formed to substantially enclose the head of a wearer and an inner liner disposed within the outer shell and conforming in shape substantially to the outer shell. An aperture is disposed at a front portion of the inner liner. A first ex... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413506 | Ventilated helmet The present invention can easily perform mounting and dismounting of a guiding duct in the ventilation structure of a helmet. A support portion which detachably supports a guiding duct is arranged at the center of rotation of a closure plate and a manipulation porti... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7398561 | Device for opening-closing jaw guard of helmet A device for opening-closing jaw guard of a helmet is disclosed. The device has a hinge means 400 comprising fixed plates 410 which are fixed on both the left and right sides of the helmet body 1 and each of which has a long hole 411, ope... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7376981 | Helmet A helmet in which a subsidiary cap portion hardly pivots forward about an axial support means thereof as a fulcrum to undesirably move upward accidentally when a comparatively large impact acts on the helmet. A subsidiary cap portion locking mechanism which locks th... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357135 | Protective hood with fan assembly The present system includes a protective hood with a vent opening and a transparent shield mounted to a front portion of the hood. In a basic configuration, a fan assembly is removably mounted to the hood and coupled to the vent opening to direct airflow within the ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331349 | Method and device for the prevention of snoring and sleep apnea Snoring and sleep apnea are prevented by advancing the mandible of an individual during sleep. Instead of using an intra-oral device that has the potential to cause movement of the teeth, an extra-oral device is used, having a rigid headpiece, mandibular cradles tha... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328462 | Protective helmet A protective helmet of the type used in football has an external soft elastomer layer to absorb/dissipate some of the energy of an impact. Other features include a quick disconnect face guard, carbon fiber face guard with Kevlar wrap at junction points, a soft foam ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320144 | Protective mask with removable lens A protective mask and method, comprising a face mask having a body shaped so as to generally cover a face of the user person. The body defines an opening opposite the eyes of the user person when the face mask is worn. A removable lens has a lens portion of see-thro... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311399 | Method of making a thermoplastic-based article and a thermoplastic-based article made thereby An article, such as a lens article (10, 10′, 10″, 100) containing a first component, e.g., a filter (14, 14′), or component thereof, having a minimum degradation temperature, and a second component, e.g., a substrate (22, 22′), comprisin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302710 | Hooded garment with circular knitted collar A garment for protecting the head and neck of a user including a garment body with a neck opening. A hood attached to the garment body. A stretchable tubular knitted collar, attached to the garment body approximate to the neck opening of the garment body and inside ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303302 | Electrical power system for crash helmets An electrical power system for crash helmets is described, including a distribution system configured to supply electrical power to a helmet system, a power source configured to supply power to the helmet system over the distribution system, the power source located... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299574 | Advertising medium for helmet or hat A method of advertising comprising providing a sheet of advertising material having a front surface, front surface having advertising information thereon. The method also includes providing a sporting helmet having a head accepting portion and a facemask and connect... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293885 | Microscope with laser light source and protective device for preventing eye damage The invention is directed to a microscope in which laser light is used to irradiate a sample to be examined and which is outfitted with a protective device for preventing eye damage due to laser light. It is the object of the invention to provide a protective device... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278421 | Full face flexible oxygen mask for use with flight helmets The full face flexible oxygen mask for use with flight helmets includes an elastic face seal with an oronasal cone that seals around the nose and mouth of the wearer, and flexible sealing flaps along the perimeter of the face seal to adapt the face piece of the mask... | 10/09/2007 |
