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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4484361 | Knee and elbow pad and method of making An elbow or knee pad and a method of making the same are disclosed. The pad includes an elasticized sleeve to surround the joint to be protected and a pad assembly fastened to the sleeve. The pad assembly includes a fabric covering over a polyurethane foa... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4484360 | Shin guard and method of making A shin guard and a method of making it are disclosed. The shin guard has a rigid outer shell of polyurethane and a polyurethane foam backing. A recess is formed in the foam backing by pressing in a hot die having the profile of the recess to be made. The ... | 11/27/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4473130 | Crash helmet with communication system A crash helmet for use by motorcycle drivers or riders has a rigid shell; a first flexible acoustic tube a first section of which extends into and has a bell horn in the region of the mouth-protecting part of the shell, and a second section extending from... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4472472 | Protective device A protective device, such as a boxing helmet, rib or muscle protector, athletic mat, hockey helmet, motorcycle helmet and similar devices, is formed such that the major shock absorption is accomplished by a series of bowed, preferably plastic, members whi... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4446576 | Safe guard protective equipment for fighting art This invention relates to a safe guard protective equipment for fighting arts which protects the face and head of fighters in various fighting arts, and is constituted from a resilient cover body formed on the front with a viewing window for securing suff... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4443891 | Bicycle helmet This invention relates to a helmet for cyclists, skateboard runners and roller skaters. It comprises a shell of flexible and hard plate-shaped material and a damping means attached inside the shell. The shell in its plane has the form of an I, with extend... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4434514 | Bicyclists helmet with air flow and perspiration control A bicyclist's helmet comprises: (a) an outer shell containing distributed openings through which air streams may enter the helmet, (b) a liner in said outer shell and supporting same adjacent such openings, (c) the liner forming left and right air flow channels com... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4433988 | Helmet adapted for use by hay fever sufferers A helmet 1 adapted for use by hay fever sufferers is shaped to fit over the head and face of the wearer and has filtered air supplied to its interior by way of an air supply duct 5 from portable filter means remote from the helmet and adapted to be carrie... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4404690 | Hockey helmet A hockey helmet is provided, which comprises a plurality of pieces joined together in such a manner that the helmet is adjustable over a wide range of sizes. A pair of side pieces is provided, to which are attached a front and back piece, and over which a... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4377009 | Head protector Garments for the protection of a football player's jaws are disclosed utilizing lightweight overlapping flexible jointed flap members attached together by cloth padding to cover the player's jaws and other parts of the face.... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4345338 | Custom-fitted helmet and method of making same A custom-fitted helmet in which a preformed elastomer sack containing a resin-bead composite adapted to rigidify in response to mechanical deformation accommodates a single rigid outer shell to various individual head sizes. The underside of the sack is f... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4335472 | Retaining assembly for protective headgear A retaining assembly for protective headgear comprising, a chin cup for receiving the wearer's chin, and a strap having one end for attachment to the headgear. The other end of the strap is releasably attached to a side of the chin cup such that the strap... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4326303 | Protective headgear Protective headgear comprising, a relatively rigid shell for covering the wearer's head. The headgear has a bumper for the shell comprising, a flexible cover attached to a front of the shell adjacent a lower front edge of the shell, with the cover having ... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4307471 | Protective helmet A helmet for the protection of sportsmen and/or workers in potentially hazardous occupations is disclosed. In one embodiment the helmet comprises a protective head shell and means to position the helmet on a users head in which the head shell has an outer... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4300242 | Molded reinforced article and method A process for manufacturing caps, such as helmets, of reinforced resin, the reinforcement of which is comprised of a tricot or net-like material. The process comprises shaping the textile reinforcement, made of a plurality of layers of two or more textile... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4287615 | Helmet having a withdrawable shield In this helmet, the shield has a lower notch adapted to rest on the nose of the user and is connected by an elastically yieldable connection to a support which is pivotally mounted on the outer shell of the helmet. This connection biases the shield inward... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4288268 | Method of producing a protective helmet In a method of producing a protective helmet the steps include applying a first layer of hardenable synthetic resin and fibrous tissue on a predetermined surface of a positive-type mold, thereafter tensioning the fibrous tissue, and subsequently repeating... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4279038 | Headprotector made of elastic material for athletes Headprotector for athletes, including a body of form-molded polyurethane integral foam surrounding the head on all sides, extending to the beginning of the neck vertebrae on the back of the head, and having a bowl-shaped region covering the chin, the mold... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4233689 | Protective headgear Disclosed herein is a protective device for the head which is particularly adapted for use in learning the art of self-defense and for training in the martial arts. The device is comprised of an inner transparent shell and a pair of flexible sheets of tra... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4233687 | Sports helmet with face mask A combination sports helmet and face mask construction is disclosed in which a mask of grid-like configuration having a peripheral base portion is attached to the helmet in a novel manner. In one embodiment of the invention, the attachment means includes ... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4222122 | Boxing headguard A laceless boxing headguard having a front panel, side panels including ear protectors extending from each side of the front panel, a wide band of elastic extending across the rear of the headguard between and connecting the rear edges of the side panels,... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4209858 | Safety helmet A crash helmet such as for use by motorcylists having an inner shell of shock-absorbing material and an outer shell and visor which are constructed as a single integral piece of transparent hard plastic material which fittingly surrounds the greater part ... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4185331 | Protective head device A protective head device for use in sporting games and particularly designed as a bicyclist's protective helmet, wherein the device includes inner and outer shock-absorbing band members, the outer band being capable of linear movement relative to the inne... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4173795 | Racquetball or squash safety mask A racquetball or squash safety mask having a primary framework assembly, a secondary framework assembly, a grid network covering the secondary framework assembly, and a head strap assembly. The primary framework assembly has a top framework member, a bott... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4168542 | Helmet for racquet ball and other sports A padded helmet for athletic events such as racquet ball, having a pair of metal wires extending between the bill of the helmet to the ear projections for protection of the eyes. The helmet is made of plastic and lined with a suitable plastic material. Cu... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4115874 | Helmet for use in riding vehicles A helmet for use in riding vehicles such as motorcycles, motorbikes, etc. comprises a cap like body made of hard material, a bumping body applied on an inner surface of the cap like body, a number of streamline recesses formed in the bumping body and exte... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4109105 | Earphone mounting in safety helmet for motorcycle riders A sound producing helmet for motorcycle riders utilizes a pair of speakers, each secured within an opening in the lining of a motorcycle helmet. A cloth-like screen is secured to the exposed surface of the lining covering the opening. A wire-like screen a... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4101983 | Enveloping helmet of composite structure A protective helmet for use particularly by the rider of a two-wheeled vehicle, having an upper rigid shell joined to a semi-rigid shell of plastic material, the latter having extensions over the regions of a wearer's ears. An interior shock absorbing ele... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4081865 | Protective helmet and ventilating system therefor A protective head gear or helmet having a ventilating system for cooling the interior of the helmet. Air inlet and outlet openings in the front and neck portions respectively of the helmet and air passages connected to the openings communicate with the in... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4075714 | Helmet characterized by negative lift There is disclosed a helmet useful for crew members of an aircraft from which they may be ejected at high speeds. The helmet comprises a shell which fits over the head in a conventional manner and is provided with a strap which passes beneath the chin to ... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4068323 | Athletic protective system A protective system for use in athletic contests is provided which includes at least one protective member designed to be worn over a portion of the body. Each of the members includes a main protective part constructed from resilient foam means covered by... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4058854 | Protective helmet Various embodiments of energy absorbing, protective helmets constructed of resilient foam means covered with a tough, pliable surface coating. The helmets are adapted to be worn on a person's head and have openings therein generally conforming to a person... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4054953 | Crash helmet There is described a crash helmet which comprises at least one air inlet provided in that helmet area over which sweeps the air and so arranged as to canalize the air inside the helmet, means to distribute the air inside the helmet and at least one openin... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4051555 | Protective headwear A protective helmet comprising a shock absorbing shell is disclosed in which a recess is provided at the inner apex or crown portion of the shock absorbing shell and a laminated insert of padding providing for both wearer comfort and shock attenuation is ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 3992722 | Protective helmet Various embodiments of energy absorbing, protective helmets constructed of resilient foam means covered with a tough, pliable surface coating. The helmets are adapted to be worn on a person's head and have openings therein generally conforming to a perso'... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3953892 | Safety swim cap A safety swim cap provided in a variety of fluorescent colors and consisting of a multitude of interconnected deflatable tubes disposed in a network to provide an outer rim surrounding an individual's head at the forehead portion thereof and criss-crossin... | 05/04/1976 |
