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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6751808 | Sports helmet having impact absorbing crumple or shear zone A helmet construction for protecting a user's head, and the brain within the cranium from impact forces, includes a shell contoured to the shape of the user's head, with cushioning along at least part of the shell interior and a chinstrap. The shell consists of thre... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6743312 | Method of fabricating a ball protective mask A method of fabricating ball protective mask includes (1) aluminum extrusion: the aluminum extruded structure has a suitably shaped outer ring frame and densely packed hollow holes so that the cross section thereof forms a grid-like structure, two sides there... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6732381 | Sports helmet A sports helmet for providing a user with a protective sports helmet that would include features such as an mp3 player, a radio, and a cellular telephone. The sports helmet includes a body member that is adapted for receiving a portion of the head of the user. The b... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6715156 | Reversible protective headgear for wrestlers This invention relates to a protective headgear for use by wrestlers and other athletes who require protective covers for their ears during practice and contests. The headgear provides shock absorbency and protection for the ears and forehead in an easily adjustable... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6711751 | Mounting system for helmets The present invention is directed to a helmet which includes a shell portion, a liner portion which is in the interior part of the helmet, and an insert portion which is embedded in the liner portion. The insert portion includes a mounting portion for one or more ac... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6708339 | Sport helmet face guard A face guard for a sport helmet, such as a rigid, protective baseball batting helmet or football helmet, is provided with one or more resilient couplings that permit the face guard grid to be attached to the helmet at ear hole openings in the side flaps of the helme... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6694530 | Goggle strap alignment and fastening guide for motorcycle type helmet A goggle strap alignment and fastening guide is disclosed. The guide is secured to the sides of a helmet that might be used in an extreme sport, such as personal watercraft racing, snowboarding, and the like. The goggle strap guide comprises a base having... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691325 | Helmet for a race driver A helmet, particularly a racing driver helmet for motorcycle drivers or automobile drivers, has a helmet shell which is lined on its interior side with a shock-absorbing material and which has a recess which forms a field of view for the wearer of the hel... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6691324 | Sport protective headgear A goggle retention system which also acts as a sport protective headgear. The headgear takes the form of a main section which is to be placed on the occiput of a head from which extends a parietal section which is to be placed against the parietal of a he... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6675395 | Apparatus for enhancing absorption and dissipation of impact forces for sweatbands A sweatband designed to be worn on the head of a user engaged in activities such as soccer. Specifically, in the preferred mode, the device comprises a "horizontal" sweatband portion, much like a typical headband. In an enhanced mode, the horizontal membe... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6665884 | Helmet with self-adjusting padding The present invention provides a helmet with self-adjusting padding designed to adjust to various head sizes of individual wearers of the helmet. The protective helmet comprises a helmet shell having a interior surface, a first helmet pad, a second helmet... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6647556 | Adjustable helmet An adjustable helmet, particularly a cyclist's helmet having at least one longitudinal spar which is intended to be positioned above the parting, two end pieces one of which is intended to be positioned above the forehead and the other one above the back ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644308 | Helmet A breathing mask is provided for a helmet which reduces the formation of water on the lens of the eyeglasses of the wearer or on the shield of the helmet. The helmet comprises a head portion, a shield portion, and a breathing mask. The shield portion comp... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6625820 | Protective headguard Protective headguards comprising a front panel, a rear panel, and a means for releasably connecting the lateral ends of the front and rear panels. At least one and preferably both of the front and rear panels comprise layers of at least a shell, a shock a... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6591430 | Head and neck support apparatus An apparatus worn by a driver or user of vehicle: The apparatus has a yoke with an aperture sized to receive a user's head. The head of the user passes through the aperture and the yoke rests on the user's shoulders. The apparatus has two pairs of adjusta... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6591428 | Helmet fitting system A fit system positionable adjacent interior portions of a helmet and cranial surfaces of a cranium of a wearer of the helmet proximate the interior portions of the helmet for improving the fit of the helmet to the cranium. The system includes an elongate ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588022 | Head dome and strap connection system The present invention provides a system of head and spine protection conceptually different from, and superior to, the traditional free-floating helmet concept, for use in high impact physical activities, such as such as football, hockey, lacrosse, motorc... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6567993 | Soccer headband A shock absorbing pad comprising a molded rubbery elastomeric material having a generally smooth surface on the side adapted to abut a soccer player's head and the opposed face having an open grid structure defined by outwardly projecting patterns of shor... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6564395 | Wrestler headgear Protective wrestler headgear having straps fully adjustable by the user with the headgear in place on the head. To allow adjustment of each strap, the adjustment is spaced from the ear cover an amount sufficient to permit some small spacing from the head ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6557186 | Lightweight protective ear guard The present invention provides a lightweight protective ear guard which relies on an outer air cushion created between a semi-rigid inner shell and a resilient outer shell to provide a multi-level degree of shock absorbency and protection for the ears. Th... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6553580 | Method of protecting a helmet shell and interrupting airflow around the shell with a removable strip A method of protecting a helmet shell and interrupting airflow around a helmet utilizing an air flow interrupter and helmet shell protector strip. The strip is constructed so that it can be applied to a helmet after manufacture of the helmet shell itself.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550071 | Cyclist helmet with reinforcing hoops A bicycle helmet that allows ventilation to a cyclist head. The helmet comprises a hard internal shell, a hard external shell, and a shock absorbing foam insert located between the internal and external shells. The helmet consists of a generally open conc... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6539556 | Inconspicuously protective headwear An apparel adapted for use in a confined space as a protective headwear generally comprises a crown adapted for close conformation about a wearer's scalp and a protective element for safekeeping of the wearer's scalp from blunt trauma. The crown consists ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6532602 | Insert-molded helmet A comfortable, self-adjusting, protective helmet made from a process of insert molding. The helmet comprises an armature or insert made of a porous material that is embedded in the layers of the helmet to connect the structural parts of the helmet to one ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6499149 | Race car driver helmet/head restraint A head and neck restraint device, worn by a driver when operating a high performance vehicle, which controls the driver's head from snapping forward and maintains the driver's head, neck and spine in general alignment in the event of a frontal crash. The ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6499147 | Protective headgear and chin pad Protective headgear comprises a rigid shell with face pads which may be released and removed while the headgear is still on a person's head. A protective chin guard may be attached to the headgear by way of the face pads. The chin guard comprises a substa... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497773 | Method of manufacturing a mask for team games A method of manufacturing a mask for a team game is comprised of: heating an aluminum alloy mixed with copper and molybdenum at a temperature between 410° C. to 430° C. for three hours; cooling the alloy at a rate of about 30° C. per hour; cutting the ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6481024 | Protective chin strap for helmets A protective chin strap device for use in securing a helmet to a wearer's head. The chin strap includes a hard outer shell, an inner member made of a self-supporting cushioned material and straps attached to the outer shell for securing the chin strap to ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6449776 | Removable mounting bracket for expanded plastic foam articles The mounting bracket of the present invention includes an integrally molded head portion and article attachment portion that are formed of a flexible plastic material. The head portion is shaped for insertion into a cavity that is molded into an EPS artic... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6446271 | Auxiliary buffer envelope device for inner pad of safety helmet Auxiliary buffer envelope device for inner pad of safety helmet, including at least one attachable buffer envelope disposed on a section of the inner pad near the rear bottom edge thereof. The buffer envelope is filled in the gap between the rear side of ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6446270 | Sports helmet An improved helmet constructed with a rigid shell having a soft outer covering which absorbs impacts and disperses energy thereby protecting the wearer of the helmet, as well as protecting the impacting object. When used for contact sports such as footbal... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6442765 | Safety helmet A folding safety helmet intended primarily for use by a cyclist has a top panel (10) and a pair of similar side panels (11, 12), each panel (10, 11, 12) being made of a plastics material. Each side panel (11, 12) is separately pivoted at its two ends to t... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6438762 | Cover for helmet padding A protective cover made of absorbent, stretchable, high lubricity fabric for overlying cushioning frontal pads of helmets. The cover can absorb sweat and the high lubricity of the fabric will enable the helmet to be taken on and off numerous times without... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6434756 | Neck and spine protection apparatus An apparatus for protecting the neck and spine of a user are provided. A neck and spinal protection apparatus is provided comprising a chest cover for fitting about a chest of a user. Moreover, a back cover fits about an upper back of the user and a shoul... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434755 | Helmet A helmet which includes a substantially rigid shell having a shell thickness defined by a substantially continuous exterior surface spaced apart from a substantially continuous interior surface. A one-piece first shock attenuating member is positioned adj... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6427253 | Protective headgear comprising a headband and a semi-rigid support to protect a back region of a user's head 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 designe... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425142 | Retention mechanism for a helmet An improved retention mechanism for a bicycle helmet is provided. A helmet including a retention mechanism comprises a shell for protecting a head of a person and a fit system elastically coupled to the shell. The fit system comprises a bowl designed to f... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6418565 | Wrestling ear guard A protective headgear is provided that includes a pair of ear guards, each having generally crescent-shaped or kidney-shaped core. Preferably, a pattern of vent openings is provided in the core to connect the interior and exterior surfaces. A one-piece re... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6418564 | Two piece helmet with optional airbag A two piece helmet with optional airbag is split along a vertical axis between the sides of the helmet to ease removal in the event of an injury. A series of aligned orifices in the helmet portions are joined by a removable cable. The cable ends are attac... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6401261 | Sizing and stabilizing apparatus for bicycle helmets A bicycle helmet is disclosed having a flexible, articulated member being resiliently flexible to provide resilient forward pressure against an inwardly curved portion on the posterior of a wearer's head and a flexible connection between the articulated m... | 06/11/2002 |
