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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 |
| 5504945 | Protective ear guard assembly for wrestlers The present invention provides a protective ear guard assembly for covering and protecting portions of a user's head, particularly for wrestlers. The assembly includes a pair of ear guards each consisting of a resilient semi-rigid shell having a cup shape... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5502843 | Helmut face mask with adjustable disengagement means Athletic headgear is described comprising a helmet having a face mask releasably attached to the helmet with a plurality of adjustable fasteners, each fastener including a mounting plate with a fixed section of hook-and-pile material thereon, a face mask ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5500953 | Double lens electric shield Known protective helmets used for motorcycle riding, flying and snowmobiling employ transparent visors that have heating elements to reduce and attempt to eliminate the build-up of ice, condensation and fog. A double-lensed face shield is provided with a ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5500951 | Shock absorbing strap cover A shock absorbing strap cover is made of a resilient pad having a mounting portion for mounting the strap cover to a strap. The pad includes surfaces defining contact face on one side and a non-contact face on the opposing side. The non-contact face faces... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5493736 | Sports helmet protective device A modified football helmet has an inner cap attached by elastic straps to the inside of the helmet shell providing a space above the cap. The helmet is further modified incorporating a rigid collar extending outwardly from the bottom of the helmet which h... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5481762 | Helmet having a planar-molded infrastructure An injection molded foam bicycle helmet is disclosed and is constructed from a dome-shaped internal frame and a surrounding coating of a foam based material. The dome-shaped frame is formed from an integrally molded, planar member including an annular low... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5481759 | Expandable baseball hat and cover An expandable baseball hat and cover adapted to expand and conform to differently shaped heads or protective devices. The hat includes a first flexible material which has an inner surface, an outer surface and a peripheral edge to form a skirt portion. Th... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5477564 | Wind noise reducing, eddy current ventilated earfoil An earfoil (2) is used with a helmet (4) having a chin strap (6) which passes in front of the ear (30) and under the chin. The earfoil includes a wind deflecting, sound-permeable earfoil body (22) sized to cover the user's ear. The front edge (44) of the ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477565 | Batter's helmet with face guard A baseball batter's helmet has a face guard mounted thereonto by ferrules extending through ear holes in the ear flaps of the helmet body. The face guard portion has an upper bar that engages the bill to hold the face guard in place on the helmet.... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477563 | Helmet having a planar-molded infrastructure An injection molded foam bicycle helmet and method of constructing same includes a dome-shaped internal frame and a surrounding coating of a foam based material. The dome-shaped frame is formed from an integrally molded, planar member including an annular... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5469583 | Strap lock buckle A buckle device for temporarily fastening at least two straps together, the device having a base unit and an arm rotatably mounted on the base unit. The arm has a strap engagement part with a protuberance thereon, the arm being movable from a locked posit... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5467485 | Crash-helmet for cyclists and sportspeople in general Crash-helmet for cyclists and sportspeople includes a cap of moulded rigid material and at least two fasteners to hold the chin-strap to the cap. The fasteners are constituted by a small frame made by an isosceles triangle section, dihedron-bent at 90°, ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5450631 | Bicycle helmet A bicycle helmet inclueds a helmet body having a plurality of vents, including a front vent that is wider than high. Also, a bicycle helmet includes a helmet body having a plurality of vents, including at least one rear exit port opening outward onto a su... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5448780 | Safety helmet A high performance sport safety helmet. The helmet is formed by an outer shell adapted for fitting upon a wearer's head, with a frontal periphery defining a centrally arched portion forming a front opening exposing the face and a major portion of the fore... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5444870 | Football helmet and shoulder pad combination A football helmet and shoulder pad combination are designed to prevent head and neck injuries. An outer helmet is connected to a neck assembly which permits but limits head turning mobility as well as up-down and left and right head tilt. The neck mechani... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5437613 | Neck brace The invention relates to a neck brace for protecting the user during vigorous activities. The neck brace has an elongated non-stretchable, flexible strap carrying a T-shaped pin on one end thereof. An eye bracket is fixedly attached to a helmet of the use... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5438702 | Bicycle helmet communication device The present invention relates to a bicycle helmet and communication device for use by children. The invention includes a bicycle helmet having a notch extending from a boundary edge upwardly toward a crown portion. A sleeve is positioned within, and affix... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5428845 | Helmet removal device and method A helmet removal device for removing a helmet from a head of a wearer without applying tensile forces on the neck of the wearer. The removal device includes a bladder disposed between the helmet and the top of the head with the bladder so constructed and ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5428846 | Batting trainer The present invention is concerned with a device for aiding the teaching and training techniques for hitting a baseball accommodating different initial head position and batting style, comprising: a helmet fitted with a mercury switch connected to a motor... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5421035 | Protective helmet A protective helmet for bicycles has a skeletal outer body of impact-resistant and impact-absorbing hard synthetic resin and a cushion cap within this body which substantially completely encloses the cranium of the wearer and bridges spaces between the re... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5416536 | Eyeglass lens piece with rear view reflective surfaces An aerodynamic eyeglass lens piece which integrally combines a central inboard transparent section with laterally outboard mirror sections, thus enabling a forward facing user to see objects in front as well as behind. The lens piece sections form one ago... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5412814 | Protective sports headgear The disclosure herein describes a protective sports headgear that comprises a helmet, an intermediate adapter fixed to the helmet and a visor shield hingedly connected to the adapter at opposite sides thereof. A pin mounted on the visor shield engages a l... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5404590 | Football helmet motion restrictor A football helmet motion restrictor is provided which can be adjusted to vary its size, and does not reduce the size of the neck opening of the shoulder pads to which the motion restrictor is mounted.... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5392468 | Protective head gear for martial arts activities Protective head gear is described which is suitable for use in martial arts activities. The protective head gear has four main components which provide increased protection to vulnerable parts of the head and neck. The main components are 1) a head mask, ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5390367 | Helmet and shoulder pads having inflatable protective means to protect cervical spine A helmet has attached to its lower rim an inflatable bag which normally is folded so as not to restrict normal head and neck movements of the wearer but on inflation will fill the gap between the helmet rim and shoulders of a wearer. Carried by the helmet... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5371905 | Neck and spine protection device A neck and spine protection device comprised of a helmet for head protection, pads for shoulder protection and a fluid dampening mechanism. The fluid dampening mechanism is connected between the helmet and pads. The fluid dampening mechanism has limits at... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5361419 | Helmet with sound ducts A helmet for use with a bicycle, motorcycle or other vehicle. In one embodiment, a duct is located at each side of the helmet, and used for the dual functions of drawing air from the interior of the helmet and channeling ambient sounds inside the helmet w... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5361420 | Protective head gear for wrestlers A protective head gear for both male and female amateur wrestlers that is light in weight, easy to put on and take off, and provides excellent protection against ear damage during a match by providing resilient ring-shaped foam ear protectors. The head ge... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5353437 | Combination helmet and body protection device A combination helmet and body protection device for use in sports such as American football and other hazardous activities such as driving, cycling, hockey, riot control, and fire fighting to protect the human body from potentially crippling forces applie... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5351341 | Multiple density helmet body compositions to strengthen helmet A protective helmet having dome-shaped body means, the combination comprising a retention strap associated with the body means; and a first cavity in the body means in which a substantial length of the strap is stored in position to be pulled out of the c... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5351342 | Protective headgear A safety helmet comprises hard internal and external shells and a shock-absorbent insert. The internal shell forms at its lower edge and on the outside thereof an upwardly-opening trough in which the insert is inserted. The free edge of the trough joins w... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5347660 | Adjustable high/low hook-up chin strap for athletic helmets An adjustable high/low hook-up chin strap for an athletic helmet, wherein a pair of continuous straps having adjustable fasteners are fixedly connected to a chin cup. One of the straps is provided with a pair of spaced, longitudinally extending slits thro... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5345614 | Vehicle helmet A vehicle helmet, including a cap body comprised of a shell and a shock absorbing liner fitted to an inner surface of the shell, and a longitudinally extending air duct which is provided in a wall of of the cap body, such that the inside of the cap body c... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5337420 | Method and apparatus for mounting and locating a helmet comfortably on the head of a person, and combination resulting therefrom A method of locating properly and comfortably a protective helmet on the head of a person. A fit, locating and comfort band is mounted around the persons head, namely adjacent the ears and the back of the head and over the forehead. Thereafter, a protecti... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337421 | Air ventilation helmet A cyclist helmet comprises a molded helmet body defining a recessed interior for receiving therein the head of the cyclist and a tail portion through which an air passage is formed with a first opening on the top surface of the helmet and a second opening... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5333328 | Adjustable visor apparatus for bicycle helmet Bicycle helmet apparatus includes a visor which is removable and adjustable relative to the visor. The helmet includes three patches of fastening material and the visor includes three patches of mating material. The visor is preferably secured to the helm... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5323494 | Boxing goggles Boxing goggles include a unitary housing, having a resilient band mounted to side walls of the housing, with through-extending apertures directed through the housing extending from the rear wall through the front wall. The resilient housing structure is a... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5313670 | Cervical protection system Effective support of the head and neck during high impact accidents or rapid or sudden acceleration or deceleration of riders of motorcycles, skimobiles, jet skis and power boats, is provided by a cervical protection system having a gas-filled bag (110) r... | 05/24/1994 |
