Helmet comprising an occipital adjustment mechanism
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorJacques Durocher
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Abstract
A hockey or lacrosse helmet with a rear shell having a central elongated slot extending along a longitudinal axis of the helmet; a rear inner pad for facing the back and left and right side regions of the head, the rear inner pad being mounted to the rear shell; an occipital inner pad located below the rear inner pad for facing the occipital region of the head; and a single wedging member located between the rear shell and the occipital inner pad, the single wedging member being movable along the longitudinal axis of the helmet from a first position to a second position.
Claims25
A helmet for receiving a head of a hockey or lacrosse player, the head having a crown region, left and right side regions, a back region and an occipital region, the helmet comprising:
- a shell comprising a rear portion for facing the back region and occipital region of the head;
- a rear inner padded portion disposed within the rear portion of the shell for facing the hack region of the head;
- an occipital inner padded portion disposed within the rear portion of the shell and located below the rear inner padded portion for facing the occipital region of the head;
- a wedging member located between the rear portion of the shell and the occipital inner padded portion, the wedging member being movable in a direction aligned with an imaginary vertical longitudinal plan that bisects the helmet in two generally symmetrical halves from a first position to a second position, wherein, in use, in the first position, the occipital inner padded portion is configured to apply a first pressure upon the occipital region of the head, and in the second position, the occipital inner padded portion is configured to apply a second pressure upon the occipital region of the head, the second pressure being different from the first pressure;
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- an actuator connected to the wedging member, the actuator being accessible to the player for moving the wedging member between the first and second positions, wherein the rear portion of the shell comprises an elongated slot extending in the direction aligned with the imaginary vertical longitudinal plan, wherein the actuator is connected to the wedging member through the slot and wherein the first and second positions are located at different positions along the slot.
A helmet as defined in 1, wherein the shell is a one-piece shell.
A hockey or lacrosse helmet, the helmet comprising:
- a shell;
- an occipital padded portion connected to the shell and movable with respect thereto;
- a wedging member located between a rear portion of the shell and the occipital padded portion, the wedging member being movable in a direction aligned with an imaginary vertical longitudinal plan that bisects the helmet in two generally symmetrical halves by a user of the helmet from a first position to a second position to push the occipital padded portion towards a front portion of the shell;
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- an actuator connected to the wedging member, the actuator being accessible to the user for moving the wedging member between the first and second positions, wherein the rear portion of the shell comprises an elongated slot extending in the direction aligned with the imaginary vertical longitudinal plan, wherein the actuator is connected to the wedging member through the slot and wherein the first and second positions are located at different positions along the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.