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US 11,375,766 B2Granted
Adjustable helmet for a hockey or lacrosse player
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorsJacques Durocher, Marie-Claude Genereux
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Abstract
An adjustable helmet having first and second shells and a single actuator comprising at least one tooth, the single actuator being moveable between: a first locked position, wherein the at least one tooth retains the first and second shells and the first and second shells define a first hollow space; a released position, wherein the at least one tooth no longer retains the first and second shells such that one of the first and second shells is moveable relative to the other of the first and second shells; and a second locked position, wherein the at least one tooth retains the first and second shells and the first and second shells define a second hollow space, the second hollow space being different than the first hollow space.
Claims29
An adjustable sports helmet, said helmet comprising:
- a) a first shell portion;
- b) a second shell portion, said first and said second shell portions being moveable one with relation to the other to adjust a fit of the helmet on a wearer's head;
- c) an adjustment mechanism, including:
- i) an actuator including at least one tooth, the actuator being mounted to the second shell portion;
- ii) an aperture on the second shell portion configured to receive the tooth;
- iii) an elongated band associated with the first shell portion and extending to the second shell portion such that relative movement between the first and the second shell portions produces a corresponding movement between the band and the aperture on the second shell portion, the band including a plurality of apertures arranged longitudinally on the band and configured for receiving individually the tooth;
- iv) the actuator being moveable between a locked position and a released position, in the locked position the tooth extending in the aperture on the second shell portion and in one of the apertures on the band, in the released position the tooth clearing the one aperture of the band to allow the band to be repositioned relative the aperture on the second shell portion;
- v) wherein the second shell portion has an outer side and an opposite inner side, the adjustable helmet including a backing member on the inner side of the second shell portion, the band being located between the second shell portion and the backing member;
- vi) wherein the band slidingly moves relative to the backing member when the first shell portion and the second shell portion are moved one with relation to the other;
- vii) wherein the actuator constitutes a single control operable by the wearer to adjust a relative position of the first shell portion with relation to the second shell portion;
- viii) wherein the backing member registers with the aperture on the second shell portion and when the actuator is in the locked position, the tooth engages the backing member, and when the actuator is in the released position, the tooth disengages from the backing member.
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The adjustable sports helmet as defined in 15, wherein the cam member is operable in response to a pivotal movement of the actuator.
An adjustable sports helmet, said helmet comprising:
- a) a first shell portion;
- b) a second shell portion, said first and said second shell portions being moveable one with relation to the other to adjust a fit of the helmet on a wearer's head;
- c) an adjustment mechanism, including:
- i) an actuator including at least one tooth, the actuator being mounted to the second shell portion;
- ii) an aperture on the second shell portion configured to receive the tooth;
- iii) an elongated band associated with the first shell portion and extending to the second shell portion such that relative movement between the first and the second shell portions produces a corresponding movement between the band and the aperture on the second shell portion, the band including a plurality of apertures arranged longitudinally on the band and configured for receiving individually the tooth;
- iv) the actuator being moveable between a locked position and a released position, in the locked position the tooth extending in the aperture on the second shell portion and in one of the apertures on the band, in the released position the tooth clearing the one aperture of the band to allow the band to be repositioned relative the aperture on the second shell portion;
- v) wherein the second shell portion has an outer side and an opposite inner side, the adjustable helmet including a backing member on the inner side of the second shell portion, the band being located between the second shell portion and the backing member;
- vi) wherein the band slidingly moves relative to the backing member when the first shell portion and the second shell portion are moved one with relation to the other;
- vii) wherein the actuator constitutes a single control operable by the wearer to adjust a relative position of the first shell portion with relation to the second shell portion;
- viii) wherein the actuator includes a plurality of teeth configured to engage simultaneously a plurality of apertures on the band when the actuator is in the locked position;
- ix) wherein the second shell portion includes a plurality of apertures for receiving respective teeth of the actuator when the actuator is in the locked position.
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An adjustable sports helmet, said helmet comprising:
- a) a first shell portion;
- b) a second shell portion, said first and said second shell portions being moveable one with relation to the other to adjust a fit of the helmet on a wearer's head;
- c) an adjustment mechanism, including:
- i) an actuator including a cam member and at least one tooth, the actuator being mounted to the second shell portion;
- ii) an aperture on the second shell portion configured to receive the tooth;
- iii) an elongated band associated with the first shell portion and extending to the second shell portion such that relative movement between the first and the second shell portions produces a corresponding movement between the band and the aperture on the second shell portion, the band including a plurality of apertures arranged longitudinally on the band and configured for receiving individually the tooth;
- iv) the actuator being moveable between a locked position and a released position, in the locked position the tooth extending in the aperture on the second shell portion and in one of the apertures on the band, in the released position the tooth clearing the one aperture of the band to allow the band to be repositioned relative the aperture on the second shell portion;
- v) wherein the second shell portion has an outer side and an opposite inner side, the adjustable helmet including a backing member on the inner side of the second shell portion, the band being located between the second shell portion and the backing member;
- vi) wherein the band slidingly moves relative to the backing member when the first shell portion and the second shell portion are moved one with relation to the other;
- vii) wherein the actuator constitutes a single control operable by the wearer to adjust a relative position of the first shell portion with relation to the second shell portion.
7 more elements
The adjustable sports helmet as defined in 26, wherein the cam member is operable in response to a pivotal movement of the actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.