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US 12,000,532 B2Granted
Device to securely hold and release headgear along with other personal protective equipment
AssigneeHangen Innovations, LLC
InventorsNicholas Paul Mahlberg, Daniel Roper, Katherine Mahlberg
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Abstract
This invention provides a means of headgear storage and protection, along with other personal protective equipment, for use in sectors including, but not limited to: construction, mining, agriculture, utility, energy, recreational and military applications. This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a device that can store multiple types of personal protective equipment at one time in a versatile and mobile form that can be used in any number of environments and can securely lock in and easily release headgear.
Claims20
A storage device, comprising:
- an upper mandible comprising upper mandible teeth;
- a lower mandible comprising lower mandible teeth configured to press against the upper mandible teeth to secure an article therebetween;
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- a body defining at least one side of body, a bottom of body, and a top of body, a hook for attaching the body to a hanging support,
- wherein the upper mandible and the lower mandible are constructed and arranged to removably engage a rear band and adjustment knob of headgear, and
- wherein the at least one side of body comprises a glasses holder extending outwardly from side body walls defined by the at least one side of body.
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A storage device, comprising:
- an upper mandible comprising upper mandible teeth;
- a lower mandible comprising lower mandible teeth configured to press against the upper mandible teeth to secure an article therebetween;
- and
- a body defining at least one side of body, a bottom of body, and a top of body,
- wherein the body defines a front of body and a back of body,
- wherein body is hollow and defines a space for article storage between the top of body, bottom of body, the front of body, and the back of body and the at least one side of the body,
- wherein the top of body opens and rotates about a top of body hinge, allowing access to the space for article storage, wherein the space for article storage is configured to receive earplugs.
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A storage device, comprising:
- an upper mandible comprising upper mandible teeth;
- a lower mandible comprising lower mandible teeth configured to press against the upper mandible teeth to secure an article therebetween;
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- a body defining at least one side of body, a bottom of body, and a top of body;
- a hanging implement having a hook, the hook being hingedly mounted and being rotatable between a folded position in which a hook hold acceptor of the hook engages a hook hold and an unfolded position in which the hook is configured to hang from a surface,
- wherein body defines a back of body comprising back of body spacers, providing space for the hanging implement to move from the unfolded position to the folded position.
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A storage device, comprising:
- an upper mandible comprising upper mandible teeth;
- a lower mandible comprising lower mandible teeth configured to press against the upper mandible teeth to secure at least one first article therebetween, the at least one article comprising at least one of safety gloves or a reflective vest;
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- a body defining at least one side of body, a bottom of body, a top of body, a front of body, and a back of body, wherein the body is hollow and defines a space for receiving at least one second article, the at least one second article comprising earplugs;
- wherein the body comprises a glasses holder extending outwardly from side body walls defined by the at least one side of body,
- wherein the upper mandible defines an upper mandible lip comprising a first outwardly facing curvilinear face such that the upper mandible lip flexes downwardly and away from the bottom of body such that a portion of headgear fits in a space defined between the bottom of body, the upper mandible, and two side wings of the body and the portion of the headgear presses against the first face of the upper mandible lip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.