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US 12,167,764 B2Granted
Protective liner for headwear
AssigneeWilson Sporting Goods Co.
InventorsSamuel J. Otto, Andrew K. Tryner, Matthew J. Dierkes
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Abstract
A protective headwear liner may include an encasement and a moldable and hardenable material within the encasement. The encasement is deformable to a U-shape while containing the material prior to hardening of the material. The U-shape may have a flat front and two flat sides corresponding to a front and sides of a person's head, respectively, wherein the two flat sides are joined to the flat front by curves. The material is configured to retain the U-shape following hardening of the material.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a protective headwear liner comprising:
- an encasement;
- and
- a moldable and hardenable material within the encasement, wherein the encasement is deformable to a U-shape while containing the material prior to hardening of the material, the U-shape having a flat front and two flat sides corresponding to a front and sides of a person's head, respectively, wherein the two flat sides are joined to the flat front by curves and wherein the material is configured to retain the U-shape following hardening of the material,
- wherein the encasement comprises:
- a lower edge;
- a center front portion having a first maximum height above the lower edge;
- a first wing portion extending from a first side of the center front portion, the first wing portion having a second maximum height above the lower edge and greater than the first maximum height;
- a second wing portion extending from a second side of the center front portion, the second wing portion having the second maximum height above the lower edge;
- and
- an upper edge opposite the lower edge, wherein the upper edge comprises:
- a first notch forming a first edge of the center front portion and a first edge of the first wing portion;
- and
- a second notch forming a second edge of the center front portion and a second edge of the second wing portion.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a protective headwear liner comprising:
- an encasement;
- and
- a moldable and hardenable material within the encasement, wherein the encasement is deformable to a U-shape while containing the material prior to hardening of the material, the U-shape having a flat front and two flat sides corresponding to a front and sides of a person's head, respectively, wherein the two flat sides are joined to the flat front by curves and wherein the material is configured to retain the U-shape following hardening of the material,
- wherein the encasement comprises:
- a lower edge;
- a center front portion having a first height above the lower edge;
- a first wing portion extending from a first side of the center front portion, the first wing portion having a second height above the lower edge and greater than the first height;
- a second wing portion extending from a second side of the center front portion, the second wing portion having the second height above the lower edge;
- and
- a hanging portion projecting below the lower edge from the first wing portion, the hanging portion containing the moldable and hardenable material.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a protective headwear liner for a cap having a lower edge, the liner having a lower liner edge and comprising:
- an encasement;
- and
- a moldable and hardenable material within the encasement, wherein the encasement is deformable to a U-shape while containing the material prior to hardening of the material, the U-shape having a flat front and two flat sides corresponding to a front and sides of a person's head, respectively, wherein the two flat sides are joined to the flat front by curves and wherein the material is configured to retain the U-shape following hardening of the material, wherein the encasement comprises:
- a lower edge;
- a center front portion having an upper edge having a first maximum height above the lower edge;
- a first wing portion extending from a first side of the center front portion to a first terminal end, wherein a midpoint of the first wing between and equidistantly spaced from the first terminal end and the center front portion has a second maximum height above the lower edge that is greater than the first maximum height;
- and
- a second wing portion extending from a second side of the center front portion to a second terminal end, wherein a midpoint of the second wing equidistantly between and spaced from the second terminal end and the center front portion has a third maximum height above the lower edge that is greater than the first maximum height and wherein the upper edge of the center front portion is concave and extends across a midpoint of the encasement equidistantly between and spaced from the first terminal end and the second terminal end.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a protective headwear liner comprising:
- an encasement;
- a moldable and hardenable material within the encasement, wherein the encasement is deformable to a U-shape while containing the material prior to hardening of the material, the U-shape having a flat front and two flat sides corresponding to a front and sides of a person's head, respectively, wherein the two flat sides are joined to the flat front by curves and wherein the material is configured to retain the U-shape following hardening of the material;
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- a retainer for releasably securing the protective headwear liner to a fabric baseball cap and wherein the retainer comprises a U-shaped upwardly facing channel for receiving a lower rim of the fabric baseball cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.