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US 2011/0252545 A1Published application
Lacrosse helmet cover
OwnerStacey Irrgang, Lisa Hapney +1inventors
InventorsStacey Irrgang, Lisa Hapney, Bennett Cummings
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OwnerStacey Irrgang, Lisa Hapney +1inventors
InventorsStacey Irrgang, Lisa Hapney, Bennett Cummings
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A cover for a lacrosse helmet made from four elastic fabric panels is disclosed that closely conforms to the shape of a lacrosse helmet and includes a center panel that is cut into the shape of a polygon and has a front side a rear side and two lateral sides, a pair of lateral panels and a rear panel that is cut into the shape of a segment of a circle that includes a straight side and an arcuate side. The rear side of the center panel is attacked to the middle of the arcuate side of the rear panel. The lateral panels are shaped to cover the portion of the helmet that is opposite the ears and include straps that fasten to a chin guard of a conventional lacrosse helmet. The straight side of the rear panel and a front side of the central panel are gathered together and sewn to allow these sections to stretch. The helmet cover further includes openings in the rear panel to allow access to snap-on posts provided on the helmet.
An improved cover for a lacrosse helmet comprising four fabric panels, said fabric comprising said panels including a first center panel formed from said fabric cut into the shape of a polygon, a rear panel cut fro said fabric in the shape of a circle segment defined by a chord, and two lateral side panels cut from fabric, wherein said lateral, said cover further comprising opening in said rear panel for receiving helmet hardware, and wherein said segment are sewn together and the fabric is gathered along the chord of said read panel, a portion of the lateral sides of the lateral side sections, and the front side of the center polygon section.
The device as recited in claim 3 wherein said straps further comprise a fabric hook and loop fastening system.
A lacrosse helmet and cover combination comprising, a lacrosse helmet, said helmet comprising a polyurethane shell section, said shell section having a bottom opening to receive a player's head, and a lateral opening that generally frames a player's face, wherein said bottom opening and side opening are contiguous, a liner provided within and mechanically attached to the shell section, said liner including a resilient padding, a chin guard, a face mask attached to the lateral sides of said lateral opening, and an abbreviated brim located above the lateral opening and extend a distance to cover the top of the face mask, and cover comprising and elastic fabric made from a plurality of panels, said cover having a lateral opening and a bottom opening, contiguous with each other and roughly defining intersecting planes, wherein said intersection is approximately an angle of 90 degrees, and wherein each opening is generally in the shape of the segment of a circle, and wherein the fabric is gathered together along a portion of the edges that define the openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.