Flexible headband with self-adaptive functions
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsJEX ZHANG, JIE ZHU
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Abstract
An improved headband (12) for a head safety product such as a face shield, hardhat (10) or welding helmet includes a horizontal section (14) configured to encircle the head and an adjustment mechanism (14a) configured to adjust a circumference of the horizontal section. A nape-belt section (16) depends from the horizontal section (14) and is configured to cup the occipital area of the head and has a pivotal movement relative to the horizontal section (14). A flexible section (20) is connected between the horizontal section (14) and the nape-belt section (16). The flexible section (20) spring-biasing the pivotal movement of the nape-belt section (16) relative to the horizontal section (14).
Claims15
A headband comprising:
- a horizontal section encircling the head;
- a nape-belt section depending from the horizontal section configured and arranged to cup the occipital area of the head and having a pivotal movement relative to the horizontal section;
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- a flexible section connected between the horizontal section and the nape-belt section, said flexible section spring-biasing the pivotal movement of the nape-belt section relative to the horizontal section.
A headband comprising:
- a horizontal section encircling the head;
- a first adjustment mechanism configured and arranged to adjust a circumference of said horizontal section;
- a nape-belt section depending from the horizontal section configured and arranged to cup the occipital area of the headband having a pivotal movement relative to the horizontal section;
- the horizontal section and nape-belt section molded from plastic;
- a flexible section formed from an elastic material overmolded on the horizontal section and the nape-belt section, forward of the nape-belt section, said flexible section spring-biasing the pivotal movement of the nape-belt section relative to the horizontal section;
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- a second adjustment mechanism configured and arranged to adjust the nape-belt section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.