US 2017/0291096 A1 · READILY REMOVABLE CATCHER'S HELMET

Abstract

A catcher's helmet includes a front shell portion and a rear shell portion connected to each other at their upper regions. The front and rear shell portions are pivotable relative to each other about their upper connection. Elastic side straps connect lower regions of the front shell portion to lower regions of the rear shell portion. In use, a wearer may pull the lower region of the front shell portion (such as a jaw-protector region) away from the wearer's face, such that the front shell portion pivots away from the rear shell portion about the upper connection, allowing the helmet to be easily and quickly removed from the wearer's head. The helmet may be donned in a similar manner, after which the wearer may release the lower front portion, allowing the elastic straps to pull the lower front shell portion and lower rear shell portion together into a closed position.

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Dependent claims

A catcher's helmet, comprising:

a front shell including a first upper region and a first lower region;
a rear shell including a second upper region and a second lower region, with the first upper region attached to the second upper region at an upper attachment location;
at least one elastic strap connected to the first lower region and the second lower region;
wherein the helmet is pivotable about the upper attachment location between:
(a) a closed position in which the at least one elastic strap holds the first lower region in engagement with the second lower region without the aid of a locking mechanism, and
(b) an open position in which the at least one elastic strap is subjected to a tensile force such that the first lower region is pivoted away from the second lower region.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Readily removable catcher's helmet

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Readily removable catcher's helmet

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Abstract

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