Headgear safety apparatus

An apparatus for the protection of a wearer's head from an injury due to an impact, in the form of a single, continuous, impact-absorbing pad of homogeneous composition that does not cover the ears, the apparatus comprising:

• a pad with a length, a height, and a thickness defining a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface, configured to partially circumscribe said wearer's head from the forehead, over the temples, above the ears, and stopping around the back of the head with a discontinuity oriented at the back of the head defining a first end and a second end;
• a left elongate protrusion configured to extend a portion of said pad down from said bottom surface to cover the left temple in front of the left ear;
• a right elongate protrusion configured to extend a portion of said pad down from said bottom surface to cover the right temple in front of the left ear;
• a one or more first hole extending through said pad thickness proximate to said first end;
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• a one or more second hole extending through said pad thickness proximate to said second end.