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US 2023/0142431 A1Published application
Head guard with coupled padding layer
Assignee2nd Skull, LLC
InventorFederico Olivares Velasco
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Abstract
A head guard is provided which has a fabric layer and a padding layer. The padding layer can be attached to the fabric layer. The head guard is stretchable between a relaxed configuration and an expanded configuration. The expanding configuration has a convex shape such that it can conform to a head of a wearer. The head guard can be worn by a wearer in combination with a helmet.
Claims17
A head guard, comprising:
- a plurality of multi-layered sidewalls, wherein the plurality of multi-layered sidewalls are sewn to collectively form a dome, wherein the dome defines a circular opening for a head of a wearer, and wherein each of the multi-layered sidewalls comprises:
- an inner stretchable fabric layer,
- an outer stretchable fabric layer;
- wherein the inner stretchable fabric layer and the outer stretchable fabric layer collectively define a pocket;
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- a side padding layer non-removably positioned internal to the multi-layered sidewall in a pocket, wherein the pocket is defined by the inner stretchable fabric layer and the outer stretchable fabric layer during manufacturing, wherein at least a portion of the side padding layer being is coupled to one or both of the inner stretchable fabric layer and the outer stretchable fabric layer, and wherein the padding layer consists essentially of a rate dependent padding material;
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- wherein the side padding layer of one of the plurality of multi-layered sidewalls is discontinuous from the side padding layer of an adjacent one of the plurality of multi-layered sidewalls, and wherein the inner stretchable fabric layer and the outer stretchable fabric layer are expandable from a relaxed state to and an expanded state.
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A head guard, comprising:
- a first triangular multi-layered sidewall and a second triangular multi-layered sidewall, wherein a first portion of the first triangular multi-layered sidewall is sewn to a first portion of the second triangular multi-layered sidewall to collectively form at least a portion of a dome, wherein the portion of the dome defines at least a portion of a circular opening sized to receive a head of a wearer, and wherein each of the first and second triangular multi-layered sidewalls comprises:
- stretchable fabric layers collectively defining a pocket;
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- a side padding layer, wherein the side padding layer is permanently positioned in the pocket and coupled to the stretchable fabric layers during manufacturing, and wherein the side padding layer consists essentially of a rate dependent padding material;
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- wherein the side padding layer of the first triangular multi-layered sidewall is discontinuous from the side padding layer of the second triangular multi-layered sidewalls, wherein the head guard is stretchable between a relaxed configuration and an expanded configuration.
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A head guard, comprising:
- a plurality of triangular multi-layered sidewalls, wherein each of the triangular multi-layered sidewalls comprise:
- a first stretchable fabric layer having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a second stretchable fabric layer having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface of the first stretchable fabric layer and the inner surface of the second stretchable fabric layer collectively define a pocket;
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- an open-cell padding layer having a first side and a second side, the open-cell padding layer non-removably positioned within the pocket during manufacturing such that the first side is proximate to the inner surface of the first stretchable fabric layer and the second side is proximate to the inner surface of the second stretchable fabric layer, wherein the open-cell padding layer is stitched to at least one of the first stretchable fabric layer and the second stretchable fabric;
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- an elastic headband;
- wherein the plurality of triangular multi-layered sidewalls are assembled to define a dome having a circular opening dimensioned to receive a head of a wearer;
- wherein each of the plurality of triangular multi-layered sidewalls is attached to an elastic band;
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- wherein the elastic band encircles the circular opening.
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