Systems and methods for mounting a faceguard to a helmet
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorsJacques Durocher, Marie-Claude Genereux, Charles-Antoine Desrochers
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Abstract
A helmet for protecting a user's head, in which mounting of a faceguard to the helmet is facilitated, notably by clipping of the faceguard. This may be useful for the user or other individuals, such as at a retail store or other location selling or otherwise providing the helmet and/or the faceguard and/or in various other situations and/or locations, including by allowing quick and convenient (e.g., toolless) mounting and/or removal of the faceguard to/from the helmet.
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A clip for mounting a faceguard to a helmet, the clip comprising:
- openings configured to receive fasteners connecting the clip to the helmet;
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- a mount configured to mount the faceguard to the clip;
- wherein the clip is removable from the helmet to fasten the faceguard to the helmet with the fasteners.
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A clip for mounting a faceguard to a helmet, the clip comprising:
- openings configured to receive fasteners connecting the clip to the helmet;
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- a mount configured to mount the faceguard to the clip;
- wherein the clip is removable from the helmet while the fasteners are fastened to the helmet.
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A helmet for protecting a user's head, the helmet comprising:
- a shell;
- padding disposed within the shell;
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- a clip for mounting a faceguard to the helmet, the clip comprising:
- openings configured to receive fasteners connecting the clip to the helmet;
- and
- a mount configured to mount the faceguard to the clip;
- wherein the clip is removable from the helmet to fasten the faceguard to the helmet with the fasteners.
A helmet for protecting a user's head, the helmet comprising:
- a shell;
- padding disposed within the shell;
- and
- a clip for mounting a faceguard to the helmet, the clip comprising:
- openings configured to receive fasteners connecting the clip to the helmet;
- and
- a mount configured to mount the faceguard to the clip;
- wherein the clip is removable from the helmet while the fasteners are fastened to the helmet.
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A method of facilitating mounting of a faceguard to a helmet, the method comprising:
- providing a clip configured to mount the faceguard to the helmet, the clip comprising:
- openings configured to receive fasteners connecting the clip to the helmet;
- and
- a mount configured to mount the faceguard to the clip;
- connecting the clip to the helmet;
- and
- allowing removal of the clip from the helmet to fasten the faceguard to the helmet with the fasteners.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.