Face mask for sports gear
AssigneeCanstar Sports Group Inc.
InventorFranz W. Martinitz
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Abstract
A wire mesh face mask for hockey or other sports is manufactured from a steel having carbon content in the range of AISI grades C-1018 to C-1038, and preferably C-1022. The mask is made by forming a grid of generally horizontal wires overlaid by generally vertical wires, shaping the grid into a mask shape, welding the wires to each other where they intersect, heat treating and quenching the grid to increase hardness, dipping the grid to coat it with an epoxy coating. This combination of materials and processes permits the use of a thinner wire than has previously been possible in face masks.
Claims3
A method of manufacturing a face mask for sports gear, comprising the steps of:
- forming a grid of generally horizontal wires overlaid by generally vertical wires;
- then shaping said grid into a mask shape;
- then welding said wires to each other where they intersect;
- then heat treating and quenching said grid to increase hardness;
- then dipping said grid to coat it with an epoxy coating and allowing said coating to cure;
- where said wire is a steel with carbon content in the range of AISI grade C-1018 steel to C-1038 steel.
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