Cap for sports helmet
OwnerMontie M. Barnes, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A baseball type cap for over a conventional sports helmet (e.g., for bicyclists). An elastic band is sewn or otherwise affixed to the bottom edge of the cap. The band fits against the bottom edge of the helmet to hold the cap in place. When the cap is removed from the helmet, it can be worn on the head. For such use the band is folded inward to a position parallel to the lower edge of the cap. The elastic band fits tight against the head. Thus, although the cap is necessarily larger than the head, the elastic holds it in place.
Claims5
In combination, a protective sports helmet having a thick wall shaped to fit over the head of the wearer having a substantially co-planar helmet bottom edge, said helmet bottom edge comprising a wide, flat surface and
- a fabric cap dimensioned to fit over said helmet and having a cap co-planar bottom edge extending down to said helmet bottom edge
- and means detachably retaining said cap on said helmet, said means detachably retaining said cap comprising a wide, flat band of elastic tape of a width substantially equal to that of said helmet bottom edge and means securing an edge of said band to said cap bottom edge, said band lying flat engaging substantially all of said flat surface, said band being positioned approximately perpendicular to said cap bottom edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.