Protective head device

A protective head device for protecting the forehead, temporal, and occipital portions of a user's head from injury, said protective head device comprising:

• a covering member for positioning against the user's head, the covering member comprising a continuous loop for mounting about the user's head, an adjustment portion of the continuous loop of the covering member being elastomeric for permitting stretching of the adjustment portion of the continuous loop to adjust an overall circumferential size of the continuous loop to a size of the user's head;
• a resiliently flexible elongated member mounted on the covering member for absorbing impacts directed toward the user's head, the elongated member having a first end, a second end, a front side, and a back side, the elongated member extending along and being mounted on only the remainder portion of the continuous loop of the covering member such that the elongated member does not extend along the adjustment portion of the continuous loop;
• a sleeve member having a shape and size adapted for receiving the elongated member, the elongated member being positioned in the sleeve member;
• wherein the adjustment portion has opposite margins spaced along a longitudinal axis of the adjustment portion, the covering member comprises the adjustment portion and a remainder portion extending between the opposite margins of the adjustment portion, wherein a longitudinal extent of the adjustment portion equals approximately 15 percent of a longitudinal extent of the remainder portion of the covering member;
• wherein the elongated member has a thickness between the front side and back side of the elongated member, the elongated member having end portions, and wherein the thickness of the end portions of the elongated member is tapered toward the adjustment portion of the continuous loop of the covering member;
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• wherein the elongated member has a width between an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge of the elongated member, and wherein the width of the elongated member is uniform between end portion of the elongated member to provide uniform impact protection along the elongated member between the end portions.