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US 6,381,760 B1Granted
Protective headguard
AssigneeSoccerdocs. Inc.
InventorsJohn K. Lampe, Robert C. Long, George C. Halvorson
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Abstract
Headguards for athletes, particularly soccer players, having a foam outer shell and attachment points for an interior padding or suspension system. The interior padding and/or the outer shell may independently be formed as a single unitary piece or a system of separately moveable parts.
Claims29
A protective headguard to be worn by an athlete, comprising:
- (a) a flexible exterior shell having an inner surface and an outer surface;
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- (b) a layer of stretchable fabric releasably connected to the inner surface of the shell at selected contact points with the fabric radially spaced from the shell between at least two of the contact points.
A protective headguard to be worn by an athlete, comprising:
- (a) a flexible exterior shell comprised of separate front and rear portions wherein:
- (i) the front portion has an inner surface and an outer surface, and is configured and arranged to cover at least a portion of an athlete's forehead and temple areas when the headguard is worn, and (ii) the rear portion has an inner surface and an outer surface and is configured and arranged to cover at least a portion of an athlete's occipital bone when the headguard is worn;
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- (b) a layer of stretchable fabric releasably connected to the inner surface of the shell at selected contact points with (i) at least two of the contact points with the front portion of the shell, (ii) at least one contact point with the rear portion of the shell, and (iii) the fabric radially spaced from at least the front portion of the shell between at least two of the contact points.
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A protective headguard to be worn by an athlete, comprising:
- (a) a flexible shell defining a lateral direction and a longitudinal direction and comprised of separate front and rear portions separated by a longitudinally extending gap having a lateral width, wherein:
- (i) the front portion of the shell has an inner surface and an outer surface, and is configured and arranged to cover at least a portion of an athlete's forehead and temple areas when the headguard is worn, and (ii) the rear portion of the shell has an inner surface and an outer surface, and is configured and arranged to cover at least a portion of an athlete's occipital bone when the headguard is worn;
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- (b) an adjustable strap system interconnecting the front and rear portions of the shell and effective for adjusting the lateral width of the gap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.