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US 7,000,252 B1Granted
Protective mask
AssigneeAll Shore All-Star Cheerleading and Gymnastics, Inc.
InventorChristina Tobin
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Abstract
A protective face mask with a facial covering sheet is formed of an impact-resistant transparent sheet to match the contour of a face. The mask has mirror image eye openings that are open-sided, a mouth opening and an array of ventilation openings adjacent to the bottom of the nose of the wearer. A forehead pad and a pair of cheek pads are adhered to the inner surface of the mask to absorb impact. A set of elastic straps are provided to securely hold the mask onto the head of the wearer.
Claims6
A protective mask to be worn by a player of a sport, comprising:
- a. a contoured facial covering sheet having a mouth opening, a left eve opening being open at a left edge thereof and a right eve opening being open at a right edge thereof;
- b. an array of ventilation openings formed in an area above the mouth opening so as to reside adjacent to a nose of the player;
- c. a first resilient pad assembled to an inner surface of the facial covering sheet near an upper extremity thereof;
- d. a pair of resilient pads assembled to left and right portions of the inner surface of the facial covering sheet below respective eye openings;
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- e. means for removably mounting the protective mask onto the head and over the face of the player.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.