Hood with hinged mask piece
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorBill Mickle
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Abstract
A hood is provided that includes a lid and a mask which are pivotally connected and separately moveable. The mask and lid form an opening that increases or decreases in size when the mask pivots. The lid is moveable between an up and down position. In the up-position, an edge of the lid is disposed on a user's forehead and in the down-position the edge is disposed on a posterior of the user's head. The mask is connected to the lid by a hinge portion which allows the mask to provide varying levels of coverage to a user's face.
Claims23
A hood to be worn on a user's head, the hood comprising:
- a lid;
- and
- a mask pivotally attached to the lid, the mask having a right side and a left side that respectively overlap the lid and slide along the lid when the mask is lowered or raised,
- wherein the right side of the mask and the left side of the mask each have a first connection area and a second connection area that attach the mask to the lid, the first connection area being separate from the second connection area, and
- the first connection area is at a rear of the mask and the second connection area is positioned between the rear of the mask and a front of the mask, such that the second connection area is offset horizontally from the first connection area,
- wherein the second connection area is lower than the first connection area such that an upper edge of the second connection area is offset horizontally from a bottom edge of the first connection area and extends vertically to a bottom of the lid
- wherein the right side and the left side of the mask each have a portion that is separable from the lid to form a through hole that opens at the upper edge and exits at the lower edge.
A hood to be worn on a user's head, the hood comprising:
- a head piece having a crown portion and a lower edge;
- and
- a face piece having,
- a lower edge that is attached to the lower edge of the head piece to define a neck hole;
- and
- hinge portions that are attached to the head piece,
- wherein the hinge portions each have a lower edge that extends towards a back of the hood and is positioned above the neck hole;
- wherein the hinge portions each have a rear edge that is attached to the head piece to form a first set of connection areas;
- wherein the head piece comprises a left side panel, a middle panel and a right side panel, the left side panel is attached to the middle panel at a first seam and the right side panel is attached to the middle panel at a second seam, and
- wherein one of the rear edges of the hinge portions is attached to the head piece at the first seam and the other of the rear edges of the hinge portions is attached to the head piece at the second seam.
A hood to be worn on a user's head, the hood comprising:
- a head piece having a crown portion and a lower edge;
- and
- a face piece having,
- a lower edge that is attached to the lower edge of the head piece to define a neck hole;
- and
- hinge portions that are attached to the head piece,
- wherein the hinge portions each have a lower edge that extends towards a back of the hood and is positioned above the neck hole;
- wherein the hinge portions each have a rear edge that is attached to the head piece to form a first set of connection areas;
- wherein the face piece is additionally attached to the head piece at a second set of connection areas disposed lower than the first set of connection areas
- wherein the hinge portions have a width that is tapered in a direction from the first set of connection areas to the second set of connection areas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.