Adjustable hockey helmet
AssigneeEaston Sports, Inc.
InventorsGuillaume Belanger, Jean-Francois Beland
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Abstract
An adjustable hockey helmet includes a front shell that is longitudinally movable relative to a rear shell to adjust the length of the helmet. One or more substantially rigid straps or similar elements are attached to the front shell and extend to the interior of the rear shell. A cam mechanism or similar device is included on the rear shell for securing the straps directly or indirectly against the interior of the rear shell to prevent longitudinal movement of the front shell relative to the rear shell once the helmet is adjusted to a desired length. Alternatively, the one or more straps may be attached to the rear shell and the cam mechanism may be included on the front shell.
Claims15
An adjustable helmet, comprising:
- a first shell;
- a second shell engaged with the first shell;
- a plurality of substantially rigid straps connected to the first shell and extending into a rear interior region of the second shell, with each of the straps including an opening;
- a cam assembly comprising:
- a cam handle attached to a rear exterior region of the second shell;
- a cam post extending from the cam handle into the rear interior region of the second shell and through the openings in the straps;
- a cam plate attached to an end of the cam post;
- wherein the cam handle is movable between:
- a closed position in which the cam plate presses the straps directly or indirectly against an interior surface of the second shell, such that the first shell is prevented from being longitudinally adjusted relative to the second shell, and
- an open position in which the straps are free to move about the cam post such that the first shell may be longitudinally adjusted relative to the second shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.