# US 8,739,316 B1 · Protective headgear and inserts

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- Number: US 8,739,316 B1
- Document ID: US8739316B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 12/802,528
- Filed: 2010-06-09
- Granted: 2014-06-03
- Earliest claimed: 2010-06-09
- Assignees: No Problem, Inc.
- Applicants: John K. Norton
- Inventors: John K. Norton
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8739316B1

## CPC

- A42B 1/08: with protection against blows
- A42B 3/121: {with at least one layer or pad containing a fluid}
- A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00)

## Abstract

An impact-absorbing insert for use in protective headgear includes an exterior surface defining an interior volume. The exterior surface may be formed by a plurality of layers joined together at seams. The interior volume contains a filler material. An impact-absorbing insert assembly includes a plurality of inserts connected together. Protective headgear adapted to protect a user includes a plurality of impact-absorbing inserts received in pockets.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Protective headgear comprising a cap having a head covering portion, an insert assembly positioned within said head covering portion, said insert assembly including a plurality of inserts and at least one strap, each said insert being attached to an adjacent insert by the least one strap, the inserts having an exterior surface defining an interior volume, a filler material in said interior volume, and a plurality of apertures in said exterior surface, wherein each said exterior surface includes a plurality of layers, said layers being joined together at seams at their peripheries thereby defining said interior volume.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The headgear of claim 1, wherein each said insert includes a base, said at least one strap extending between adjacent inserts proximate said bases.

### Claim 3

Protective headgear adapted to protect a user comprising a cap having a plurality of pockets therein, an impact-absorbing insert positioned in each of said pockets, each said insert having opposed exterior surfaces defining an interior volume, said exterior surfaces including a plurality of layers being joined at seams at their peripheries thereby defining said interior volume, an impact-absorbing filler material in said interior volume, a plurality of apertures extending between said exterior surfaces, and through the impact-absorbing filler material.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The protective headgear of claim 3, wherein said filler material includes a gas.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The protective headgear of claim 3, wherein said filler material includes a sheer thickening fluid.