Helmet comprising an occipital adjustment mechanism

A helmet for receiving a head of a hockey or lacrosse player, the head having a crown region, left and right side regions, a back region and an occipital region, said helmet comprising:

• (a) a front shell for facing the crown region of the head;
• (b) a rear shell for facing the left and right side regions, the back region and the occipital region of the head, said rear shell comprising inner and outer surfaces and a central elongated slot residing within an imaginary vertical longitudinal plan that bisects said rear shell of said helmet in two generally identical halves;
• (c) a rear inner pad for facing the back and left and right side regions of the head, said rear inner pad being mounted to said rear shell;
• (d) an occipital inner pad located below said rear inner pad for facing the occipital region of the head;
• (e) a central member extending along said imaginary vertical longitudinal plan of said rear shell, said central member comprising an upper part hingedly mounted with respect to said rear shell and a lower part mounted to said occipital inner pad;
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• (f) a single wedging member located between said rear shell and said central member, said single wedging member being movable along said imaginary vertical longitudinal plan of said rear shell from a first position to a second position wherein, in use, in said first position, said occipital inner pad applies a first pressure upon the occipital region of the head, and in said second position, said occipital inner pad applies a second pressure upon the occipital region of the head, the second pressure being greater than the first pressure.