Temple protection device for baseball pitchers

A temple protection device comprising:

• (a) a hard plate shell comprised of rigid material adapted to protect a wearer of said temple protection device from damage to the skull, head or temple areas or any combination thereof from impact forces to be worn underneath the wearer's baseball cap, and of sufficient size to substantially cover the temple area of the wearer that is covered by the wearer's cap;
• (b) a temple protector flap comprised of rigid material adapted to protect a wearer of said temple protection device from damage to the skull, head or temple areas or any combination thereof from impact forces that is connected to said hard plate shell and which protrudes from underneath the wearer's cap to substantially cover the wearer's temple area that is not covered by the wearer's cap;
• (c) a clamp device that is connected to said hard plate shell, which is designed to secure said hard plate shell to the inner sweat band of the wearer's baseball cap by sandwiching the inner sweat band of the cap between said clamp device and said hard plate shell;
• (d) inner padding affixed to the interior of said hard plate shell and temple protector flap to provide a comfortable fit for the wearer and to offer further protection to the wearer from damage to the skull, head or temple areas or any combination thereof of from impact forces;
• whereby said temple protection device can be worn on the side of a wearer's head, under the wearer's cap.