Head protector

Abstract

A head protector consisting of a stretchable foam laminate head-band to be worn as a protection against head injuries by persons engaging in sport activities.

What I claim as my invention is:  
     
         1 . A head protector for sports enthusiasts, consisting of at least one layer ( 4 ,  5 ) of force-distributing material, plastic foam in particular, said layer or layers ( 4 ,  5 ) being covered with a textile material ( 6 ), characterized by the layer or layers ( 4 ,  5 ), provided with insertion cuts ( 8 ), distanced from one another, and formed by stamping or punching, whose longitudinal extension runs perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the head protector ( 1 ), and that the textile cover ( 6 ) is elastic.  
     
     
         2 . A head protector according to  claim 1 . featuring an outer layer ( 4 ) of polyethylene foam and an inner layer ( 5 ) of polyurethane foam, by preference attached to said outer layer.  
     
     
         3 . A head protector according to  claim 1  or  2 , characterized by a polystyrene film ( 7 ) applied over the layer ( 4 ) of polyethylene foam.  
     
     
         4 . A head protector according to  claim 1  or  2 , characterized by the elastic textile material  6  thermally pressed onto the outer foam layer  4  and with the insertion cuts applied afterwards.  
     
     
         5 . A head protector according to  claim 4 , consisting of three layers were the inner layer is of a sweat absorbing polyurethane foam, the middle layer is of an energy absorbing polyethylene foam and the outer layer is thermally pressed onto the middle layer.  
     
     
         6 . The production process of a head protector, characterized by first glueing the foam material layers and the textile cover together, followed by stamping or punching and thermal pressing.