US2011277223A1PendingUtilityA1

Protective headgear

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 7, 2010Filed: May 9, 2011Published: Nov 17, 2011
Est. expiryMay 7, 2030(~3.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Donald F. RobertsYoav Kapah
A42B 3/08Y10T24/1397
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Abstract

A boltless retention system for a protective headgear includes a pad boltlessly secured within a cavity of the protective headgear. A strap is boltlessly secured within the cavity and between the pad and an inner surface of the headgear. The strap withstands a static pull strength between about 150 pounds and 300 pounds.

Claims

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1 . A protective headgear, comprising:
 a helmet portion;   a substrate secured to the helmet portion;   an adhesive on a first face of the substrate for adhering the substrate to the helmet portion; and   a strap secured to the substrate, the strap remaining secured to the substrate and the substrate remaining secured to the helmet portion to a static pull strength between about 150 pounds and 300 pounds.   
     
     
         2 . The protective headgear as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the strap is secured to a second face of the substrate.   
     
     
         3 . The protective headgear as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the adhesive is an epoxy.   
     
     
         4 . The protective headgear as set forth in  claim 2 , further including:
 a stitching through the strap and the substrate to secure the strap to the substrate.   
     
     
         5 . The protective headgear as set forth in  claim 4 , wherein:
 the stitching includes about 8 stitches to about 10 stitches per inch.   
     
     
         6 . The protective headgear as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein:
 the substrate is at least 2″ by 2″; and   the strap is about 5 ¼″ long by about ¾″ wide.   
     
     
         7 . The protective headgear as set forth in  claim 6 , wherein:
 the strap is substantially centered on the substrate and positioned across the substrate with one of the about ¾″ wide edges of the strap proximate to one of the edges of the substrate.   
     
     
         8 . The protective headgear as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein:
 the stitching is about 1 ¾″ long and about ⅝″ wide;   one of the about ⅝″ wide edges of the stitching is proximate the edge of the substrate that is proximate to one of the about ¾″ edges of the strap; and   the other of the about ⅝″ wide edges of the stitching is between about ⅞″ and about 1″ from an opposite edge of the substrate that is proximate to one of the about ¾″ edges of the strap.   
     
     
         9 . The protective headgear as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the strap extends around a user's chin to secure the user's head in the helmet portion.   
     
     
         10 . A boltless retention system for a protective headgear, the boltless retention system comprising:
 a pad boltlessly secured within a cavity of the protective headgear; and   a strap boltlessly secured within the cavity, and between the pad and an inner surface of the headgear, the strap withstanding a static pull strength between about 150 pounds and 300 pounds.   
     
     
         11 . The boltless retention system for a protective headgear as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein:
 the pad is sized to frictionally fit within the cavity of the protective headgear; and   the strap is secured to the pad with a hook-and-loop fastener.   
     
     
         12 . The boltless retention system for a protective headgear as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein:
 the pad is secured to the inner surface of the headgear with a hook-and-loop fastener;   the strap is secured to the pad with a hook-and-loop fastener; and   the strap is secured to the inner surface of the headgear with a hook-and-loop fastener.   
     
     
         13 . The boltless retention system for a protective headgear as set forth in  claim 10 , further including:
 a substrate;   wherein the strap is boltlessly secured to the substrate; and   wherein the substrate is boltlessly secured to the inner surface of the headgear.   
     
     
         14 . The boltless retention system for a protective headgear as set forth in  claim 13 , wherein:
 the strap is stitched to the substrate.   
     
     
         15 . The boltless retention system for a protective headgear as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein:
 the substrate is secured to the inner surface of the headgear with a hook-and-loop fastener.   
     
     
         16 . The boltless retention system for a protective headgear as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein:
 the substrate is secured to the inner surface of the headgear with an adhesive.   
     
     
         17 . The boltless retention system for a protective headgear as set forth in  claim 16 , wherein:
 a first face of the substrate is secured to the inner surface of the protective headgear with the adhesive; and   the strap is stitched to a second face of the substrate.   
     
     
         18 . The boltless retention system for a protective headgear as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein:
 the substrate is at least about 2 inches 2 ; and   the strap is about 5 ¼″ long and about ¾″ wide.   
     
     
         19 . The boltless retention system for a protective headgear as set forth in  claim 18 , wherein:
 the strap is stitched to the substrate using a box-stitching design and includes about 8 to about 10 stitchings per inch.   
     
     
         20 . The boltless retention system for a protective headgear as set forth in  claim 19 , wherein:
 the box-stitching is about 1 ¾″ long and about ⅝″ wide.   
     
     
         21 . The boltless retention system for a protective headgear as set forth in  claim 10 , further including:
 a substrate;   wherein the strap is boltlessly secured to the substrate via a stitching; and   wherein the substrate is secured to the pad with a hook-and-loop fastener.   
     
     
         22 . A protective headgear, comprising:
 a helmet portion;   a pad sized to frictionally fit within a cavity of the helmet portion;   a first strap boltlessly secured to the pad, the first strap being positioned between the pad and an inner surface of the headgear, and the first strap withstanding a static pull strength between about 150 pounds and 300 pounds; and   a second strap boltlessly secured to the pad, the second strap being positioned between the pad and an inner surface of the headgear, and the second strap withstanding a static pull strength between about 150 pounds and 300 pounds, the first and second straps capable of being secured together so that at least one of the straps runs under a user's chin to secure the user's head in the helmet portion.   
     
     
         23 . The protective headgear as set forth in  claim 22 , wherein:
 the first strap is secured to the pad with a hook-and-loop fastener; and   the second strap is secured to the pad with a hook-and-loop fastener.   
     
     
         24 . The protective headgear as set forth in  claim 22 , further including:
 a first substrate; and   a second substrate;   wherein the first strap is stitched to the first substrate;   wherein the second strap is stitched to the second substrate;   wherein a surface of the pad includes a first portion of a hook-and-loop fastener;   wherein the first substrate includes a second portion of the hook-and-loop fastener that is secured to the first portion of the hook-and-loop fastener at a first location on the pad; and   wherein the second substrate includes another second portion of the hook-and-loop fastener that is secured to the first portion of the hook-and-loop fastener at a second location on the pad.   
     
     
         25 . The protective headgear as set forth in  claim 24 , wherein:
 the first substrate is at least about 2 inches 2 ;   the second substrate is at least about 2 inches 2 ;   the first strap is about 5 ¼″ long and about ¾″ wide; and   the second strap is about 5 ¼″ long and about ¾″ wide.

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