Football helmet with faceguard having raised eyebrow areas
US10098406B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA42B3/128
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A football helmet comprising a rigid plastic shell adapted to cover the head of a wearer and a faceguard in the form of a cage of metal bars and removably attached to the shell. The faceguard includes an upper portion including an uppermost bar having a center bar part and a pair of side bar parts, and a horizontal bar below the center bar part and connected to the center bar part by a vertical bar, the uppermost bar and horizontal bar defining a gap between them which extends the entire length of the horizontal bar. The faceguard has a pair of raised eyebrow areas, each raised eyebrow area consisting of one of the pair of side bar parts bent upwardly with respect to the center bar part, in the uppermost bar being positioned on either side of the front portion of the shell and above the lower edge of the front portion of the shell.
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