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Hockey helmet with an outer shell made of two different materials

US8191179B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 25, 2008
Grant dateJun 5, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 11, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA42B3/324
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention covers a hockey helmet for receiving a head of a player. The helmet comprises an outer shell made of first and second materials having respective first and second flexibilities. The outer shell comprises a front portion for at least partially facing the crown region of the head, a top portion for at least partially facing the top region of the head, a back portion for at least partially facing the back region of the head, an occipital portion for at least partially facing the occipital region of the head, and left and right portions for at least partially facing the left and right side regions of the head, the left and right portions comprising respective left and right projections that extend downwardly in front of the respective left and right ears and left and right sections located above and behind the respective left and right ears wherein one of the occipital portion, left and right projections and left and right sections is made of the second material and wherein the second flexibility is greater from the first flexibility.

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