Sports face guard
US9277781B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA42B3/227
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A face guard has a construction of interconnected struts, and creates an unobstructed viewing aperture proximate to the eyes of a wearer during use. The face guard includes a forward transverse sill defining at least one boundary of the viewing aperture. The forward transverse sill includes at least two generally transverse struts extending across the front of the face of a wearer during use. Surfaces at the proximal and distal edges of the transverse sill are spaced linearly apart and lie approximately along a common viewing axis of a wearer during use. The sill presents a reduced profile in the field of view of a wearer while presenting an increased surface for contact with an incoming projectile such as a ball, allowing the ball to be impeded and deflected.
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