EP0613625B1 - Hygienic protecting cap, provided for application to the inside of helmets in general - Google Patents

Hygienic protecting cap, provided for application to the inside of helmets in general Download PDF

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EP0613625B1
EP0613625B1 EP19940830099 EP94830099A EP0613625B1 EP 0613625 B1 EP0613625 B1 EP 0613625B1 EP 19940830099 EP19940830099 EP 19940830099 EP 94830099 A EP94830099 A EP 94830099A EP 0613625 B1 EP0613625 B1 EP 0613625B1
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protecting cap
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Giuseppe Mambretti
Marco Mambretti
Isabella Mambretti
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42—HEADWEAR
    • A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B3/00—Helmets; Helmet covers ; Other protective head coverings
    • A42B3/04—Parts, details or accessories of helmets
    • A42B3/10—Linings

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  • the present invention relates to a hygienic protecting cap, which can be applied to the inside of helmets in general, and adapted to cover the inner padding layer of the helmet, and being specifically designed for interposing between the padding and the user scalp.
  • a helmet is affected by serious hygienic problems, since the person bearing the helmet frequently sweats, thereby causing the padding to be impregnated by beads of perspiration.
  • the document US-A-5 022 095 discloses a liner for hard hats including an elastic band attached to the lower edge of the liner so that the liner can be slipped over the beak and the interior support of the hard hat, the liner having elongated sides so that the liner can be folded over the lower periphery of the hat.
  • the aim of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned problem, by providing a hygienic protecting cap, to be applied to the inside of helmets in general, which can be easily and quickly fitted to a lot of different types of helmets, while providing a product which can be easily made, with a high yield, on industrial making systems.
  • a main object of the present invention is to provide such a protecting cap which is specifically adapted to absorb the sweat thereby assuring very good hygienic conditions for the inside of the helmet, and which, moreover, can be made by simple cutting operations and may be quickly and simply applied to the inside of the helmet, while having a very reduced making cost.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a protecting cap which can be also constructed as a disposable or single-use cap.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a hygienic protecting cap which can be made starting from easily available materials, such as cellulose materials, fabric materials or other materials having high sweat or perspiration absorbing protperties and high protection properties with respect to the dust or other outer polluting agents.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a protecting cap which, owing to its structural features, is very reliable and safe in operation.
  • the hygienic protecting cap for application to the inside of helmets in general, according to the present invention, comprises a die-cut-plate-like element, generally indicated at the reference number 1, which is made of a sweat or perspiration absorbing material, such as paper or fabric or the like, and being so contoured as to facilitate the bending thereof to be easily engaged inside a helmet.
  • the plate-like element 1 is provided with a front hollow portion or recess 2, which separates two front flaps 3 which are provided with aerating cells 4, arranged at the front region.
  • perforation lines 5 facilitating a possible tearing operation, in order to remove the excess surface.
  • the central hollow portions or recesses 6 and 7 which are separated by a central projection 8, said central recesses 6 and 7 being provided for facilitating the bending at the top region, a further hollow portion 9 being provided, near the rear end portion, to facilitate the fitting of the cap to the nape of the neck of the user.
  • a trapezoidal recess 10 which is provided for facilitating the bending of the die-cut element constituting the plate-like element, in order to be fixedly engaged in the flexible projection of the helmet which laps, at the outside, the occipital region.
  • aeration or ventilation cells arranged on the neck 11, allowing the perspiration, in a region where the production of perspiration drops is the greatest.
  • lug 13 At the rear edge there is provided a lug 13, where there are formed perforated lines 4 allowing to easily tear the excess portions.
  • holes 15 for facilitating the perspiration and, moreover, for allowing the plate-like element to be properly arranged inside the helmet.
  • Figures 2, 5 and 6 show a hygienic protectin cap, indicated at the reference number 20, which has been specifically designed for work helmets.
  • a die-cut plate-like element made of an absorbing material, which has an elongated configuration and is provided, at the front end portion thereof, with a half-circular projection 21, ending with perforating lines 22 adapted to allow the excess portions to be easily torn away.
  • the rear lugs 29 are provided with tearing lines 31, for removing the excess portions.
  • holes 32 adapted to facilitate the perspiration and the bending of the plate-like element in order to fit it to the work helmet.
  • the hygienic protecting cap is made as a single piece, which can be obtained by a simultaneous die-cut operation of several layers or sheets of paper, or fabric, while providing the possibility of also making, by subsequent die-cut operations, the hollow portions and all of the finishing details.
  • cap as a plate-like element will greatly facilitate the packaging of these caps, since they can be simply arranged in protecting envelopes either piece by piece or in piece sets.
  • the plate-like element can be easily bent in order to engage, inside the helmet, all of the convex portions of the padding; this result is obtained owing to the specifically designed pattern of the periphery of the cap and its inner cut-out portions.
  • the hygienic protecting cap can be easily located and fitted inside the helmet since its proper locating will be facilitated and forced by the opposite recesses which will connect with the helmet.
  • This connection also provides the advantage of rendering the caps more stable with respect to a possible sliding, after the fitting thereof and during a repeated use of the helmet.
  • the specific contour of the cap allows to provide the cap with very good encompassing properties, so that the cap will adhere very satisfactorily to the user head and to the inner padding of the helmet.
  • perspiration holes are provided through the hygienic protecting cap, which holes are distributed through the overall cap surface, and which will operate both for facilitating the perspiration and for facilitating the bending of the cap as it is fitted to the helmet, thereby perfectly fitting it to the hair of the user.
  • Another important feature of the subject protecting cap is the provision of the perforated lines which will allow to remove possible excess portions and will allow to obtain a great reduction of the number and size of the hygienic caps to be sold, thereby contributing to a sensible reduction of the making cost.
  • the used materials provided they are compatible to the specific use, as well as the contingent size and shape can be any, depending on requirements.

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EP19940830099 1993-03-05 1994-03-04 Hygienic protecting cap, provided for application to the inside of helmets in general Expired - Lifetime EP0613625B1 (en)

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IT93MI000172U IT229691Y1 (it) 1993-03-05 1993-03-05 Calotta di protezione igienica inseribile all'interno di caschi in genere
ITMI930172U 1993-03-05

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EP0613625A1 EP0613625A1 (en) 1994-09-07
EP0613625B1 true EP0613625B1 (en) 1997-10-22

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FR2750017B1 (fr) 1996-06-20 1998-08-07 Sansarlat Jean Jacques Dispositif de protection hygienique du fond d'un couvre-chef
NO981233D0 (no) * 1998-03-19 1998-03-19 Niels Dahl Beskyttelseshjelm
IT243979Y1 (it) * 1998-05-05 2002-03-07 New Max Srl Casco per motociclisti
KR200327892Y1 (ko) * 2003-06-25 2003-09-26 임재주 방탄 헬멧용 내피
US7958573B2 (en) * 2006-01-19 2011-06-14 Gentex Corporation Size adjustable safety and comfort liner for a helmet
IT1394916B1 (it) * 2009-07-14 2012-07-20 Bovi Accessorio per migliorare il confort di utilizzo di caschi, particolarmente di caschi da motociclismo
US9364039B2 (en) * 2014-04-29 2016-06-14 Julie A. Pusateri Device for providing protection against minor head injury and for stabilizing a hat

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US3116488A (en) * 1962-04-11 1964-01-07 Joseph Buegeleisen Co Helmet suspension
FR2496422A1 (fr) * 1980-12-23 1982-06-25 Saint Mars Eliane De Casque de motocycliste
US5022095A (en) * 1989-06-21 1991-06-11 Gkr Industries, Inc. Disposable liner for hard hats
US5088126A (en) * 1990-04-26 1992-02-18 Mathis Richard M Disposable liner for protective head coverings

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DE69406329D1 (de) 1997-11-27
ITMI930172V0 (it) 1993-03-05
EP0613625A1 (en) 1994-09-07
IT229691Y1 (it) 1999-01-29
ITMI930172U1 (it) 1994-09-05
DE69406329T2 (de) 1998-05-28

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