EP1581067A1 - Cooling helmet - Google Patents
Cooling helmetInfo
- Publication number
- EP1581067A1 EP1581067A1 EP03769044A EP03769044A EP1581067A1 EP 1581067 A1 EP1581067 A1 EP 1581067A1 EP 03769044 A EP03769044 A EP 03769044A EP 03769044 A EP03769044 A EP 03769044A EP 1581067 A1 EP1581067 A1 EP 1581067A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- headwear
- article
- crown
- outer part
- immediately preceding
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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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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- 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
- A42B3/28—Ventilating arrangements
- A42B3/285—Ventilating arrangements with additional heating or cooling means
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A42—HEADWEAR
- A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
- A42B1/00—Hats; Caps; Hoods
- A42B1/02—Hats; Stiff caps
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A42—HEADWEAR
- A42C—MANUFACTURING OR TRIMMING HEAD COVERINGS, e.g. HATS
- A42C5/00—Fittings or trimmings for hats, e.g. hat-bands
- A42C5/04—Ventilating arrangements for head coverings
Definitions
- This invention relates to headwear particularly suited to be worn by persons requiring headwear that will provide impact protection for the wearer.
- the advantage is that the helmet itself is not integrally compromised but the padding is altered so that it will still need separate testing.
- a further difficulty with direct contact is that the temperature modifying material be directly contacting a head of the user with the result that any retained heat differential will be compromised relatively quickly.
- the cooling effect may for instance only last a relatively short time.
- a problem to which this invention is directed is to provide an impact protective article of headwear that allows for a more comfortable arrangement where heat modifying means are involved and also to assist in increasing time that a cooling of heating effect may be sustained in a headwear item.
- an article of headwear having a crown which has an outer part of crown shape, and an inner part of crown shape of a size and shape adapted to and nesting with the outer part and at least one intermediate part which is positioned to be intermediate the said outer and inner crown parts and which outer and inner parts are together adapted to support in removable fashion the intermediate part, and where the intermediate part is comprised of at least in the main of a fluid.
- the fluid is held in one or more pliable pouches which can be removable and replaceable with other pouches.
- the fluid is a freezable gel so that there can be a plurality of such pouches which can be used to replace one another so that as one is warmed another from a freezer can replace this to maintain a preferred extent of cooling.
- this then allows for improved impact resistance by reason of a double wall characteristic which can then also mean that lighter materials may be used for the individual parts which is to say lighter than would have been ordinarily needed for a single thickness crown to get a similar protective effect. This can assist in keeping an all up weight of a helmet within acceptable limits.
- the inner part is an impact resistant material.
- the further part is a pliable and insulating material.
- the intermediate part includes a pliable plastics material sheet holding therewithin a freezable gel.
- the inner part is a cradle or harness having a lower rim interengaging with the outer part and supporting at least one strap extending from one side of the rim portion to an opposite side of the rim portion and following the path defining a crown shape nesting within the outer part.
- the impact resistant material is a plastics material.
- the impact resistant material is a poly-carbonate plastics material.
- the impact resistant material is a glass fibre-reinforced polyester plastics material.
- the hat further includes a protective face frame.
- a woven fabric Preferably, there is extending over the outer part a woven fabric.
- the outer part and the inner part are held together by a central joining member.
- the inner part has a portion which is bulbous and is centrally located and the intermediate part has a central aperture through which the bulbous portion of the inner part extends.
- Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment
- Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in Figure 1 ,
- Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment
- Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in Figure 3,
- Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment
- Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in Figure 5.
- the helmet 1 has an inner part 2 of crown shape which is moulded from an impact resistant plastics material this being glass fibre reinforced polyester in this case.
- an impact resistant plastics material this being glass fibre reinforced polyester in this case.
- This provides for further parts including a brim 19 and sides to be joined from two parts as a part of the lower part 2.
- an outer part 6 of crown shape which is of a dome shape and which arranged to generally have an outer lower edge which conforms to a periphery 7 of the lower part 2 so as to define a cavity 8 between the two.
- This cavity 8 is shaped so as to receive within it a pack 9 which is provided by two sheets of pliable plastic material welded together along inner and outer seems 10 and 11 so as to define a pouch 12 with a central hole 13 passing through it.
- a freezing gel which is adapted to be frozen at colder temperatures typically zero degrees centigrade or below and which will therefore once frozen, be available to melt and provide thereby cooling effect.
- the upper part 6 is held in position by a bolt 15 embedded within the lower part 2 at a central location and projects upwardly so as to pass through aperture 16 and to be held in position bv nut 17.
- Apertures 18 are positioned in distributed fashion in the inner part 2 so as to allow for air flow from the frozen gel into an air space beneath the inner part 2.
- a brim 19 projects forwardly from the inner part 2 and there is a strap 19a to hold the helmet onto the head of a user.
- the means to support the helmet on the head namely in one case a set of straps which go from side to side and therefore pass over a top of the head of the user and hold the lower surface of the helmet namely the inner part significantly above the head or hair or skin of the user.
- discrete blocks of padding 21 are placed around a periphery on the inside of the inner part 2 these being spaced apart to allow for air to access and flow to the surface of the head of the user in each case.
- this arrangement then provides for a very convenient facility in which the upperpart 6 will fit with the lower shell or crown shape of the lower part 2 so that the outermost shape will look to be very similar to a conventional helmet shape.
- the pack 9 can be removed from time to time by simply undoing the nut 17 and lifting the upper part away and replacing the pack with a further frozen pack so that a person wearing the hat may be able to be kept cool over periods of typically an hour or so according to tests thus far conducted.
- the arrangement provides herein a double wall of an upper and lower part which implicitly results in a protection which is more likely to provide better protection than a single wall arrangement with a similar wall thickness and type of plastics material. Also by having a freezing gel held within a structurally self supporting arrangement means that normal protective features of this type of helmet can be maintained for instance the structure of the helmet can be supported by the conventional discrete padding or by strapping and there is no direct engagement needed of the freezing pouch against the head or skin of the user.
- FIG. 3 this illustrates a helmet of the type intended to be worn by a construction worker working on a building site which are often referred to as a hard hat.
- the helmet 20 has an outermost shell which forms there by an outer part 22 which is moulded from an appropriate impact resistant plastics material as per a conventional construction helmet such as a polycarbonate plastics material.
- an insulating material 24 which is of a dome shape, and which is adapted to generally conform to the periphery 26 of an inner part 28 so as to define a cavity 30 between the two which is to say the outer part 22 and the inner part 28 both of which are of dome shape and which provide for the inner part 28 to nest within the outer part 22.
- This cavity 30 is adapted to receive within it a pack 32 which contains a freezable gel, which is provided by two sheets of pliable plastic material welded together along inner and outer seams 34 and 36 so as to define a pouch 38.
- the freezing gel which is adapted to be frozen at colder temperatures of typically zero degrees centigrade or below, and which will therefore once frozen, melt and provide thereby cooling effect.
- the insulating material 24 and innerpart 28 are held together, and then collectively secured to the outermost shell , via the helmet webbing 40 (represented by the dashed lines), which is of a type conventionally found in such construction helmets, which in this case as is conventional is removably attached to the outermost shell via means of clips 42 adapted to engage the outermost shell 22.
- the brim 43 is in this case now a part of the outer part 22 which provides for the inner part to in this case fit or nest within the outer part 22.
- Such an arrangement of helmet webbing is removable therefore relatively easily, in order to facilitate replacement of the pouch 38 once for instance it is no longer frozen with a further frozen pack as before.
- cooling materials are arranged to be held above and out of direct contact with the head or skin of a user and this then allows for air to circulate and also for better insulation and control of air flow past the frozen materials to be achieved.
- a further advantage of this arrangement is that it allows for a conventional hard hat of a type which is already being manufactured in large numbers and economically to be relatively simply modified to allow for cooling to be available. This is considered to be of great advantage especially where those who are constrained to work outside may not continue work in higher temperatures but may now be persuaded to continue to work for longer periods in higher temperatures.
- FIGS 5 and 6 illustrate a hat 50 made primarily of a cloth material of the type commonly referred to as a baseball cap.
- the cap includes gores 51 which define a crown 52 and there is a peak 53 projecting from one side of the periphery of the crown.
- this cap uses a multi size fit design in which the gores 51 are a spandex material which allows for the crown to expand to allow for different head sizes to be fitted comfortably and there is also an elastic inner sleeve 53a which in one case which is not specifically shown is surrounded by a toweling sleeve. This allows for further comfortable expansion.
- an outer part 54 made from an appropriate impact resistant plastics material in a dome shape, and which is adapted to generally conform to the periphery 56 of an inner part 58 so as to define a cavity 60 between the two where the inner part 58 nests therefore with the outer part 54.
- These parts 54 and 58 are held in place simply by friction between the expandable crown material and the outer edges of the respective parts.
- This cavity 60 is arranged to receive within it a pack 62 as before, which is provided by two sheets of pliable plastic material welded together along inner and outer seems 64 and 66 so as to define a pouch 68.
- a freezing gel which is adapted to be frozen at colder temperatures typically 0 degrees centigrade or below and which will therefore once frozen, melt and provide thereby cooling effect.
- the shells 54 and 58 are held together as stated and then collectively secured to the hat, by a screw 70 with a button 76 of the type commonly found on the crown of such caps for a head, adapted to be received within the lowermost shell at a central location.
- Such an arrangement allows for the pouch 68 to be removable therefore, in order to facilitate replacement of a further frozen pouch 68.
- This design allows for applications such as golf to be accommodated with some impact protection from golf balls as well as cooling.
- this design allows for the elastic sleeve to engage arrange a head of a user so that the cron itself stands proud of the actual top of the head.
- the design has been provided with an inner part and an outer part and in each case there are apertures to be provided through the parts which have not been shown specifically but which will be able to be placed in position and be judged as to size and location to best balance the need for maintaining of insulation as compared to allowing for a cooling effect with air passage.
- Example 1 Here are some examples of test results for the helmet generally shown as the second embodiment.
- Example 1
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU2002953193A AU2002953193A0 (en) | 2002-11-01 | 2002-11-01 | Cooling helmet |
AU2002953193 | 2002-11-01 | ||
PCT/AU2003/001437 WO2004039191A1 (en) | 2002-11-01 | 2003-10-31 | Cooling helmet |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1581067A1 true EP1581067A1 (en) | 2005-10-05 |
EP1581067A4 EP1581067A4 (en) | 2007-08-22 |
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Family Applications (1)
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EP03769044A Withdrawn EP1581067A4 (en) | 2002-11-01 | 2003-10-31 | Cooling helmet |
Country Status (14)
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US (1) | US20060005291A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1581067A4 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2006504874A (en) |
KR (1) | KR20050072129A (en) |
CN (1) | CN1711039A (en) |
AU (1) | AU2002953193A0 (en) |
BR (1) | BR0315851A (en) |
CO (1) | CO5700680A2 (en) |
MX (1) | MXPA05004667A (en) |
NO (1) | NO20052623L (en) |
RU (1) | RU2005116969A (en) |
TR (1) | TR200501969T2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2004039191A1 (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA200204611B (en) |
Families Citing this family (20)
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DE102004004044B4 (en) * | 2004-01-27 | 2007-06-28 | Wacker Construction Equipment Ag | helmet |
US8464362B2 (en) * | 2004-08-13 | 2013-06-18 | Mine Safety Appliances Company | Protective helmets and method of manufacture thereof |
KR100728643B1 (en) * | 2005-07-28 | 2007-06-15 | 김경수 | Hood pack |
KR100699461B1 (en) * | 2005-08-02 | 2007-03-27 | 박태근 | Air Hat Keeping Cool |
ITTO20060150U1 (en) * | 2006-10-13 | 2008-04-14 | Alberto Mantovani | THERMOREGULATED WEARABLE ITEM |
GB2457077A (en) * | 2008-02-01 | 2009-08-05 | Julian Joshua Preston-Powers | Cooling system for headwear |
ITMI20091189A1 (en) * | 2009-07-06 | 2011-01-07 | Filippo Cabrini | HELMET EQUIPPED WITH ACCUMULATION OF HEAT OR COLD ACCUMULATION |
US9095183B2 (en) * | 2010-09-21 | 2015-08-04 | 4Headwear, Llc | Comfort headgear with moisture-draining and absorption mechanism |
KR200463939Y1 (en) | 2011-09-30 | 2012-12-03 | 김시빈 | Cap with water bag |
US9700095B2 (en) | 2012-04-25 | 2017-07-11 | PSE Technology LLC | Molded gel headgear having impact dispersing properties |
KR101424384B1 (en) * | 2013-01-18 | 2014-08-01 | 김영수 | Planetary material pack for helmet cooling |
US9179724B1 (en) | 2014-01-31 | 2015-11-10 | Troy Schultz | Beverage dispensing headwear |
US10021926B2 (en) | 2014-08-28 | 2018-07-17 | Thermonator, Inc. | Athletic headband with removable cooling elements |
US9987544B2 (en) * | 2016-04-05 | 2018-06-05 | John Sodec, Jr. | Safer football helmet |
US20170333247A1 (en) * | 2016-05-19 | 2017-11-23 | Changui Industry Co., Ltd. | Cooling pack for head protector |
US20180007991A1 (en) * | 2016-07-11 | 2018-01-11 | John Sodec, Jr. | Safer baseball batting helmet |
CA3139053A1 (en) | 2019-06-03 | 2020-12-10 | Cooler Heads Care, Inc. | Cooling cap assembly and cooling unit |
USD927709S1 (en) * | 2019-09-05 | 2021-08-10 | James R. Elmore | Cooling device for an athletic mask |
US11266193B2 (en) * | 2020-04-29 | 2022-03-08 | Peter Bowman | Headwear with temperature control apparatus |
KR102634900B1 (en) * | 2022-08-19 | 2024-02-08 | 이민영 | cap having cooling function |
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US3389405A (en) * | 1966-12-12 | 1968-06-25 | Lazzaro A. Fattori | Helmet having rapid headsize adjustability |
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- 2002-11-01 AU AU2002953193A patent/AU2002953193A0/en not_active Abandoned
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2003
- 2003-10-31 KR KR1020057007668A patent/KR20050072129A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-10-31 EP EP03769044A patent/EP1581067A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-10-31 BR BR0315851-9A patent/BR0315851A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-10-31 WO PCT/AU2003/001437 patent/WO2004039191A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-10-31 CN CNA200380102824XA patent/CN1711039A/en active Pending
- 2003-10-31 TR TR2005/01969T patent/TR200501969T2/en unknown
- 2003-10-31 RU RU2005116969/12A patent/RU2005116969A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-10-31 MX MXPA05004667A patent/MXPA05004667A/en unknown
- 2003-10-31 US US10/533,121 patent/US20060005291A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-10-31 JP JP2004547284A patent/JP2006504874A/en active Pending
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GB921734A (en) * | 1960-04-30 | 1963-03-20 | Christian Zahn | Improvements in or relating to protective helmets |
FR1423594A (en) * | 1965-02-05 | 1966-01-03 | Protective helmet or the like and its various applications | |
US3389405A (en) * | 1966-12-12 | 1968-06-25 | Lazzaro A. Fattori | Helmet having rapid headsize adjustability |
US4656667A (en) * | 1985-03-25 | 1987-04-14 | E. D. Bullard Company | Fire helmet and the like |
DE9312632U1 (en) * | 1993-08-24 | 1993-10-28 | Hotz Eckhard | Protective helmet interior ... |
DE29515252U1 (en) * | 1995-09-23 | 1996-01-04 | Kis Ernst | Safety helmets with energy storage filling |
US5718004A (en) * | 1996-06-24 | 1998-02-17 | Troxel Cycling & Fitness Llc | Equestrian helmet |
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EP1581067A4 (en) | 2007-08-22 |
AU2002953193A0 (en) | 2003-01-02 |
MXPA05004667A (en) | 2005-08-18 |
ZA200204611B (en) | 2006-08-30 |
CN1711039A (en) | 2005-12-21 |
TR200501969T2 (en) | 2005-08-22 |
BR0315851A (en) | 2005-09-20 |
US20060005291A1 (en) | 2006-01-12 |
KR20050072129A (en) | 2005-07-08 |
WO2004039191A1 (en) | 2004-05-13 |
NO20052623D0 (en) | 2005-05-31 |
RU2005116969A (en) | 2006-06-10 |
JP2006504874A (en) | 2006-02-09 |
CO5700680A2 (en) | 2006-11-30 |
NO20052623L (en) | 2005-07-25 |
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