NL2003393C2 - CHAPTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE AND / OR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Google Patents

Description

CHAPTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE AND / OR PRODUCTION THEREOF

Especially in football in Europe, but also for 5 other sports in and outside Europe, headgear is being produced on a large scale for supporters or fans of an association or national team.

In the manufacture of such a headgear, the necessary risks are taken by clients and / or manufacturers, since a specific headgear for a certain team must be ready in time for a certain event, while it is still unknown how long such headgear will remain in the market, since the selling time often depends on the as yet unknown results, for example in a tournament or during a competition.

The present invention provides a system for one or more headgear comprising: a base element suitable for being worn on the head; - first attributes of a first type or color which are releasably attachable to the basic element; and - second attributes of a second type or color which are releasably attachable to the basic element.

In the present invention, the basic element and attributes can be manufactured in a number of colors, so that suitable combinations of the desired color combinations for a headpiece for a specific team can be easily made.

This brings major advantages in terms of production and logistics, while in the unlikely event of a certain color of attributes or headwear remaining, these can later be used for other teams.

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The base element is preferably formed by a hard shell of plastic that can easily be produced in large numbers and different colors at low costs.

Advantages, features and details of the present invention will be elucidated with reference to the following description, in which reference is made to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a helmet 10 assembled according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the helmet of Figure 1;

Figure 3-6 resp. perspective views of further helmets assembled according to the embodiments of the present invention.

A helmet 10 (Figure 1) assembled according to the present invention comprises a hard shell 12 of plastic, which, like a football, is composed of 20 hexagons 1,3 resp. pentagons 14 for example in club colors. The helmet is furthermore provided with a comb 15, a visor 16 which is pivotable about a pivot axis 17 and also cheek pieces 18 and 16 respectively, preferably in colors. 19.

The helmet 10 can easily be assembled from parts as can be seen in figure 2. All parts shown herein can be executed in colors desired for a club or national team.

The shell 12 comprises a number of openings 23 and 30 mounting cams 24, 25, 26 and 27. The pentagons 14 can be snapped into the openings 23 in desired colors.

The comb 50 can be fixed with the aid of lugs 28, while 3 cheek pieces 18, 19 can be rotatably mounted with the aid of further attachments 31, 32, as well as visor 16.

In the embodiment of Figure 3, at least a number of pentagons have been replaced by conical elements 36 protruding from the shell 12 in the desired colors. In the embodiment of Figure 4, club flags 42 (of which only one is visible) have club flags 42 mounted in the helmet 43.

Flute members 54 are attached to the helmet 53 (Figure 5) and can be blown through a mouthpiece 55 so that the desired tones are produced by the fan or supporter.

At the helmet 63 (Figure 6), two horns 64 gave the helmet a devilish appearance. The present invention is not limited to the above-described preferred embodiment thereof. All elements given in various figures can also be used in the embodiment of the other figures. The rights sought are in the first instance determined by the following claims in the scope of which many modifications are conceivable.

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Claims (8)

A system for one or more headgear 5 comprising: a base element suitable to be worn on the head; first attributes of a first type or color which are releasably attachable to the basic element; and 10. second attributes of a second type or color that are releasably attachable to the base element. 2. System as claimed in claim 1, wherein the basic element comprises a hard shell, preferably of plastic. The system of claim 1 or 2, wherein the first attributes are pentagonal. 4. System as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the first and / or second attributes are clickable / attachable in an opening in the basic element. 5. System as claimed in any of the claims 1-4, wherein the attributes comprise a comb to be arranged on top of the head cover. The system according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the second attributes comprise one or more cones. 30 7. System as claimed in one or more of the foregoing claims, wherein the second attributes comprise a visor and / or one or more cheek pieces. 2003393 8. Method for manufacturing a headdress according to one or more of the preceding claims and / or a method for distribution thereof, wherein a basic element is manufactured at a central location, which is provided with openings to which the first and / or second attributes are fixed to click. 2003393