US20160029732A1

US20160029732A1 - Head Protection Assembly

Info

Publication number: US20160029732A1
Application number: US14/450,724
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles Columbis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2014-08-04
Filing date: 2014-08-04
Publication date: 2016-02-04

Abstract

A head protection assembly is worn on a user's head to protect against impacts to the user's head. The assembly includes a helmet for wearing on a user's head. The helmet has an inner surface positioned opposite an outer surface. The inner surface surrounds the user's head when the helmet is worn on the user's head. The helmet has a forward opening. The forward opening has a perimeter edge for positioning around a face of the user's head. A cover is positionable on the helmet such that the cover covers the outer surface of the helmet. A pad is coupled to an interior surface of the cover such that the pad abuts the outer surface of the helmet when the cover is positioned on the helmet.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to protection devices and more particularly pertains to a new protection device for wearing on a user's head to protect against impacts to the user's head.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a helmet for wearing on a user's head. The helmet has an inner surface positioned opposite an outer surface. The inner surface surrounds the user's head when the helmet is worn on the user's head. The helmet has a forward opening. The forward opening has a perimeter edge for positioning around a face of the user's head. A cover is positionable on the helmet such that the cover covers the outer surface of the helmet. A pad is coupled to an interior surface of the cover such that the pad abuts the outer surface of the helmet when the cover is positioned on the helmet.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top front side perspective view of a head protection assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of a cover of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 5.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new protection device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the head protection assembly 10 generally comprises a helmet 12 of generally conventional design configured to be worn on a user's head. The helmet 12 has an inner surface 14 positioned opposite an outer surface 16. Each of the inner 14 and outer 16 surfaces of the helmet 12 is curvilinear such that the helmet 12 is bowl-shaped. The inner surface 14 is configured to surround the user's head when the helmet 12 is worn on the user's head. The helmet 12 has a forward opening 18 with a perimeter edge 20 configured for positioning around a face of the user's head. The helmet 12 has a pair of apertures 22, 24 positioned therein. A plurality of cushions 25 is coupled to the inner surface 14 of the helmet 12 to help absorb impact to the user's head when the user is wearing the helmet 12.
A cover 26 is positionable on the helmet 12 such that the cover 26 covers the outer surface 16 of the helmet 12. The cover 26 is made of a strong flexible material, such as plastic or the like. The cover 26 may be adhesively coupled to the helmet 12 or attached otherwise, such as through conventional mechanical means. The cover 26 has a rear section 28 and a top section 30 coupled together. The cover 26 further includes a pair of side sections 32, 34 coupled to and extending downwardly from the top section 30. The side sections 32, 34 are coupled to and extend forwardly from the rear section 28 defining a pair of flaps 36, 38. Each of the flaps 36, 38 is extendable around a bottom edge 40 of the helmet 12 and the perimeter edge 20 of the forward opening 18 of the helmet 12. Each of the side sections 32, 34 of the cover 26 has a pair of holes 42, 44 positioned therein. The holes 42, 44 are alignable with the apertures 22, 24 when the cover 26 is positioned on the helmet 12.
A pad 46 is coupled to an interior surface 47 of the cover 26 such that the pad 46 abuts the outer surface 16 of the helmet 12 when the cover 26 is positioned on the helmet 12. The pad 46 may comprise a resiliently compressible material, such as foam or the like. The pad 46 may include a plurality of elongated strips 48 coupled to and extending across the interior surface 47 of the cover 26. The strips 48 are arranged into a plurality of pad sections 50, 52, 54 extending across the interior surface 47 of the cover 26. The strips 48 of each of the pad sections 50, 52, 54 include strips of increased thickness 56 and strips of decreased thickness 58 relative to each other. Each strip of increased thickness 56 is positioned adjacent to an associated strip of decreased thickness 58. The strips 48 may also comprise strips of varying levels of hardness, such that some of the strips 48 are softer than some of the other strips 48. Each of the softer strips 60 is positioned adjacent to an associated strip of increased hardness 62 relative to the softer strips 60. The softer strips 60 and the strips of increased thickness 56 may be the same strips 48, while the strips of increased hardness 62 and the strips of decreased thickness 58 may the be the same strips 48. Each of the strips 48 may taper inwardly toward distal ends 64, 66 of the associated strip 48.
In use, the cover 26 is positioned over the helmet 12 and the assembly 10 is worn on a person's head. The pad 46 and the cushions 25, in particular, permit the assembly 10 to provide increased protection against impacts to the person's head. The cover 26 is designed to resemble the helmet 12 so that the person can discreetly wear the cover 26 over the helmet 12.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

I claim:

1. A head protection assembly comprising:

a helmet configured to be worn on a user's head, said helmet having an inner surface positioned opposite an outer surface, said inner surface being configured to surround the user's head when said helmet is worn on the user's head, said helmet having a forward opening, said forward opening having a perimeter edge configured for positioning around a face of the user's head;

a cover positionable on said helmet such that said cover covers said outer surface of said helmet; and

a pad coupled to an interior surface of said cover such that said pad abuts said outer surface of said helmet when said cover is positioned on said helmet.

2. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said cover being adhesively coupled to said helmet.

3. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising each of said inner and outer surfaces of said helmet being curvilinear such that said helmet is bowl-shaped.

4. The assembly of claim 3, further comprising:

said cover having a rear section and a top section coupled together, said cover further including a pair of side sections coupled to and extending downwardly from said top section, said side sections being coupled to and extending forwardly from said rear section defining a pair of flaps; and

said helmet having a bottom edge, each of said flaps being extendable around said bottom edge of said helmet and said perimeter edge of said forward opening of said helmet.

5. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising wherein said pad includes a plurality of elongated strips coupled to and extending across said interior surface of said cover.

6. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising wherein said pad comprises a resiliently compressible material.

7. The assembly of claim 6, further comprising wherein said resiliently compressible material comprises foam.

8. The assembly of claim 3, further comprising:

said cover having a rear section and a top section coupled together, said cover further including a pair of side sections coupled to and extending downwardly from said top section, said side sections being coupled to and extending forwardly from said rear section defining a pair of flaps;

each of said side sections of said cover having a pair of holes positioned therein; and

said helmet having a pair of apertures positioned therein, said holes being alignable with said apertures when said cover is positioned on said helmet.

9. The assembly of claim 5, further comprising said strips being arranged into a plurality of pad sections extending across said interior surface of said cover.

10. The assembly of claim 9, further comprising said strips of each of said pad sections including strips of increased thickness and strips of decreased thickness relative to each other, each said strip of increased thickness being positioned adjacent to an associated strip of decreased thickness.

11. The assembly of claim 5, further comprising each of said strips tapering inwardly toward distal ends of said associated strip.

12. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said cover being flexible.

13. A head protection assembly comprising:

a helmet configured to be worn on a user's head, said helmet having an inner surface positioned opposite an outer surface, each of said inner and outer surfaces of said helmet being curvilinear such that said helmet is bowl-shaped, said inner surface being configured to surround the user's head when said helmet is worn on the user's head, said helmet having a forward opening, said forward opening having a perimeter edge configured for positioning around a face of the user's head, said helmet having a bottom edge, said helmet having a pair of apertures positioned therein;

a cover positionable on said helmet such that said cover covers said outer surface of said helmet, said cover being flexible, said cover being adhesively coupled to said helmet, said cover having a rear section and a top section coupled together, said cover further including a pair of side sections coupled to and extending downwardly from said top section, said side sections being coupled to and extending forwardly from said rear section defining a pair of flaps, each of said flaps being extendable around said bottom edge of said helmet and said perimeter edge of said forward opening of said helmet, each of said side sections of said cover having a pair of holes positioned therein, said holes being alignable with said apertures when said cover is positioned on said helmet; and

a pad coupled to an interior surface of said cover such that said pad abuts said outer surface of said helmet when said cover is positioned on said helmet, said pad including a plurality of elongated strips coupled to and extending across said interior surface of said cover, said strips being arranged into a plurality of pad sections extending across said interior surface of said cover, said strips of each of said pad sections including strips of increased thickness and strips of decreased thickness relative to each other, each said strip of increased thickness being positioned adjacent to an associated strip of decreased thickness, each of said strips tapering inwardly toward distal ends of said associated strip, said pad comprising a resiliently compressible foam material.