COMBINATION HELMET AND UPPER BODY PROTECTOR

CASQUE ET PROTECTEUR COMBINES POUR PARTIES SUPERIEURES DU CORPS

English Abstract

COMBINATION HELMET AND UPPER BODY PROTECTOR
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The instant invention relates generally to enclosure
devices and more specifically it relates to a combination
helmet and upper body protector for a hockey player or the
like.
Numerous enclosure devices have been provided in prior
art that are adapted to cover and enclosure the heads and
necks of the wearers of the enclosure devices. For example,
U.S. patents numbered 1,113,062; 3,562,813 and 4,605,000 all
are illustrative of such prior art. While these units may be
suitable for the particular purpose to which they address,
they would not be as suitable for the purpose of the present
invention as hereafter described.

Claims

CLAIMS
What is claimed is:
1. A combination helmet and upper body protector
adapted to cover and protect head, skull, face, chin, back,
chest and shoulders of a person wherein said helmet comprises:
a) a cage having a lower rim carried on the shoulders of
the person and extending about but not engaging with the head
of the person so as to protect the head and allow the person
to move the head independently from said cage to see and hear
therefrom;
b) a dome shaped cap carried on top rim of said cage and
extending over but not engaging with the skull of the person
so as to protect the skull therein; and
c) a face mask carried on front of said cage extending
over but not engaging with the face of the person so as to
protect the face.
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2. A combination helmet and upper body protector as
recited in Claim 1, wherein said upper body protector
comprises:
a) a back pad extending downwardly from lower rear side
of said cage so as to protect the back of the person;
b) a chest pad extending downwardly from lower front
side of said cage so as to protect the chest of the person;
c) a pair of shoulder pads, each extending outwardly
from one lower side of said cage so as to protect one of the
shoulders of the person; and
d) a plurality of straps extending between sides of said
back pad and said chest pad so as to be secured together on
upper body of the person.
3. A combination helmet and upper body protector as
recited in Claim 2, further comprising a skull and chin
protector to be worn independently on the skull and about the
chin of the person so as to protect the skull and the chin.
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4. A combination helmet and upper body protector as
recited in Claim 3, further comprising:
a) said cage fabricated out of strong wire gauge
material;
b) said dome shaped cap fabricated out of durable
plastic material; and
c) said face mask fabricated out of strong wire gauge
material and hinged to said top rim of and latched locked near
said bottom rim of said cage so that said face mask can be
lifted up away from aid cage when so desired by the person.
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Description

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~,OF THE IN~EENTION
A primary object of the present invention is to provide
a combination helmet and upper body protector that will
overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices.
Another object is to provide a combination helmet and
upper body protector that includes a cage which is carried on
shoulders of a person wearing the invention allowing head of
the person to move freely within and still be protected.
An addikional object is to provide a combination helmet
and upper body protector with a separate skull and chin
protector which is worn independently inside the invention for
protecting the skull and chin.
A further object is to provide a combination helmet and
upper body protector that is simple and easy to use.
A still further ob~ect is to provide a combination
helmet and upper body protector that is economical in cost to
manufacture.
Further objects of the invention will appear as the
I description proeeeds,
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects,
this invention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the
aceompanying drawings, attention being called to the Eact,
however, that the drawings are illustrative only and that
ehanges may be made in the specific construction illustrated
and described w.ithin the scope of the appended elaims.
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B~ F ~ S~TIO~ F_~HE DR~ FIGU~
The figures in the drawings are briefly described as
follows:
Figure l is a front view of the instant invention
illustrating a person in phantom;
Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the invention
shown partly broken away; and
Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the skull and
chin protector on the person.
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Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which like
reference characters denote like elements throughout the
several views, figure l through 3 illustrate the invention
being a combination helmet 12 and upper body protector 14
adapted to cover and protect head 16, skull 18, face 20, chin
22, back 24, chest 26 and shoulders 28 of a person 30.
~, The helmet 12 includes a cage 32 having a lower rim 33
carried on the shoulders 28 of the person 30. The cage 32
extends about but does engage with the head 16 of the person
30 so as to protect the head 16 and allow the person to move
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the head 16 independently from the cage 32 to see and hear
therefrom. A dome shaped cap 34 is carried on top rim 35 of
the cage 32 end extends over but does not engage with the
skull 18 of the person 30 so as to protect the skull therein.
A face mask 36 is carried on front 37 of the cage 32 and
extends over but does not engage with the face 20 of the
person 30 so as to protect the face.
The upper body protector 14 includes a back pad 38
extending downwardly from lower rear side 40 of the cage 32 so
as to protect the back 24 of the person 30. A chest pad 42
extends downwardly from lower front side 44 of the cage 32 so
as to protect the chest 26 of the person 30. A pair of
shoulder pads 45 are also provided in which each extends
outwardly from one lower side 43 of the cage 32 so as to
- protect one of the shoulders 28 of the person 30. Straps 50
extend between sides of the back pad 38 and the chest pad 42
so as to be secured together on upper body of the person 30.
As best seen in Figure 3, a skull and chin protector 52
is utilized to be worn independently on the skull l~ and about
the chin 22 of the person 30 so as to protect the skull and
chin. ~he skull protector portion 54 is carried on the skull
18 while the chin protector portion 56 is wrapped around the
chin 22 by straps 5~ and 60 and attached by hook and loop
fasteners 62 and 64.
The cage 32 and face mask 36 are both typically
fabricated out of strong wire gauge material while the dome
~; shaped cap 34 is typically fabricated out of durable plastic
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material. The face mask 36 is hinged at 66 to the top rim 35
of and latched locked at 68 near the bottom rim 33 of -the cage
32 so that the face mask 36 can be lifted up away from the
cage 32 when so desired by the person.
In operative use, the person simply puts on the skull
and chin protector 52 first and then places the cage 32 with
the dome shaped cap 34 over the head 16. The back pad 38 and
chest pad 42 can then be secured by attaching the straps 50
together with the shoulder pads 46 in place. The person 30
can now move the head 16 independently from the cage 32 and
dome shaped cap 34 when wearing the invention 10 so as to hear
properly and have periphery vision therefrom~
; While certain novel features of this invention have been
shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claims,
it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions
and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated
and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art
without departing from the spirit of the invention.
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Representative Drawing