PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR

摘要

Aspects disclosed herein relate to protective headgear for sports and to methods of using such headgear. In one aspect, the headgear has an external head-protecting shell that is soft to reduce the risk of injuring other players. In another aspect, the headgear has a rear closure arrangement that includes a bridge component for ease of putting on the headgear and for added protection at the closure area of the rear closure arrangement. In another aspect, fit pads of different sizes are removeably attachable to an cheekbone extension member of the headgear to provide a proper fit to the wearer's cheekbone. A face mask is integrated with the headgear in some embodiments.

主权项

1. A protective headgear, such as for a women's lacrosse player, the headgear comprising:
an external head-protecting shell comprising a thermoplastic polymer with a void fraction of less than 20%, the external head-protecting shell having a crown portion, left and right side portions and a rear portion; and an inner padding attached to the shell, wherein the external head-protecting shell has a hardness of 25 to 70 Shore D and/or a hardness of 70 to 100 Shore A.