Form-fitting protective headwear

摘要

Provided are a protective headwear and method of manufacturing the headwear. The headwear includes a body, band and plurality of protective inserts. The body has an opening and a crown, and is configured to fit a head of a person. The band extends from and about the opening of the body to the interior of the body and partially toward the crown. The band is free floating with respect to the body and configured to fit the head of the person. The band includes a plurality of pockets disposed about a base stitching that secures the band to the body. The protective inserts are configured to be received into the pockets to provide a protective function to the head of the person. The protective inserts are disposed adjacently to one another about the band and extend from the base stitching of the band to the crown of the body.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing protective headwear, the method comprising:
providing a body having an opening and a crown, the body configured to fit a head of a person; base-stitching a pocket band to the body such that the pocket band extends about the opening to an interior of the body and partially toward the crown, the pocket band free floating with respect to the body and configured to fit the head of the person, the pocket band having a first portion of a first circumference and a second portion of a gradually-reduced circumference that extends from the first circumference to a second smaller circumference, the pocket band including a plurality of pockets disposed about the base stitching; and inserting a plurality of protective inserts into the plurality of pockets to provide a protective function to the head of the person, the protective inserts being disposed adjacently to one another about the pocket band and extending from the base stitching of the pocket band to the crown of the body.