ERGONOMIC FACEMASK FOR AN ATHLETIC HEADPIECE

摘要

An ergonomic facemask for a headpiece, including a wire cage having a plurality of horizontal wires and a plurality of vertical wires. The plurality of horizontal wires includes a horizontal wire configured to extend forward of a user's face at a height between the user's nose and the user's upper lip, and the plurality of vertical wires includes a center vertical wire that extends along the sagittal line of a user's face. The mutual arrangement of the center vertical wire together with the horizontal wire adequately shields a user's face while avoiding interference with the user's field of view.

主权项

1. An athletic headpiece, comprising:
a headband for contacting a user's forehead; a harness for contacting the back of a user's head; a plurality of straps for securing the harness to the headband; a facemask secured to the headband; and a chin pad for contacting a user's chin; wherein the facemask comprises a wire cage comprising a plurality of horizontal wires and a plurality of vertical wires, wherein the plurality of horizontal wires comprises a first horizontal wire secured to the headband, and a second horizontal wire that is configured to extend forward of a user's face at a height between the user's nose and the user's upper lip, wherein the plurality of vertical wires comprises a center vertical wire that is configured to extend along the sagittal line of a user's face, wherein a space between the first horizontal wire and the second horizontal wire is a sight window that is configured to align with a user's eyes, and the center vertical wire divides the sight window into a right-eye opening configured to align with a user's right eye and a left-eye opening configured to align with a user's left eye.