Protective athletic headwear with open top

Active Publication Date: 2013-04-18
CLEVA BRYAN +1
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[0016]The hard outer layer is configured to provide impact-resistance. The at least one pliable middle layer has at least one arrangement of openings. The pliable inner layer is configured to provide cushioning. The hard outer layer, the at least one pliable middle layer and the pliable inner layer are sealed such that the openings form sealed air pockets configured to absorb and distribute an im

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While athletic-related head injuries can be very serious and even life threatening, some people (e.g., especially young people) may prefer not wear headwear for various reasons, including aesthetics, comfort, application/activity-specific fit, expense, etcetera.
The foregoing and other reasons or factors can cause some people to go without protective athletic headwear and increase the potential for serious head injuries.
While providing the protective function, existing protective athletic headwear frequently misses the mark and does not provide an aesthetic, comfortable and application-specific fit that is inexpensive, causing people to go without protective athletic headwear and increasing the potential for serious head injuries.
Accordingly, stretchable athletic headwear can provide an inexpensive form-factor and esthetic quality, whic

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[0031]A protective athletic headwear with an open top and a method of manufacturing the protective athletic headwear with an open are disclosed herein. In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of example embodiments. It will be evident, however, to one skilled in the art, that an example embodiment may be practiced without all of the disclosed specific details.

[0032]FIG. 1 illustrates a person 100 wearing an example protective athletic headwear 102. The protective athletic headwear 102 is configured to provide a combination of a significant protective function in an aesthetic form-factor, which improves desirability for wearing the protective athletic headwear 102. More superficially, the protective athletic headwear 102 provides the appearance of an aesthetic stretchable hat with an open top, while at the same time providing a significant protective function, thereby encouraging

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Provided is protective athletic headwear that includes a body, band and protective inserts. The body has a first opening and a second smaller opening. The pocket band extends about the first opening to the interior of the body and partially toward the second opening. The band is free floating with respect to the body and configured to fit the head of the person. Further, the band includes pockets disposed about a base stitching that secure the band to the body. The protective inserts are configured to be received into 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 partially toward the second opening such that the body encloses the protective inserts in the band.

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Owner CLEVA BRYAN
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