Patents Assigned to Itech Sport Products Inc.
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Patent number: 6934972Abstract: A removable flat flexible disabling insert is disposed between interengaging members which are provided for registry with one another in opposed displaceable surface portions of adjustable shell portions of an adjustable helmet. The disabling insert prevents interengagement of the interengaging members but permits adjustable displacement of the shell portions. The disabling insert, when removed, permits engagement of the interengaging members. Particularly, but not exclusively, the insert is used with a hockey helmet having front and back adjustable shell portions.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2003Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Itech Sport Products Inc.Inventors: André Desjardins, Stephen Goodhand
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Patent number: 6301719Abstract: The present invention relates to attachments for releasably securing a transparent shield to a wire grid face protector and the wire grid face protector to a helmet. The attachments comprise a clip and a bracket. The clip comprises a retaining body adapted to be secured to the wire grid face protector at a predetermined location and on opposed sides of a sight opening of the wire grid face protector. The retaining body has a guide slot adapted to receive an attachment flange of the transparent shield, and an opening formed in an outer wall thereof configured to receive in abutting engagement a resilient, outwardly inclined tongue of the attachment flange. The bracket comprises a body having a groove into which a wire member of the wire grid face protector is releasably and frictionally retained.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: Itech Sport Products Inc.Inventors: Stephen Goodhand, Garnet Alexander, Hubert Gagnon, Paul Isabelle
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Patent number: 5752280Abstract: An eyeshield removably attached to a headgear. The eyeshield manually rotates from a normal viewing position to an out of viewing position above the forehead by means of two sets of pivotal arms attached to a unique bistable tensioning pivotal mechanism. This mechanism applies tension to keep the eyeshield held firmly in place in the normal viewing position, and when the eyeshield is manually lifted toward the out of viewing position above the forehead, tension is applied in the reverse direction to keep the eyeshield held firmly in the out of viewing position. The position of the eyeshield may also be adjusted with respect to the face of the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1996Date of Patent: May 19, 1998Assignee: Itech Sport Products, Inc.Inventor: Joe D. Hill
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Patent number: 5652954Abstract: An eye protection transparent shield for use with a headgear. The shield comprises a visor of transparent material and having opposed side connecting portions for pivotal securement to the headgear. The visor has an eye viewing portion and a nose support piece. A pivotal locking mechanism attaches each of the opposed side connecting portions to the headgear. The pivotal locking mechanism has a pivot connection and a guide mechanism for displacing the visor from a position of use, in front of the wearer's eyes, to a position of non-use above the wearer's eyes. The visor is arrested at both positions by a resiliently biased element which also applies a continuous retention force.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1995Date of Patent: August 5, 1997Assignee: Itech Sport Products inc.Inventors: Pierre Paiement, Christian Pilon
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Patent number: 5488739Abstract: A hockey glove comprising a hand protective section and a wrist protective section. The hand protective section has a palm portion, a thumb portion and finger portions interconnected by an inner fabric. An outer hand protective fabric structure is connected to the inner fabric and has a plurality of outer protective padded formations disposed over the hand portion, thumb portion and finger portions. The padded formations have an outer wear resistant cover. The padded formation disposed over each of the finger portions has at least two separated padded finger sections extending coextensively with each finger portion from an upper knuckle area of the finger portion to a finger ending. A flexible joint is defined at the upper knuckle area and between the two separated padded finger sections substantially at a mid-knuckle area of the finger portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1994Date of Patent: February 6, 1996Assignee: Itech Sport Products, Inc.Inventor: Gilles Cardinal
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Patent number: 5129108Abstract: A hockey goalie protective headgear comprised of a helmet member for protecting a wearer's head. A plastic frame member having a forehead section, opposed side sections and a lower chin band section is also provided. A face opening is defined between the sections. A face guard is secured in the face opening. A pivoting throat guard is formed as a solid molded piece, and is secured to the opposed side sections by pivot connectors and is pivotal from the lower chin band section of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 1991Date of Patent: July 14, 1992Assignee: Itech Sport Products Inc.Inventors: Steve Copeland, Roger Ball
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Patent number: 5093936Abstract: A protective sports headgear comprised of a helmet member shaped to protect the top, rear, front and sides of a wearer's head. The helmet member has a rigid outer shell with an inner protective lining of shock absorbing material. A sizing harness is secured to the helmet and disposed inwardly thereof. The harness has a height adjusting band and a horizontal contour adjusting band. Adjustable sizing members are secured to the helmet and the adjusting bands to fit the bands on the head of a wearer to thereby space the head from the protective lining in at least some inner areas of the helmet member. The helmet is secured to the wearer's head by conventional retention members.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1990Date of Patent: March 10, 1992Assignee: ITECH Sport Products Inc.Inventors: Steve Copeland, Roger Ball
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Patent number: D463885Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2001Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Itech Sport Products Inc.Inventor: Randall Burns
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Patent number: D349978Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1991Date of Patent: August 23, 1994Assignee: Itech Sport Products Inc.Inventors: Steve Copeland, Roger Ball
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Patent number: RE34699Abstract: A protective sports headgear comprised of a helmet member shaped to protect the top, rear, front and sides of a wearer's head. The helmet member has a rigid outer shell with an inner protective lining of shock absorbing material. A sizing harness is secured to the helmet and disposed inwardly thereof. The harness has a height adjusting band and a horizontal contour adjusting band. Adjustable sizing members are secured to the helmet and the adjusting bands to fit the bands on the head of a wearer to thereby space the head from the protective lining in at least some inner areas of the helmet member. The helmet is secured to the wearer's head by conventional retention members.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1993Date of Patent: August 23, 1994Assignee: Itech Sport Products Inc.Inventors: Steve Copeland, Roger Ball
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Patent number: D351929Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1992Date of Patent: October 25, 1994Assignee: Itech Sport Products Inc.Inventor: Michael Chiasson
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Patent number: D360488Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 1994Date of Patent: July 18, 1995Assignee: Itech Sport Products, Inc.Inventor: Gilles Cardinal