Abstract: This invention is directed to an improved baseball helmet. More particularly, this invention is directed to an improved baseball batting helmet comprising an outer shell which projects over at least one of a batter's ears and has webbing and/or padding on the interior side of the shell to cushion the helmet against the batter's head and having an outer member adjacent to at least one side of the helmet, an impact-release member being positioned between the outer surface of the shell and the inner surface of the outer member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 17, 1986
Date of Patent:
April 28, 1987
Assignees:
Walter G. Weissenberger, William H. Dippert