IMPACT-PROTECTION SAFETY STRUCTURE OF HEADWEAR
An impact-protection safety structure is provided for a headwear, including an impact protector formed by a knitted resilient net lining having a suitable thickness and fixed at a suitable location on an inside surface of the headwear to serve as padding, whereby when the head of a wearer is subjected to impacts, proper buffering and protection are ensured so as to realize safety and protection against impact to the head after the headwear is worn.
The present invention generally relates to an impact-protection safety structure of a headwear, which comprises a knitted net lining protector having a suitable thickness fixed to an inside surface of a headwear by means of adhesives or sewing to form buffering means between the headwear and a wearer's head for protecting the head against damage caused by a falling object or impact occurring at a particular location of the head so as to surely realize safety and protection against impact for head.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ARTA conventional sports hat is often of a design illustrated in
In view of the insufficient practicability of the currently available headwear, the present inventor, based on years' experience in developing and fabricating headwear, has conducted a series of experiments and researches to eventually invent an impact-protection safety structure of headwear in accordance with the present invention, wherein a knitted impact-protection net lining protector having a proper thickness is fixed to an inside surface of a headwear by means of adhesives or sewing so as to provide a proper buffering space inside the headwear for providing protection against impact to the head caused by unexpected falling or a falling object, to thereby through overcome the problem of insufficient protection against impact of the currently available headwear.
A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a headwear that has an inside surface to which a layer of knitted net lining for providing proper buffering and protection against impact is attached to provide buffering and protection against impact when a wearer's head is subjected to the impact and thus preventing occurrence of physical damage and realizing practicability of multiple functions for the use of the headwear. The design of a protector by using a net lining that is formed by knitting realizes a structure that ensures protection against impact and also provides excellent air ventilation to ensure comfortable wearing, whereby the structure of the headwear completely meet the needs for a novel design that ensures use safety.
The foregoing objective and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.
The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
With reference to
The use of the net lining protector 12 that features high air ventilation and is formed by a resilient knitted article having a suitable thickness in accordance with the present invention can be such that, depending upon the need of actual uses, namely those according to the wearer, the size of the knitted netting surface can be varied, or special configuration can be alternatively adopted. In other words, the protector 12 can be of a size identical to and thus completely covering the curved inside surface of the headwear body 10, or the protector 12 can be made a locally arranged attached configuration in accordance with a special need for such a local area, as illustrated in
To summarize, the impact-protection safety structure of headwear in accordance with the present invention takes advantage of assistance and covering provided by a protector formed by internally arranged knitted net lining to secure proper buffering in case of impact occurring to the headwear and thus realizing an impact protection design for protecting a wearer's head and also to ensure wearing comfortableness by providing excellent ventilation with the knitted structure of the net lining.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
Claims
1. An impact-protection safety structure for headwear having a body and a visor extending therefrom, characterized in that the body forms a recessed and curved inside space in which a resilient protector in the form of knitted net lining and having a given thickness is set, whereby with the net lining protector positioned on and attached to an inside surface of the body, ventilation and impact-protection safety are realized for use of the headwear and for unexpected impact of a head wearing the headwear.
2. The impact-protection safety structure for headwear according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the protector is around 3-12 mm.
3. The impact-protection safety structure for headwear according to claim 1, wherein the protector comprises a single layer or more than two layers of knitted articles.
4. The impact-protection safety structure for headwear according to claim 1, wherein the protector has a surface area that completely covers a recessed and curved inside surface of the body or the protector is locally arranged on the curved inside surface of the body.
5. The impact-protection safety structure for headwear according to claim 1, wherein the protector is fixed to the body by sewing or loop and hook fastening.
6. The impact-protection safety structure for headwear according to claim 1, wherein the protector is fixed to the body by buckles or buttons.
7. The impact-protection safety structure for headwear according to claim 1 further comprising reflector strips or reflector pads attached to the body to provide additional alarming.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 6, 2008
Publication Date: May 6, 2010
Inventor: Mao-Jung Wang (Taichung Hsien)
Application Number: 12/265,735
International Classification: A42B 1/00 (20060101);