Hockey helmet

Description

FIG. 1 is a left elevational view of the hockey helmet of the present invention, the right side view of the helmet is symmetrical to the view shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the hockey helmet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back elevational view of the hockey helmet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top elevational view of the hockey helmet of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom elevational view of the hockey helmet of FIG. 1;

The broken line showing of the interior surfaces of the hockey helmet is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D433541
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 1, 1999
Date of Patent: Nov 7, 2000
Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
Inventors: Roger Ball (Toronto), Steve Copeland (Barrie), Matt Hexemer (Toronto)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Law Firm: Stinson, Mag & Fizzell
Application Number: 0/105,848
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Including Eye, Ear, Or Face Protection Feature (D29/106)
International Classification: 0903;