Football helmet

- Safer Sports, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of the football helmet of the present invention showing my new design, with a face mask being depicted in phantom;

FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an upper perspective view of the football helmet of the present invention, with a face mask removed;

FIG. 4 is a lower perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a second side view thereof opposite that shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate features that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a football helmet, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D927073
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 16, 2019
Date of Patent: Aug 3, 2021
Assignee: Safer Sports, LLC (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Justin Bert (Encinitas, CA), Nicholas Esayian (Encinitas, CA), Josh Gronitz (Laguna Niguel, CA), Michael Landry (Austin, TX)
Primary Examiner: April Rivas
Assistant Examiner: Justin A Johnson
Application Number: 29/687,808
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cranial (D29/102)