Soft gear helmet

- VICIS IP, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is an exploded front-perspective view of a soft gear helmet showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an exploded rear-perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front-perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear-perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a right-side view thereof, the left-side view (not shown) being a mirror image;

FIG. 10 is an exploded front-perspective view of a soft gear helmet of FIG. 1 showing surface shading of the contours;

FIG. 11 is an exploded rear-perspective view thereof showing surface shading of the contours;

FIG. 12 is a front-perspective view thereof showing surface shading of the contours;

FIG. 13 is a rear-perspective view thereof showing surface shading of the contours;

FIG. 14 is a front view thereof showing surface shading of the contours;

FIG. 15 is a rear view thereof showing surface shading of the contours;

FIG. 16 is a top view thereof showing surface shading of the contours;

FIG. 17 is a bottom view thereof showing surface shading of the contours; and,

FIG. 18 is a right-side view thereof, the left-side view (not shown) being a mirror image.

The color of the surface shading forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D965908
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 2018
Date of Patent: Oct 4, 2022
Assignee: VICIS IP, LLC (New York, NY)
Inventors: Cord Santiago (Seattle, WA), Brian Lewis-Clark (Seattle, WA), Mike Czerski (Seattle, WA), Roger Levesque (Seattle, WA), Jason Neubauer (Seattle, WA), Brendan Kays (Seattle, WA), Bob Downs (Seattle, WA)
Primary Examiner: Kimberly Barnes
Application Number: 29/674,312