Chin guard for a football helmet

- Riddell, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a chin guard for a football helmet, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the chin guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the chin guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the chin guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the chin guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the chin guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a zoomed-in view of an extent of the left side view of FIG. 6 of the chin guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the chin guard of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the chin guard of FIG. 1.

Those portions of the chin guard which are presented in the Figures with dotted lines (“- -”) show the environment of the chin guard and form no part of the claimed chin guard. The dot-dash-dot broken lines (“- —- ”) in the Figures represent unclaimed boundaries of the chin guard. Moreover, any surface shading presented in the accompanying Figures is provided to indicate contours of the chin guard and is not intended to be illustrative of the chin guard's surface finish, texture or gloss.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a chin guard for a football helmet, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D993541
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 9, 2022
Date of Patent: Jul 25, 2023
Assignee: Riddell, Inc. (Des Plaines, IL)
Inventors: Vittorio Bologna (Des Plaines, IL), Joseph Levene (Des Plaines, IL), Bradshaw Baldonado (Des Plaines, IL)
Primary Examiner: Kimberly Barnes
Application Number: 29/829,992
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D29/122)