Patent ID: 11937658
Assignee: SPORT MASKA INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A face protection assembly for a sports helmet, comprising: a face protector securable to a shell of the sports helmet, the face protector sized for covering at least a portion of a face of a wearer; and a face mask removably secured to the face protector on an inner side of the face protector, the face mask having a body shaped to define a volume between the face of the wearer and the body, the body defining a top edge shaped to engage the face of the wearer and disposed above a nose of the wearer and a bottom edge opposed to the top edge and disposed proximate a chin of the wearer, the bottom edge secured to a lower portion of the face protector at a location spaced apart from the face of the wearer to define a gap between the bottom edge and the face of the wearer and lateral straps extending from respective lateral side ends of the body and secured to the face protector and/or the shell for biasing the top edge against the face of the wearer, wherein the body is made of a material offering a flow resistance such that an exhalation flow from the wearer is deviated towards the gap and away from the face protector.