Patent ID: 9566497
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A42B,A63B

Claim:
1. A protective helmet assembly comprising: a rigid shell adapted to cover the head of a wearer, the rigid shell having an inner surface with a concave curvature having a front portion, a rear portion, a crown portion, a pair of opposite side portions each connected to the front, crown and rear portions, and a pair of opposite jaw flaps respectively connected to the pair of side portions; a liner assembly positioned on the inner surface of the shell adapted to engage a head of a wearer, the liner assembly comprising, wherein the crown pad, the jaw pads, and the wrap-around pad are all entirely spaced apart from one another, and wherein each cell of the wrap-around pad, the crown pad and the jaw pads includes an outer sheet of thermoplastic and an inner sheet of thermoplastic, wherein the respective perimeters of the outer sheet and the inner sheet are joined by a weld, each inner sheet being adapted to engage the head of a player wearing the helmet and defines one enclosure for each cell.