Patent ID: 7954178
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
1. A hockey helmet for receiving a head of a wearer, the head having a crown region, left and right side regions, a back region and an occipital region, said helmet comprising: (a) a front shell for facing the crown region of the head; (b) a rear shell for facing the left and right side regions, the back region and the occipital region of the head, said rear shell comprising outer and inner surfaces and left and right elongated slots positioned symmetrically about a longitudinal axis of the helmet; (c) a rear inner pad for facing the back and left and right side regions of the head, said rear inner pad being affixed to said inner surface of said rear shell; (d) an occipital inner pad located between said rear shell and the occipital region of the head; (e) a central member extending along the longitudinal axis of said helmet, said central member comprising an upper part that is hingedly mounted with respect to said rear shell and a lower part that is mounted to said occipital inner pad; and (f) left and right wedge members located between said occipital inner pad and said inner surface of said rear shell, each of said left and right wedge members being movable from a first position to a second position wherein, in use, in said second position, said occipital inner pad applies pressure upon the occipital region of the head for urging said front shell towards the crown region of the head.