Patent ID: 6341382
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: A42B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A headgear support, comprising:a headband having a first end, a second end, an interior surface, and an exterior surface; a plurality of ratchet teeth extending from the exterior surface of the headband adjacent the first end thereof, each of the ratchet teeth having a tapered surface and a locking surface; and a clasp resiliently connected to the exterior surface of the headband adjacent the second end thereof, the clasp having pawl and the clasp biased in a locking position wherein the pawl is engageable with the locking surface of one of the ratchet teeth to hold the headband in a selected loop configuration, the clasp movable to a release position wherein the pawl is moved away from the ratchet teeth to permit the loop configuration of the headband to be increased in size, wherein the headband, the plurality of ratchet teeth, the clasp, and the pawl of the clasp are formed as a monolithic unit.