Patent ID: 6442763
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
An insulating hood for insulating a person's head, the insulating hood comprising:a main portion having a lower end and an upper end, the lower end being substantially open and is selected with a size to receive the person's head, the upper end being substantially closed and being formed to substantially conform to a top of the person's head, the upper end having a face opening formed therein defined by a face opening periphery; an elongate elastic cord at least partially within a sewn channel proximate the face opening periphery, wherein the elongate elastic cord defines an upper face seal that extends from a temple area across a forehead area and concludes at an opposing temple area of the person's head, and wherein the elastic cord passes through apertures in the face opening periphery proximate the respective temples and forms a continuous loop; a resilient portion disposed within a channel proximate the face opening periphery, wherein the resilient portion defines a lower face seal, wherein the lower face seal is selectively adjustable to conform to the person's head from an under the jaw disposition to an above the nose disposition; and a pair of lock mechanisms that releasably engage the elongate elastic cord, wherein changing the position of the lock mechanisms on the elongate elastic cord relative to the face opening permits the face opening periphery to be adjusted.