Patent ID: 6968575
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
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 portion facing the crown region of the head; (b) a rear portion facing the left and right side regions, the back region and the occipital region of the head; (c) an occipital inner pad located between said rear portion of said helment and the occipital region of the head; and (d) an actuator comprising a central member extending along a longitudinal axis of said helmet from an upper part that is hingedly connected to an inner surface of said rear portion of said helmet to a lower part that is attached to said occipital inner pad, said lower part of said central member being movable from a first position to a second position wherein, in said second position, said occipital inner pad applies pressure upon the occipital region of the head for urging said front portion towards the crown region of the head.