Patent ID: 8978167
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
1. A protective device to be worn on a head, the device comprising: a hard outer shell having an outside surface and an inner surface, the outside surface of the hard outer shell including front, rear, side and top portions; wherein the outer surface of the front, side and rear portions are solid and smooth and the top portion includes at least one vent hole allowing air to pass; a foam insert secured to the inner surface of said hard outer shell, said foam insert including left and right sidewall portions that are thicker than other portions of said foam insert, said foam insert further including at least one vent hole aligned and corresponding to the at least one vent hole in the hard outer shell; and a fabric cap, said fabric cap including: i) front, rear, side and top portions and at least one cap vent hole aligned and corresponding to the at least one vent hole in the hard outer shell and the at least one vent hole in the foam insert; and ii) a viewing hole positioned below the at least one cap vent hole in one of the front, rear, or side cap portions and positioned over one of the corresponding front, rear and side portions of the hard outer shell, said viewing hole being an area of said fabric cap through which the outside surface of the hard outer shell may be observed when the cap is being worn with the hard outer shell positioned inside the fabric cap.