Patent ID: 8544118
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: A42B,A63B

Abstract:
1. A helmet for a hockey or lacrosse player, said helmet comprising: a hard shell having a back portion for facing at least partially an occipital region of the player's head, a front portion for facing at least partially the player's forehead and left and right front side portions for facing at least partially the player's left and right temples respectively, said left and right side front portions having left and right lower edges respectively; a flexible band extending from said left and right side front portions of said hard shell adjacent the player's left and right temples when said helmet is worn by the player and around said back portion for defining a loop; a locking means located on one of said side front portions of said hard shell, said locking means being accessible from outside said hard shell by at least one finger of the player for moving said locking means between a first locked position wherein movement of said band is precluded and a second position wherein movement of said band is allowed for adjusting a length of said loop relative to said locking means; and a slider having a slider portion and a gripping portion, said slider portion being at least partially in contact with one of said left and right lower edges of said hard shell and being slidable along one of said left and right lower edges of said hard shell and said gripping portion being at least partially accessible from outside said hard shell by at least one finger of the player for forward or rearward movement of said slider such that, in said second position of said locking means, said band is forwardly or rearwardly moveable with respect to one of said left and right side front portions of said hard shell in order to facilitate adjustment of tightness of fit of said helmet on the player's head by varying said length of said loop relative to said locking means.