Patent ID: 9107466
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A42B,A63B

Abstract:
1. A batting helmet having localized impact protection, comprising: a rigid shell comprising crown, front, back, left and right portions shaped to cover the respective crown, front, back, left and right portions of a wearer's head, at least one ear cover extending downwardly from one of said left and right portions, and a bill extending outwardly from said front portion, said shell defining a bottom opening and an inner cavity for receiving said wearer's head, wherein said rigid shell is substantially comprised of a material having a first stiffness, and wherein said rigid shell comprises inner and outer surfaces; a padded core having a substantially uniform thickness affixed within said rigid shell, said padded core comprising crown, front, back, left, and right portions configured to cover the respective crown, front, back, left, and right portions of a wearer's head, said padded core comprising an inner surface positioned to contact said wearer's head and an outer surface configured to fit within said inner cavity of said rigid shell; and a sheet of protective material having a second stiffness attached to said inner surface of said rigid shell only in an area corresponding to at least one of said left and right portions of said rigid shell, wherein said second stiffness is greater than said first stiffness to provide increased impact protection to said wearer only along said area corresponding to at least one of said left and right portions, and wherein said sheet of protective material does not extend along said crown portion of said rigid shell, said front portion of said rigid shell, or said back portion of said rigid shell.