Patent ID: 8713718

Claim:
A headgear support, comprising: a headband having a first end and a second end; an adjustment assembly cooperating with the first and second ends of the headband such that the headband and the adjustment assembly adapted to form closed perimeter around a circumference of a head of a user, the closed perimeter having a length selectively adjustable by the adjustment assembly; and a pad pivotally connected to the adjustment assembly such that the pad is disposed within the closed perimeter and pivots, at least in a substantially vertical direction, relative to the adjustment assembly about a longitudinal pivot axis; wherein the pad comprises a pad portion having a front side, a rear side, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and an extension portion extending perpendicularly from a middle section of the rear side at an equal distance from the first and second lateral sides so as to define a pivot point that is substantially co-linear with the longitudinal pivot axis, the extension portion supporting the pad portion in a spaced-apart relationship relative to the headband so as to define a gap between the headband and the pad portion such that the pad portion is distanced from the headband, and wherein only the front side of the pad portion contacts or faces toward the user.