Patent ID: 8191179

Claim:
A hockey helmet for receiving a head of a player, the head having a crown region (CR), left and right side regions (LS, RS), a top region (TR), left and right ears (LE, RE), a back region (BR), an occipital region (OC), said helmet comprising an outer shell made of first and second plastic materials having respective first and second flexibilities, said outer shell comprising: (a) a front outer shell having a front portion for at least partially facing the crown region (CR) of the head, a top portion for at least partially facing, the top region (TR) of the head, and left and right portions for at least partially facing the left and right side regions (LS, RS) of the head, said left and right portions comprising respective left and right protections extending downwardly in front of the respective left and right ears (LE, RE); and (b) a rear outer shell having a top portion for at least partially facing the top region (TR) of the head, a back portion for at least partially facing the back region (BR) of the head, an occipital portion for at least partially facing the occipital region (OC) of the head, and left and right portions for at least partially facing the left and right side regions (LS, RS) of the head, said left and right portions comprising respective left and right sections located behind the respective left and right ears (LE, RE); wherein one of said left and right sections, said left and right projections and said front portion is partially made of said second plastic material overmolded onto said first plastic material while remaining of said front and rear outer shells is made of said first material only, and wherein said second flexibility is greater from said first flexibility.