Patent ID: 8001624

Claim:
A winter liner system, comprising: a protective helmet having an interior surface having a plurality of male snap heads embedded therein, an exterior surface, a front, a back, and two sides between said front and said back, said exterior surface at said front of said helmet including an elongate strip of male hook and loop fastener coupled thereto by adhesion, and said helmet having an integrally coupled chinstrap for securing said helmet to the head of the wearer; a hunter knit liner including one continuous band having a front portion, underneath said continuous band said liner having a back portion integrally coupled between two side portions, said back and two side portions having an exterior layer, an interior layer and an interior foam layer sandwiched between said exterior and interior layers, said hunter knit liner having two ear flaps extending downwardly from said continuous band along said side portions below said helmet to cover ears, sides of the face and cheeks of the wearer, said hunter knit liner having a substantially square side pocket coupled to said exterior layer of said hunter knit liner on at least one of said ear flaps, said side pocket including a closure flap, said hunter knit liner having a looping band coupled to said exterior layer of each ear flap for accepting said chinstraps therethrough, said hunter knit liner including an elongated bill extending downwardly from said continuous band and horizontally across said front portion of said continuous band, said bill having an exterior surface which adheres directly to the elongated strip of the male hook and loop fastener on the front of the helmet such that said bill is held in an upward position during use, and said liner fully encircling the head of the wearer at the forehead by said bill at the top of the neck by said back portion and at sides of the head by said two side portions; and a plurality of snapping mechanisms on said continuous band for removably securing said hunter knit liner to said interior surface of said helmet, said snapping mechanisms including at least one female snap receptacle insertable into said cooperating male snap head of said helmet.