Patent ID: 6981284

Claim:
A hockey helmet for receiving a head of a wearer, the head having a crown region, left and right side regions, a back region and an occipital region, said helmet comprising: (a) a shell comprising left and right side inner surfaces; (b) left and right side inner pads at least partially covering said left and right side inner surfaces of said shell, said left and right side inner pads facing the respective left and right side regions of the head; and (c) a wedging member located between one of said left and right side inner pads and one of said respective left and right side inner surfaces, said wedging member being movable between first and second positions, wherein, in said first position, one of said left and right side inner pads applies a first pressure upon the respective left and right side regions of the head, and in said second position, one of said left and right side inner pads applies a second pressure upon one of the respective left and right side regions of the head, said second pressure being greater than said first pressure.