US 11,912,844 B2
Athletic gear or other devices comprising post-molded expandable components
Thierry Krick, Coteau-du-Lac (CA); François Asselin, Mirabel (CA); Jean-François Laperrière, Prévost (CA); Martin Ladouceur, Mirabel (CA); Ivan Labonté, Montreal (CA); and Marco Beauregard, Morin-Heights (CA)
Assigned to BAUER HOCKEY LLC, Exeter, NH (US)
Filed by BAUER HOCKEY LLC, Exeter, NH (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/471,985.
Application 17/471,985 is a continuation of application No. 16/076,921, granted, now 11,142,623, previously published as PCT/CA2017/050154, filed on Feb. 9, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/292,947, filed on Feb. 9, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0033610 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. C08J 9/32 (2006.01); A42B 3/12 (2006.01); A42C 2/00 (2006.01); B29C 51/00 (2006.01); B29C 51/08 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A63B 59/70 (2015.01); A63B 71/12 (2006.01); A63B 71/14 (2006.01); A63B 59/20 (2015.01); A63B 59/54 (2015.01); B29C 51/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/48 (2006.01); B29L 31/52 (2006.01); B29K 105/04 (2006.01); B29K 21/00 (2006.01); B29K 83/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29C 44/34 (2006.01); A63B 102/18 (2015.01); A63B 102/14 (2015.01); A63B 102/24 (2015.01)
CPC C08J 9/32 (2013.01) [A42B 3/125 (2013.01); A42C 2/007 (2013.01); A63B 59/20 (2015.10); A63B 59/54 (2015.10); A63B 59/70 (2015.10); A63B 71/12 (2013.01); A63B 71/1225 (2013.01); A63B 71/143 (2013.01); B29C 51/00 (2013.01); B29C 51/002 (2013.01); B29C 51/02 (2013.01); B29C 51/082 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A63B 2071/125 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1208 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1258 (2013.01); A63B 2102/14 (2015.10); A63B 2102/18 (2015.10); A63B 2102/182 (2015.10); A63B 2102/24 (2015.10); B29C 44/3484 (2013.01); B29K 2021/00 (2013.01); B29K 2021/003 (2013.01); B29K 2021/006 (2013.01); B29K 2083/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0076 (2013.01); B29K 2105/048 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0063 (2013.01); B29L 2031/4821 (2013.01); B29L 2031/5227 (2013.01); C08J 2203/22 (2013.01); C08J 2300/26 (2013.01); C08J 2375/04 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of athletic gear wearable by a user, the article of athletic gear comprising:
an outer part that comprises an outer surface of the article of athletic gear; and
expandable material covered by the outer part, formed into an initial three-dimensional configuration and subsequently expanded to an expanded three-dimensional configuration that is a scaled-up version of the initial three-dimensional configuration.