US 11,992,076 B2
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Jason Klein, Milford, CT (US); and Aaron Engel, Unionville, CT (US)
Assigned to F3 Tech, LLC, Stratford, CT (US)
Filed by F3 Tech, LLC, Milford, CT (US)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/171,412.
Application 17/171,412 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/960,490, filed on Apr. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,912,345.
Application 15/960,490 is a continuation of application No. 14/787,591, granted, now 9,949,523, issued on Apr. 24, 2018, previously published as PCT/US2014/036418, filed on May 1, 2014.
Application 14/787,591 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/874,808, filed on May 1, 2013, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/002,641, filed on Mar. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0161241 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A42B 3/20 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/20 (2013.01) 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective headgear, comprising:
a head-engaging portion;
a protective faceguard; and
a plurality of shock absorbers, each of said plurality of shock absorbers connecting said faceguard to said head-engaging portion, wherein each of said plurality of shock absorbers is for supporting said protective faceguard relative to said head-engaging portion, each of said plurality of shock absorbers comprising:
a support structure attached to one of the head-engaging portion and the faceguard;
a guide rod supported by said support structure in a fixed position relative to said support structure, said guide rod having first and second end portions, a length, and a longitudinal axis;
a sliding member guided by said guide rod for rectilinear movement in a direction parallel to said longitudinal axis of said guide rod, said sliding member being adapted for attachment to another one of the head-engaging portion and the faceguard; and
a resilient member,
wherein said sliding member has an opening therethrough and said guide rod extends through said opening, and
wherein said support structure supports said guide rod at said first end portion of said guide rod and at said second end portion of said guide rod; and
wherein said head-engaging portion comprises first and second frame members said first frame member being larger than said second frame member and being sized to substantially surround a wearer's face, a plurality of pairs of L-shaped bars connecting said second frame member to said first frame member, each pair of L-shaped bars supporting a respective one of said plurality of shock absorbers such that said respective shock absorber is in a protected location between said first frame member and said second frame member of said head-engaging portion.