Face guard for a sports helmet
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a face guard for a sports helmet having at least two ear holes. The face guard includes a main body having an arrangement of elongated members. The face guard also includes a pair of quadrilateral projections for securing the face guard to the helmet, wherein the projections are integral with and extend from the main body. The projections are positioned below the ear holes in the helmet when the face guard is secured to the helmet. Also, the projections are positioned adjacent a lower edge of the helmet when the face guard is secured to the helmet. The projections are positioned below a rear lower edge of the helmet when the face guard is secured to the helmet. Each projection has first and second vertical members that are configured to engage a connector that secures the face guard to the helmet. Furthermore, each projection includes a first and second substantially horizontal members that, when combined with the first and second vertical members, define a rectangle or a trapezoid.
1. A face guard for a sports helmet having at least two ear holes, the face guard comprising:
a main body having an arrangement of elongated members; and,
a pair of quadrilateral projections for securing the face guard to the helmet, wherein the projections extend from the main body, the projections positioned below the ear holes in the helmet when the face guard is secured to the helmet, and wherein each projection has a first vertical member and a second vertical member that are configured to engage a connector that secures the face guard to the helmet.
2. The face guard of claim 1 wherein the projections are positioned adjacent a lower edge of the helmet when the face guard is secured to the helmet.
3. The face guard of claim 1 wherein the projections are positioned below a rear lower edge of the helmet when the face guard is secured to the helmet.
4. The face guard of claim 1 wherein the projections comprise first and second substantially horizontal members, and first and second substantially vertical members, the horizontal and vertical members defining a rectangle.
5. The face guard of claim 1 wherein the projections comprise first and second substantially horizontal members, and first and second substantially vertical members, the horizontal and vertical members defining a trapezoid.
6. The face guard of claim 1 further comprising means for connecting the face guard to the helmet.
7. The face guard of claim 6 wherein the connecting means comprises a bracket and a fastener.
8. A face guard for a sports helmet, the face guard comprising:
a main body defined by a plurality of elongated wire members;
a first projection and a second projection extending from the main body, each projection having a pair of substantially horizontal members joined by a pair of substantially vertical members; and,
wherein when the face guard is secured to the helmet, the vertical members of the first projection engage a first connector attached to the helmet and the vertical members of the second projection engage a second connector attached to the helmet.
9. The face guard of claim 8 wherein the first and second connectors comprise a bracket and a fastener.
10. A sports helmet with a shell the helmet comprising:
a face guard having a main body with a plurality of intersecting elongated members, the face guard further having a pair of projections for securing the face guard to the shell, wherein the projections extend from the main body and each projection has a first and a second vertical member, wherein both vertical members are configured to engage means for connecting the face guard to the helmet, and wherein the projections are positioned below an ear hole opening in the shell when the face guard is connected to the shell.
11. The sports helmet of claim 10 wherein the projections are positioned adjacent a lower edge of the shell when the face guard is secured to the shell.
12. The sports helmet of claim 10 wherein the projections are positioned along a jaw flap of the shell when the face guard is secured to the shell.
13. The sports helmet of claim 10 wherein the connecting means includes a bracket that engages the first and second vertical members, and a fastener that extends through the bracket.
14. A football helmet comprising:
a shell having first and second ear openings;
a face guard having a main body with a plurality of intersecting members, the face guard further having first and second receivers extending outwardly from the main body, wherein the first receiver has first and second substantially vertical members;
a first connector attached to the shell below the first ear opening, the first connector having a first channel for engaging the first vertical member and a second channel for engaging the second vertical member of the first receiver; and,
a second connector attached to the shell below the second ear opening and having a channel for engaging the second receiver.
15. The football helmet of claim 14 wherein the first receiver further comprises a first substantially horizontal member positioned adjacent to a first side of the connector.
16. The football helmet of claim 15 wherein and the first receiver has a second substantially horizontal member that is positioned adjacent to a second side of the connector.
17. The football helmet of claim 14 wherein the first and second connectors are positioned adjacent a lower edge of the shell when the connectors engage the first and second receivers.
18. The football helmet of claim 14 wherein the second receiver has first and second substantially vertical members.
19. The football helmet of claim 18 wherein the second connector has a first channel for engaging the first vertical member and a second channel for engaging the second vertical member of the second receiver.
20. A face guard for a sports helmet, the face guard comprising:
a main body defined by a plurality of elongated wire members;
a first projection extending from the main body;
a second projection extending from the main body, the first and second projections each having a pair of substantially vertical members; and,
wherein when the face guard is secured to the helmet by a first connector and a second connector each having first and second channels, the vertical members of the first projection are positioned within the channels of the first connector and the vertical members of the second projection are positioned within the channels of the second connector.
21. A sports helmet with a shell, the helmet comprising:
a face guard having a main body with a plurality of intersecting elongated members, the face guard further having a pair of projections for securing the face guard to the shell, wherein the projections extend from the main body and each projection has a quadrilateral configuration with a first and a second vertical member, wherein both vertical members are configured to be received by a bracket that secures the face guard to the shell, and wherein the projections are positioned below an ear hole opening in the shell when the face guard is secured to the shell.
22. The sports helmet of claim 21 wherein the bracket has a pair of channels dimensioned to receive an extent of the first and second vertical members.
23. A face guard connectable to a football helmet, the face guard comprising:
a connector that secures the face guard to the helmet;
a main body having an arrangement of elongated members; and,
a first connection segment and a second connection segment, each connection segment having two substantially vertical members, wherein the vertical members of each segment are configured to engage the connector.
24. A face guard for a sports helmet having at least two ear holes, the face guard comprising:
a connector that secures the face guard to the helmet;
a main body having an arrangement of elongated members; and,
a pair of projections for securing the face guard to the helmet, wherein the projections are positioned below the ear holes in the helmet when the face guard is secured to the helmet, and wherein each projection has a first vertical member and a second vertical member that are configured to engage the connector.
25. A football helmet comprising:
a shell;
a face guard having a main body with an arrangement of elongated members, the face guard further having a first connection segment and a second connection segment, each connection segment having two substantially vertical members, wherein the vertical members of each segment are configured to engage a connector that secures the face guard to the helmet; and,
a connector that secures the face guard to the helmet.