Protective swim cap
A protective swim cap used to protect users' heads from injuries caused by collisions. More specifically, an elastic, protective swim cap that is long enough to cover swimmers' ears and that includes a safety feature made up of alternating solid free space and open cells, wherein the safety feature is located near the center line of the protective swim cap.
1. A protective swim cap comprising:
a flexible cap with a front, a top, a back, an exposed interior surface, and a bottom edge;
wherein:
the flexible cap includes a safety feature located in at least a portion of the top of the flexible cap,
the safety feature is comprised of alternating solid material and open cells, and the open cells are pillar-shaped, and
the open cells of the safety feature each have an aperture on the exposed interior surface of the protective swim cap.
2. The protective swim cap of claim 1 , wherein the protective swim cap is configured to cover a wearer's ears.
3. The protective swim cap of claim 1 , wherein the protective swim cap is tapered from front to back, with a front portion of the protective swim cap being shorter than a back portion of the protective swim cap.
4. The protective swim cap of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the flexible cap proximate to the bottom edge is of greater thickness than the remaining portion of the flexible cap.
5. The protective swim cap of claim 1 , wherein at least one portion of an external surface of the protective swim cap has a dimpled texture.
6. The protective swim cap of claim 1 , wherein the open cells vary in diameter.
7. The protective swim cap of claim 1 , wherein the alternating solid material and open cells are in a honeycomb structure.
8. The protective swim cap of claim 1 , wherein the safety feature is removable.
9. The protective swim cap of claim 8 , wherein the safety feature connects to the protective swim cap via a pocket.
10. The protective swim cap of claim 1 , wherein an external surface of the swim cap is smooth.
11. The protective swim cap of claim 1 , wherein the open cells vary in depth.
12. The protective swim cap of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the open cells proximate to the top of the flexible cap have greater depth than at least a portion of the open cells near at least one of the front or the back of the flexible cap.
13. The protective swim cap of claim 1 , wherein the safety feature extends from the top of the flexible cap to at least one of the front or the back of the flexible cap.
14. The protective swim cap of claim 13 , wherein:
the safety feature further extends from the top of the flexible cap and down a first side of the flexible cap to a wearer's first ear, and
the safety feature further extends from the top of the flexible cap and down a second side of the flexible cap to a wearer's second ear.
15. The protective swim cap of claim 14 , wherein the safety feature extends from the top of the flexible cap to cover the entire flexible cap.
16. A protective cap comprising:
a cap with a front, a top, a back, an exposed interior surface, and a bottom edge; and
a safety feature located on the front, the top, and the back of the cap;
wherein:
the safety feature is comprised of a layer of alternating solid material and open cells that are in a honeycomb structure; and
the open cells each have an aperture on the exposed interior surface of the protective cap.
17. The protective cap of claim 16 , wherein the protective cap is tapered from front to back, with a front portion of the protective cap being shorter than a back portion of the protective cap.
18. The protective cap of claim 16 , wherein the open cells vary in diameter.
19. The protective cap of claim 16 , wherein the open cells vary in depth.
20. The protective cap of claim 19 , wherein at least a portion of the open cells proximate to the top of the cap have greater depth than at least a portion of the open cells near at least one of the front or the back of the cap.
21. The protective cap of claim 16 , wherein the safety feature is removable.
22. A wearable safety device to cushion against impact or collision, the safety device comprised of:
an outer surface;
an inner surface positioned to face a user's body when the wearable safety device is being worn;
a layer of open pillar-shaped cells below the outer surface;
solid material between the plurality of open, pillar-shaped cells; and
a solid layer between the plurality of open, pillar-shaped cells and the outer surface;
wherein:
the solid material and the plurality of open, pillar-shaped cells are alternating and arranged in a honeycomb structure;
the open, pillar-shaped cells each have an aperture on the inner surface; and
at least a portion of the safety device is flexible.
23. The wearable safety device of claim 22 , wherein the wearable safety device is a protective swim cap.
24. The wearable safety device of claim 22 , wherein the wearable safety device is located between two layers of fabric.