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EP-4740772-A1 - A PROTECTIVE HEADBAND

EP4740772A1EP 4740772 A1EP4740772 A1EP 4740772A1EP-4740772-A1

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a protective headband (1) comprising a front portion (2) comprising at least one first end (2a), a back portion (3) comprising at least one second end (3a) and at least one connection element (4a). Each one of the first and the second ends (2a, 3a) comprises one of a first and a second mating interface, wherein the protective headband (1) comprise at least one first mating interface and at least one second mating interface. Further, each of the first mating interfaces is secured, at least partially by one of said at least one connection elements (4a) to a corresponding second mating interface, thereby forming at least a first mating pair.

Inventors

  • Björkman, Daniel

Assignees

  • Huvudsäker Idrott i Sverige AB

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20251111

Claims (11)

  1. A protective headband (1) comprising: - a front portion (2) comprising at least one first end (2a); - a back portion (3) comprising at least one second end (3a); - at least one connection element (4a); wherein each one of the first and the second ends (2a, 3a) comprises one of a first and a second mating interface, wherein the protective headband (1) comprise at least one first mating interface and at least one second mating interface; wherein each of the first mating interfaces is secured, at least partially by one of said at least one connection elements (4a) to a corresponding second mating interface, thereby forming at least a first mating pair.
  2. The protective headband (1) according to claim 1, wherein the front portion (2) comprises opposite first ends (2a, 2b), wherein the back portion (3) comprises opposite second ends (3a, 3b), wherein the at least one connection element is a pair of connection elements (4a, 4b), wherein the at least one first mating interface and at least one second mating interface is two first mating interfaces and two second mating interfaces, wherein each of the first mating interfaces is secured, at least partially by a connection element of said pair of connection elements (4a, 4b) to a corresponding second mating interface, thereby forming a first and a second mating pair.
  3. The protective headband (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each mating pair comprises an interlocking configuration defined by a relationship between corresponding first and second mating interfaces.
  4. The protecting headband (1) according to claim 3, wherein said interlocking configuration comprises that one of the mating interfaces overlaps the other mating interface and/or that the one of the mating interfaces is received in a cavity (13) of the other mating interface.
  5. The protective headband (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each connection element (4a, 4b) is releasably secured between corresponding first and second mating interfaces.
  6. The protective headband (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each connection element (4a, 4b) comprises a loop portion (5) forming a loop around an opening (6) of a corresponding first mating interface of each mating pair.
  7. The protective headband (1) according to claim 6, wherein each connection element (4a, 4b) comprises a first and a second end being releasably secured to a corresponding second mating interface or to each other.
  8. The protective headband (1) according to claim 7, wherein each connection element (4a, 4b) abuts two opposing surfaces of the protective headband (1).
  9. The protective headband (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said front portion and said back portion (2, 3) are, by said at least one connection element (4a, 4b), adjustable relative each other, preferably to a pre-defined extent defined by at least one barrier (14) comprised in each mating pair.
  10. The protective headband (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one connection element (4a, 4b) is an elastic connection element.
  11. The protective headband (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first mating interface is received in a cavity of the second mating interface, wherein the cavity comprises a constraint portion dimensioned to constraint a sliding movement of the first mating interface relative the second mating interface to a pre-defined extent.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a protective headband. BACKGROUND Protective headbands are used by athletes in some sports such as football to enhance player safety and reduce the risk of head injuries. These headbands are specifically adapted to provide additional protection to the athlete's head during physical contact and collisions that are inherent in the sport. Accordingly, the protective headbands may serve to absorb and distribute force of impacts. Usually, the headbands may comprise padding or other materials to absorb and distribute force of impacts. A common disadvantage with headbands in the present art is that they fail to provide sufficient adjustability around the head of a user and/or sufficient protection, especially during oblique impact. SUMMARY It is therefore an object of the present disclosure to provide a protective headband that alleviates at least some of the mentioned drawbacks to provide a headband which is more efficient than previous solutions in terms of adjustability and/or protection, specifically protection against oblique impact forces. The present disclosure relates to a protective headband comprising a front portion comprising at least one first end and a back portion comprising at least one second end. Further, comprising at least one connection element. Each one of the first and the second ends comprises one of a first and a second mating interface, wherein the protective headband comprise at least one first mating interface and at least one second mating interface. Each of the first mating interfaces is secured, at least partially by one of said at least one connection elements to a corresponding second mating interface, thereby forming at least a first mating pair. The front portion and the back portion may jointly be arranged to circumfere/surround a head of a user intended to wear the headband. The headband may be in one-piece such that the front and back portion form an integral structure. The front portion may be dimensioned to fit a front head of a user and the back portion may be dimensioned to fit a back head of a user such that the at least one end portion is arranged to be positioned at a side of the head of a user. In some aspects, the front portion comprises opposite first ends, wherein the back portion comprises opposite second ends. The terms "first and second ends" may be interchanged with "first and second end portions". Further, the at least one connection element is a pair of connection elements, wherein the at least one first mating interface and at least one second mating interface is two first mating interfaces and two second mating interfaces. Accordingly, each of the first mating interfaces is secured, at least partially by a connection element of said pair of connection elements to a corresponding second mating interface, thereby forming a first and a second mating pair. Hence, the protective headband may be a two-piece headband. An advantage of this is that it provides increased flexibility to the headband. Thus, each mating pair may be defined by a connection between one first mating interface and one second mating interface. Each mating pair may comprise an interlocking configuration defined by a relationship between corresponding first and second mating interfaces. An advantage of this is that it provides additional rigidity to the headband as the mating pairs have and interlocking relationship while having the connection element securing the first and second mating interfaces together. Further, the headband is able to reduce rotational impact applied against a head of a user of the headband. Specifically, the headband is able to reduce oblique impact at a users head. The interlocking configuration may comprises that one of the mating interfaces overlaps the other mating interface and/or that the one of the mating interfaces is received in a cavity of the other mating interface. Accordingly, each of the mating interfaces/ends may have an inner (skin-facing) and an opposite outer (ambient-facing) surface. The skin-facing surface may refer to that a normal axis of the surface is directed towards a head of the user during wear of the headband and ambient facing surface may refer to that a normal axis of the surface is directed away from a head of a user during wear of the headband. Thus, for each mating pair, the inner surface of one of the mating interfaces may be arranged to abut the outer surface of the other of the interfaces; and/or, one of the mating interfaces, for each mating pair, may be received in a cavity of the other mating interface. The cavity may be in the form of a pocket or as an indentation in either a skin-facing or ambient facing surface thereof. The cavity may comprise a barrier/constraint portion dimensioned to constraint/limit a sliding movement/drifting movement of each first mating interface relative the second mating interface. Accordingly, the constraint portion may supplement the connection element