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This invention is a protective helmet with releasable face guard apparatus that resembles a football helmet having considerable shock absorbing thickness and a face shield member that is releasably connected to the helmet. More particularly, the protective helmet with releasable face guard apparatus

This invention is a protective helmet with releasable face guard apparatus that resembles a football helmet having considerable shock absorbing thickness and a face shield member that is releasably connected to the helmet. More particularly, the protective helmet with releasable face guard apparatus includes a basic helmet assembly with a face guard assembly connected thereto. The basic helmet assembly includes a main helmet body with an outer cover layer thereon. The main helmet body is constructed of a rigid foam shock absorbing material of substantial thickness such as two inches. The face guard assembly includes the face shield member mounted in a resilient connector assembly which is connected to the main helmet body. The resilient connector assembly acts as a shock absorber when the face shield member is pushed inwardly. Conversely, when the face shield member is grasped and pulled outwardly under sufficient force, the face shield member is released from the resilient connector assembly and main helmet body to prevent injury to the wearer thereof.

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A protective helmet apparatus usable as a football helmet or the like to be worn by a person, comprising: (a) a basic helmet assembly including a main helmet body; (b) said main helmet body having a contoured shell member to conform to the general outline of a person\s head; (c) said shell member co

A protective helmet apparatus usable as a football helmet or the like to be worn by a person, comprising: (a) a basic helmet assembly including a main helmet body; (b) said main helmet body having a contoured shell member to conform to the general outline of a person\s head; (c) said shell member constructed of a continuous, thick, rigid foam material without any openings thereto except for the person\s neck and face portions; (d) a face guard assembly having a face shield member releasably mounted in a resilient connector assembly which, in turn,, is mounted in said shell member; (e) said face shield member includes a main connector section of generally U-shape and fits into said resilient connector section which is also of generally U-shape mounted in said shell member about said opening for the person\s face portion; and (f) said face shield member is released from said connector assembly on a predetermined outward pulling force thereon as a safety factor to the person wearing same.