Lateral vision football helmet

Abstract

The present invention is transparent, high-impact window panels fused within sidewalls of a football helmet. The transparent portion on each sidewall maintains as one piece with the helmet. The transparent sidewalls increase lateral vision for the wearer, thus enhancing performance and safety for the wearer as well.

1 . the transparent, tapered, high-impact sidewall window panels fused together with the opaque portion in both sidewalls of a sports helmet can improve lateral vision, thus enhancing performance and safety in contact sports, comprising;
 said transparent tapered window panels are fused together at the time of manufacture with said opaque sidewalls of a sports helmet wherein;   1a) width of said helmet sidewalls and width of the said transparent windows are the same and have no attaching and/or movable portions of parts wherein;   1b) said transparent window panels extend from the front edge of said sports helmet rearward toward the back of the helmet ending at and above the back portion of the ear opening parallel to the eyes of the wearer whereby lateral vision is improved for wearer, also resulting in improved performance and safety wherein;   1c) said transparent panels are located in the opaque sidewalls of a sports helmet that traditionally contain minimal padding in the area between the temple and jaw, therefore will result in no interference with existing safety padding for maximum protection for the wearer during contact sports.