US12504258 - Ballistic headwear system

The patent describes a ballistic headwear system comprising a fabric hat and an insert made of flexible ballistic sheets that are designed to fit comfortably and securely on the wearer. The insert features a rear bottom edge that aligns with the occipital ridge, enhancing protection while allowing for a nested and curved arrangement of the ballistic sheets.

Claim 1

1 . A ballistic headwear system, comprising: a fabric hat; and an insert received within an interior of the fabric hat, the insert comprising a plurality of flexible ballistic sheets mounted together to collectively form the insert, the insert further comprising a rear bottom edge, the insert configured such that the rear bottom edge of the insert extends to an occipital ridge of a wearer when the insert is on the wearer, wherein each of the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets defines at least one slit, opposite edges of the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets at the at least one slit positioned in overlap such that each of the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets is curved, wherein the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets are nested together, and wherein the opposite edges of each of the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets defines an overlap joint, the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets are nested together in a stack, and the overlap joint of each of the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets is offset from the overlap joints of adjacent ballistic sheets within the stack of flexible ballistic sheets. a fabric hat; and an insert received within an interior of the fabric hat, the insert comprising a plurality of flexible ballistic sheets mounted together to collectively form the insert, the insert further comprising a rear bottom edge, the insert configured such that the rear bottom edge of the insert extends to an occipital ridge of a wearer when the insert is on the wearer, wherein each of the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets defines at least one slit, opposite edges of the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets at the at least one slit positioned in overlap such that each of the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets is curved, wherein the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets are nested together, and wherein the opposite edges of each of the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets defines an overlap joint, the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets are nested together in a stack, and the overlap joint of each of the plurality of flexible ballistic sheets is offset from the overlap joints of adjacent ballistic sheets within the stack of flexible ballistic sheets.

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