SPORT HEADSCARF

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to sport headscarf comprising a hood defining an opening allowing the sport headscarf to be worn on a wearer's head, and an attachment for allowing release of the hood upon application of a predetermined force. The present disclosure also relates to a sport headscarf comprising a combination including a hood and a head band and an attachment for allowing release of the hood upon application of a predetermined force. The sport headscarf may safely be worn during a sporting event.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of sporting equipment. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a sport headscarf.

BACKGROUND

Women have been barred from sporting events because officials had determined that it was unsafe for them to wear headscarf while participating in such events. As an example, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA, for ‘International Federation of Association Football’) has in the past banned wearing of headscarf during soccer matches. Young female athletes have also been prevented from participating in Taekwondo events.

There is a need for a garment that may be safely worn by female athletes who, by personal choice, desire to cover their hair.

SUMMARY

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a sport headscarf comprising a hood and an attachment. The hood defines an opening allowing the sport headscarf to be worn on the wearer's head, the hood covering the wearer's head and neck. The attachment allows releasing the hood upon application of a predetermined force.

According to the present disclosure, there is also provided a sport headscarf comprising a combination, including a hood and a head band, and an attachment for allowing release of the hood upon application of a predetermined force.

The foregoing and other features will become more apparent upon reading of the following non-restrictive description of illustrative embodiments thereof, given by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments of the disclosure will be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a frontal view of an article of sport headscarf as worn by a woman, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 shows a detail of an attachment system of the sport headscarf of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a detail of a hair pocket of the sport headscarf of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of an article of sport headscarf according to another embodiment, with an attachment in a closed position;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of the sport headscarf of FIG. 4, with the attachment in an open position;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the sport headscarf of FIG. 4, the sport headscarf being in a deployed position; and

FIG. 7 is a detailed view of a head band.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Like numerals represent like features on the various drawings.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally address one or more of the problems of safely wearing, by a female athlete during a sporting event, a veil that fully covers her hair in accordance with Muslim tradition.

The following terminology is used throughout the present disclosure:

Sport headscarf: a piece of clothing.

Hood: flexible covering for the head and neck of a wearer.

Release: act of removing a restraint.

Headscarf: traditional garment worn by Muslim women, for covering the hair and neck.

The present disclosure introduces a sport headscarf, that may be safely worn by an athlete during a sporting event. The sport headscarf comprises a hood and a quick release attachment system. The hood may fully cover a wearer's hair, ears, throat and neck while revealing the wearer's face. In an embodiment, the hood may fit about the wearer's head without any loose part that might allow easily pulling on the sport headscarf. In case a pulling force is applied on any part of the sport headscarf, the quick release attachment system will allow rapid opening of the hood, or even complete removal of the sport headscarf, safely preventing any risk of strangulation.

Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 is a frontal view of a sport headscarf as worn by a woman, according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 shows a detail of an attachment system of the sport headscarf of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 shows a detail of a hair pocket of the sport headscarf of FIG. 1. Considering FIGS. 1-3 at once, a sport headscarf 100 comprises a hood 110, for example a piece of cloth, having an opening allowing the sport headscarf 100 to be worn on a wearer's head. The sport headscarf 100 also comprises an attachment system 120 for allowing release of the hood 110 upon application of a predetermined force. The sport headscarf 100 may also comprise a head band 130 for holding the wearer's hair. As shown in particular on FIG. 3, the head band 130 may comprise at the back a pocket 140 for holding the wearer's hair, therefore clearing the hair from the forehead and the neck. The pocket 140 may be shaped to keep the hair in place during intensive physical activity.

The hood 110 and the head band 130 may be sewn together. Alternatively, the hood 110 and the head band 130 may be formed of a single, integral piece of cloth. Any manner of forming a combination of the hood 110 and head band 130 are within the scope of the present disclosure.

The attachment system 120 may comprise for example one or more magnets (shown on a later Figure) for maintaining the hood 110 in place until application of the predetermined force. The magnets may be inserted within elongated sleeves 112 and 114, sewed at edges 116 and 118 on a frontal part of the hood 110. Alternatively, one of the sleeves 112 or 114 may incorporate the magnets while another one of the sleeves 112 or 114 may incorporate any material capable of being attracted by the magnets. A number of the magnets as well as their size, strength and configuration, determine the amount of predetermined force required to release the attachment system 120 and open the hood. Those of ordinary skill in the art of sporting equipment and in the art of sport headscarf in general will be able to determine an amount of predetermined force that allows maintaining the sport headscarf 100 in place during intensive physical activity while safely allowing release of the hood 110 in case of excessive pull, safely preventing risk of strangulation of the wearer of the sport headscarf 100. Those of ordinary skill in the art will also be able to select other configurations for the attachment system 120, including for example using Velcro® sewed on the edges 116 and 118 of the hood 110 for maintaining the sport headscarf 100 in place until application of a predetermined force.

In the particular embodiment shown in the Figures, the attachment system 120 is at the front of the sport headscarf 100. The attachment system 120 may for example form an angle from underneath one of the wearer's ears towards the wearer's armpit, generally between points 122 and 124 of the hood 110, as shown on FIG. 1. Variations of the shape of the attachment system 120, including modifications made for aesthetic or practical purposes are within the scope of the present disclosure.

As illustrated, the hood 110 is configured to fully cover a wearer's head, neck, ears and throat while revealing the wearer's face. The hood 110 may further be shaped to cover at least in part the shoulders and upper back of the wearer. Variants may include modifications to the size of the hood for covering more or less of the shoulders, chest and back of the wearer.

The following Figures provide additional details on example construction of the sport headscarf. FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the sport headscarf according to another embodiment, with an attachment in a closed position. FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of the sport headscarf of FIG. 4, with the attachment in an open position. FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the sport headscarf of FIG. 4, the sport headscarf being in a deployed position. FIG. 7 is a detailed view of a head band.

In particular, FIG. 5 shows example locations of magnets 126 disposed within the sleeves 112 and 114. A given magnet 126 on the sleeve 112 is positioned to connect with a corresponding magnet 126 on the sleeve 114. As mentioned hereinabove, one of the sleeves 112 or 114 may incorporate magnets 126 while another one of the sleeves 112 or 114 may incorporate a material capable of being attracted by the magnets 126.

As shown on FIG. 6, the hood 110 may be made by joining various pieces of cloth such as pieces 111 along with the sleeves 112 and 114. The pieces 111 and the sleeves 112 and 114 may be sewed together or may be attached in any other suitable manner as is well known in the art. The head band 130 may also be sewed to the hood 110.

FIG. 7 shows an example construction of the head band 130. Though the illustrated head band 130 is made of a single piece of cloth, other constructions joining a plurality of pieces of cloth are within the scope of the present disclosure. The pocket 140 may comprise an elastic band 142 to help maintaining the wearer's hair in place during intensive physical activity.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will realize that the description of the sport headscarf are illustrative only and are not intended to be in any way limiting. Other embodiments will readily suggest themselves to such persons with ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the disclosed sport headscarf may be customized to offer valuable solutions to existing needs and problems of safely covering hair of athletes participating in sporting activities.

Although the present disclosure has been described hereinabove by way of non-restrictive, illustrative embodiments thereof, these embodiments may be modified at will within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit and nature of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A sport headscarf comprising: a hood defining an opening, the hood being adapted to be worn on a wearer's head, the hood covering a wearer's hair and neck; andan attachment for allowing release of the hood upon application of a predetermined force.

2. The headscarf of claim 1, comprising a head band for holding the wearer's hair.

3. The headscarf of claim 2, comprising a pocket at the back of the head band for holding the wearer's hair.

4. The headscarf of claim 2, wherein the hood and the head band are sewn together.

5. The headscarf of claim 1, wherein the attachment comprises a magnet for maintaining the hood in place until application of the predetermined force.

6. The headscarf of claim 1, wherein the attachment is at a front of the hood.

7. The headscarf of claim 6, wherein the attachment forms an angle from underneath one of a wearer's ear towards a wearer's armpit.

8. The headscarf of claim 1, wherein the hood is configured to fully cover a wearer's head, neck, ears and throat while revealing a wearer's face.

9. The headscarf of claim 1, wherein the hood is shaped to cover at least in part shoulders and an upper back of the wearer.

10. The headscarf of claim 1, wherein the hood and attachment form a hijab.

11. A sport headscarf, comprising: a combination including a hood and a head band, the hood covering a user's head and neck; andan attachment for allowing release of the hood upon application of a predetermined force.