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Rawlings S100® Pro Comp(TM) Wins Gold for Material Science- Composite Award ST. LOUIS, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH) and its new Rawlings S100® Pro Comp(TM) batting helmet were announced as the Gold Winner the 2013 Edison Awards® in the material science (composites) category, one of 12 categories honored at the prestigious award platform. Constructed of aerospace-grade carbon fiber composite,...
LONDON, November 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jon Hardy and Co ltd, the owner of market leading cricket helmet brand Masuri [http://www.masuri.com ], has raised funding for the research and development of an even safer cricket helmet design. This follows concerns raised by the International Cricket Council and Federation of International Cricketers' Associations to all cricket helmet manufacturers as to the suitability of the current safety standards in batting helmets. This...
ST. LOUIS, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to continually educate and protect youth athletes, and enable sports participation in communities across the country, Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH), announced today its commitment to the newly-formed Youth Football Safety and Helmet Replacement Partnership. Supported by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Rawlings joins the unprecedented alliance that...
ST. LOUIS, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Headlined by the highest-possible "Best Available" 5-Star rank for its new Rawlings NRG Quantum Plus football helmet, Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH), received 4- and 5-Star ratings for all three of its adult-sized football helmets. These ratings were included in the latest Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings(TM) announced today by Dr. Stefan Duma, professor of biomedical engineering and head of...
ST. LOUIS, April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH), added its new S100 Pro Comp(TM) batting helmet line to its on-field assortment of protective headwear during Major League Baseball® Opening Day festivities last week. Rawlings is the Official Batting Helmet and Ball Supplier of Major League Baseball. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120411/CG85720) Approximately 300 MLB® players chose...
LOWELL, Mass., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Xenith®, LLC announced today it has shipped its 100,000th football helmet since entering the market in 2009. In addition, Xenith reported over an approximate three-fold increase in unit sales from 2010 to 2011. Xenith developed a unique, patented system called Xenith Adaptive Head Protection®, which features an adaptive snug fit system and adaptive air-cell shock absorbers. The company's first product, the X1(TM) Football Helmet, has...
Coaches, parents and players can help ensure baseball does not result in injury, U.S. doctors say. The members of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons say the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission reports more than 203,000 children between the ages of 5 and 14 were treated in hospital emergency rooms, doctors' offices or clinics for baseball-related injuries in 2007. Members of the academy offer recommendations for how injuries in young can be prevented. These include: -- Making...
