Apparatus for dispersing impact forces
AssigneeNewtonoid Technologies, L.L.C.
InventorFielding B. Staton
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Abstract
A system for mitigating an impact force is provided. The system a helmet having a face mask attached thereto, and the face mask includes a first portion; and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion are separated by a gap and held together via a biasing member. A force received by the first portion is at least partially transferred to the second portion via the biasing member, wherein a fraction of the transferred force is returned to the first portion, the fraction being less than the force received.
Claims20
A system for mitigating an impact force, the system comprising a helmet having a face mask attached thereto, the face mask comprising a face mask bar extending from a first side of the helmet to a second side of the helmet defining a length, the face mask bar comprising first and second bar portions each extending along the entirety of the length;
- wherein:
- the first portion and the second portion are separated by a gap and held together via a biasing member;
- and
- a force received by the first portion is at least partially transferred to the second portion via the biasing member;
- a fraction of the transferred force is returned to the first portion, the fraction being less than the force received.
A system for mitigating an impact force, the system comprising a helmet having a face mask attached thereto, the face mask comprising a face mask bar, each bar comprising:
- a first portion;
- and
- a second portion;
- wherein:
- the first portion and the second portion are separably attached via a biasing member, the first and second portions being in contact in an initial position;
- a force received by the first portion is at least partially transferred to the second portion via the biasing member, causing the second portion to temporarily separate from the first portion;
- and
- a fraction of the transferred force is returned to the first portion, the fraction being less than the force received, whereby the second portion subsequently returns to the initial position.
A system for mitigating an impact force, the system comprising a helmet having a face mask attached thereto, the face mask comprising a plurality of face mask bars, each bar comprising:
- a first portion separably attached to a second portion via a biasing member;
- and
- a housing surrounding the first and second portions;
- wherein:
- a force received upon the housing is immediately transferred to the first portion, the force then being at least partially transferred to the second portion via the biasing member, the force causing the second portion to temporarily separate from the first portion;
- and
- a fraction of the transferred force is returned to the first portion, the fraction being less than the force received, whereby the second portion subsequently returns to the initial position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.