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US 10,306,944 B1Granted
Modular helmet apparatus and system
OwnerDana Ratliffinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for a modular helmet apparatus and system comprised of a removable outer shell disposed on an inner frame. The disclosed football helmet provides for enhanced energy diffusion through the use of one or more energy diffusion areas disposed on an outer shell of the helmet, the one or more energy diffusion areas being configured to align with the energy diffusion zones of the frame. Embodiments of the present disclosure enables a user to quickly and easily replace or swap the outer shell of the helmet with a second or replacement shell by selectively coupling the desired outer shell with the frame.
Claims20
A modular helmet comprising:
- a frame comprising a first frame section, a second frame section, and a third frame section, the first frame section extending from a front end to a rear end and defining a circumference of the frame, the second frame section extending from a left base portion to a right base portion at a first angle and defining a height of the frame, the third frame section extending from the left base portion to the right base portion at a second angle, the first frame section and the second frame section being configured to define a frontal diffusion zone adjacent to the front end, and the first frame section and the third frame section being configured to define a rear diffusion zone adjacent to the rear end, the first frame section, the second frame section, and the third frame section being substantially spaced apart from each other;
- and,
- a shell being configured to be removably coupled to the frame, the shell being configured to house the frame in an interior portion of the shell.
A modular helmet comprising:
- a frame comprising a first frame section, a second frame section, and a third frame section, the first frame section extending from a front end to a rear end and defining a circumference of the frame, the second frame section extending from a left base portion to a right base portion at a first angle and defining a height of the frame, the third frame section extending from the left base portion to the right base portion at a second angle, the first frame section and the second frame section being configured to define a frontal diffusion zone adjacent to the front end, and the first frame section and the third frame section being configured to define a rear diffusion zone adjacent to the rear end, the first frame section, the second frame section, and the third frame section being substantially spaced apart from each other;
- and,
- a shell being configured to be removably coupled to the frame, the shell being configured to house the frame in an interior portion of the shell, the shell comprising a first deformable area disposed on a forward portion of the shell, and a second deformable area disposed on a rear portion of the shell.
A modular helmet system comprising:
- a frame comprising a first frame section, a second frame section, and a third frame section, the first frame section extending from a front end to a rear end and defining a circumference of the frame, the second frame section extending from a left base portion to a right base portion at a first angle and defining a height of the frame, the third frame section extending from the left base portion to the right base portion at a second angle, the first frame section and the second frame section being configured to define a frontal diffusion zone adjacent to the front end, and the first frame section and the third frame section being configured to define a rear diffusion zone adjacent to the rear end, the first frame section, the second frame section, and the third frame section being substantially spaced apart from each other;
- a first shell being configured to be removably coupled to the frame, the first shell being configured to house the frame in an interior portion of the first shell;
- and,
- a second shell being configured to be removably coupled to the frame in place of the first shell, the second shell being configured to house the frame in an interior portion of the second shell.
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