Headgear for reducing head trauma
OwnerJason Thalkeninventor
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Abstract
The disclosure provides embodiments for potentially reducing and/or preventing head trauma. Headgear apparatuses comprise a head-protection component configured to be worn over a head and to protect the head from an external force. In certain embodiments, the headgear apparatus has an effective mass of at least 5 kg. In other embodiments, the head-protection component is a form-fitting structure, wherein a maximum distance the head-protection component extends from an exterior surface of the head is less than 5 cm. The head-protection component may be interconnected with a neck support and a body support, wherein the head-protection component, the neck support, and the body support comprise a single structure made of a semi-flexible foam material coated in a latex or vinyl composition.
Claims16
A headgear apparatus comprising:
- a head-protection component configured to be worn over a head and to protect the head from an external force;
- a neck support;
- and
- a body support,
- wherein the head-protection component is connected to the neck support, the body support, or the neck support and the body support via at least one connector,
- wherein the at least one connector is flexible or semi-rigid in a static state and is configured to transition into a rigid state upon a triggering event, and
- wherein the headgear apparatus has an effective mass of at least 5 kg when worn by a wearer, wherein the effective mass comprises a mass of the headgear apparatus and at least a portion of a body mass of the wearer.
A headgear apparatus comprising:
- a head-protection component configured to be worn over a head and to protect the head from an external force;
- a neck support;
- and
- a body support,
- wherein the head-protection component is connected to the neck support, the body support, or the neck support and the body support via at least one connector,
- wherein the at least one connector is a flat, elongated component connected to and extending from a base of the head-protection component,
- wherein the flat, elongated component is in communication with a receptor harness configured to be positioned on a back torso of a body,
- wherein the receptor harness comprises a rectangular internal cavity configured to receive a portion of the flat, elongated component and restrict lateral movement, vertical movement, and horizontal movement of the head, and
- wherein the headgear apparatus has an effective mass of at least 5 kg when worn by a wearer, wherein the effective mass comprises a mass of the headgear apparatus and at least a portion of a body mass of the wearer.
A headgear apparatus comprising:
- a head-protection component configured to be worn over a head and to protect the head from an external force;
- a neck support;
- a body support;
- and
- a plurality of artificial vertebrae,
- wherein the head-protection component is connected to the neck support, the body support, or the neck support and the body support via the plurality of artificial vertebrae, wherein a first portion of the plurality of artificial vertebrae is connected to an external surface of the head-protection component, and a second portion of the plurality of artificial vertebrae extends from the head-protection component and connects with the neck support or the body support,
- wherein the plurality of artificial vertebrae is interconnected via rigid, semi-rigid, or flexible links, and
- wherein the headgear apparatus has an effective mass of at least 5 kg when worn by a wearer, wherein the effective mass comprises a mass of the headgear apparatus and at least a portion of a body mass of the wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.