Shock absorbing cap

A cap that is configured to provide force or shock absorption between an interior of a safety helmet and a head of a wearer, comprising:

• a first region, which is configured to be positioned near the head of the wearer, the first region being formed as a first region cap, said first region being made from at least a first layer of knitted fiber bundles that are adapted to extend either longitudinally or laterally of the wearer's head, said first region being substantially made of cotton fibers;
• a second region attached to the first region cap, said second region being made of a plurality of second layers of braided fiber bundles laid together so as to interlock with each other, said plurality of second layers of braided fiber bundles being substantially made of wool fleece, said braided fiber bundles comprising braided plies forming a plurality of braids that are subsequently braided or twisted, wherein at least one layer of said plurality of second layers of braided fiber bundles comprises first braids of the plurality of braids, the first braids being aligned in one of a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, and wherein at least one other layer of said plurality of second layers comprises second braids of the plurality of braids, the second braids being aligned in the other of the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction, and wherein the at least one layer is positioned on top of the at least one other layer such that each layer of plurality of second layers has braided fiber bundles adapted to extend alternately either longitudinally or laterally of the wearer's head;
• a third region attached to an uppermost layer of the plurality of second layers of the second region, the third region being positioned to form an outermost region of the cap such that said third region is adapted to engage the interior of the helmet, said third region being made of at least a third layer of additional braided fiber bundles that are adapted to run either longitudinally or laterally of the wearer's head, said at least a third layer of fiber bundles being substantially made of carbon fibers, wherein said plurality of second layers of braided fiber bundles fill the space between the first region cap and the third region;
• and a fourth region adapted to fit between the first region cap and the head of the wearer, said fourth region being formed as a fourth layer made from a padded scrim to prevent exposed threads of the at least a first layer from contacting the head of the wearer.