Collapsible helmet
AssigneeFend Incorporated
InventorsChristian Von Heifner, Sujene Park Kong, Jochen Rainer Schaepers
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Abstract
A collapsible helmet may include a number of chassis segments that are mechanically coupled to one another, where at least some of the chassis segments are collapsible into another chassis segment for storage, and where the chassis segments are expandable so that the helmet is suitable for wearing on a user's head for protection thereof. For example, certain aspects include a three-piece collapsible helmet that has interlocking fingers. In this manner, when the helmet is closed, the interlocking fingers allow the helmet to conveniently fold or collapse into a compact form. Moreover, when the helmet is opened, the interlocking fingers may provide a desired head coverage for protection of a wearer.
Claims19
A collapsible helmet, comprising:
- a center chassis having a substantially concave shape defining a void in an underside thereof;
- a first side chassis including a plurality of first fingers, the first side chassis pivotably engaged with the center chassis about a first pivot axis and rotatable about the first pivot axis from a closed position to an open position;
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- a second side chassis including a plurality of second fingers, the second side chassis pivotably engaged with the center chassis about a second pivot axis and rotatable about the second pivot axis from the closed position to the open position, wherein, when both the first side chassis and the second side chassis are in the closed position, the plurality of first fingers and the plurality of second fingers interlock with one another within the void in the underside of the center chassis, and wherein, when both the first side chassis and the second side chassis are in the open position, the center chassis, the first side chassis, and the second side chassis together form a substantially hemispheric shape.
A helmet, comprising:
- chassis segments mechanically coupled to one another, at least two of the chassis segments rotatable relative to one or more of other chassis segments between an open position and a closed position, the chassis segments, in the open position, collectively defining a substantially hemispheric shape sized and shaped to receive a human head, and, in the closed position, the at least two of the chassis segments substantially fitting within a void defined by the one or more other chassis segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.