Helmet with integrated shoulder pad

A helmet comprising:

• an outer shell comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, and an outer shell lower edge extending between the inner surface and the outer surface, wherein a portion of the outer shell lower edge indents upward to form at least two shoulder pad recesses positioned at a respective left and right sides of the helmet;
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• an energy management liner adjacent to the inner surface of the outer shell and comprising at least two shoulder pads formed of a foamed energy management material and integral with a portion of the energy management liner, each of the at least two shoulder pads configured to alleviate the impact of the helmet to a wearer's shoulder and received into one of the at least two shoulder pad recesses on the respective left or right side of the helmet, each shoulder pad extending from inside of the outer shell to across a portion of a width of the lower edge of the outer shell.

A helmet comprising:

• an outer shell comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, and an outer shell lower edge extending between the inner surface and the outer surface, wherein a portion of the outer shell lower edge indents upward to form at least two shoulder pad recesses positioned at a respective left and right sides of the helmet;
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• an energy management liner adjacent to the inner surface of the outer shell and comprising at least two shoulder pad assemblies formed of a foamed energy management material and integral with a portion of the energy management liner, each of the at least two shoulder pad assemblies comprising shoulder pads configured to alleviate the impact of the helmet to a wearer's shoulder and received into one of the at least two shoulder pad recesses on the respective left or right side of the helmet, each shoulder pad extending from inside of the outer shell to across a portion of a width of the lower edge of the outer shell, and each shoulder pad extends further downward from the outer shell beyond the outer shell lower edge.