Helmet with shock absorbing inserts

A helmet, comprising:

• a shell comprising a first vent opening and a second vent opening;
• a shock absorbing liner adjacent to and attached to the shell and comprising a cavity at least partially aligned with the first and the second vent openings, and
• a shock absorbing insert comprising an array of energy absorbing cells positioned in and substantially filling the cavity such that the array of energy absorbing cells is visible through and spans across at least a portion of each of the first and second vent openings, wherein at least a portion of the shock absorbing liner is positioned between the shell and the array of energy absorbing cells, wherein a total area of the shock absorbing insert cells covers more than 50% of an inner surface of the helmet, and wherein the array of energy absorbing cells is arranged in the cavity such that at least a portion of a first plurality of the energy absorbing cells are at least partially aligned with the first vent opening to be at least partially visible through the first vent opening and allow air to enter through the first vent opening and pass through the first plurality of the energy absorbing cells toward an interior of the helmet, and at least a portion of a second plurality of the energy absorbing cells are at least partially aligned with the second vent opening to be at least partially visible through the second vent opening and allow air to enter through the second vent opening and pass through the second plurality of the energy absorbing cells toward the interior of the helmet.

A helmet, comprising:

• a shell comprising a first vent opening and a second vent opening;
• a shock absorbing liner adjacent to and attached to the shell and comprising a cavity at least partially aligned with the first and the second vent openings;
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• a shock absorbing insert comprising an array of energy absorbing cells positioned in and substantially filling the cavity such that the array of energy absorbing cells is visible through and spans across at least a portion of each of the first and second vent openings, and wherein the array of energy absorbing cells is arranged in the cavity such that a first set of energy absorbing cells of the array are at least partially aligned with, and visible through, the first vent opening to allow air to enter through the first vent opening and pass through toward an interior of the helmet, and such that a second set of energy absorbing cells of the array are at least partially aligned with, and visible through, the second vent opening to allow air to enter through the second vent opening and pass through toward the interior of the helmet.

A helmet, comprising:

• a shell including a first vent opening and a second vent opening;
• a shock absorbing liner adjacent to and attached to the shell along at least a portion of the shell, the shock absorbing liner defining a cavity that is aligned at least partially with each of the first and second vent openings;
• and
• an array of energy absorbing cells positioned to substantially fill the cavity, wherein the array of energy absorbing cells is visible through each of the first and second vent openings, and wherein the array of energy absorbing cells comprises first and second open longitudinal ends such that the first open longitudinal ends of a first plurality of the energy absorbing cells of the array are at least partially aligned with and visible through the first vent opening to allow air to pass through the first vent opening and the first plurality of the energy absorbing cells toward an interior of the helmet, and that the first open longitudinal ends of a second plurality of the energy absorbing cells of the array are at least partially aligned with and visible through the second vent opening to allow air to pass through the second venting opening and the second plurality of the energy absorbing cells toward the interior of the helmet.