Protective helmet with an antenna

A protective helmet, comprising:

• an antenna configured for radio transmission,
• an outer shell configured for distributing impact forces,
• a vertically lower edge defining an opening configured for insertion of a person's head therethrough to wear the helmet,
• an inner layer located within the outer shell, configured for damping impact forces,
• a digital device, and
• a socket connected to the outer shell, configured for contacting the digital device and electrically connecting the digital device to the antenna for wireless communication when the socket contacts the digital device,
• wherein the antenna contacts the outer shell along an entire length of the antenna;
• and at least a partial layer of the outer shell is located between the antenna and the inner layer;
• wherein the helmet defines a longitudinal centerline of the helmet and a transverse direction extending laterally relative to a vertical longitudinal plane of the helmet, wherein the longitudinal vertical plane extends along the longitudinal centerline of the helmet in a viewing direction of a person when wearing the helmet;
• and
• wherein the antenna is located laterally in the transverse direction relative to the vertical longitudinal plane and, with respect to the transverse direction, substantially at an outer transverse end of the protective helmet,
• wherein the outer transverse end is configured to be positioned adjacent to an ear of a person when wearing the helmet.