Apparatus, system, and method for reducing head or neck trauma
AssigneeArmour Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAndrew W. Armour, Philbin McCleary, Brady White
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Abstract
A system for reducing trauma in the head or neck of a living being caused by acceleration of the head relative to a torso of the living being within a range of motion. The system includes a support engaging at least one of the head, neck, and shoulder of the living being without limiting the range of motion of the head or neck relative to the torso; a sensor in electrical communication with the system; a user interface in electrical communication with the sensor; and a damper associated with the support that is configured to mitigate the position, speed or acceleration of the head relative to the torso in response to information received by the sensor or user interface.
Claims17
An apparatus for reducing trauma in a head or neck of a user caused by acceleration of the head relative to a torso of the user within a range of motion during sports or other activities, the apparatus comprising:
- an inner layer having an inner surface that is configured to directly engage the neck of the user and sized to fit within an area extending from the base of the head to shoulders of the user without limiting the range of motion of the head and neck relative to the torso;
- an outer layer having an outer surface that is positionable to face away from the user;
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- a damper embedded within the apparatus at a location either within one of the inner and outer layers or between the inner and outer layers, the damper being configured to (a) mitigate a speed or acceleration of the head relative to the torso, and (b) strengthen neck muscles of the user to counteract acceleration of the head relative to the torso.
An apparatus for reducing trauma in a head or neck of a user caused by acceleration of the head relative to a torso of the user within a range of motion during sports or other activities, the apparatus comprising:
- multiple formed layers including an inner layer and an outer layer,
- the inner layer having an inner surface that is configured to directly engage the neck of the user and sized to fit within an area extending from the base of the head to shoulders of the user without limiting the range of motion of the head and neck relative to the torso;
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- the outer layer comprising means embedded within the outer layer that is/are configured to (a) mitigate a speed or acceleration of the head relative to the torso, and (b) strengthen neck muscles of the user to counteract acceleration of the head relative to the torso.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.