Impact attenuating helmet with inner and outer liner and securing attachment
AssigneeBell Sports, Inc.
InventorsPaul A. Kele, David T. Debus
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Abstract
An impact attenuating helmet including an outer liner having an inner mating surface, an inner liner positioned under the outer liner and having an outer mating surface configured to be received by the inner mating surface of the outer liner, the inner liner and the outer liner being configured to move relative to each other along a slip plane between outer mating surface of the inner liner and the inner mating surface of the outer liner, and one or more securing attachments, each securing attachment being coupled to the outer liner and being configured to secure the outer liner to the inner liner, each securing attachment comprising a slack element configured to permit a range of movement between the outer liner and the inner liner.
Claims20
A helmet comprising:
- an outer liner having an inner mating surface;
- an inner liner having an outer mating surface configured to be received by the inner mating surface of the outer liner and an inner surface configured to receive a head of a user of the helmet, the inner liner and the outer liner configured to move relative to each other;
- and
- one or more securing attachments, each securing attachment being coupled to the outer liner and the inner liner and configured to secure the outer liner to the inner liner, each securing attachment comprising a slack element configured to extend from the outer liner to the inner liner through a slip plane, each slack element comprising a cord having a predetermined length configured to permit a range of rotational movement between the outer liner and the inner liner.
A helmet comprising:
- an outer liner;
- an inner liner configured to be received by the outer liner and separated from the outer liner by a slip plane;
- and
- one or more securing attachments, each securing attachment being coupled to the outer liner and the inner liner and configured to secure the outer liner to the inner liner such that the inner liner and the outer liner are configured to move relative to the slip plane, each securing attachment comprising a length of cord configured to extend from the outer liner to the inner liner and through the slip plane.
A helmet comprising:
- an outer liner;
- an inner liner configured to be received by the outer liner, one or more of the inner liner or the outer liner comprising a cavity;
- and
- one or more securing attachments, each securing attachment being coupled to the outer liner and the inner liner and configured to secure the outer liner to the inner liner, each securing attachment configured to permit a range of movement between the outer liner and the inner liner, each securing attachment comprising a slack element configured to extend from the outer liner to the inner liner, and at least a portion of each securing attachment being stored in the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.