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US 12,557,866 B2Granted
Reconfigurable helmet
AssigneeGalvion Ltd.
InventorsStéphane Lebel, Richard Coomber
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Abstract
A reconfigurable helmet and exemplary uses thereof are disclosed. The reconfigurable helmet includes a first portion that includes an outer shell and a second portion that includes a liner. The first portion can translate relative to a second portion to expose one or more functional layers for removal or replacement. A user can configure and reconfigure the helmet by adding, removing, or replacing one or more of the functional layers.
Claims20
A helmet, comprising:
- a first portion including an outer shell;
- a second portion including a liner layer;
- wherein the outer shell comprises one or more protrusions formed on the outer shell, wherein each protrusion forms a cavity conforming to a shape of the protrusion beneath an outer surface of the outer shell;
- and
- wherein the outer shell comprises one or more accessory attachments, further comprising:
- one or more electrical conductors for one or more of communication and power disposed in at least one of the one or more cavities;
- and
- one or more accessory attachment interfaces;
- wherein each of the one or more accessory attachment interfaces is mounted on the outer shell at an accessory attachment;
- and
- wherein at least one of the one or more accessory attachment interfaces is electrically connected to at least one of the one or more electrical conductors.
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A helmet, comprising:
- a first portion including an outer shell;
- a second portion including a liner layer;
- wherein the first portion is attached to and translates relative to the second portion to enable a user to dispose at least one removable ballistic layer between the liner layer and the outer shell;
- wherein the first portion is at least partially detachable from the second portion to enable the first portion to translate relative to the second portion;
- the helmet includes a connector that connects the outer shell to the second portion to attach the first portion to the second portion;
- and
- the connector enables the first portion to rotate relative to the second portion to expose the at least one removable ballistic layer for removal by the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.