US 12,569,024 B1 · Impact protection suit

Abstract

A unibody impact protection body suit apparatus that provides air spacing between the head of a user and the interior of the head region of the suit, face and shoulder protection, and situation awareness prior to impact to help prevent various head, neck, shoulder, upper body, and spinal injuries to a user in a contact sport. In particular, the impact protection suit includes a head region having an interior wall region, a shoulder region, and a torso region. Here, the impact protection suit is configured such that the head region provides a vertical and horizontal air spacing between a user's head and the interior wall region that allows the user's head to move within and relative to the housing and further prevents vertical and horizontal contact of the user's head with the interior surface of the housing, thereby minimizing or preventing various, head, neck, and spine injuries.

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Dependent claims

An impact protection suit, comprising:

an upper head region comprised of a helmet having an interior surface, wherein the helmet is configured to at least partially extend over a user's head;
a first and second face guard coupled to the helmet, wherein each of the first and second face guards are configured to independently pivot relative to each other;
a neck guard disposed within the helmet;
a securement member configured to secure the first and second face guards to each other;
a latch configured to engage the securement member;
and
wherein the helmet of the head region is configured such that a vertical air gap of at least one-inch and a horizontal air gap of at least one-inch is provided between the user's head and the interior surface of the outer helmet, whereby the vertical air gap and the horizontal air gap allows the user's head to move within and relative to the outer helmet and further prevents vertical and horizontal contact of the user's head with the interior surface of the helmet.

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