US 12,678,682 B2 · System and method of assembling a protective sports helmet

Abstract

Partial bespoke protective sports equipment to be worn by a player engaged in a sporting activity is provided. The partial bespoke sports equipment system includes methods for acquiring, storing and processing a player's unique data, namely the anatomical features of the body part against which the partial bespoke equipment is worn. The systems also includes methods of using the player's unique data to manufacture the partial bespoke protective equipment with a partially custom formed internal padding. The system and method allows for the design and manufacture of partial bespoke protective sports equipment that is purposely designed and manufactured to substantially match the anatomical specifications of the player's body part.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A method of assembling a protective sports helmet to be worn by a player while participating in a sports activity, comprising:

obtaining head data from a player's head using an electronic device;
providing a helmet model and a group of pre-manufactured pad models within a computer software program, wherein each of said pre-manufactured pad models has a unique set of physical characteristics;
aligning the head data in the helmet model within the computer software program;
and
identifying a pre-manufactured pad model from the group of pre-manufactured pad models within the computer software program, wherein at least one of said physical characteristics of said identified pre-manufactured pad model is selected based on a comparison of the helmet model and the aligned head data.

2 more elements

A method of assembling a protective sports helmet to be worn by a player while participating in a sports activity, comprising:

acquiring head data from a player's head using a handheld electronic device;
identifying a reference point associated with the acquired head data;
aligning the head data within a computer program using the identified reference point to form aligned head data;
providing (i) a first pre-manufactured pad with a first set of physical characteristics, and (ii) a second pre-manufactured pad with a second set of physical characteristics that is different from the first set of physical characteristics;
using the aligned head data to select either the first pre-manufactured pad or the second pre-manufactured pad;
and
installing the selected first pre-manufactured pad or selected second pre-manufactured pad in a helmet shell.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/302,379Filed 18 Apr 2023 · continuation

Priority

20 Jul 2016

Published

US 2023/0249050 A110 Aug 2023

Granted

14 Jul 2026

Term ends

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Classification21 codes

A63B 71/10
Body-protectors for players or sportsmen , i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions: for…
A42B 3/0406
Parts, details or accessories of helmets: accessories for helmets
A42B 3/08
Parts, details or accessories of helmets: chin straps or similar retention devices
A42B 3/125
Cushioning devices: with a padded structure, e.g. foam

Family

Application62/364,629Us provisional application · filed 20 Jul 2016

Application15/655,535Parent of this continuation · filed 20 Jul 2017

Application17/026,882Parent of this continuation · filed 21 Sep 2020

US 10,780,338 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 22 Sep 2020

Application17/567,760Parent of this continuation · filed 3 Jan 2022

US 11,213,736 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 4 Jan 2022

US 2023/0249050 A1Pre-grant publication · published 10 Aug 2023

US 11,712,615 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2021/0001207 A1Published application

US 2022/0118342 A1Published application

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System and method of assembling a protective sports helmet

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Claims21