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US 12,690,637 B2Granted
Modular liner system for protective helmets
AssigneeVicis IP, LLC
InventorsKurt Fischer, Kayla Fukuda, Mike Czerski, Adam Frank, Cord Santiago
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods, devices, and systems for improved protective clothing such as helmets and protective headgear, including improvements in modular, semi-custom or customized helmet liners and/or inserts to enhance wearer comfort and reduce the deleterious effects of impacts between the wearer and other players and/or objects in all types of wearer activities (i.e., sports, military, equestrian, etc.).
Claims19
A protective sport helmet comprising:
- an outer shell;
- a plurality of customizable deformable components positioned inside the outer shell, wherein one or more customizable deformable components of the plurality of customizable deformable components has at least one of a different shape and a different thickness than another deformable component of the plurality of customizable deformable components;
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- a second layer positioned between the plurality of customizable deformable components and a head of a wearer, the second layer comprising a plurality of flexibly connected modular liner segments, wherein the second layer comprises a strap of flexible material having a terminal end connected to a respective modular liner segment of the plurality of flexibly connected modular liner segments, wherein the at least one of the different shape and the different thickness of the one or more customizable deformable components of the plurality of customizable deformable components allows a portion of the second layer to accommodate one or more unique anatomical features of the wearer.
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A protective sport helmet comprising:
- an outer protective shell;
- a modular liner component system comprising a plurality of padded regions comprising flexible connections between respective padded regions of the plurality of padded regions, wherein the modular liner component system comprises a strap of flexible material having an end removably connecting a front pad of the plurality of padded regions to an adjacent side pad of the plurality of padded regions;
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- a pad assembly comprising a plurality of curved pieces of deformable material positioned inside the outer protective shell between the modular liner component system and the outer protective shell, wherein:
- at least one of the plurality of curved pieces of deformable material has a different thickness than another curved piece of deformable material of the plurality of curved pieces of deformable material;
- and
- the different thickness of the at least one of the plurality of curved pieces of deformable material is configured to allow at least a portion of the modular liner component system to accommodate one or more unique anatomical features of a wearer.
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A protective sport helmet comprising:
- an outer protective shell;
- a modular liner component system comprising a plurality of padded regions comprising flexible connections between respective padded regions of the plurality of padded regions, wherein the modular liner component system comprises respective straps of flexible material connecting adjacent padded regions of the plurality of padded regions;
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- a pad assembly comprising a plurality of curved pieces of deformable material positioned inside the outer protective shell between the modular liner component system and the outer protective shell, wherein:
- at least one of the plurality of curved pieces of deformable material has a different thickness than another curved piece of deformable material of the plurality of curved pieces of deformable material;
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- the different thickness of the at least one of the plurality of curved pieces of deformable material is configured to allow at least a portion of the modular liner component system to accommodate one or more unique anatomical features of a wearer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.