Devices With Internal Flexibility Sipes

A device with one or more internal flexibility sipes and located within one of a helmet, a ball, a tire, a wheel, a breast implant, a structural or mechanical element, a golf club, an artificial spinal disk, apparel, a glove, a bandage, tape, a computer, a computer component, a semiconductor microchip, furniture, a cushion, a wire cable, a building, a house, an architectural or mechanical component including a beam or strut, a knee brace, a torso brace, a body brace other than a knee or torso brace, a transportation vehicle, a sports racquet, a wireless electronic controller, a wireless device other than an electronic controller, an unpowered tool, a powered tool, a bicycle, a cell phone, footwear and an orthotic, said device comprising:

• at least a first surface;
• at least a second surface;
• and
• at least one internal sipe;
• wherein said internal sipe is formed by at least an internal portion of said first surface and at least an internal portion of said second surface;
• and
• said first and second internal surface portions forming said internal sipe oppose each other and can move relative to each other in a sliding motion;
• and
• wherein said device is located within one of a helmet, a ball, a tire, a wheel, a breast implant, a structural or mechanical element, a golf club, an artificial spinal disk, apparel, a glove, a bandage, tape, a computer, a computer component, a semiconductor microchip, furniture, a cushion, a wire cable, a building, a house, an architectural or mechanical component including a beam or strut, a knee brace, a torso brace, a body brace other than a knee or torso brace, a transportation vehicle, a sports racquet, a wireless electronic controller, a wireless device other than an electronic controller, an unpowered tool, a powered tool, a bicycle, a cell phone, footwear and an orthotic.

A device with one or more internal flexibility sipes, said device comprising:

• at least a first surface;
• at least a second surface;
• and
• at least one internal sipe;
• wherein said internal sipe is formed by at least an internal portion of said first surface and at least an internal portion of said second surface;
• and
• said first and second internal surface portions forming said internal sipe oppose each other and can move relative to each other in a sliding motion.

A helmet, a ball, a tire, a wheel, a breast implant, a structural or mechanical element, a golf club, an artificial spinal disk, apparel, a glove, a bandage, tape, a computer, a computer component, a semiconductor microchip, furniture, a cushion, a wire cable, a building, a house, an architectural or mechanical component including a beam or strut, a knee brace, a torso brace, a body brace other than a knee or torso brace, a transportation vehicle, a sports racquet, a wireless electronic controller, a wireless device other than an electronic controller, an unpowered tool, a powered tool, a bicycle, a cell phone, footwear and an orthotic, with one or more internal flexibility sipes comprising:

• at least a first surface;
• at least a second surface;
• and
• at least one internal sipe;
• wherein said internal sipe is formed by at least an internal portion of said first surface and at least an internal portion of said second surface;
• and
• said first and second internal surface portions forming said internal sipe oppose each other and can move relative to each other in a sliding motion.