Enhanced recoil attenuating safety helmet
OwnerBrian C. GILESinventor
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Abstract
A reinforced and impact attenuating helmet comprising a shell configured to receive a head of a wearer of the helmet, the shell comprising an outer surface and an inner surface; a series of linked coils; filler material; wherein the series of linked coils are entirely encased within the filler material to form a reinforcement layer, the reinforcement layer having a first surface and an opposing surface, the first surface of the reinforcement layer generally facing toward the inner surface of the shell, the reinforcement layer being located proximate the inner surface of the shell, forming a basic helmet assembly.
Claims47
A reinforced and impact attenuating helmet comprising:
- a shell configured to receive a head of a wearer of the helmet, the shell comprising an outer surface and an inner surface;
- a series of linked coils;
- filler material;
- wherein the series of linked coils are entirely encased within the filler material to form a reinforcement layer, the reinforcement layer having a first surface and an opposing surface, the first surface of the reinforcement layer generally facing toward the inner surface of the shell, the reinforcement layer being located proximate the inner surface of the shell, forming a basic helmet assembly.
A reinforced and impact attenuating helmet comprising:
- a shell configured to receive a head of a wearer of the helmet, the shell comprising an outer surface and an inner surface;
- mesh or weave;
- filler material;
- wherein the mesh or weave is entirely encased within the filler material to form a reinforcement layer, the reinforcement layer having a first surface and an opposing surface, the first surface of the reinforcement layer generally facing toward the inner surface of the shell, the reinforcement layer being located proximate the inner surface of the shell, forming a basic helmet assembly.
A reinforced and impact attenuating helmet comprising:
- a shell and reinforcement layer configured to receive a head of a wearer of the helmet, the shell comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface of the shell generally forming a curved plane, to form a basic helmet assembly;
- a face guard having an upper side and a lower side;
- wherein the face guard has at least one flexible connecting rod affixed proximate the upper side of the face guard;
- wherein the basic helmet assembly comprises at least one curved receiving channel that is generally parallel to the curved plane of the inner surface of the shell, wherein the curved receiving channel is adapted to allow the at least one flexible connecting rod to be removably inserted into the curved receiving channel so as to fasten the face guard to the basic helmet assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.