Protective Helmet Cap
AssigneeGuardian Innovations, LLC
InventorsErin Linn Hanson, Wallace Lee Hanson, JR.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an apparatus for use in reducing the impact to the head during sporting activities. The present disclosure provides a helmet cap that covers an underlying hard shell helmet. The helmet cap has a durable, energy absorbing outer shell, which lessens the initial impact to the helmet. The outer shell is formed into segments of padded material that may deform on impact. The outer shell has an inner surface that allows the outer shell to slide over the surface of a helmet thereby reducing forces applied to a wearer. The helmet cap may be securely attached to helmets without modification of the helmets. The helmet cap may include an adjustable fastener that allows the helmet cap to be securely attached to helmets of varying dimensions.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a helmet;
- and
- a helmet cap comprising an outer shell and an attachment point, wherein the helmet cap is connected, via the attachment point, to the helmet such that at least a portion of the outer shell is in contact with an outer surface of the helmet and wherein the outer shell comprises one or more padded segments.
A system comprising:
- a helmet;
- and
- a helmet cap connected to the helmet and comprising an outer shell, wherein the outer shell comprises an inner surface such that at least a portion of the inner surface is in contact with an outer surface of the helmet, wherein the inner surface is decoupled from the outer surface of the helmet to facilitate at least some rotational movement of the outer shell relative to the outer surface of the helmet.
A system comprising:
- a helmet;
- and
- a helmet cap comprising:
- an outer shell, and
- one or more attachment points positioned at a periphery of the helmet cap, wherein at least a portion of an inner surface of the outer shell contacts an outer surface of the helmet, and wherein the helmet cap is connected to the helmet via the one or more attachment points such that the outer shell is otherwise slidingly decoupled from the outer surface of the helmet to facilitate at least some rotational movement of the outer shell relative to the outer surface of the helmet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.