# US 2022/0031003 A1 · Helmet > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0031003 A1 - Document ID: US20220031003A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/504,792 - Filed: 2021-10-19 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-10 - Assignees: Hobart-Mayfield LLC - Applicants: Hobart-Mayfield, LLC - Inventors: Justin Summerville - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220031003A1 ## CPC - A42B 3/064: {with relative movement between layers} - A42B 3/069: {with soft external layer, e.g. for use in impact sports} - A42B 3/124: {with at least one corrugated or ribbed layer} - A63B 71/10: for the head ({A63B71/081 takes precedence } ; in the form of caps or hats A42B1/08; helmets A42B3/00) - A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00) - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## Abstract A helmet having a semi-soft outer shell adjacent to a web and spaced apart from a tight fitting inner shell. The semi-soft outer shell is made from a high absorbent material. The web is made of a plurality of strips that compress on impact and become more rigid the more they are compressed. An air space separates the web from the inner shell. The inner shell is also made of the soft and highly absorbent material that the outer shell is made from. The inner shell is configured to be tightly fitting. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A helmet configured to protect the skull of a user comprising: a semi-soft outer shell; a resilient web positioned internally with respect to the outer shell; an inner shell configured to fit tightly around the head of the user; an air gap positioned between the inner shell and the resilient web to aid in protecting the skull of the user when the helmet is in use. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The helmet of claim 1 wherein the web includes a plurality of protrusions extending therefrom wherein the protrusions are configured to further protect the skull of the user. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The helmet of claim 1 wherein the web is configured in a rectangular configration. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The helmet of claim 1 wherein the web is configured in an angled configuration. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The helmet of claim 1 wherein the inner shell includes a plurality of outwardly facing protrusions extending away from the skull of the user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The helmet of claim 5 wherein the protrusions extend into the air gap. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The helmet of claim 2 wherein the protrusions extend from the web away from the skull of the user. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The helmet of claim 7 wherein the protrusions directly abut an inner surface of the semi-soft outer shell. ### Claim 9 A helmet comprising: a semi-soft outer shell positioned adjacent to a rigid middle web; and a soft inner shall spaced apart from the rigid middle web, the soft inner shell configured to form for the users cranium; wherein the semi-soft outer shell, the rigid middle web and the soft inner shell are configured to have a modular and replaceable configuration wherein each or all of the semi-soft outer shell, the rigid middle web or the soft inner shell may be replaced at any time to provide for adjustability and longevity of the helmet. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The helmet of claim 9 wherein the web includes a plurality of protrusions extending therefrom wherein the protrusions are configured to further protect the skull of the user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The helmet of claim 9 wherein the web is configured in a rectangular configuration. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The helmet of claim 9 wherein the web is configured in an angled configuration. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The helmet of claim 9 wherein the inner shell includes a plurality of outwardly facing protrusions extending away from the skull of the user. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The helmet of claim 13 wherein the protrusions extend into the air gap. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The helmet of claim 10 wherein the protrusions extend from the web away from the skull of the user. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The helmet of claim 15 Wherein the protrusions directly abut an inner surface of the semi-soft outer shell. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) The helmet of claim 9 wherein the thickness of the semi-soft outer shell is at least double that of the rigid middle layer. ### Claim 18 A hehnet for wear on the skull of a user, the helmet comprising: a semi-soft outer shell positioned directly adjacent to a rigid web; a soft inner shell positioned directly adjacent to the user's skull so as to tightly, fit the user's skull; and an air gap positioned between the soft inner shell and the rigid web, ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The helmet of claim 18 wherein the web includes a first set of outwardly facing protrusions, wherein said protrusions abut the semi-soft outer shell. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The helmet of claim 18 wherein the soft inner shell includes a second set of outwardly facing protrusions extending into the air gap.