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US 2022/0053866 A1Published application
Energy diverting football helmet
OwnerMichael Baker, Leonard Samuel Bakerinventors
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Abstract
An energy diverting football helmet is disclosed. The helmet contains the shell having an inside and an outside, padding positioned against the inside of the shell. There is also a face mask attached to the front of the football helmet, and a chin strap. On the outside of the shell there is a plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles (FEDB) attached to the outside of said shell. The flexible energy divergent baffle comprises a base, a flat top, and an offset baffle connecting the flat top with the base. On top of the base is a wafer, upon which resides an energy transferring bumper.
Claims14
1) An energy diverting football helmet, said helmet comprising:
- a) a shell, said shell having an inside and an outside;
- b) padding positioned against the inside of the shell;
- c) a face mask attached to a front of the football helmet;
- a plurality of bumpers;
- e) a plurality of wafers, each of said wafers attached to an underside of each of said bumpers;
- a plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles, said plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles capable of transferring energy angularly away from a point of impact, said plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles attached to the outside of said shell, each said flexible energy divergent baffle having a height from 0.25 inches to more than one inch tall, said flexible energy divergent baffle comprising:
- i) a base attached to said shell;
- ii) a foot positioned on top of said base, said foot comprising:
- A) a polygonal flat top upon which said wafer is attached;
- and
- B) a post positioned between said flat top and said base, said post angled such that a center point of said flat top is horizontally offset from a center point of said base, said post comprising at least:
- I) first side angled away from the base:
- and
- II) an second side opposite said first side, said second side comprising a vertical rise on top of which is an angled side at intersecting point.
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10) An energy diverting football helmet, said helmet comprising:
- a) a shell, said shell having an inside and an outside;
- b) padding positioned against the inside of the shell;
- c) a face mask attached to a front of the football helmet;
- d) a chin strap;
- e) a plurality of bumpers;
- f) a plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles, each said flexible energy divergent baffles capable of transferring energy angularly away from a point of impact, said plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles attached to the outside of said shell, each said flexible energy divergent baffle having a height from 0.25 inches to more than one inch tall, said flexible energy divergent baffle comprising:
- i) a base attached to said shell;
- ii) a platform positioned on top of said base;
- iii) a foot positioned on top of said platform, said foot comprising:
- A) a polygonal flat top upon which said wafer is attached;
- and and
- B) a post positioned between said flat top and said base, said post angled such that a center point of said flat top is horizontally offset from a center point of said base, said post comprising at least:
- I) a first side angled away from the base:
- and
- III) a second side opposite said first side, said second side comprising a vertical rise on top of which is an angled side at intersecting point.
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13) An energy diverting football helmet, said helmet comprising:
- a) a shell, said shell having an inside and an outside;
- b) padding positioned against the inside of the shell;
- c) a face mask attached to a front of the football helmet;
- d) a chin strap;
- and
- e) a plurality of bumpers;
- f) a plurality of wafers, each of said wafers attached to an underside of each of said bumpers;
- g) a plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles, said plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles capable of transferring energy angularly away from a point of impact, said plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles attached to the outside of said shell, each said flexible energy divergent baffle having a height from 0.25 inches to more than one inch tall, said flexible energy divergent baffle comprising:
- i) a base attached to said shell;
- ii) a platform positioned on top of said base;
- iii) a foot positioned on top of said platform, said a foot comprising:
- A) a polygonal flat top upon which said wafer is attached;
- and
- B) a post positioned between said flat top and said platform, said post angled such that a center point of said flat top is horizontally offset from a center point of said base, said post comprising at least:
- I) first side angled away from the base:
- and
- II) a second side opposite said first side, said second side comprising a vertical rise on top of which is an angled side at intersecting point.
- III)
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14) An energy diverting football helmet, said helmet comprising:
- a) a shell, said shell having an inside and an outside;
- b) padding positioned against the inside of the shell;
- c) a face mask attached to a front of the football helmet;
- d) a chin strap;
- e) a plurality of bumpers;
- f) a plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles, said plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles capable of transferring energy angularly away from a point of impact, said plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles attached to the outside of said shell, each said flexible energy divergent baffle having a height from 0.25 inches to more than one inch tall, said flexible energy divergent baffle comprising:
- i) a base attached to said shell;
- ii) a platform positioned on top of said base and;
- iii) a foot positioned on top of said platform, said foot comprising:
- (A) (Remove) a polygonal flat top upon which said wafer is attached;
- and
- B) a post positioned between said flat top and said platform, said post angled such that a center point of said flat top is horizontally offset from a center point of said base, said post comprising at least:
- I) a first side angled away from the base:
- and
- II) a second side opposite said first side, said second side comprising a vertical rise on top of which is an angled side at an intersecting point.
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