Apparatus for preventing neck injury, spinal cord injury and concussion
OwnerKevin J. Jacksoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for preventing neck injury, spinal cord injury and concussion is disclosed. The apparatus includes a helmet, a body harness and a plurality of anchor assemblies connecting the helmet to the body harness. The anchor assemblies are adjusted to limit the cervical rotation, lateral bending, flexion and extension ranges of motion of a wearer to a predetermined set point, each anchor assembly including a plurality of guide members extending from the helmet to an anchor of the anchor assembly, the plurality of guide members being attached to the anchor.
Claims6
An apparatus for preventing neck, spinal cord injury and concussion, comprising;
- a helmet;
- a body harness;
- and
- three anchor assemblies separately positioned at a rear position, and right side and left side positions and connecting the helmet to the body harness, wherein the anchor assemblies are adjusted to limit cervical rotation, lateral bending, flexion and extension ranges of motion of a wearer to a predetermined set point,
- each anchor assembly positioned at the right side position and at the left side position including three guide members extending from the helmet to an anchor of the anchor assembly,
- the anchor assembly positioned at the rear position including at least one guide member extending from the helmet to an anchor of the anchor assembly,
- each of the guide members being attached to a corresponding anchor, the anchor comprising a retainer for receiving and securing the guide members and a retainer seat permanently attached to the body harness, the retainer and retainer seat being detachably coupled to one another, the helmet being detachable from the body harness without adjusting the guide members secured to the retainer, wherein the retainer and retainer seat are male and female buckle elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.