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US 2023/0066408 A1Published application
Soft athletic helmet and rear closure mechanism
AssigneeHummingbird Sports, LLC
InventorRobert H Stolker
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Abstract
A protective headgear having a protective outer layer, an inner impact dispersing layer, an opening in the posterior of the helmet to allow hair to exit the protective helmet, and juxtaposed to the posterior opening, a flap that covers a portion of the opening and is selectively attachable to the inner impact attenuating layer.
Claims15
A protective headgear comprising:
- a protective outer layer having a front, two sides, a crown, a rear, a rear flap, a top, and a bottom;
- an inner impact dispersing layer having an outer face secured to the protective outer layer, and an inner face having a front, sides, and a rear, an opening extending from the bottom to an intermediate position between the crown and the bottom;
- a plurality of impact attenuating pads attached to the inner impact dispersing layer;
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- a posterior opening in the outer protective layer, said posterior opening aligning with at least a portion of the opening on the inner impact dispersing layer.
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A helmet comprising:
- a compressible outer impact attenuating material;
- an inner noncompressible impact dispersing core, having a top, a bottom, a crown, a rear, two sides, an inner surface, and an outer surface that is in substantial contact with the compressible outer impact attenuating material;
- wherein a first rear opening is provided in the inner impact dispersing core, and a second rear opening in the outer impact attenuating material, said first rear opening in the inner impact dispersing core extending from the bottom to an intermediate position between the crown and the bottom;
- said second rear opening aligning with at least a portion of the first rear opening;
- securing means to secure the helmet under the chin of a user and, a second securing means to adjust the fit of said helmet around an occipital bone at the rear of said user;
- wherein, disposed of on the interior surface of the inner impact dispersing core are compressible pads for attenuating forces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.