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US 2023/0404199 A1Published application
Helmet
AssigneeLeatt Corporation
InventorsPieter André KEEVY, Jörn Peter STEFFENS
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Abstract
A helmet has an outer shell, an impact absorbing liner inside the outer shell to receive loads from the outer shell and an inner liner disposed inside the impact absorbing liner, with the inner liner configured to slide relative to the impact absorbing liner. The inner liner defines a number of apertures and a deflector inside each aperture. Each deflector has a body that is connectable to the impact absorbing liner; a peripheral border that is connectable to the aperture in which it is received; and a number of deformable spokes extending between the body and the border.
Claims9
A helmet comprising:
- an outer shell;
- an impact absorbing liner disposed inside the outer shell and connected in a load transferring manner to the outer shell to receive loads from the outer shell;
- and
- an inner liner disposed inside, and in direct contact with, the impact absorbing liner, said inner liner being configured to slide relative to the impact absorbing liner;
- wherein said inner liner defines at least one receiving formation;
- and
- said helmet includes at least one disc shaped deflector comprising:
- a central body in the form of a hub that is connectable to the impact absorbing liner;
- a border along at least part of the deflector's periphery extending around the circumference of the deflector, said border being connectable to one of the receiving formations of the inner liner;
- and
- at least one flexible element extending between the hub and the border, said flexible element being configured to be deflected by relative displacement of the border relative to the hub under a force in a tangential direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.