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US 2024/0180277 A1Published application
Position-specific helmet protection
AssigneeVicis IP, LLC
InventorsCord SANTIAGO, Kurt FISCHER, Travis GLOVER, Valerie V. CARRICABURU, Adam FRANK, Andre STONE, Jason NEUBAUER, Per REINHALL, David MARVER
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Abstract
Disclosed are devices and methods for optimizing a protective helmet or other item of protective clothing with one or more enhanced principal impact zones and/or impact elements that incorporate protective features that can be particularized to a specific player-position and/or the individual behavior of a specific player or wearer.
Claims20
A position-specific helmet comprising:
- an outer layer comprising a position-specific region that includes an impact zone;
- an impact mitigation layer;
- and
- a supplemental impact protective element coupled to at least a portion of the position-specific region of the outer layer, the supplemental impact protective element comprising:
- a curved body having edges sized and shaped to contact an external surface of the outer layer;
- and
- a supplemental impact mitigation structure positioned between the curved body and the external surface.
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A helmet comprising:
- an outer layer comprising an outer layer material and an outer surface having a position-specific region that includes an impact zone;
- an inner layer spaced apart from the outer layer to define a space;
- an impact mitigation layer disposed in the space between the inner layer and the outer layer;
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- a supplemental impact protective element having one or more impact mitigation structures and a base membrane comprising a base membrane material, the supplemental impact protective element coupled to at least a portion within the position-specific region, and the supplemental impact protective element comprising:
- a curved body having edges sized and shaped to contact an external surface of the outer layer;
- and
- a supplemental impact mitigation structure positioned between the curved body and the external surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.