Helmet and chin strap
AssigneeDoubleThree, LLC
InventorsFrank Hermansen, Carl Winefordner
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A helmet comprises a shell having a front portion, a rear portion, and a pair of lateral portions extending between the front portion and the rear portion. The shell is sized and configured to be placeable on the head of a user. The helmet additionally includes a chin strap having a pair of end portions and an intermediate portion located between the pair of end portions. The end portions are fixedly connected to respective ones of the pair of lateral portions of the shell so as to restrict movement of the end portions relative to the shell. The chin strap is flexible to facilitate placement of the chin strap around a chin of a user in connection with placement of the shell on the head of the user.
Claims24
A helmet comprising:
- a shell sized and configured to be placeable on the head of a user;
- a chin strap coupled to the shell, the chin strap being formed from a semi-rigid material and having at least two segments moveable relative to each other, at least one of the at least two segments including an elongate guide channel extending therein, the chin strap having two attachment portions, the chin strap being connectable to the shell at the two attachment portions, the chin strap defining a length as the distance along the chin strap between the two attachment portions, the chin strap being configured to be selectively transitional between a lengthened configuration and a tightened configuration, the length decreasing as the chin strap transitions from the lengthened configuration toward the tightened configuration;
- and
- an elongate spring extending along a spring axis and located within the elongate guide channel, the elongate spring being configured to apply a biasing force on the adjacent ones at least two segments which urges the adjacent ones of the at least two segments in opposite directions, the elongate spring being configured to lengthen along the spring axis as the chin strap transitions from the tightened configuration towards the lengthened configuration.
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
A helmet comprising:
- a shell sized and configured to be placeable on the head of a user, the shell including a main body having a lower peripheral edge and a pair of strap mounts coupled to the main body in spaced relation to each other and extending beyond the lower peripheral edge;
- a chin strap coupled to the shell at the pair of strap mounts and including an elongate guide channel therein, the chin strap being formed from a semi-rigid material, the chin strap defining a length as the distance along the chin strap between the pair of strap mounts, the chin strap being configured to be selectively transitional between a lengthened configuration and a tightened configuration, the length decreasing as the chin strap transitions from the lengthened configuration toward the tightened configuration;
- and
- an elongate spring extending along a spring axis and located within the elongate guide channel, the elongate spring being segments and configured to apply a biasing force on the chin strap to facilitate transition between the tightened configuration and the lengthen configuration, the elongate spring being configured to lengthen along the spring axis as the chin strap transitions from the tightened configuration towards the lengthened configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.