Protective helmet

Abstract

In an embodiment a protective helmet includes an outer shell configured for distributing impact forces, a support structure spaced apart from and supporting the outer shell, the support structure placeable on a head of a wearer of the protective helmet, wherein the support structure is subdivided into a front support and a rear support spaced apart from the front support, and an adjustable tensioning device configured for exerting a tensioning force on the support structure so that a force flow of the tensioning force for fixing the outer shell on the head of the wearer flows completely through the outer shell and for varying the tensioning force by an adjustment.

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