Position-specific helmet protection
AssigneeVicis IP, LLC
InventorsCord SANTIAGO, Kurt FISCHER, Travis GLOVER, Valerie 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 football helmet comprising:
- an outer shell;
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- an impact mitigation layer internal to the outer shell, wherein the impact mitigation layer comprises a supplemental impact protective element regionally positioned internal to a position-specific region of the outer shell, wherein the supplemental impact protective element comprises an impact protection pad tuned based on position-specific requirements of the position-specific football helmet for a player position in American football and analysis of player performance data for the player position, the player performance data for the player position comprises data regarding a series of impact events occurring to protective helmets worn by individuals while participating in activities corresponding to the player position.
A position-specific football helmet for a player position in American football, the position-specific football helmet comprising:
- an outer shell having at least one position-specific region where a plurality of a series of impact events occur determined based on analysis of player performance data for the player position, the player performance data comprising data regarding the series of impact events occurring to protective helmets worn by individuals while participating in activities corresponding to the player position;
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- a supplemental impact protective arrangement secured within the outer shell, the supplemental impact protective arrangement comprising at least one impact protective element, wherein the supplemental impact protective arrangement is positioned internal the at least one position-specific region on the outer shell.
A position-specific football helmet for a player position in American football, the position-specific football helmet comprising:
- an outer shell having at least one position-specific region where a plurality of a series of impact events occur determined based on analysis of player performance data for the player position, the player performance data comprising data regarding the series of impact events occurring to protective helmets worn by individuals while participating in activities corresponding to the player position;
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- a supplemental impact protective arrangement secured within the outer shell, the supplemental impact protective arrangement comprising at least one impact protective element, wherein the supplemental impact protective arrangement is secured to the outer shell in proximity to the at least one position-specific region by attaching the supplemental impact protective arrangement to an inner surface of the outer shell at least partially under a portion of the outer shell that resides within the at least one position-specific region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.