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US 5,794,274 AGranted
Chin protector for helmets
AssigneeRiddell, Inc.
InventorNelson Kraemer
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Abstract
A chin protector for helmets, such as football helmets, includes an inner member and an outer member, and a suspension arrangement for at least partially suspending, in a spaced relationship, a portion of the outer member from a central portion of the inner member with a gap formed between the inner and outer members, whereby upon an impact force striking the outer surface of the outer member, the force transmitted to a wearer's chin may be attenuated.
Claims15
A chin protector for use with a helmet, comprising:
- an inner member including a flexible, substantially cup-shaped central portion having first and second ends and shaped to receive a wearer's chin, a substantially concave inner surface and a substantially convex outer surface, each surface extending between the first and second ends of the central portion;
- an outer member including first and second ends, and a cup-shaped shell portion having a substantially concave inner surface and a substantially convex outer surface;
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- suspension means for at least partially suspending, in a spaced relationship, the shell portion of the outer member from the central portion of the inner member with a gap formed between the inner and outer members, whereby upon an impact force striking the outer surface of the outer member, the force transmitted to a wearer's chin is attenuated.
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