Protective helmet assembly having lightweight suspension system
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorsBrad Sutter, Joseph Slivinski, Deborah Panna
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Abstract
There is provided a protective helmet assembly that includes a shell, a suspension band, and an adjustable headband and a crown pad. The shell is constructed from at least PARA-ARAMID to provide ballistic protection. The suspension band is attached to the shell. The adjustable headband and the crown pad collectively adjust to a shape of a head of a user while maintaining the head of the user in a non-direct-contact relationship with the shell. The adjustable headband and the crown pad each have a plurality of screw less connectors for directly securing the adjustable headband and the crown pad to the suspension band without screws.
Claims25
A protective helmet assembly, comprising:
- a shell constructed from at least para-aramid to provide ballistic protection;
- a suspension band attached to the shell;
- a headband adjustable to different circumferences connected to the suspension band only at points remote from said suspension band attachment to the shell;
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- a crown pad connected to the suspension band only at points separate from (i) said suspension band attachment to said shell and (ii) said adjustable headband connections to said suspension band.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.