US 7,395,558 B2Granted

Neck protector for use with a crash helmet

OwnerHussain Y. A. M. Mothaffarinventor

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Abstract

A restraint system is disclosed which limits the range of motion of a driver's helmet, and consequently the flexure of an individual's neck. In particular, the proposed system is laterally symmetric and comprises an arrangement of straps including a first strap extending from the “chin” of the helmet downwardly over the shoulder to an attachment point near the shoulder blade. A second strap extend form the occipital region forward over the shoulder and is attached on the chest. A separate strap also extends from the chin to the mid-point of the second strap. A fourth strap extends from the occipital region to the mid-point of the first strap. In addition, a harness is disclosed comprising a strap which encircles the check and straps which encircle the thighs, and use of a VELCRO fastener to anchor the restraint system to the harness.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A head and neck restraint system for protecting the neck of an individual during a crash of a motor vehicle, said head and neck restraint system comprising:

a head enclosing helmet of the type having a head shell surrounding the head, forehead and chin of said individual with an opening at a bottom portion thereof and a face portion;
an arch-shaped shoulder support means for supporting the head and neck restraint system on the individual's shoulders wherein said arch-shaped shoulder support means further comprises a front half portion, a rear half portion and an adjusting means for adjusting the curvature of the arch-shaped shoulder support means and wherein said front half portion and said rear half portion are pivotally connected by said adjusting means;
means passing under the individual's arms fixed to said front half portion and said rear half portion for maintaining said arch-shaped shoulder support means on the shoulders of an individual;
a plurality of straps and means for securing said plurality of straps to a portion of said helmet;
means for releasably securing said plurality of straps to said arch-shaped shoulder support means;
and
wherein said plurality of straps form an X-pattern configuration on a right side and a left side of said individual below said helmet.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 11/456,010Filed 6 Jul 2006 · continuation in part
Priority: 27 Sep 2005
Published: US 2007/0067893 A119 Apr 2007
Granted: 8 Jul 2008
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

A42B 3/0473
Accessories for helmets: neck restraints
A41D 13/0512
Protecting only a particular body part: neck or shoulders area
A42B
Hats
A41D
Outerwear

Family

Application11/235,266Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 27 Sep 2005
US 2007/0083987 A1Pre-grant publication · published 19 Apr 2007
US 2007/0067893 A1Published application
US 7,380,290 B2Related patent
US 7,395,558 B2This patent

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