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US 8,015,624 B2Granted
Helmet system
OwnerMary-Ellen Baldackin, Mike Bosleyinventors
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Abstract
A helmet system that employs an outer shell and a unitary inner shell formed with compatible grooves and ridges respectively. The outer shell is formed with a switch. The outer shell and inner shell are further secured together via magnetic force or a system of springs and levers in conjunction with the switch that allows for a user of the helmet system to seamlessly remove the outer shell through either a set amount of breakaway force or by using the switch.
Claims18
A helmet system, comprising:
- an outer shell configured to interlock to an inner shell and release from said inner shell;
- said inner shell being unitary;
- a chinstrap attached to said inner shell;
- at least one ridge extending from the surface of said inner shell;
- at least one groove dipping inward within the interior of said outer shell;
- said at least one ridge configured to fit into said at least one groove;
- an at least lower magnet lined along the at least one ridge;
- said at least one lower magnet configured to be stationary in a fixed, mounted position;
- said outer shell configured to fit over said inner shell;
- an at least one upper magnet lined along the at least one groove;
- said at least one upper magnet configured to be variable;
- at least one arm in communication with said at least one upper magnet, said at least one arm being in communication with a switch;
- said switch configured to move said at least one arm such that said at least one arm will move said at least one upper magnet so that said at least one upper magnet attracts via polarity and ferromagnetic force to said at least one lower magnet;
- said switch configured to move said at least one arm such that said at least one arm will move said at least one upper magnet so that the attracting polarity of said at least one upper magnet rotates away from said at least one lower magnet;
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- said switch located on said outer shell.
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A helmet system, comprising:
- forming an inner shell to fit snuggly onto a head of a user, the inner shell being unitary;
- attaching a chinstrap to the inner shell;
- forming the inner shell such that at least one ridge protrudes outward;
- forming an outer shell to fit over the inner shell, the outer shell having at least one groove depressed inward toward an interior of the outer shell;
- locking the outer shell to the inner shell via forming the at least one groove to receive the at least one ridge in conjunction with a switch;
- placing the switch on the outer shell;
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- placing the switch in communication with the outer shell such that when activated, the switch is configured to lock the outer shell to the inner shell and release the outer shell from the inner shell.
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