Protective head having impact force distribution
OwnerWilliam B. McBrideinventor
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Abstract
A helmet that protects a user's head from the transfer of force imparted on the outer shell of the helmet. An inner layer of the helmet uses a spacer fabric that diffuses any force received over a relatively large area so that such force is spread over a relatively large area of the user's head, thereby reducing the risk of traumatic brain injury. The helmet uses a thermal pack that helps keep the user either cold or hot as desired. The helmet uses an audio pack that is removably attached to the shell, such that the audio pack protects the hearing of the user from sudden high decibel sounds and also amplifies desirable sound while squelching undesirable noise.
Claims12
A helmet worn on a human head, the helmet comprising a helmet body that has an outer shell having an outer surface and an inner surface and an inner cushioning structure having a first spacer fabric layer, the first spacer fabric layer having a first weave bias direction, the inner cushioning structure attached to the inner surface of the outer shell and such that the helmet body has a pair of opposed openings such that an audio pack is removably inserted into at least one of the openings, the audio pack having a microphone, a speaker, and amplification and control circuitry that amplifies a sound received by the microphone and transmits the sound to the speaker.
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