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US 9,364,041 B2Granted
Helmet comprising surface reinforcing component with embedded anchors
AssigneeSmith Optics, Inc.
InventorJames A. Chilson
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Abstract
Described herein are helmets comprising at least one surface reinforcing component. In some embodiments the surface reinforcing component comprises at least one anchoring feature embedded in a structural feature of the helmet, such as a force absorbing element. In other embodiments, the surface reinforcing component comprises fasteners configured to mate with a respective fastener on a shell of the helmet.
Claims16
A helmet comprising:
- a force absorbing element having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a third surface extending between the inner and outer surfaces of the force absorbing element;
- a shell having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the shell secured to the outer surface of the force absorbing element, the shell further having an edge;
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- a surface reinforcing component having an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one anchor feature protruding from the upper surface, the at least one anchor feature comprising a loop structure, wherein the loop structure is embedded in the force absorbing element, wherein the upper surface of the surface reinforcing component is adjacent to the third surface of the force absorbing element, and wherein the surface reinforcing component further includes a lip that extends along a portion of the edge of the shell.
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A helmet comprising:
- a force absorbing element having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a shell having an inner surface secured to the outer surface of the force absorbing element;
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- a surface reinforcing component having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface extending along the inner surface of the force absorbing element, the surface reinforcing component comprising a plurality of anchor features protruding from the upper surface and embedded in the force absorbing element, wherein the plurality of anchor features are L-shaped structures, the surface reinforcing component further comprising a male coupling component on a perimeter of the upper surface of the reinforcing component, the male coupling component configured to mate with a female coupling component on the inner surface of the shell to at least partially secure the shell to the force absorbing element.
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A helmet comprising:
- a force absorbing element having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a shell having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the shell attached to the outer surface of the force absorbing element, the shell further having an edge extending between the inner and outer surfaces of the shell;
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- a strip extending along the inner surface of the force absorbing element and including a lip configured to structurally reinforce the edge of the shell, the strip including an inner surface adjacent the inner surface of the force absorbing element, the strip further including an anchor projecting from the inner surface and embedded in the force absorbing element between the inner and outer surfaces of the force absorbing component, wherein the anchor is a hook.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.