Collapsible helmet
OwnerJeffrey Moss Woolfinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible helmet including a shell having two or more components which are hingedly connected together about fold lines extending across the shell. Each component includes a plurality of panels with each panel being hingedly connected to at least one adjacent panel. The shell may be adjustable between a first configuration in which the helmet may be placed over the head of the user and a second configuration in which the components are flattened and are arranged in a substantially overlying relationship.
Claims12
A helmet comprising a shell having two or more components which are hingedly connected together about fold lines extending across the shell, each component comprising a plurality of panels with the components of the shell being provided with integral, inwardly projecting ribs, the ribs of the components being positioned so that, when the helmet is in its relatively collapsed condition, at least some of the ribs of a first component are interleaved with ribs of a second component, each panel being hingedly connected to at least one adjacent panel, wherein the shell is adjustable between a first configuration in which the shell is able to be placed over the head of the user and a second configuration in which said first component and said second component are each flattened and are arranged in a substantially overlying relationship, wherein means are provided for securing the first component and the second components together so that the shell is locked into its first configuration.
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