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Helmet with multiple protective zones

a protective zone and helmet technology, applied in the field of protective headgear, can solve the problems of head injuries almost always involved, angular or rotational forces applied to the brain are more hazardous, and the head injury does nothing to mitigate the effect,

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-09-12
SUDDABY LOUBERT S
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The technical effect of this patent is to create a helmet that protects the brain from both linear and rotational forces.

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Additionally, while the skull may dampen some of the linear force applied to the head, it does nothing to mitigate the effects of angular forces that impart rotational spin to the head.
Many surgeons in the field believe the angular or rotational forces applied to the brain are more hazardous than direct linear forces due to the twisting or shear forces they apply to the white matter tracts and the brain stem itself.
In addition, because the person's head and the colliding object (including another person's head) are moving independently and in different angles, angular forces, as well as linear forces, are almost always involved in head injuries.
Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), more commonly known as “concussion,” is a type of brain injury that occurs frequently in many settings such as construction worksites, manufacturing sites, and athletic endeavors and is particularly problematic in contact sports.
While at one time concussion was viewed as a trivial and reversible brain injury, it has become apparent that repetitive concussions, even without loss of consciousness, are serious deleterious events that contribute to debilitating disease processes such as dementia and neuro-degenerative diseases for example Parkinson's disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and pugilistic dementias.
The problem with this design is that, as the size of the hole is decreased and the energy dissipation increases, the time to dissipate the energy also increases.
Viscous friction is too slow an energy dissipating modification to adequately mitigate concussive force.
However, the force dissipation is confined to the outer shell of the helmet.
In addition, the Holst helmet provides no mechanism to return the two shells to the resting position relative to each other.
In addition, there is no mechanism to return the expanded foam liner back to the inside of the helmet.

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[0027]At the outset, it should be appreciated that like drawing numbers on different drawing views identify identical structural elements of the invention. It also should be appreciated that figure proportions and angles are not always to scale in order to clearly portray the attributes of the present invention.

[0028]While the present invention is described with respect to what is presently considered to be the preferred embodiments, it is understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. The present invention is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

[0029]Furthermore, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the particular methodology, materials and modifications described and as such may, of course, vary. It is also understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular aspects only, and is not intended to limit the scope...

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Abstract

The present invention is a protective helmet having multiple zones of protection suitable for use in construction work, athletic endeavors, and similar activities. The helmet includes a hard outer protective that is suspended over a hard anchor zone by elastic cords extending between an elastomeric zone between the outer and inner zones. Fluid filed bladders are positioned in the elastomeric zone and bulge through one or more of a plurality of apertures located in the outer zone. In one embodiment, an additional crumple zone is present. The structure enables the helmet to divert linear and rotational forces away from the user's braincase.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates to protective headgear, more particularly to sports or work place protective headgear, and still more particularly, to protective headgear designed to prevent or reduce head injury caused by linear or rotational forces.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The human brain is an exceedingly delicate structure protected by a series of envelopes to shield it from injury. The innermost layer, the pia mater, covers the surface of the brain. Next to the pia mater is the arachnoid layer, a spidery web-like membrane that acts like a waterproof membrane. Finally, the dura mater, a tough leather like layer, covers the arachnoid layer and adheres to the bones of the skull.[0003]While this structure protects against penetrating trauma because of the bones of the skull, the softer inner layers absorb too little energy before the force is transmitted to the brain itself. Additionally, while the skull may dampen some of the linear force applied to the h...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A42B3/12A42B3/08
CPCA42B3/121A42B3/064A42B3/122A42B3/125A42B3/14A42B3/20A42B3/221
Inventor SUDDABY, LOUBERT S.
Owner SUDDABY LOUBERT S
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