Helmet construction

a technology for helmets and helmet covers, applied in helmets, helmet covers, protective garments, etc., can solve the problems of skull base, serious head butting with helmet wearers, and is regularly documented as a serious cause of injury, so as to improve the protection of the head of the individual and ensure the pliable external material

US20150089721A1Inactive Publication Date: 2015-04-02HANNA WADIA M
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2015-04-02
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A shell-less helmet is provided with resilient material and a stainless steel interior member to protect the individual from head trauma while at the same time preventing the use of the helmet as a weapon due to the resilient helmet outer layer.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] This invention relates to helmet construction and more particularly to the design of a sports helmet designed to protect the head of an individual while at the same time preventing the use of the helmet as a weapon.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The sports helmets are typically designed with an exterior hard shell and padding within the shell which is utilized to protect the head of the individual. Typically these helmets surround the head of the individual, and the individual's ears. Nonetheless there are a wide range of head injuries to athletes that occur for instance during the playing of such games as football, lacrosse, and other team sports as well as for instance injuries that occur from riding motorcycles, bicycles and the like as well as injuries that occur when skiing, snowboarding, skating or when driving a vehicle.

[0003] The injuries that can occur in such instances include simple fractures to complex dangerous conditions such as when an ath...

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[0025]Referring now to FIG. 1, a number of players 10 and 12 are shown in a football contest in which a player 10 is carrying a football 14 and uses his helmet 16 to head butt player 12, with his helmet including a hard outer shell 18 that is typical in many sports helmets.

[0026]The problem with the hard outer shell is while it may be capable of sustaining a direct hit, it nonetheless can generate a high intensity hit against an opposing player which can cause concussions, broken bones and contusions, oftentimes resulting in injuries that are not immediately visible at the time of impact.

[0027]The reason for the safety concern lies in the fact that the hard outer shell of the helmets can be used as a weapon against opposing players; and for this reason the helmets have been a cause of concussion and other brain injuries as well as neck and torso injuries due to the non-resilient nature of the helmet itself.

[0028]In order to make the playing of sports safer and to provide a safety he...