IMPACT ATTENUATION SYSTEM FOR A PROTECTIVE HELMET

IMPACT ATTENUATION SYSTEM FOR A PROTECTIVE HELMET

A protective football helmet is provided having a one-piece molded shell with an impact attenuation system. This system includes an impact attenuation member formed in an extent of the front shell portion by removing material from the front portion. The impact attenuation member changes how a portio...

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Hauptverfasser: WINGO, James C, THOMPSON, Jeremy J, PRINCIP, Michael M
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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AMUSEMENTS
APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING,CLIMBING, OR FENCING
BALL GAMES
GAMES
HATS
HEAD COVERINGS
HEADWEAR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
SPORTS
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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Zusammenfassung:A protective football helmet is provided having a one-piece molded shell with an impact attenuation system. This system includes an impact attenuation member formed in an extent of the front shell portion by removing material from the front portion. The impact attenuation member changes how a portion of the shell having the impact attenuation member responds to an impact force having a component applied substantially normal to the impact attenuation member as compared to how the left and right side portions respond to the impact force.