Protective helmet with liner assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11517065-B2
Application number	US-201916577008-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2019
Priority date	Mar 21, 2017
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

A protective helmet including an outer shell, and a liner assembly received in the outer shell and connected to the outer shell, the liner assembly defining a front portion configured to overlay a front of a head of a wearer, a rear portion configured to overlay a rear of the head of the wearer, a top portion disposed above and out of contact with a top of the head of the wearer when the helmet is worn, and two opposed side portions each configured to overlay a respective side of the head of the wearer. Each of the front, rear, side and top portions includes at least one zone where the liner assembly includes a plurality of overlapping layers.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A protective helmet comprising:
an outer shell; and
a liner assembly received in the outer shell and connected to the outer shell, the liner assembly defining a front portion configured to overlay a front of a head of a wearer, a rear portion configured to overlay a rear of the head of the wearer, a top portion configured to be disposed above a top of the head of the wearer when the helmet is worn, and two opposed side portions each configured to overlay a respective side of the head of the wearer;
wherein each of the front, rear, side and top portions includes at least one zone where the liner assembly includes overlapping layers, each of the layers being made from one of first, second, third, and fourth materials; and
wherein:
the at least one zone of the front portion has a configuration defined by one of a first front zone (F 1 ), a second front zone (F 2 ) and a third front zone (F 3 ), wherein the first front zone (F 1 ), the second front zone (F 2 ) and the third front zone (F 3 ) are respectively composed as follows:

Layers from
Minimum

outer shell
Thickness

Zone
to head
(mm)
Material

First front
Layer 1
3.2
Second material

zone (F1)
Layer 2
4.8
Third material

Layer 3
8
Second material

Layer 4
6.4
Third material

Second front
Layer 1
8
Second material

zone (F2)
Layer 2
16
Third material

Layer 3
6.4
Fourth material

Third front
Layer 1
11.2
Second material

zone (F3)
Layer 2
6.4
Third material,

the at least one zone of the rear portion has a configuration defined by one of a first rear zone (R 1 ) and a second rear zone (R 2 ), wherein the first rear zone (R 1 ) and the second rear zone (R 2 ) are respectively composed as follows:

Layers from
Minimum

outer shell
Thickness

Zone
to head
(mm)
Material

First rear
Layer 1
6.4
Second material

zone (R1)
Layer 2
1.6
First material

Layer 3
12.8
Second material

Layer 4
3.2
Fourth material

Second rear
Layer 1
6.4
Second material

zone (R2)
Layer 2
1.6
First material

Layer 3
9.6
Third material

Layer 4
6.4
Fourth material,

the at least one zone of the side portions has a configuration defined by one of a first side zone (S 1 ) and a second side zone (S 2 ), wherein the first side zone (S 1 ) and the second side zone (S 2 ) are respectively composed as follows:

Layers from
Minimum

outer shell
Thickness

Zone
to head
(mm)
Material

First side
Layer 1
4.8
Second material

zone (S1)
Layer 2
3.2
First material

Layer 3
8
Third material

Assignees

• Sport Maska Inc

Inventors

• Wiart Nicole Jacqueline
• Chartrand Daniel
• Dykmans Maurice
• Martin Philippe
• Germain Simon-Pierre
• Steenbrink Brian William
• Beauchamp Pierre-Luc
• Langlois Simon
• Spyrou Evangelos

Classifications

• A63B71/10

  for the head ({A63B71/081 takes precedence } ; in the form of caps or hats A42B1/08; helmets A42B3/00) · CPC title

• A42B3/127

  with removable or adjustable pads · CPC title

• A42B3/128 Primary

  with zones of different density · CPC title