US2013180034A1PendingUtilityA1

Sports helmet and replacement pad kit for use therein

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jan 18, 2012Filed: Jan 18, 2012Published: Jul 18, 2013
Est. expiryJan 18, 2032(~5.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Darius J. Preisler
A42B 3/127
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Abstract

A sports helmet and replacement pad kit for use therein are provided. The sports helmet includes an outer shell having inner and outer surfaces. A sports helmet further includes a shock absorbing liner removably disposed within the shell. The liner includes at least one replacement pad which has a plurality of spaced-apart structures which absorb energy of an impact at the outer surface of the shell by deformably crushing. The number, spacing, size, shape and material of the structures are predetermined based on level of play of the sport.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sports helmet comprising:
 an outer shell having inner and outer surfaces; and   a shock absorbing liner removably disposed within the shell, the liner including at least one replacement pad having a plurality of spaced-apart structures which absorb energy of an impact at the outer surface of the shell by deformably crushing and wherein the number, spacing, size, shape and material of the structures are predetermined based on level of play of the sport.   
     
     
         2 . The helmet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one pad includes a cellular core and each of the structures is a cell. 
     
     
         3 . The helmet as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein each cellular core is a honeycomb core. 
     
     
         4 . The helmet as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the honeycomb core is a thermoplastic honeycomb core. 
     
     
         5 . The helmet as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein each core has top and bottom surfaces and wherein at least one of the top and bottom surfaces includes a skin layer. 
     
     
         6 . The helmet as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the skin layer is a thermoplastic skin layer. 
     
     
         7 . The helmet as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the thermoplastic skin layer is a reinforced thermoplastic skin layer. 
     
     
         8 . The helmet as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the thermoplastic skin layer is reinforced with fibers. 
     
     
         9 . The helmet as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the cellular core has an open-cell structure of the tubular or honeycomb cell type. 
     
     
         10 . The helmet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the material of the structure is one of plastic, metal and cardboard. 
     
     
         11 . A replacement pad kit from which at least one replacement pad is selected and arranged in a shock absorbing liner removably disposed in an outer shell of a sports helmet, the kit comprising:
 a plurality of replacement pads, each of the pads having a plurality of spaced-apart structures which absorb energy of an impact at an outer surface of the outer shell by deformably crushing and wherein the number, spacing, size, shape and material of the structures are predetermined based on level of play of the sport.   
     
     
         12 . The kit as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein each of the pads includes a cellular core and each of the structures is a cell. 
     
     
         13 . The kit as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein each cellular core is a honeycomb core. 
     
     
         14 . The kit as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the honeycomb core is a thermoplastic honeycomb core. 
     
     
         15 . The kit as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein each core has top and bottom surfaces and wherein at least one of the top and bottom surfaces includes a skin layer. 
     
     
         16 . The kit as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the skin layer is a thermoplastic skin layer. 
     
     
         17 . The kit as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the thermoplastic skin layer is a reinforced thermoplastic skin layer. 
     
     
         18 . The kit as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the thermoplastic skin layer is reinforced with fibers. 
     
     
         19 . The kit as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the cellular core has an open-cell structure of the tubular or honeycomb cell type. 
     
     
         20 . The kit as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the material of the structures is one of plastic, metal and cardboard.

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