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Head restraint system having a rate sensitive device

US10178888B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · US

Inventors

Eric D. Wetzel · Baltimore, US
Greg A. Thompson · Kenmore, US
Jared Michael Gardner · Elkton, US
Patrick M. Toal, JR. · Pearl River, US
Thomas A. J. Plaisted · Forest Hill, US
David Lowry · New Garden Township, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 16, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63B71/10
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A head restraint system having a rate sensitive device to connect a head restraint to a body of a user. The head restraint system includes a first connector to connect to the head of a user, a second connector connected to the first connector and to a body of the user, wherein one of the first connector and the second connector includes a rate sensitive (RS) device, wherein the first connector and the second connector are configured to restrain the user's head to the user's body at high speed motion of the user's head relative to the user's body and otherwise not restrain the user's head.

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