Machine vendible expandable helmet and manufacture of same
US12268268B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA42B3/124
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A bicycle helmet that fits over a surface of a head of a user generally includes a segment of flexible cell structures that form a radial honeycomb matrix movable between a folded condition where each side of the segment is disposed generally parallel and an expanded condition where the radial honeycomb matrix of the segment is configured to be expanded at least partially over the head of the user and arranged radially relative to the surface of the head of the user. The bicycle helmet includes a first and second side frame disposed respectively at the first and second ends of the honeycomb matrix.
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