Patent · US Expired

Chinstrap activated head adjustment assembly for a protective helmet assembly

US5079780A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateSep 10, 1990
Grant dateJan 14, 1992
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S2/909
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A protective helmet assembly including an outer impact shell and an inner impact attenuation liner assembly wherein the inner liner assembly includes an adjustable headband assembly comprised of a front headband member and a rear spring-loaded headband member under the control of a chinstrap into a fitted configuration about the head of the user by a clip assembly. The inner impact attenuation liner assembly is mounted within the outer impact shell to separate therefrom under predetermined load conditions.

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