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Protective device for impact management

US5950244A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 9, 1998
Grant dateSep 14, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA42B3/128
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A protective device comprising a shell and a liner. The shell includes an interior surface. The liner is associated with the interior surface of the shell. The liner includes a member for enabling control displacement of the preselected regions of the liner upon various degrees of impact of the protective device. The control displacement member comprises a first member and a second member. Each of the first and second members having a top surface, a bottom surface and a different impact absorbing characteristic. The top surface of at least one of the first and second members is associated with the interior surface of the shell. At least a portion of the bottom surface of the first member extends further from the interior surface of the shell and the bottom surface of the second member.

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