Patent · US Active

Protective snow and ski helmet

US9474318B2 · kind B2 · utility

21Cited by

7References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Bell Sports, Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert Wesson · Santa Cruz, US
Samuel Kass · Oberrieden, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2035

Classification

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

Abstract

An alpine helmet for protecting the head of a wearer while the helmet is worn over a broad temperature range includes an outer shell and an energy dissipating internal padding assembly coupled to the outer shell. The padding assembly includes a first pad layer disposed inwardly of a second pad layer which may be adjacent an inner surface of the helmet shell. The first pad layer includes an arrangement of structural alterations that affect the performance of the first layer.

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