Head-mounted impact sensing and warning device
US9795177B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA42B3/0453
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A head-mounted impact sensing and warning device includes a band adapted to be worn around at least a portion of the head or helmeted area of a user; an impact sensing device configured to sense an impact sustained by the head or the helmeted area of the user; at least one visual indicating device operatively coupled to the impact sensing device, the at least one visual indicating device configured to produce a visual indicator when the impact sensing device senses an impact that exceeds a predetermined impact level, thereby providing a visual alert that the impact sustained by the head or the helmeted area of the user exceeded the predetermined impact level; and a unit housing containing the impact sensing device and the at least one visual indicating device, the unit housing being coupled to the band or the helmeted area.
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