Patents Assigned to Hein Gericke GmbH & Co. KG
  • Multilayer grooved protector for body joints
    Patent number: 5477558
    Abstract: A protector, particularly for protective clothing of motorcyclists, comprises an underlay comprising shock-absorbing segments, a covering layer of a yielding material, grooves having a wedge-shaped section located between the segments, and empty spaces between complementary outer edges of the protector that disappear on bending it into the form of a shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignees: Hein Gericke GmbH & Co. KG, ISL Schaumstoff-Technik GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Volker, Hans-Georg Plecity, Jorn Steffens, Anselm Zessler
  • Protective device for the spinal column for motorcycle riders
    Patent number: 5140995
    Abstract: A protective device for the spinal column, particularly as accident protection for motorcycle riders, having a plurality of plate elements positioned one behind the other in a longitudinal direction of the spinal column. The plate elements are made of a deformable material and are arched to form hollow spaces between the plate elements and a basic body to which the elements are secured. The hollow spaces are filled with a shock-absorbing filler body of plastic foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Hein Gericke GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Harald Uhl