Abstract: A safety helmet system to minimize brain concussions for athletes experiencing impact loading. A housing incorporates a series of displaceable plates which are displaceable having a shear thickening fluid between the displaceable plates for rigidifying upon impact. The housing is connected on one end to a helmet and to shoulder pads on an opposing end.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 10, 2014
Publication date:
August 13, 2015
Applicant:
GUARDIAN HELMETS, LLC
Inventors:
ROBERT E. FISCHELL, KENNETH T. KIGER, ALEK S. WILLIAMS