Abstract: A comfortable, self-adjusting, protective helmet made from a process of insert molding. The helmet comprises an armature or insert made of a porous material that is embedded in the layers of the helmet to connect the structural parts of the helmet to one another. The armature as used in the helmet also serves several other functions which include hinging and sizing. A retention system is strategically located on the helmet to provide increased stabilization of the helmet on the wearer's head. One embodiment of this invention is an insert-molded helmet that can be converted into a pouch. A further embodiment of this invention includes a protrusion at the back of a helmet suitable for a compartment.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 27, 2001
Date of Patent:
March 18, 2003
Assignee:
Sportscope, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert D. Watters, John C. Tutton, Aldo F. Balatti, Mark A. Fletcher, Nicholas Shewchenko, Timothy Douglas Bayne, Christopher Robert Patrick Withnall
Abstract: A comfortable, self-adjusting, protective helmet made from a process of insert molding. The helmet comprises an armature or insert made of a porous material that is embedded in the layers of the helmet to connect the structural parts of the helmet to one another. The armature as used in the helmet also serves several other functions which include hinging and sizing. A retention system is strategically located on the helmet to provide increased stabilization of the helmet on the wearer's head. One embodiment of this invention is an insert-molded helmet that can be converted into a pouch. A further embodiment of this invention includes a protrusion at the back of a helmet suitable for a compartment.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 27, 2001
Publication date:
February 28, 2002
Applicant:
Sportscope Inc.
Inventors:
Robert D. Watters, John C. Tutton, Aldo F. Balatti, Mark A. Fletcher, Nicholas Shewchenko, Timothy Douglas Bayne, Christopher Robert Patrick Withnall
Abstract: A comfortable, self-adjusting, protective helmet made from a process of insert molding. The helmet comprises an armature or insert made of a porous material that is embedded in the layers of the helmet to connect the structural parts of the helmet to one another. The armature as used in the helmet also serves several other functions which include hinging and sizing. A retention system is strategically located on the helmet to provide increased stabilization of the helmet on the wearer's head. One embodiment of this invention is an insert-molded helmet that can be converted into a pouch. A further embodiment of this invention includes a protrusion at the back of a helmet suitable for a compartment.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 25, 1998
Date of Patent:
September 25, 2001
Assignee:
Sportscope, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert D. Watters, John C. Tutton, Aldo F. Balatti, Mark A. Fletcher, Nicholas Shewchenko, Timothy Douglas Bayne, Christopher Robert Patrick Withnall
Inventors:
Robert D. Watters, John C. Tutton, Aldo F. Balatti, Mark A. Fletcher, Nicholas Shewchenko, Timothy Douglas Bayne, Christopher Robert Patrick Withnall
Inventors:
Robert D. Watters, John C. Tutton, Aldo F. Balatti, Mark A. Fletcher, Nicholas Shewchenko, Timothy Douglas Bayne, Christopher Robert Patrick Withnall