Protective athletic helmet

摘要

A protective athletic helmet configured to reduce or prevent head injuries such as concussions. The protective athletic helmet including a durable outer shell, a shock absorbent middle layer, and a flexible inner shell. The shock absorbent middle layer including a plurality of shock absorbent hemispheres positioned adjacent to a plurality of foam pads. The outer durable shell and the inner flexible shell configured to permit the durable outer shell to move independently from the flexible inner shell and to permit the shock absorbent middle layer to absorb energy resulting from an impact force to the outer surface of the durable outer shell.

主权项

1. A protective athletic helmet, comprising:
a durable outer shell having an outer surface and an inner surface, the durable outer shell configured to be contoured to the shape of a user's head; a shock absorbent middle layer configured to be contoured to the shape of a user's head, the shock absorbent middle layer detachably connected to a portion of the inner surface of the durable outer shell, the shock absorbent middle layer having a plurality of shock absorbent hemispheres having top and bottom ends, and a plurality of foam pads having top and bottom ends, the plurality of shock absorbent hemispheres positioned adjacent to the plurality of foam pads such that each one of the shock absorbent hemispheres are spaced apart having the plurality of foam pads therebetween; and a flexible inner shell having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface of the flexible inner shell detachably connected to the bottom ends of the plurality of shock absorbent hemispheres and the bottom ends of the foam pads, the flexible inner shell configured to receive a user's head; wherein the outer durable shell and the inner flexible shell are configured to permit the durable outer shell to move independently from the flexible inner shell and to permit the shock absorbent middle layer to absorb energy resulting from an impact force to the outer surface of the durable outer shell.