FLEXIBLE SPORTS HELMET

摘要

The invention provides a sports helmet having a forehead end and a neck end and a longitudinal direction connecting said forehead end and said neck end, said sports helmet comprising an impact attenuation layer comprising a layer of expanded material comprising an expanded polymer material, and an outer shell of a fibre-reinforced material selected from self-reinforced polyethylene and self-reinforced polypropylene, said layer of expanded material having a thickness of 0.5-3.0 cm and a density of 20-100 kg/m3, and said outer shell having a thickness of 0.2-0.95 mm. Such a sports helmet is light weight and flexible and can be used as a multi-sports helmet.