A HEAD AND NECK SUPPORT DEVICE

摘要

A head and neck support device for use by a person wearing a helmet. The head and neck support device include a pair of flexible shoulder straps, a stiff carrier structure and a pair of tethering systems. The shoulder straps are each configured to fit a torso and different shoulder of a person. The stiff carrier structure includes a U-shaped yoke (18) and a high collar (20) which is hingedly connected to the yoke (18). The carrier structure includes an upper attachment formation near an upper end of each front carrier portion for attachment to a different one of the shoulder straps and a lower attachment formation near a lower end of each front carrier portion for attachment to a different one of the shoulder straps. The tethering systems include tether straps (44) which extend between the carrier structure and the helmet for providing a restraint between the carrier structure and the helmet.