摘要 |
The invention relates to a sporting helmet for receiving a head of a player, the head having a crown region, left and right temple regions, left and right side regions and an occipital region. The helmet comprises a shell for at least receiving the crown region, left and right temple regions, left and right side regions and the occipital region of the head; a pad for covering the inner surface of the shell and an inflatable bladder affixed to the inner surface of the pad, such inflatable bladder comprising an occipital chamber. The helmet also comprises a pump in fluid communication with the inflatable bladder, the pump being actuatable by the player for inflating th e inflatable bladder such that the occipital chamber of the inflatable bladder apply pressure upon the occipital region of the head.
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