Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.

Clint Mattacola

Jason Lee Walton

Mike Krynock

A helmet comprises an impact-absorbing shell and a pad assembly secured to an inner surface of the impact-absorbing shell. The pad assembly includes an outer low-friction layer, an inner low-friction layer, and a middle low-friction layer sandwiched between and slidable relative to the inner low friction layer and the outer low-friction layer. The middle low-friction layer is secured (e.g., with a hook-and-loop fastener) to the impact-absorbing shell such that the inner low-friction layer can slide relative to both the middle low-friction layer and the impact-absorbing shell. The outer low-friction layer can comprise an annulus-shaped sheet having a central opening, and the middle low-friction layer can comprises a disk-shaped sheet, such that the disk-shaped sheet is secured to the impact-absorbing shell through the central opening. The pad assembly can further comprise a resilient layer positioned adjacent an inner surface of the inner low-friction layer, and a flexible cover enclosing a substantial portion of the three low-friction layers.

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Morgan Hill, CA, United States of America

Clint Mattacola