3m Innovative Properties Company

Niklas M S Lilenthal

Lars-Olov Ahlgren

Arne O Linderstrand

A pivoting protective headgear system includes a head suspension and two pivots coupled to the head suspension. A protective headgear element is pivotally connected to each pivot. In one exemplary embodiment, two transition arms are coupled to the head suspension and extend longitudinally extending away from the head suspension, and each transition arm has a distal end and a pivot at the distal end. In another exemplary embodiment, two pivots are coupled to the head suspension and each pivot has an axis of rotation configured to be below any portion of an ear of a user. In a further exemplary embodiment, two pivots are each spaced apart from the headband and coupled to the headband, and the headband is configured to be disposed against a forehead of a user and each pivot has an axis of rotation below the headband.

Pivoting headgear system

A head suspension includes a headband portion having a length and two transition arms. Each transition arm is coupled to the headband portion and extends away from the headband portion length at an angle greater than zero degrees. Each transition arm has a distal end and a pivot at the distal end. The pivot characterized by a pivot point and a rear support portion is pivotally connected to each pivot.

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Leksand, Sweden

Niklas M S Lilenthal