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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2016
Bell Sports, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Scott R. Allen, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
James R. Penny, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Alexander J. Szela, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Julio Valencia, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Christopher T. Pietrzak, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Bell Sports, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A helmet can include an outer shell including a faceport, a first segment including a longitudinal ridge extending from a front of the helmet to a rear of the helmet, a gap disposed along the edge of the first segment, and a second segment offset from the first segment by the gap. A hinged zone can be formed by an elastomeric material disposed within the gap and coupled to the first segment and the second segment of the outer shell. The hinged zone can elastically flex in a radial direction towards a center of the helmet. An energy absorbing liner can be coupled to an inner surface of the outer shell, and an open space can be formed between an inner surface of the hinged zone and an outer surface of the energy absorbing liner.