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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Applicants:
Benjamin V. Booher, Sr., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Benjamin V. Booher, Jr., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin V. Booher, Sr., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Benjamin V. Booher, Jr., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A42B 3/06 (2006.01); A42B 3/08 (2006.01); A42B 3/12 (2006.01); A42B 3/16 (2006.01); A42B 3/20 (2006.01); A42B 3/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A42B 3/062 (2013.01); A42B 3/065 (2013.01); A42B 3/08 (2013.01); A42B 3/125 (2013.01); A42B 3/16 (2013.01); A42B 3/20 (2013.01); A42B 3/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A football helmet including a one-piece outer shell defining an exterior and an interior. The shell includes a plurality of slots penetrating at least partially through the shell from the exterior to the interior of the shell. Each slot may be disposed adjacent to at least one other slot and each pair of adjacent slots defines an energy absorbing beam portion between the adjacent slots. Each beam portion is configured to deform and absorb energy when the exterior of the shell is impacted from a normal direction.