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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2022
Riddell, Inc., Des Plaines, IL (US);
Vittorio Bologna, Elk Grove, IL (US);
Nelson Kraemer, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Ralph Infusino, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Thad M. Ide, Chicago, IL (US);
Riddell, Inc., Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
The protective sports helmet disclosed herein including a crown energy attenuation assembly positioned within a crown region of the helmet shell and includes: a first energy attenuation element with a plurality of sidewalls arranged to form a hexagonal housing, wherein a first sidewall has a substantially planar configuration; a second energy attenuation element with a plurality of sidewalls arranged to form a hexagonal housing, wherein a first sidewall has a substantially planar configuration; and, a third energy attenuation element with a plurality of sidewalls that are arranged to form a hexagonal housing. A first crown gap is formed between the first and second energy attenuation elements. A second crown gap is formed between the second and third energy attenuation elements. A third crown gap is formed between an extent of the third and first energy attenuation elements. The crown energy attenuation assembly further includes a layer positioned adjacent to the plurality of sidewalls of the energy attenuation elements.