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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Bell Sports, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul A. Kele, Soquel, CA (US);
David T. Debus, Felton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bell Sports, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A42B 3/06 (2006.01); A42B 3/32 (2006.01); A42B 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A42B 3/066 (2013.01); A42B 3/064 (2013.01); A42B 3/324 (2013.01); A42B 3/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A helmet having an outer liner with an inward-facing surface, an inner liner with an outward-facing surface that interfaces with the inward-facing surface of the outer liner, and a flexible tether coupling the outer liner to the inner. The inner liner is slidably coupled to the outer liner via a plurality of return springs, the plurality of return springs biasing the inner liner to a first position with respect to the outer liner.