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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michel D. Arney, Needham, MA (US);
Andrew G. Zeigler, Arlington, MA (US);
Thomas H. Burchard, Winchester, MA (US);
Terrence K. Jones, Sharon, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bell Sports, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A42B 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A42B 3/08 ;
Abstract
A bicycle helmet is disclosed having a flexible, articulated member being resiliently flexible to provide resilient forward pressure against an inwardly curved portion on the posterior of a wearer's head and a flexible connection between the articulated member and opposite sides of the shell assembly including at least one elastically elongatable strap portion for providing additional resilient forward pressure against the wearer's head.