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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
William H. Brine, Iii, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Eric Darnell, South Stafford, VT (US);
Jonathan Baker, Portland, OR (US);
William H. Brine, Iv, Hopkinton, MA (US);
William H. Brine, III, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Eric Darnell, South Stafford, VT (US);
Jonathan Baker, Portland, OR (US);
William H. Brine, IV, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A protective sport helmet having an interior liner capable of conforming to the head of the wearer in the fore and aft direction and/or the side-to-side direction is disclosed. The sport helmet can comprise a protective outer shell and an inner energy-absorbing liner. The liner can comprise a top portion and a base portion flexibly connected therebetween to adjust the fit of the helmet to the head of a wearer in the fore and aft direction. The liner can comprise a side liner portion and the outer shell can comprise a slider mechanism for engaging the side liner portion to adjust the fit of the helmet to the head of the wearer in the side-to-side direction. The liner can comprise a plurality of grooves to transfer energy across the liner material.