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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2014
Kranos Ip Corporation, Litchfield, IL (US);
Jeff J. Musec, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Leonard E. Van Houtin, Salem, IL (US);
Louis A. Van Houtin, Iuka, IL (US);
KRANOS IP CORPORATION, Litchfield, IL (US);
Abstract
Football helmet with video system has a rigid shell with front and back portions. An impact absorbing pad assembly and underlying comfort liner assembly are removably attached in the shell. A face guard of connected bars has a center bar connected to the front portion of the shell by one or more connectors with a nose bumper between the center bar and the shell. The nose bumper has a concave inner surface engaged flat against a convex outer surface of the front portion and a video optics housing extending forwardly of the nose bumper and containing an imager. A battery housing is connected in the shell for a battery, a circuitry housing is connected to the shell for video camera circuitry and wiring connects the imager and the battery housing to the video circuitry.