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HELMET SUSPENSION SYSTEM

  • US 20080209617A1
  • Filed: 02/28/2008
  • Published: 09/04/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A head protection system comprising:

  • a helmet having a rigid exterior shell;

    a shoulder cuff disposable over left and right shoulders of a wearer;

    a plurality of pistons, each piston defining a first end portion pivotally attached to the rigid exterior shell of the helmet and a second end portion pivotally attached to the shoulder cuff, each piston having a fluid cavity;

    a viscous fluid disposed within the fluid cavities of the pistons; and

    a tube fluidly connected to the fluid cavities of the pistons for transferring fluid from the fluid cavity of one piston to the fluid cavity of another piston, the tube having a sufficiently small inner diameter to allow relatively free movement of a wearer'"'"'s head under normal circumstances but limits the fluid exchange rate upon sudden movement of the wearer'"'"'s head.

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