NECK BRACE
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1. A neck brace comprising:
- at least one impact surface which, when said brace is used with a helmet, limits movement of said helmet by contacting an underside of said helmet;
at least one bearing surface shaped and configured for bearing on the body of a wearer of said brace; and
a structure that extends between said impact surface and said bearing surface, said structure being sufficiently resilient to transfer impact loads of said helmet on said impact surface to said wearer'"'"'s body,wherein at least part of said impact surface is displaceable towards an adjacent part of said bearing surface, and wherein said structure comprises at least one brake configured to permit said displacement and to selectively resist said displacement.
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Abstract
A neck brace comprising an impact surface which that can limit movement of a helmet by contacting an underside of the helmet. The neck brace further comprises at least one bearing surface configured for bearing on the body of a wearer, and a structure extending between the impact surface and the bearing surfaces configured to transfer impact loads of the helmet on the impact surface to the wearer'"'"'s body. A part of the impact surface is displaceable towards the wearer'"'"'s body and the structure is configured to permit the displacement at rates slower than a predetermined rate, as well as to resist displacement if the rate exceeds the predetermined rate.
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1. A neck brace comprising:
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at least one impact surface which, when said brace is used with a helmet, limits movement of said helmet by contacting an underside of said helmet; at least one bearing surface shaped and configured for bearing on the body of a wearer of said brace; and a structure that extends between said impact surface and said bearing surface, said structure being sufficiently resilient to transfer impact loads of said helmet on said impact surface to said wearer'"'"'s body, wherein at least part of said impact surface is displaceable towards an adjacent part of said bearing surface, and wherein said structure comprises at least one brake configured to permit said displacement and to selectively resist said displacement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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