Head and Neck Support
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a helmet;
a load bearing harness;
a flexible extension coupled between the helmet and the load bearing harness, wherein an activation of a magnetic field proximate the flexible extension causes a ferromagnetic infused medium to transition from a fluid state to a substantially rigid state causing the flexible extension to transition from a flexible state to a rigid state, and wherein when the flexible extension is in the rigid state, force applied to the helmet transfers through the flexible extension to the load bearing harness; and
a sensor configured to detect an event, wherein the sensor causes the activation of the magnetic field proximate the flexible extension in response to detecting the event.
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Abstract
Example implementations relate to providing head and neck support. An example system includes a helmet, a load bearing harness, and a flexible extension coupled between the helmet and the load bearing harness. An activation of a magnetic field proximate the flexible extension causes a ferromagnetic infused medium to transition from a fluid state to a substantially rigid state causing the flexible extension to transition from a flexible state to a rigid state. When the flexible extension is in the rigid state, force applied to the helmet transfers through the flexible extension to the load bearing harness. The system further includes a sensor configured to detect an event. Particularly, the sensor causes the activation of the magnetic field proximate the flexible extension in response to detecting the event.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a helmet; a load bearing harness; a flexible extension coupled between the helmet and the load bearing harness, wherein an activation of a magnetic field proximate the flexible extension causes a ferromagnetic infused medium to transition from a fluid state to a substantially rigid state causing the flexible extension to transition from a flexible state to a rigid state, and wherein when the flexible extension is in the rigid state, force applied to the helmet transfers through the flexible extension to the load bearing harness; and a sensor configured to detect an event, wherein the sensor causes the activation of the magnetic field proximate the flexible extension in response to detecting the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a helmet configured to cover a head of a user when the apparatus is worn; a load bearing harness configured to position over shoulders of the user when the apparatus is worn; and a flexible extension coupled between the helmet and the load bearing harness, wherein an activation of a magnetic field proximate the flexible extension causes a ferromagnetic infused medium to transition from a fluid state to a substantially rigid state within the flexible extension causing the flexible extension to transition from a flexible state to a rigid state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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detecting an event using a sensor; and responsive to detecting the event, causing an activation of a magnetic field proximate a flexible extension coupled between a helmet and a load bearing harness, wherein the activation of the magnetic field proximate the flexible extension causes a ferromagnetic infused medium to transition from a fluid state to a substantially rigid state within the flexible extension causing the flexible extension to transition from a flexible state to a rigid state, and wherein when the flexible extension is in the rigid state, force applied to the helmet transfers through the flexible extension to the load bearing harness. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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