Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for dispersing impact forces
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Application No.: US15274837Application Date: 2016-09-23
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Publication No.: US10244812B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Fielding B. Staton
- Applicant: Fielding B. Staton
- Applicant Address: US MO Liberty
- Assignee: Newtonoid Technologies, L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: Newtonoid Technologies, L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US MO Liberty
- Agency: Lathrop Gage L.L.P.
- Main IPC: A42B3/06
- IPC: A42B3/06 ; A42B3/20 ; F16F13/00 ; F16F13/04 ; F41C23/06 ; B60J1/20 ; G08B21/18 ; A42B3/04 ; A42B3/12 ; F16F15/04 ; B60J1/00 ; B60R1/04

Abstract:
A system for mitigating an impact force is provided. The system a helmet having a face mask attached thereto, and the face mask includes a first portion; and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion are separated by a gap and held together via a biasing member. A force received by the first portion is at least partially transferred to the second portion via the biasing member, wherein a fraction of the transferred force is returned to the first portion, the fraction being less than the force received.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170006952A1 APPARATUS FOR DISPERSING IMPACT FORCES Public/Granted day:2017-01-12
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