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公开(公告)号:US09687037B1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-27
申请号:US14616381
申请日:2015-02-06
Applicant: Virginia Commonwealth University
Inventor: Raymond J. Colello , Rebecca E. Caffrey
CPC classification number: A42B3/069
Abstract: Helmets which harness magnetic forces to reduce the force of impact collisions to helmets during contact sports, thus reducing the likelihood that athletes sustain a physical injury such as a traumatic brain injury and/or a neck injury, are described. The helmets incorporate strong magnets into the shell such that a repulsive magnetic force is generated between opposing helmets, thus reducing impact forces. Each helmet includes a protective shell and at least one magnet which is arranged or configured to provide for a spatially modulated magnetic array.