Football helmet and shoulder pad combination

Details Football helmet and shoulder pad combination Football helmet and shoulder pad combination

1994-02-07

1995-08-29

Crowder, Clifford D.

Apparel

Guard or protector

Body cover

2411, 2422, 2425, A41D 1300, A42B 300

Patent

active

054448700

ABSTRACT:
A football helmet and shoulder pad combination are designed to prevent head and neck injuries. An outer helmet is connected to a neck assembly which permits but limits head turning mobility as well as up-down and left and right head tilt. The neck mechanism which is mounted about the neck comprises substantially circular inner and -outer spherical guides and a concentric movable inner element therebetween with an upwardly extending member on each side of the neck. The guides contain stops to limit the motion permitted by the helmet and the lower portion of the mechanism is mounted on the shoulder pads to distribute the load during impact. The helmet portion with a resilient coupling joining the portions. The upwardly extending members on the inner element are mounted to respective sides of the outer helmet. The helmet may also be retrofitted to existing equipment.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3134106 (1964-05-01), Shaffer et al.
patent: 3514784 (1970-06-01), McDavid
patent: 3978525 (1976-09-01), Bothwell
patent: 3991421 (1976-11-01), Stratten
patent: 4825476 (1989-05-01), Andrews
patent: 5261125 (1993-11-01), Cartwright et al.

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