Sports helmet braced for protection of the cervical spine

Details Sports helmet braced for protection of the cervical spine Sports helmet braced for protection of the cervical spine

1991-09-18

1992-06-23

Hafer, Robert A.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

2 2, 2425, 602 18, A61F 504, A61F 502, A41D 1300, A63B 7110

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051234084

ABSTRACT:
A flexible support brace transfers excessive back motion of a sports helmet through a flexible interlinked brace, which floats freely between two spaced circumferential spans on the helmet during normal play but which engage with the helmet and collapses to a braced configuration if the helmet is excessively pulled back or pushed forward. In the braced configuration, helmet loads are transferred to the shoulder pads of the player directly thus transferring excessive head loads into the chest area of the player where they can be more safely absorbed.

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patent: 5003968 (1991-04-01), Mars

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