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EP 3 583 863 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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26.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/09 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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25.12.2019 Bulletin 2019/52 |
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Date of filing: 12.06.2019 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
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BA ME |
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KH MA MD TN |
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Priority: |
18.06.2018 US 201862686425 P
15.04.2019 US 201962833935 P
23.05.2019 US 201916420652
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Applicant: Bell Sports, Inc. |
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Scotts Valley, CA 95066-3438 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- KELE, Paul A
Soquel, CA California 95073 (US)
- DEBUS, David T
Felton, CA California 95018 (US)
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Representative: Hanna Moore + Curley |
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Garryard House
25/26 Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2, D02 PX51
Dublin 2, D02 PX51 (IE) |
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CYCLING HELMET WITH ROTATIONAL IMPACT ATTENUATION |
(57) A helmet having an outer liner and an inner liner is disclosed. The inner liner is
positioned at least partially inside the outer liner. The helmet includes at least
one chin strap anchored to the outer liner and passing through an opening in the inner
liner. The helmet further includes a plurality of return springs, each having a first
end coupled to the outer liner, and a second end distal to the first end and coupled
to the inner liner. The return springs bias the inner liner to a first position with
respect to the outer liner. The inner liner is slidably coupled to the outer liner
through the plurality of return springs and slidably movable relative to the outer
liner between the first position and a second position where the inner liner and outer
liner are rotated away from the first position.