US20060000009A1

Protective helmet for children in automobiles

Claim Score by NHIP

Read claim 7, the broadest

Abstract

A children's protective helmet for use by children riding in automobiles, includes an impact absorbing structure having a soft outer wall surface which a child may wear while in an automobile to diminish the amount of force applied to the head of the child when an impact force is applied to the impact absorbing structure of the protective helmet.

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Projected expiry passed 27 June 2025, 1.2 years ago.

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11 claims: 2 independent, 9 dependent

  1. 1
    A protective helmet adapted to be worn by a child upon the head of the child while the child is inside an automobile containing air, and adapted to protect the child's head from an impact force, comprising:an impact absorbing structure having a soft outer surface, adapted to cover at least a portion of the head of the child and adapted to receive the impact force, wherein the impact absorbing structure diminishes the amount of force applied to the head of the child when the impact force is applied to the impact absorbing structure of the protective helmet;and at least one aperture passing through the impact absorbing structure, wherein the air is in fluid communication with the head of the child though the at least one aperture.
  2. 7
    Broadest claimClaim Score 90, very broad(NHIP)The protective helmet of clan 6 , wherein the at least one strap member includes:at least one crown strap disposed between the front portion of the lower band member and the back portion of the lower band member, the at least one crown strap extending over the top of the child's head.