US5930840A
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Pad for interior body of helmet and interior body thereof
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1997-02-26
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Granted: 1999-08-03
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Expires: 2017-02-26
Abstract
Abstract A pad for an interior body of a helmet includes a shaped cushion material made of foamed urethane or the like, a stretchable first cloth on one side of the cushion material for contact with a head of a user, a nonstretchable second cloth disposed on a side of the cushion material opposed to the cloth. The interior body includes a plurality of pads connected to form a band shape around the head of a user and so as not to bend in a vertical direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Michio Arai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:21
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B3/00; A42B3/04; A42B3/10; A42B3/12; A42B3/125; A42B3/127
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A pad for an interior body of a helmet comprising: a shaped cushion material having a first side facing a head of a user and an opposite second side; a stretchable cloth covering said first side of said cushion material for direct contact with a head of a user; and a nonstretchable cloth disposed on said second side of said cushion material, said nonstretchable cloth being a plain weave fabric pasted and cut such that yarn directions thereof are biased in respect of a longitudinal direction of the pad.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A pad for an interior body of a helmet comprising: a shaped cushion material having a first side facing a head of a user and an opposite second side; a stretchable cloth covering said first side of said cushion material for direct contact with a head of a user; and a nonstretchable cloth disposed on said second side of said cushion material, said nonstretchable cloth being a plain weave fabric pasted and cut such that yarn directions thereof are biased in respect of a longitudinal direction of the pad.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The pad for according to claim 1, wherein said nonstretchable cloth is a nonstretchable film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The pad according to claim 1, wherein said cushion material has a generally trapezoidal configuration.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
119 words
An interior body of a helmet comprising: a plurality of shaped cushion materials each having a first side facing a head of a user and an opposite second side; a stretchable cloth covering said first side of each said cushion material for direct contact with a head of a user; and a nonstretchable cloth disposed on said second side of each said cushion material, said nonstretchable cloth being a plain weave fabric pasted and cut such that yarn directions thereof are biased in respect of a longitudinal direction of the pad, and a plurality of rigid core materials connecting end portions of said pads to form a substantially ring shape whereby said pads do not bend in vertical direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
119 words
An interior body of a helmet comprising: a plurality of shaped cushion materials each having a first side facing a head of a user and an opposite second side; a stretchable cloth covering said first side of each said cushion material for direct contact with a head of a user; and a nonstretchable cloth disposed on said second side of each said cushion material, said nonstretchable cloth being a plain weave fabric pasted and cut such that yarn directions thereof are biased in respect of a longitudinal direction of the pad, and a plurality of rigid core materials connecting end portions of said pads to form a substantially ring shape whereby said pads do not bend in vertical direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The interior body of a helmet according to claim 4, wherein the nonstretchable cloth of each pad is a nonstretchable film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The interior body of a helmet according to claim 5, wherein one of said plurality of pads has a generally trapezoidal shape.
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