Patent ID: 11871809
Assignee: BELL SPORTS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A protective sports helmet to be worn by a player engaged in a sport, the protective sports helmet comprising:
an outer shell:
a multi-layer liner assembly disposed within the outer shell, the multi-layer liner assembly including an inner-layer, a middle-layer, and an outer-layer;
wherein the inner-layer: (i) is positioned adjacent to the player's head when the protective helmet is worn by the player, (ii) includes a first material having a first chemical composition and a first density, and (iii) has an inner-layer thickness at a first location;
wherein the outer-layer: (i) is positioned adjacent to an inner surface of the outer shell, (ii) includes a second material having both: (a) a second chemical composition that is different from the first chemical composition, and (b) a second density that is greater than the first density, and (iii) has an outer-layer thickness at a second location that is greater than the inner-layer thickness; and
wherein a portion of the middle-layer is omitted from a region of the multi-layer liner assembly whereby said omission of the portion of the middle layer causes the inner-layer to abut an extent of the outer-layer in the region.