Patent ID: 11930876
Assignee: VICIS IP, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A helmet comprising:
an outer layer, the outer layer comprising an outer layer material and an outer surface, the outer surface comprising a position-specific region that includes an impact zone;
an inner layer spaced apart from the outer layer to define a space;
an impact mitigation layer disposed in the space between the inner layer and the outer layer; and
a supplemental impact protective element having one or more impact mitigation structures and a base membrane, the base membrane including a base membrane material, the supplemental impact protective element coupled to at least a portion within the position-specific region;
wherein the supplemental impact protective element comprises:
a curved body having edges sized and shaped to contact an external surface of the outer layer; and
a supplemental impact mitigation structure positioned between the curved body and the external surface; and

wherein the curved body comprises one or more apertures formed through the curved body from an outer surface to an inner surface.