Patent ID: 11864615
Assignee: SMITH SPORT OPTICS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. A helmet, comprising:
a shell including a first vent opening and a second vent opening;
a shock absorbing liner adjacent to and attached to the shell along at least a portion of the shell, the shock absorbing liner defining a cavity that is aligned at least partially with each of the first and second vent openings; and
an array of energy absorbing cells positioned to substantially fill the cavity, wherein the array of energy absorbing cells is visible through each of the first and second vent openings, and wherein the array of energy absorbing cells comprises first and second open longitudinal ends such that the first open longitudinal ends of a first plurality of the energy absorbing cells of the array are at least partially aligned with and visible through the first vent opening to allow air to pass through the first vent opening and the first plurality of the energy absorbing cells toward an interior of the helmet, and that the first open longitudinal ends of a second plurality of the energy absorbing cells of the array are at least partially aligned with and visible through the second vent opening to allow air to pass through the second venting opening and the second plurality of the energy absorbing cells toward the interior of the helmet.