Patent ID: 11910859
Assignee: RIDDELL, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A protective sports helmet to be worn by a wearer, the helmet comprising:
an outer shell including:
a crown portion defining an upper region of the shell;
a front portion extending generally forwardly and downwardly from the crown portion, the front portion having a lower frontal shell region that is adjacent a lower frontal edge of the shell;
left and right side portions extending generally downwardly and laterally from the crown portion, and wherein the lower frontal edge extends continuously between the left and right side portions;
a rear portion extending generally rearwardly and downwardly from the crown portion;
an entire continuous gap formed completely through the shell and above the lower frontal shell region, the continuous gap having a first gap segment that extends towards the lower frontal edge of the shell and a second gap segment that extends from the first segment towards one of the left and right side portions of the shell; and,, an impact attenuation member formed in the front portion of the shell adjacent and above the lower frontal shell region, wherein an extent of the impact attenuation member is positioned adjacent to the first and second gap segments of the continuous gap.