Patent ID: 9415711
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A41D,B60N

Claim Text:
1. A head and neck support (HANS) device, comprising: a collar operable to be positioned behind a wearer's neck; a left leg unit coupled to a left side of the collar operable to engage the wearer's left shoulder and chest area; a right leg unit coupled to a right side of the collar operable to engage the wearer's right shoulder and chest area, the right leg unit spaced apart from the left leg unit with the collar disposed medially therebetween; at least one leg unit rotation control assembly operable to allow at least one of the left leg unit and the right leg unit to rotate with respect to the collar in a first state and operable to fix the at least one of the left leg unit and the right leg unit in any one of a plurality of different angles with respect to the collar in a second state; wherein the leg rotation control assembly includes a first male spline coupled to the left side of the collar, a second male spline coupled to the right side of the collar, a first female spline coupled to the left leg unit, and a second female spline coupled to the right leg unit; and wherein each male spline comprises an outer surface that is tapered at a first angle and each female spline includes an inner surface tapered at the first angle.