Patent ID: 9545127
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A42B,A42C

Claim:
1. A method for customizing and fabricating a helmet, said method includes the steps of: providing a cranium to customize said helmet thereto; performing a three-dimensional surface scan of said cranium; acquiring a cranial shape from said a three-dimensional surface scan of said cranium; generating a surface model of said cranial shape; modifying said surface model to generate a modified surface model to smooth cranial topography of said cranial shape for optimal comfort and stability of said helmet; performing a design liner process comprising: performing an assembly process comprising: wherein said plurality of discrete cells conform to said cranium shape such that no air gaps are formed between cranium and said plurality of discrete cells, and wherein each of said plurality of discrete cells is configured to disperse energy through said plurality of discrete cells in response to an impact load generated by an impact event.