Patent ID: 8887318
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
1. An impact absorbing liner for use as part of a helmet, the liner comprising: an adjustable means for adjusting the interior size and shape of the impact absorbing liner, said adjustable means comprising a plurality of blocks, each block being suitable to be displaceable toward or away from the head of the user independently of other blocks, blocks by means of control means and an actuation mechanism; said control means comprise a flexible strap mounted on each external side of the impact absorbing liner, said flexible straps being permanently fixed to the front of the impact absorbing liner by means of hardware; wherein each block is housed into a correspondingly shaped through-cavity provided in the impact absorbing liner; wherein said through-cavity is shaped to prevent any side displacement of the blocks except for the movement towards or away from a head of the user.