Patent ID: 8667618
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
1. A helmet for protecting a user's head, comprising a cap for protecting the user's cranium comprising a cap side area distinct from a cap back area and a chin guard for protecting the user's chin comprising a chin guard front area distinct from a chin guard side area, wherein the cap comprises at least one bottom portion positioned, in operation, at the rear of the user's cranium and/or user's nape, and substantially opposite to the chin guard, wherein the chin guard is adapted to move with respect to the cap between a first protecting position and a second protecting position under action of a force acting on the chin guard and having at least one component directed toward said bottom portion of the cap, wherein the chin guard in said second protecting position is at least partially displaced, nearing said bottom portion of the cap with respect to said first protecting position so as to be nearer to the user's chin during operation, and wherein the helmet further comprises a damper member cooperating with the chin guard during motion between the first protecting position and the second protecting position, the damper member being an insert made of a material selected from a plastically deformable material, a honeycomb material or a bellows shaped material, the insert being located on a side of the helmet, substantially all between the chin guard side area and the cap side area, the insert being configured to be subjected to a compressive action during the motion of the chin guard between the first protecting position and the second protecting position.