Patent ID: 6401261
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
A bicycle helmet comprising:a shell assembly substantially covering a top portion of a wearer's head only above the ears of the wearer and having a front, a back, opposite sides and a bottom edge, at least one articulated member depending from the shell assembly and having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end secured to the inside of the back of said shell assembly, above said bottom edge of said shell assembly, the articulated member having a length that extends downwardly beyond the bottom rear edge of the helmet to position said distal end to continuously engage the back of the head of the wearer and free from direct engagement with any portion of said shell assembly other than where said proximal end is secured to said shell assembly, said articulated member being resiently flexible for allowing the distal end of the articulated member to resiliently flex rearward when the helmet is donned and to provide a continuous resilient forward pressure against an inwardly curved portion on the posterior of a wearer's head when the helmet is in place on the head of the wearer, thereby providing a more securely fitted helmet; and a flexible connection between the articulated member and the opposite sides of the shell assembly including at least one elastically elongatable strap portion for providing additional resilient forward pressure against an inwardly curved portion on the posterior of a wearer's head.