Patent ID: 7395558
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: A41D,A42B

Abstract:
1. A head and neck restraint system for protecting the neck of an individual during a crash of a motor vehicle, said head and neck restraint system comprising: a head enclosing helmet of the type having a head shell surrounding the head, forehead and chin of said individual with an opening at a bottom portion thereof and a face portion; an arch-shaped shoulder support means for supporting the head and neck restraint system on the individual's shoulders wherein said arch-shaped shoulder support means further comprises a front half portion, a rear half portion and an adjusting means for adjusting the curvature of the arch-shaped shoulder support means and wherein said front half portion and said rear half portion are pivotally connected by said adjusting means; means passing under the individual's arms fixed to said front half portion and said rear half portion for maintaining said arch-shaped shoulder support means on the shoulders of an individual; a plurality of straps and means for securing said plurality of straps to a portion of said helmet; means for releasably securing said plurality of straps to said arch-shaped shoulder support means; and wherein said plurality of straps form an X-pattern configuration on a right side and a left side of said individual below said helmet.