Patent ID: 9023441
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A41D,A42B,F16F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An impact energy attenuation module for attenuating the impact energy from an incoming impact force, sufficient enough to cause trauma to a body part, to prevent trauma to the body part, comprising: a flexible bladder; a plurality of particles within the bladder configured and arranged to accommodate an incoming impact force sufficient to cause trauma to a body part with an impact duration within a time range of approximately 2 milliseconds to approximately 5 seconds; at least one of the plurality of particles being in communication with an incoming impact force via the flexible bladder; whereby upon communication of the at least one of the plurality of particles with other ones of the plurality of particles within the flexible bladder due to an incoming impact force; the incoming impact force, with an impact duration within a time range of approximately 2 milliseconds to approximately 5 seconds, is attenuated via the other ones of the plurality of particles within the flexible bladder to protect the body part from trauma; and wherein the module resets to its original unloaded resting position and shape after an impact thereto within a time range of approximately 50 milliseconds to approximately 5 seconds in preparation for subsequent impact to avoid trauma due to a subsequent incoming impact force to the body part having a duration within the time range of 2 milliseconds to 5 seconds.