Patent ID: 8046845
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: A42B,F41H

Abstract:
1. A lightweight combat helmet, comprising: a rigid helmet shell having a concave inner surface; a trajectory altering system including a first receptacle that is inflatable, flexible and fluid impermeable wherein, when inflated, said first receptacle defines a helmet shape nestable within said helmet shell and coupled to said concave inner surface thereof, said first receptacle having a contiguous interior region spanning said helmet shape, said trajectory altering system further including first means disposed in said first receptacle for altering a trajectory of a projectile entering said first receptacle; and a custom fit system including a second receptacle that is inflatable, flexible and fluid impermeable wherein, when inflated, said second receptacle nests within said first receptacle, said second receptacle having a contiguous interior region, said custom fit system further including second means disposed in said second receptacle wherein, when inflated, said second receptacle is adapted to conform to a wearer's head.