Patent ID: 8745770

Claim:
A head suspension comprising: a headband portion having a length and having a bottom edge; at least one top band that extends over a user's head and each major end of which is joined to the headband portion; two transition arms, each transition arm being non-pivotably coupled to the headband portion and extending away from the headband portion length at an angle greater than zero degrees, and each transition arm having a distal end and a pivot at the distal end, the pivot characterized by a pivot point; wherein each transition arm comprises a transition arm axis and wherein each transition arm comprises a length, along the transition arm axis of the transition arm, in a range from 2 cm to 10 cm, the length being defined by the linear distance between the bottom edge of the headband portion and the pivot point; a rear support portion pivotably connected to each pivot, and, a head protection element attached to the head suspension, wherein the head suspension is configured to support the entirety of the head protection element.