Patent ID: 8689365

Claim:
A protective insert to be received into a pocket of a protective headwear, the protective insert comprising: a hard outer layer; a first pliable middle layer having a first arrangement of first openings extending at least partially through the first pliable middle layer; a second pliable middle layer having a second arrangement of second openings extending at least partially through the second pliable middle layer; and a pliable inner layer; wherein the hard outer layer, the first pliable middle layer, the second pliable middle layer and the pliable inner layer are sealed with respect to one another such that the first openings do not overlap the second openings, the first openings forming first closed air pockets in the first pliable middle layer between the hard outer layer and the second pliable middle layer, the second openings forming second closed air pockets in the second pliable middle layer between the first pliable middle layer and the pliable inner layer.