Patent ID: RE43173

Claim:
A helmet, comprising: a foam liner having a first generally concave major side and a second generally convex major side; an in-mold hard shell having a first generally concave major side and a second generally convex major side, wherein the generally concave major side of the in-mold shell is disposed on and bonded to the surface at the generally convex major side of the foam liner and partially covers the generally convex major side of the foam liner ; and a post-applied hard shell defined by a single layer of material, the post-applied hard shell having a first generally concave major side and a second generally convex major side, wherein the generally concave major side of the post-applied hard shell is disposed on the generally convex major side of the foam liner and a portion of the generally concave major side of the post-applied hard shell is adjacent to and covers a portion of the generally convex major side of the foam liner not covered by the in-mold hard shell .