Test helmet for Windpact crash cloud technology
name: label: maker
content: Riddell
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Test helmet for Windpact crash cloud technology is a black football helmet made by Riddell with a gray facemask. There are several small rectangular pieces of 'crash cloud' technology velcroed into the helmet. The pieces consist of foam encased in a black plastic cover. These pieces act like an air bag, when force is applied to the helmet, the crash clouds expand and contract to cushion the wearer's head within the helmet to prevent head injuries and impact concussions.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Windpact was created by retired NFL football player Shawn Springs an African-American inventor, entrepreneur, businessman and athlete. Inspired by a car accident he and his family were in, Springs noticed his daughter’s car seat protected her from the impact and thought he could use this technology in other ways. Initially he developed this ‘crash cloud’ technology for use in football helmets to reduce concussions in players but soon used this new technology in all types of athletic helmets, as well as military helmets. Windpact continues to develop and innovate with 3D printed materials finding a variety of applications for this new technology.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Football
label: web subject
content: Invention
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2022.0054.01
label: accession number
content: 2022.0054
label: catalog number
content: 2022.0054.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: helmet, football
label: Object Name
content: football helmet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: foam (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in x 12 in; 26.67 cm x 21.59 cm x 30.48 cm