PROTECTIVE HELMET Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: accident prevention, in particular, devices for protecting individual's head from impacts. SUBSTANCE: protective helmet has casing with upper part and crown-shaped base. Crown petals, which are in contact with casing upper part, are bent according to head shape and are terminated with bent portion oriented to helmet casing. Upper part of casing is provided with thrusts defining stopping and joining members with bent portions. Thrusts are formed as casing upper part bent portions. EFFECT: increased protective properties of helmet by improved lateral impact force absorption. 2 cl, 2 dwg