Impact isolation sports helmet

Abstract

An improved sports helmet construction with a spaced two-part rigid outer impact shell configuration, each having an independent shock absorbing elastomeric support layer. Each impact outer helmet shell half isolates vector induced force impacts occurring during sports play while maintaining a head padding supportive contiguous inner shell about the player's head. A resilient gasket joins the independent outer shells along a continuous center helmet line maintaining force dependent isolation alignment.

1 . A helmet comprising,
 a multiple segmented outer helmet shell secured indirectly to and integral inner shell,   a shock absorbing bonding layer of material between said respective outer shells and said inner shell,   an isolation alignment gasket engaged between said outer shells,   multiple helmet pads selectively secured to said inner shell defining a head engageable contour within said helmet.   
     
     
         2 . The helmet set forth in  claim 1  wherein said segmented outer shell comprises,
 a first and second rigid continuous outer shell configuration. 
 
     
     
         3 . The helmet set forth in  claim 1  wherein said shock absorbing bonding layer of material between said respective outer shells and said inner shell comprises,
 independent layers of elastomeric synthetic gel resin bonded there between. 
 
     
     
         4 . The helmet set forth in  claim 1  wherein said inner shell is of a continuous contiguous unified member of synthetic resin material having a contour and dimension so as to be registerable in spaced relation with said respective multiple segmented outer helmet shell. 
     
     
         5 . The helmet set forth in  claim 1  wherein said isolation alignment gasket comprises,
 a band of resilient synthetic foam material having oppositely disposed outer side edge receiving channels there within. 
 
     
     
         6 . The helmet set forth in  claim 2  wherein said first and second rigid contoured outer shells are formed from synthetic resin composite material. 
     
     
         7 . The helmet set forth in  claim 2  wherein said first and second contoured outer shells further comprise,
 identical perimeter edge contours effacing said isolation alignment gasket registerable there between. 
 
     
     
         8 . The helmet set forth in  claim 3  wherein said shock absorbing bonding layer of elastomeric synthetic gel resin material is of a non-uniform determined thickness. 
     
     
         9 . The helmet set forth in  claim 1  wherein said outer helmet shells, said shock absorbing body layer and said inner shells respective perimeter edges are registerable wherein a resilient edge piping there about.