Shear-thickening fluid cowl for cervical spine protection

Abstract

The described invention, Shear-Thickening Fluid Cowl for Cervical Spine Protection, is a hollow hood connected to the wearer's helmet and rear body-armor plate. It is composed of baffles and shear-thickening fluid. The hood becomes rigid upon a sufficiently high-velocity impact to the helmet and conveys the energy of the impact to the wearer's back armor plate. This prevents injury to the wearer's neck muscles, cervical spine, and brain.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A Cowl, consisting of a flexible and hollow container the interior of which is divided into baffles filled with shear-thickening fluid, that covers the user from the top of the head/helmet area down to the user's upper back, and is attached to a user's helmet and to the rear plate of the user's body armor.